The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-12
MISS R|TTENBERRY'S
 ANNUAL REPORT Progress of the Jackson
 Highway Movement
 MUCH AID IS GIVEN
Daughters of 1872 Greatly Encour- aged By Interest Shown in the Project During the Past
 Year


 following annual report which will De submitted to the board of directors of the national society:
 II affords the chairman much pleasure to give to the board of directors ot the National Society United States Daughters of 1872, state of Alabama, the committee report on the Jackson highway
 It is useless to give detailed statement Of how the project originated. It IS re- corded that the Alabama Daughters ol 1912 were the first to take the initiative In manning. launching and building transcontinental highway from Ghicase to Mobile and on to New Orleans, con meeting the lakes and the gulf A oig broad road splitting the middle basin traversing the states of lllinols. 1holaha Kentucky, Tennessee. Alabama, MISSES sippi and Louisiana as a monument u Andrew Jackon in commemoration or .'is military triumph and civic achievements
 The work of enlisting the interest ana support of those outside of the orgaAl- zation commenced last May.
 The chairman wrote to the mayors commercial bodies, probate judges, boards Of trade and business mems leagues Ihe ready responses and willingness to. in dorsc and cooperate with the Alabama Daughters of 1872 was most gratlIylhs pleasure to the chairman.
 The mayors of Chicago, H., Louisville Ky, Nashville, Tenn, Pulaski, Tenn. Decatur, Ala, and New Orleans, earnest ly indorsed the Jackson highway me commercial clubs of Indianapolis, Louls- MOhiln assured the chairman of their support and co-opera- flor: also the business mems associations of Evansville and Terra Haute, Ind, and the board of trade of Vincennes Ind, and the Business Mems league of Montgom- cry through its general secretary. The Board of Trade of Vincennes, Ind, mas written to the chairman suggesting that the route follow the Wabash river as far as Terra Haute. The chairman wrote to the president that if that was the most feasible route, and as Indiana decides it's route. to go ahead, but to consult with Miss Fannie Winchester, Indiana 1872 president
 Miss Helen Wayne McLendon, record ing secretary Illinois Daughters of 1872. writes that they have the work of ouild- ing the Jackson highway well in hand.
 Harry A. Sommers of Elizabethtown, Ky, chairman of reconstructing the old Louisville and Nashville turnpike through Kentucky, gave the Alabama Daughters the right of way over the turnpike, which is to be called the Lincoln-Jackson High way through Kentucky. It will be the Iircoln way from Louisville out to Lin coln's home. It will be a memorial link in the Jackson highway in accordance with the suggestions of the committed that was unanimously indorsed by the National Good Roads Congress in Bir' rningham in May, 1911
 Then your committee invited the Daush- ters of the American Revolution, Daush- ters of the Grany Army of the Republic and the Daughters of the Confectionery to Join in with the Daughters of 1912 and memorialize any link or spot along the route of the Jackson highway that was famous during their period of history.
 Tennessee Is Busy
 Tennessee, the volunteer state, has come into its own and is spinning Web Of good roads in every direction. The most important work being done is the con tiruation of the reconstructing of the Nashville turnpike. The counties are waking up to the fact that "a good road is about the best monument to any one. Giles county, on the Sd of October, at a called meeting indorse9 the route asked for the Jackson highway. That portion of the route was formerly called the Pu- laski and Elkton turnpike; it is now the Jackson highway.
 In abama there is an active campaign all over the state in behalf of good roads but the most interest is centered in he Jackson highway, which route is through the middle of the state from the Ten nessee river to the gulf
 Your committee has been untiring r it's effort to create sentiment and arouse interest in the building of this highway connecting the lakes and the gulf as g monument to Andrew Jackson. The besl factor of aid has been the press. Els pecially are we indebted to the Birmins- ham Age-Herald for not only giving us so much news space, but for giving al various times editorial space. The Bir- mingham News is staunch supporter oi the Jackson highway. The Birmingham Ledger, in an editorial of over a year agc strongly advocated Roads as Monu ments." instead of cold marble, whicf idea was in accord with those of youl committee and has by its scouting tour: done much to educate the people up tC the importance of this highway.
 The Montgomery Advertiser has recog nixed the importance of the work of youl committee. The Mobile Item has giyer prominent mention to the work. The Mo bile Register, one of the oldest and mos influential papers in the state, is | plan. scope and magnitude of your com mittee's work in building this high way and naming 1t in memory of Andrew Jockson, and it also has emphasized ir long editorials the fact that the Alabama Daughters of 1872 were the first to pro poee q monument to the memory of An drew Jackson in Alabama The first &nt only organization in the United States tC nropose a transcontinental highway iron fo Mobile Sp1ittinO ha basin, connecting the lakes and the gulf and the only patriotic society that hai zone into the field doing actual campaign work in behalf of the movement
 Tie Registers scouting tour to tn, 0ood Roads convention at Selma was {, locate the route of the Jackson hishwa. 1n South Alabama.
 The Register was fortunate to secur the aid of MT. A. l.. Westgard, chairman of routes for the Touring Club of Ameri ca to help locate the route.
 Hon. Key Milner, vice pesdent of th Alabama Good Roads association, drov 1Fie pf1ot car over the route of the Jacl, ron highway.
 Your chairman was present by invita- tion of MT. Westgard to see his start f1cfober II, 1910, from the Touring club q Ssventy-six street and Broadway on hi franccontinental trip to Los Angeles vfen she was in New York last fall
 Tie chairman, in the early part of June 1n51 wrote to parties in Selma sugeestin, rnrtinr the Jackson highway througl Selma.
 TO the editor of the Official Magazine poblished at Terra Haute, the Roadmak | er. published at St. Louis. and the South 2 Sfn Good Roads. published at Lexington TIT. O., we are indebted for much spac \ ketxenl to the Jackson highway also Il
 press in the states through wfici <1 f3iehway passes for interest shown.