The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-07
BANKHEAD' URGES
BUSINESS SESSION
Thinks Candidates For Office
Should Be Pledged
STATE ACTION ON ROADS
Thinks Expenditure of State Funds on
Roads Should Be Made Lead
ing Issue in the Com
ing Campaign.
STATE ACTION ON ROADS

Good roads legislation and the ex
| penditure of state funds on good roads
should be made the leading issue In the
/ coming campaign" said Senator John
Hollis Bankhead, who was in Birming-
ham yesterday. THE people could get
/ along without railroads, but never with
out roads It is time that the people
of the state turn their attention to this
matter and see that no officer goes In
who is not enthusiastically in favor of
action.
THE people of Alabama are awaken
ing. and all over the state I have no.
ticed many favorable movements. That
Jefferson county is considering a million
dollar bond issue is but a sign of the
times. Jefferson can spend her money in
no better way, and II judiciously handled
that amount of money would but put
Jefferson county In the class to compete
with other big counties Of the country.
II heartily indorse The Age-Herald's
pathhnding trip, as I consider this one
of the best methods of getting results
Already II is meeting with actual compe
tition between counties and will no doubt
turn out an up-to-date interstate pike
In speaking of the coming convention
of the Alabama Good Roads association
he said:
1T am in favor of the convention meet
ing at 10 o'clock and staying in session
until or o'clock and then adjourn
ing and having night session, meeting
at the same hour the next day This
Il .a1a fo
put into effect and law the good roads
amendment that the people so over
whelminglx Endorsed last November. We
want to inaugurate movement that every
officer elected next year will work and
vote for good roads. I think that the
delegates coming to this convention will
be in accord with that idea. hope that
you Birmingham people will not try to
take up too much of the delegates time
entertaining them, but let them devote
themselves to business
Judge A. f. Edmundson, probate judge
of Pike county, who has made such a
reputation in building good roads in Pike
county. and so cheaply, writes that he
will be in attendance, accompanied by a
representative delegation from his coun7.
ty. He is very enthusiastic about the
convention and predicts good attend
ance from south Alabama.
Harry L. Martin, editor Ozark Tribune
of Dale county writes; Il expect to
attend the good roads convention. and
YOU may expect good size delegation
from the wiregrass district We are deep
ly interested in the work of the associa-
ton"
The secretary has received the following
letter from Governor Noel of Mississippi,
regretting that he cannot attend the con-
vention. Governor Noel writes as follows:
Executive Department,
Jackson, Miss, October 8, 1909.
Mr. ]. A. Rountree, Secretary Alabama
Good Roads Association, Birmingham,
Ala:
My Dear Sir-I received your letter of
September 90 urging me to attend the
meeting of the Good Roads association in
Birmingham on October IA and Is.
am very greatly interested in that move
ment and tried to arrange to attend 1
now see that it is practically impossible
for me to do so and reluctantly give up
all hope of being with you.
With best wishes to you personally and
to the Alabama Good Roads association,
L remain, yours very truly,
E. F. NOEL.
The following is a list of delegates to
represent Mobile county in the coming
good roads convention. The assurance
comes that each and every one of these
delegates will be in attendance: J. ID.
Bloch, John T. Bauer, John Cowley, John
d. Hagan, John Simmons, Frank P. An
drews, N. A. Richards Erwin Craig
head, A. S. Lyons, Harry Ollinger, Adam
Glass, E. L. Russell, Louis Lofenstein,
John T. Schley, John w. Phillips, James
T. Duggan, II. T. Hartwell, H. H. Wefel.
Jr NJ. c. Forchheimer, p. F. Alba DR..
A. M. Duffield, Frank Since, ]. A. Joul-
liam. Joseph Bolton E. E. Nicoll, Martin
Adams, Max Hamburger, Jr.. j. E. AL
ford, j. H. Jackson w. H. Armbretcht.
E. O. Boyett, III. G. Barclay, George b.
Toulmin, John ]. Monahan. Las Schwarz,
Martin Lindsey, T. X. Jackson, S. S.
Brandon, j. M. Friedman, A. l.. Gould,
James Gibboney W. Fl. Holcombe, Guy
J. Hartwell, d. e. Jet, Frank Cren-
shaw, p. J. Lyons, G. M. Luce, W. III.
Monk, Jp, Charles H. Mann, Samuel G.
Neuberger, F. E. Overall. George ]. Sui
livan, Thomas. W. Sims, w. F. Tebbetts,
Thomas w. Invite, M, ]. Vickers, George
F'earn, Jr.