The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16
OFFICIAL CALL ON ROADS CONVENTION Held Ir Birmingham During
 The State Fair EVERYBODY IS INVITED Object Is To Arouse Greater Interest in Road Building in Alabama.
 o'NeII Calls Local Com
 mittee Together.
EVERYBODY IS INVITED

Trade extended an invitation to tn Alabama Good Roads association to hold its annual meeting in the city of Birmingham. The association accepted the invitation and has Issued an official call for the meeting which promises to l be most successful one in every way. l John W. O'Neill, chairman of the good ! roads committee of the Board of Trade. has called meeting of the good roads committees of the Board of Trade Chamber of Commerce, Business Mems league, Alabama State Fair and Auto mobile clubs to meet in the Board of Trade rooms in the First National bank building Friday, September IT, at 1 o'clock for the purpose of entertain ing this convention.
 The following is a list of the various committees:
 2 Board of Trade-John w. O'Neill, chairman; s. w. Lee. B. c. Bynum, Louis Saks, Sam Earle, W. M. Drennen J. A. VanHoose, R. A. Preston. Chamber of Commerce-E. w. Bar ratt chairman; J. A. VanHoose, w. c. Oliver. J. F. Rushton, D. H. Marbury.
 Business Mems League and Alabama State Fair-C. w. Uford, J. H. Hol- comb.
 Jefferson County Automobile Club J. E. Dedman, G. T. Brazleton. The official call for the state asso- citation meeting is as follows: An official call for the Alabama Good Roads association Is hereby made to hold convention In the city of Bir- mingham, Ala, Thursday and Friday October IA and 15, 1909.
 Recognizing a well nigh universal sentiment in favor of better public highways, and believing that a gen eral discussion for this great economic and social ploblem from every point of view will prove timely and of muf effect, the Alabama Good Roads asso- ciation, a voluntary body of public spirited citizens, will hold a good roads convention on the above named dates for the purpose of agitating and edu- eating the citizenship of Alabama and the patton to the greatest problem that is confronting the citizens of our state, as well as the nation. for better high ways, and this great question is of more moment to the people than either that of the tariff, the prohibition or any other question before the people, The tax due to bad roads Is more burdensome than any other subject of taxation the people of our state have to bear.
 The association will invite the Hon. orable Secretary James Wilson of the United States agricultural department, Hon. J. McG. Dickinson. Secretary of War; Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio, John A. Johnson. governor of Minne- sota; William Jennings Bryan, l.. w. Page of the office of public road in quiry, the United States senators and members of Congress. the governors of Ala bama, Georgia, Mississippi, Louis lana, Florida, South and North Caro- lima, Texas, Arkansas Tennessee, Vir- ginia. Missouri and Kentucky Hon. A. c. Jackson, president of the National Good Roads association; the memb CTS of the senate and house of represen- tatives of Alabama will be invited to deliver addresses on this great public question: It is important that this progressive state and nation should no 1 longer neglect the upbuilding of good, permanent highways for our state.
 All the judges of probate of Ala bama are hereby appointed as delegates and are requested to name 25 men from each county; The board of revenue com missioners are requested to attend and appoint % delegates from each of tn cir respective counties; all of the mayors of Alabama, and the boards of alder men, are requested to appoint dele-
 
 and industrial organizations of the state of Alabama, the Farmers union in each county in Alabama, the Letter Carriers association and automobile clubs.
 All probate judges and county com missioners mayors, commercial and farmers organizations appointing dele gates to the convention are earnestly requested to send at once a list of delegates to J. A. Rountree. secretary, Birmingham, Ala, so that they can be properly enrolled and arrangements made for them.
 We earnestly request that delega tes appointed will attend and take part in the proceedings of the association. This convention will inaugurate movement that will greatly accelerate the good roads movement in Alabama.
 Alabama Good Roads Association, by John Craft, president w. M. Drennen, vice president; J. A. Rountree, secre- tary Urea surer; First district, H. K. Milner. Hawthorn Second district. Samuel Jenkins. Bay Minette; Third district, H. M. Wilson, Opelika; Fourth district, V. B. Atkins, Selma; Fifth dis trict, J. W. Overton. Wedowee; Sixth district, J. H. Bankhead. Jasper; Sew enth district, R. A. Mitchell, Gadsden; Eighth district, William E. Skeggs, Decatur; Ninth district, Oscar Under- wood, Birmingham