The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-30

From the Mobile Register.
 While on the subject of national high
 ways, apropos of the bill in Congress
 introduced by Representative Hobson
 of Alabama for the building of a road | from the northern part of New York
 to New Orleans, another similar move
 ment, although not looking for federal
 aid should not he lost sight of.
 This makes Mobile the first southern | terminus of a highway commencing in
 Chicago. The New York to Louisiana
 road would benefit but a small part of
 Alabama: the Chicago to Mobile road end. Then the Andalusia Star working in conjunction with the Atlanta Journal, has put considerable lve into move, ment for road from Americus, Geor- gia, to Mobile, which would come to the gulf through the eastern part of the state This is proposed as contin- uation of the New York Herald Atlanta Journal road into Georgia from New Y ork, shown to be feasible by recent
 automobile trip under the auspices of those newspapers
 It Is gratifying to Mobile to be
 chosen as the terminus of two thigh
 ways, from the east and the middle
 west. However, there is a force at work
 on the latter project which compels Mo-
 bile to give 1t first consideration. The women of most of the states between Alabama and the lakes have taken up
 the Chicago to Mobile highway for both
 sentimental and practical reasons, and when the ladies organize to attain an object they generally succeed. This highway was first proposed by the Ma Tv,fta ,erl1- ters of 1S12 and after enlisting all the chapters of the organization in Illinois, Indiana Kentucky, Tennessee and Ala bama, the members gained the ear of the National Good Roads association at the Birmingham meeting and the en- dorsement of that body. Then com menced a campaign to work up senti- ment on the proposition, and the ladies have so far succeeded that the govern ors and principal men of the states through which the highway will pass have endorsed it and are working for 1t. Much of the success that has so far attended the work is due to the activity | and influence of Miss Alma Rittenberry of Alabama, who is chairman of tho Daughters of 1872 special commi.tee. l The organization enters into the piCpo- sition as memorial to Andrew Jack | son and has called the work the Jack | son Highway. They are emphasizing that this highway will bring the north and the south closer together, not only l in neighborly and friendly way, but also commercially. The interest of prominent men is shown in a letter | from Carter Harrison, mayor of Chi cago. printed in the Birmingham pa | pers. in which he says that he will be glad to cooperate in any way in his power to make the undertaking a suc- cess
 l The route of the proposed highway | is from Chicago to Indianapolis, to Louisville to Nashville to Decatur, to Birmingham, to Montgomery thence to l Mobile and finally to New Orleans, as a Jackson Highway which did not reach New Orleans would be incomplete. The plans adopted are for a good broad | road, with as low grade and as direct | route as possible. from the lakes to the gulf, built county to county, state | to state, on strictly a states rights plan. A great portion of this highway is already Constructed. The old Louis vile and Nashville turnpike has been1 designated one portion, and there arel | fine roads in Illinois and Indiana on the route. The worst part of the highway and the one on which the most work | is yet to be done, Is in Alabama, but Jefferson and Several other counties have signifed that they are ready to| | cooperate and there will probably be | no trouble in constructing and main- taining a good wide road in this state when the full value of the north and south highway Is generally known. The work has progressed rapidly and it seems assured that the states nsrth of us will do their part if Alabama falls into line. Kentucky and Tennessee have their links built down to near De- catur A mass meeting is to be held on Saturday next at Clanton. in Chilton county, to further the building or tnel highway, which will be addressed by
 Miss Rittenberry and other speakers from Brminghans and 1t is expected that the women Of that county Will os organized in favor of the highway ana will work for It as earnestly as tnel women of other counties in Alabama.
 The proposition Is coming close tol