The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-09
BOND ISSUE MUST BE WISELY SPENT Good Roads Advocates Discuss
 Their Plans QUICK ACTION IS SOUGHT Jefferson County Good Roads Associa- tion Is Formally organized-short Speeches Made by Well
 Known Men.
QUICK ACTION IS SOUGHT


 Good Roads association favored a mil lion dollar bond issue for good roads, but every one conditioned his support with the word "Caution!" Little hurry, and big plans were advocated. Col. T. G. Bush said. .I would be heart fly in favor of a million-dollar bond is- sue, provided I had assurance that it would be spent in a business-like man ner I am of the opinion that it would first require legislative action, and cer- tainly special commission should be appointed under a special act, which would take charge of the money and spend it judiciously." Each man. at the convention, repre- senting nearly every section of the coun- . ty, declared that the people are ready to indorse anything and ready to spend any amount of money judiciously, which means good roads.
 Among those favoring the bond issue were T. G. Bush, Oscar W. Underwood, J. R. Taylor of Mount Pinson, the Rev. Glasgow of North Birmingham, Nat flaw ! kins, W. H. Davis W. L. Martin, Truss vile; P. Byrne, F. B. Daniel of Avon U. J. D. Camp of Partridge, o. B. Short of Beat 2S, T. S. Rogers of Morris, Dr. G. w. Brown of Pratt City, A. T. New ell, J. c. Burrus of Woodlawn, Melville i Drennen, c. B. Rogers, J. T. Blakemore, pr. J. T. Finch of East Lake, Job Co., ing, s. w. Acton, J. B. Elliott, the Duke of Leeds" N W. Scott of Ensley, w. P. Hickman, a former member of the Board of Revenue, and many others. All of these gentlemen made short talks in which they urged the importance of good roads and quick action. They want ed the money spent without waste and favored the bond issue.
 John W. O'Neill was elected president, and Dr. J. E. Dedman chairman of the executive committee.
 The following resolutions were intro duced by c. B. Rogers and adopted by a unanimous vote:
 "Believing in the great necessity of having a compact organization Of the different interests that are for building and maintaining good roads in Jefferson county, and desiring to cooperate with the Alabama Good Roads association to carry out US feSolulioiiS anu poiiSioS, therefore be 1t
 Resolved, 1. That we, the citizens of Jefferson county hereby assemble and organize ourselves into body to be known as the Jefferson County Good Roads association, and that we invite every citizen in said county to join and participate in its organization. ] hot of consist of a president, first vice pres ident, also secretary-treasurer and one precinct vice president and an executive committee composed of 16.
 Resolved, 8. That the duties of said officers shall be those that usually de- volve in public bodies.
 Resolved, 4. That the executive com mittee shall have power to appoint all campaign sub-committees and other off cers and to conduct the campaign in any movement that has for its object the maintenance and building of good roads in Jefferson county"
 The nominating committee consisted of J. S. Glsagow, chairman; A. T. Newell, Oscar Underwood, c. F. Camp, Dr. J.
  drop.
 The following weer unanimously elected: President-John w. O'Neil. First Vice President-F. Y. Anderson. Second Vice President-J. s. Glasgow. Third Vice President-J. c. Waldrop. Fourth Vice President-Dr. G. w. Brown.
 Ia xa Sixth Vice President-F. A. Hewitt Secretary -Treasurer-J. A. Rountree Executive Committee-J. D. Dedman, chairman; w. M. Drennen, Job Going, Oscar Underwood c. B. Rogers, J. A. Rountree, T. G. Bush. George G. Craw- ford, B. J. Hudnall, T. T. Huey. R. s. Munger, John w. ONeill. Charles Due, J. S. Winters, William Hood, N. w. Scott After this the following precinct vice president were selected:
 No. 1-R. M vinnes.
 No 0-Charles Fletcher of Elyton.
 Mo- 10-J. H. Finch, East Lake.
 Mo- 11-George B. Winton of Vanderbilt
 Mo- 1S-w. P. Hickman of Trussville. No. 14-J. T. Moore of Self. No. 15-A. c. Brown of Pinson. Mo- 16-Snow Rogers of Morris. No. 1S-John Bivens of Brookside No. 1s-R. B. Ragsdale of Palos. No. SO-L. J. Blom of Irondale. Mo- 21-John L. Parker. No. 2S-F. Camp. Partridge.
 No 26--vorry Massey, Argo.
 Mo- 27-Tone Vines of Toadvine-
 Mo- 2s-C. B. Short of Graham.
 No. 29-W. H. Barnard of Pratt City.
 No. sow. M woodruff of Williams burg
 No. 81--J. J. Cooley of Pump House.
 No. 32-J. M. Doss, Smiths Mill.
 No. 83-G. B. Batson of Bessemer.
 No. s4-J. B. Burris of WoodlawR.
 No. 35-W. H. Benson of Givins.
 No. 35-B. Higgins of Gate City.
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