The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-11

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-, The 400 people who make up
,st dressed in ancient garments
the stage and walked the p
,treets of the city, and the peopi' -
he prandstand felt as II they "eie
.sallv watching the festivities Oh an
old Roman city. -
rha "Iast DAYS of Pompeii" is re-
enactment of one of the most 'Iasio
historical episodes of ancient 'iihes
"n,ctured in lines of fire ana tones Vi
th,nder" The spectator sees before
hin, in the great ampitheatre mimic
-. .oysr,np several acres of ground
s....,, roo, massive palaces. arches, tenn
,,es and other characteristic specimens
NJ Roman architecture In the ioie
rround and grim old Mount VesuVius
,owaring high above the Ill rated city
If Pompeii in the rear. lie sees sew
oral hundred correctly and gorgeousiy
ut,,r,.d nerformers on the picturesque !
| Accommodation. ....sssss''''ss''''ss'
sioner of agriculture. "Alaoamas i'oAuS
| System" - proutv. chief as
sistant state geological suiNe''
Building Material ,.u.r road en-
paner by W. S. Keller noau to-,
Dailas county, on "Practicai
Road Building" ,..or An
no% aarsss by ]. T. Fain. editor An,
niston Daily star, on Inc
Good Roads" .,,so, of Chi
cayo. president National Goou scone
association, on tine WIZ Associa-
as the National Good Roads Assoo''
:
ton" Norris, president
Aooi ,,nion of Alabama, on Inv
ranv,cts on the Public hoaus u
a paper ps -sassi'sas -
&c fects of Good Roads on lmmigra
ton"
e WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Is Address by Senators John H. BANK
C head and Joseph F. Johnston on "oo'
n Roads and Federal Aid.
= Address by Logan Page, director
: public roads United States
Address by Miss Ann Grady, secre
tarv National Good Roads associa
+ ton, on women and Good Roads.
y Address by Congressman william
3 Richardson, oscar Underwood, Johh
g Burnett, j. Thomas Helm.
y Address bJ w. w. Finley. presi-
\ dent Southern railway. Influence OF
: railroads for Good Roads Construc
: ton" followed by e. L. Russell anc
Representatives OF other railroads.
I Address by r. F. Kalb, commission
err of agriculture-ele on FARMERS
/ and Good Roads"
Paper by Prof. Edgar b. Kay, dear
|. engineering department state univer'
r sity on "Stone and Gravel Roads"
paper by B. E. Pool on THE Con-
Y struction of Sand Clay Roads"
: Short talks by delegates, members
e of the association and invited guests
t will be maded uring the convention.
j. Reelection of officers.
) Resolutions and new business.
i Reports of committees.
The convention will adjourn at II
: o'clock ana go In body on stree
y cars and automobiles to North Bir
: mng CHAM park, where an ldfashionet
n barbecue will be served at 80 O'Clock
L to the invited guests. members an,
K delegates by the Jefferson County Goo,
. Roads association.
FRIDAY.
: The association will assemble in tn,
: grand stand at the State fair at 10 o'clocl
!. on Friday, October a. Mayor Culeppe
e Exun will call the association to order
!. make opening remarks and introduce
:. John Craft. President OF the Alabama
j Good Roads association, who will presid
: and introduce the speakers.
Addresses will be delivered by B. b
n Conner governor, Gov.-elect Emme
J. O'Nea1. Lieut.. Gov. Henry B. Gray, Lieut.
o Gov elect Walter d. Seed. Director o
q Public Roads Logan w Page of Wash
. ington. A. C. Jackson, president Nationa
e Good Roads association, and others
After the speaking is over at the fai
the delegates will be escorted In a bod
n through the different exhibit halls.
vi The association will hold morning AM
{ night session on Wednesday, October Il
= and only a morning session on Thursday
tad IN q
J. minutes, so as to give all who desire t
O. discuss the good roads question an oppor
n tunity to speak. The hour of the deliver,
L of addresses by The various invited speak
chs will be arranged to suit their con
yenience 1t Ia expected to make a prac
teal meeting SO as to get the best plan
and ideas possible on good roads.
u JOHN CRAFT President;
: j. A. ROUNTREE, Secretary,
Alabama Good Roads Association.
- Telegram From Page
The following telegram was receive
= yesterday:
Washington. D. c., Oct. 10.
a IJ A. Rountree, Secretary Alabama Goo
Roads Association, Birmingham. Ala
l. Vernon M. Pierce. chief enginee
United states road department, will de
q liver an Illustrated address on night G
October 49, l.. W. PAGE,
III Director Ofrice Public Roads. U. s.
John Craft, president Alabama GOO
Roads association, arrived in Birmingham
last night and is stopping at the MORT
u hotel. He has been spending sewers
: days at Stanford Springs. Miss. He
ia delighted with the prospects OF the cor
IL yention which meets Wednesday.
l. Several delegates from all parts of tn
ie state called at the headquarters of tn
Alabama Good Roads association yeste
a day and reported that large delegation
n would be In attendance.
Hobs0n Is Coming
N Congressman Richmond p Hobson wr,
that he will reach Birmingham on II
40 morning of the 14th and will address II
association.
=, President A. C. Jackson of the Nations
~ Good Roads association, and Miss An
Grady. secretary. will reach Birmingha
=. tomorrow afternoon They will be mi
Us by committee and escorted to the Hot
Hillman. where rooms have been PR
~ vided for them.
" To Draft New Bill
a. At the mid winter meeting OF the All
bama Good Roads association in Mon