The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-04
ADVISORY BOARD
 ARRANGES PLANS Organization Effected With
 O'Neill Chairman GOOD REPORTS MADE Indications Are That Good Roads Congress Will Be Big Success.
 President Jackson Makes
 Address
GOOD REPORTS MADE

Ine memDerS or the auVlSOry DOaTu or the Fourth National Good Roads con gress recently appointed by President Arthur C. Jackson of Chicago. met yes terday afternoon at o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce and effected an organization of the body with John w. O'Neill, chairman; I. w. Whitehead, secretary; and Job Going. treasurer.
 In addition to the plans for entertain ing the convention, the meeting discus sed the proposition of public highway between Birmingham and Chicago; the bringing of President Taft, Ambassador Bryce, and other foreign representatives to the convention; and the promotion of a reliability automobile run between Chicago and Birmingham.
 The meeting of the advisory board was called to order promptly at 4 o'clock by John w. O'Neill, president of the Jeff ferson County Good Roads association. The first action of the body was to ap- point committee composed of s R. Flaw ley, Hugh McGeever and Victor H. Han son to act as an escort in bringing Pres ident Arthur c. Jackson from his hotel to the meeting.
 Secretary J. A. Rountree of the Ma tional Good Roads congress made re- port to the meeting on the efforts of the congress committee which showed that all indications point to one of the larg- est and most representative gatherings ever held in the south. Nine governors have positively and two tentatively ac- cepted the invitation of the committee to attend the congress; large number of congressman have advised of their intention to be present; eleven commis- sioners of agriculture have made known to the committee that they will attend the conventions; four railroad presidents will be in attendance; ten mayors of prominenet cities of the United States have accepted the invitation to the con- gress; and there are still many others to be heard from and a number of ad- ditional men to be invited.
 Immediately upon his arrival President Jackson was invited to address the meet ing. He spoke most enthusiastically of the congress- saying that everything pointed to the coming meeting as the
 
 that have been held under the auspices of the good roads association. He, to some extent, showed the members of the advisory board how widely Birming ham would be advertised by the congress which would turn the eyes of the coun- try here at that time, and he asked for the hearty cooperation of the local organizations in having the convention as largely attended as possible.
 Following the address of President Jackson Major F. Y. Anderson made a motion that the board provide tive com mittees to work out the details of the mittee with 30 members with Mayor Exum chairman, and the second re- ception committee of 50 members with John l.. Parker chairman. This motion was adopted and another was made by John l.. Parker, providing for an execu- tive committee of seven who should be empowered to create all subcommittee necessary for looking after the various details of the congress.
 The executive committee is composed of Richard w. Massey, chairman; Major
 
 Geever, J H. Holcombe, J. A. Rountree, John w. O'Neill, John L. Parker, L. A. Whitehead. Job Going and Mayor Gull pepper Exum.
 Upon the suggestion of member of the board President Jackson was author ized by the body to personally invite President Markham of the Illinois Gen. tral railroad and President Davidson of the Frisco, upon his return to St. Louis to attend the congress. At this juncture the members were informed by MT. Jackson of the plan of the National Good Roads association which it Is hop ed will result in the construction of a great public highway connecting Bir- mingham and Chicago.
 In view of this scheme the boarl adopted a motion providing that the ex- ecutive officers of the industrial and commercial organizations of Chicago be invited to attend the congress and confer with the local business associations and members of the convention with regard to securing federal aid in carrying out the highway plan.
 Before the meeting adjourned thanks were voted President Jackson for his kindness in attending the session and for the words he had spoken by way of encouraging the local committee in mak- ing the congress a success both as re- gards the association itself and as re- gards the benefit that such advertise ment therefrom would naturally bring the city of Birmingham.