The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-08
B|G CONVENTION
 CONFINES TODAY
Alabama Goods Roads AssO-
 ciatiOn Meets
CITY HALL ATS O'CLOCK
Official Programme for Today ln- cludes Speeches by W. W. Finley, President of the Southern
 Railway-Other Speakers

Railway-0ther Speakers
 The Alabama Good Roads association meets in convention this morning at 9:se o'clock in the armory of the city hall The Jefferson County Good Roads as- sociatlon will be the host to the visiting delegates for the three days of the con- vention and have made arrangements that augers we'll for fine time for the good roads men.
 Among the features of today's session will be an address this morning by " W. Finley, president of the Southern Railway. Many other speeches are on the programme for the three day session. This morning at the city hall the en- rollment of the delegates will be held and the various committees will be ap- day Is as follows:
 TUESDAY MORNING. s:so a. m.-The convention will be called to order by John w. O'Neill. president Jefferson County Good Roads association, who will make the opening remarks and introduce those who will deliver addresses of welcome
 | Opening prayer, Rev. W. N. Clay | brook, pastor of St. Mary son. the High lands Episcopal church. Addresses of welcomes | For Jefferson County Good Roads as- sociation, Judge W. I. Grubb.
 For Jefferson county. Job Going, pres ident board of revenue.
 For city of Birmingham. James T. Weatherly, city commissioner. | For Chamber of Commerce. John w. Sibley, president.
 | For Business Mems League. J. H. Hol- combe. president.
 | For Board of Trade John L. Parker, president.
 After the addresses of welcome Mr O'Neill will turn the gavel over to Presi- dent John Craft, who will take charge of the association and introduce John W. | Overton, whp will respond to the ad- dressex of welcome on behalf of the Ala hsma Good Roads association.
 Reading of official call. Secretary J.. A. Rountree.
 Enrolment of delegates
 Report of officers: Legislative commit tee, D. B. Almon. chairman; work of the association, J. A. Rountree. Appointment of committees: Resolution, highways, nominating. | Annual address, John Craft. president. Alabama Good Roads association l Address, w. W. Finley, president South ern railway.
 Work of Alabama highway commission. H. F. Spragins, president of commission, followed by Secretary V. 5. Atkins mem Der of commission.
 Report of delegates from counties, cities, good roads associations. farmers, commercial and other civic organizations.
 Relations of Railroads to Good Roads H. G, Barclay of Mobile, general agent Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
 1;so p. m.-opening prayer, Rev. J, E. Glasgow, pastor Woodlawn Methodist church.
 Address. Gov. Emmet ONeal
 State bond issue discussion opened by J. c. Mllner, member state legislature from Lamar county, followed by Hugh McGeever, nominated for board of rev enue of Jefferson county.
 Report of progress of state highways:
 The Tennessee-tp-the-Gu highway, Birmngham-Decatur division, NJ l.. Rob ertson; Birmingham-Montgom d- vision, Judge l.. H. Reynolds; Mobile Selma division, II. K. Mllner; Huntsville Birmingham division, Clarendon Davis; east and west highway, Ed R. Norman; Birmingham to Jasper highway, R, D. Argo.
 Cooperative Road Building, "discussed by l.. B. Musgrove and Capt. Jack Crap- ford of Jasper
 Good Roads from the Viewpoint or Corporations discussion opened by George Gordon Crawford, president Ten- nessee Coal Iron and Railroad company.
 County Road Construction aid Mainte- nance,' Judge William E. Skeggs of Nor gan county will lead the discussion fol- lowed by Probate Judges w. w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa, W. L. Pratt of Bibb, A. J. | Driver of Chambers. L. l.. Herzberg of Etowah, J. F. Kelton of Blount J. E. Camp of Talladega, c. J. Sorrell of Talla- poosa, J. A. Crawford of Coosa. J. E. Lyons of Lee, F. E. Deason of Chiffon, James A. Corley of DeKalb. M. b. Still of Fillmore, J. w. Sheperd of Walker, Ic. P. Goodwin of Fayette, Sidney ]. Petree of Franklin. Amand P. Smith of Greene. R. l.. Bradley of Lamar, J. F. Koonce of Lauderdale, J. C. Kumpe of Law renee, A. l.. Hasty of Marengo. Mack Pearce of Marion, John H. Carter of Mar shall, L. C. Hudgins of Pickens, J. R. shivers of Perry. A. c. Edmondson of fike, John ]. Henln or Randolph, r. B, Jarman of Sumter, James L. Henlng of St. Clair. Daniel P. Long of Washington, and other probate judges.
 Delegates wishing to ask questions re- lating to road problems are requested to hand their questions to the secretary or place them in the box on the secretary'e desk. Answers to questions will he dis eussed at the morning session the sec ond day.
 TUESDAY NIGHT.
 7;s0 D. m.-Opening prayer, the Rev | Father CoyIe, St. Paurs Catholic church 1
 Address-Senator Joseph F. Johnston.
 Address-C Congressman Oscar W. Under l wood.
 Illustrated Address Practical Road | Building, by R. k Toms, United States | road engineer, public road department, |