The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-06
1000 Delegates Expected At
Birmingham Convention
INTEREST IN ALL COUNTIES
Arrangements Committee Is Now
Eager to Get Accurate List
of Those Who VIII
Be Present.

Vention on good roads ever held in the
south Already nearly so official dele
cations have been appointed from the
counties and cities of the state and
great enthusiasm is being displayed.
The convention comes at just the
time when the people are awakening to
the Importance of good roads, and their
action will no doubt be especially
fruitful Chairman John w. O'Neill OF
the arrangement committee states that
he expects at least 1000 delegates, and
from the amount of interest being
shown this figure may be doubled.
Delegates are expected from cities
in Tennessee and Kentucky to aid in
the movement for road from Birming-
ham to New York. The state has the
authority to create a highway commits
sion to build these great links from
town to town throughout the state, and
the farmers consider it time some ac-
ton is being taken. Jefferson county
contemplates spending a million dol
lars on good roads, and the idea is
becoming more popular every day.
NJ v. Richards, land and immigra-
ton agent of the Southern railway, has
accepted an invitation to the meeting
of the association and will address that
body on the subject of good roads. Mr..
Richards is one of the most active
good roads advocates in the country
and his presence will be quite a feature.
The officers of the Alabama Good
Roads association and also Chairman
TOh
ment committee have received letter
of acceptance from Will p Blair, cor
responding secretary of the National
Paving Brick Manufacturers associa-
ton, accepting an invitation to be pres
ent at the good roads meeting.
Mr.. Blair is quite prominent good
roads and street builder and is con-
sidered an expert in this line. He is
an entertaining talker and his pres
ence will be very much appreciated.
President John Craft has written the
following letter to all the probate
judges of the various counties In the
state that have not already appointed
delegates and is urging them to send
in their lists at once. 1t is the desire
of the association to have every county
in the state represented:
Dear Sir-SeveraI days ago we wrote
you and informed you that the Ala
bama Good Roads association would
meet in Birmingham on October IA and
15, Under the constitution and by vir-
tue of your office you are a member
of said organization. We requested
you to attend said meeting and also to
appoint % delegates from your county
to the convention. Your appointment Of
delegates has not been received at
headquarters and We are writing to ask
you to please forward your list of dele
gates to J. A. Rountree, secretary Ala
bama Good Roads association, HE
North TWenty-first street. Birmingham am,
at once
I'VE desire to enroll the delegates
and furnish a list of them to the local
arrangement committee so that they
can prepare for their entertainment and
pleasure during their visit in Birming-
ham. We hope that you will appoint
delegates that We can count on them
being present. We also hope that you
will be present and take part in the
deliberations.
Already over 80 probate judges and dele
gates from that number OF counties have
written to us that they will be in at
tendance.
Hoping to hear from you and that you
will be with US, we are, very truly.
ALABAMA, GOOD ROADS ASsOCIA-
TIoN.
JOHN CRAFT, President.
J. A. ROUNTREE, Secretary
The local arrangement committee OF
the four commercial bodies for the en-
tertainment of the Alabama Good roads
association mailed the following letter
yesterday to the various probate judges
of the state urging them to positively
state the number of delegates that will
be in attendance of the convention. The
local arrangement committee is very
anxious to know, so that they can ar
range for the pleasure of these delegates
and In order to do SO they must know
positively the number that will be In at
tendance. Already over 80 counties have
appointed delegates and that many cities
and towns in the state have done like
wise.
The following is a copy of the letter:
'Dear Sir: Several days ago you sent
a list Of the delegates that you had ap-
pointed from your county to attend the
convention of the Alabama Good Roads
association.
1--WE are glad that there will be such
a representative delegation. We hope
that every member will be In attendance
We are writing you to ask you to mail
to J. A. Rountree, secretary Alabama
Good Roads association, 1171a North
Twenty-first street, Birmingham, Ala
stating positively the number and names
of delegates that will be In attendance
from your county at once, so that the
local arrangement committee can pre-
pare for their pleasure during their WIS.,
1t to the city.
1--WE anticipate a large delegation from
your county and from all parts of the
state. The local arrangement committee
of which / have the honor of being chair
man is very DESTROYS that we know in ad-
vance those delegates that will be in at
tendance.
Hoping that you will do as requested,
1 am very truly.
John w. ONEILL, Chairman.
Joint General Arrangement Committee
for Commercial Bodies
T. D. Grubbs, probate judge of Barbour
county, has appointed the following dele
gates to represent that county In the con-
yention: Hon. Theodore Pruden, j. d.
Fugua G. w. Hollingsworth, ]. N.
Stephens. J. T. Grubbs. W. T. Teal, w.
Fl. Berry, w. e. Floyd. G. E. Jones. r. D.
Thomas, Robert Moulthrop w. A. Hat
field John r. Bell d. w. Easterling, D.
L. Walker, r. IT. Faulk, F. B. Pierce, o.
b. Pruett, A. L. Muir, r. M. Tillman,
Olin Wilmington, e. d. Corker, Fl. Lamp
lep f. NJ. Glover, James A. Phillips.
Judge J. A. Crawford, probate Judge of
Coosa county, has appointed the following
delegates to represent that county in the
coming convention: w. II. Kilgore, Jr.,
w. L. Johnson, L. L. Buzbee, A. Corley,
]. s. Flemming, y. d. McCord, w. p.
Fumer, J. r. Wadrip, N. C. Fulmer,
John W. Batson. William Shurrett, w. r.