The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

$ Barrett with J. H. Moncrief as col :s ss lector. 3S
 
 Whether one of the three automobile routes to Atlanta shall be changed to go by Talladega was a live subject of con- versation among the bubble" enthusiasts yesterday. There are some who favor this course and letter which has been received from pr. B. B. Sims of Talla- dega has brought this route into promi- nent notice.
 The Talladega route will be given full attention and 1t is understood that a delegation from there will come up to Birmingham in the interest of 1t. Judg- ing from pr. Sims letter the people of Talladega are wild over the pathfnding project and are determined to have the route lie through their city.
 One feature that the Talladega route of- fers is that it gives an entirely separate road for the entire distance between Bir- mingham and Atlanta. The other three all concentrate at Marietta, 20 miles from Atlanta.
 Dr. Sims letter reads as follows:
 Talladega, September 21, 1909 Dr. James E. Dedman, Birmingham. Ala
 Dear Sir; Talladega is interested in the proposed auto road, Birmingham to At lanta, and will offer a frst-class road through the county via Talladega- Dr. J. T. Harrison of our city never rides on a railroad and consequently has driven a horse and buggy from here to Birming- ham and from here to Atlanta a number of times. He proposes the following route:
 Birmingham to Irondale, thence to Leeds, Moody's cross roads, Easonvllie, Collins Ferry, Talladega, Mumford. Ox- ford, Anniston, Hefiin, Edwardsville, Villa Rica, Douglasville, cross the Chattahoo- chee river at Lou Ferry and thence to Atlanta. We can give more feasible route through Talladega county by cross ing over lower down if we could get road through Shelby county. We will prob- ably have a delegation to see you in a few days. Very truly, B. B. SIMS.
 Sumter Cogswell, president of the Pell City National bank, and county commits sioner from the Fourth district of St. Clair county. is also a good roads en- thusiast and has given valuable data about the roads in his section. His let ter reads:
 Pell City, September 20, 1909. pr. J. E. Dedman, Birmingham Ala:
 Dear Sir-I am informed that you are interested in the automobile pike to run from Birmingham to Atlanta. The only difficulty now on the route via Pell City Is from Brompton to Pell City via Cooks Springs. This stretch of road is at pres ent in terrible bad fix, owing largely to delay in getting consent from Southern railway for change of railway crossing one and one-half miles east of Bromp- ton. AS soon as this Is allowed St. Clair county will put bridge over Kekly's creek. The county crews are now working out road from Pell City to Cooks Springs and will have it in good shape by December 1. Write Pell City Commercial club and give us any data you may think will os of benefit to the route. Sincerely yours,
 SUMTER COGSWELL.
 Ragiand. September &, 1909. Birmingham Motor Club. Birmingham. Ala.-
 Gentlemen-I notice that there is some talk of an automobile route between Bir- mingham and Atlanta. would be glad to see this line established through Rag land, as there is a good road now being graded from Fomby's Ferry on Coosa river through Ragland across the moun- tain to Ashville. This will be completed in a few months and this will give straight grade route from Cooss river, about r or IS miles from Anniston, through Ragland, Ashville, Sprngville, Argo and in to Birmingham. This will be the only good road graded across the mountain, and this will be a straight route into Anniston or Jacksonville to At lanta. This will be the straightest routs that you could go and the best roads that could be had.
 Anything that you can do to assist Tn locating the route this way will be ap- preciated very mrch. would be glad to know what you think of this route and if there is any further information that you would like to have I will be glad to give it. I am yours truly.
 W. T. BROWN.