The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-25
Bankhead for Bond Issue

Senator Bankhead declared tndt he Ia
vored a bond issue of a billion dollars.
He declared this was a small sum COM
pared to the benefits that would accrue
from the expenditure of that money on
good roads of the nation. He said that
the people should demand that Congress
take some action in the matter. He called
attention to the fact that President Will
son was thoroughly committed to the
idea of federal aid for good roads.
billion dollars was not too many bonds
| to issue in so years. he declared. The
| bonds would be issued only as the states
were ready for them, he declared. Dur
| ing the couse of his speech Senator Bank
| Lead had occasion to mention the name
Of Oscar W. Underwood and he was in
terrupted by enthusiastic cheers.
Thomas l.. Cannon of st. Louis was
then introduced to the federation and
spoke briefly on big Paths for Uncle
Sam" Mr.. Cannon also declared that the
present was the time to act. He advo-
Gated an fincome tax of one mill from
those institutions which would be bene-
| flied by good roads. He also favored the
| establishment of a national department
| of highways, the head of which would
| have a seat in the cabinet. He also was
| IL, favor of federal aid for the building
OF good roads.
| A committee on credentials, one dele
gate from each state, was then appoint
| cd, following which the convention adj
| journed for lunch.
Afternoon Session
| The afternoon session of the federation
convened shortly before 2 o'clock and
after the invocation by the Rev. ". NJ.
Biackwelder a telegram was read from
Sam Hill, president of the American Road
Builders association, expressing his
hearty sympathy with the movement of
the federation.
Afreport from the credentials commit
tee by Chairman r. r. <olb was sub
nlitted and adopted. 1t was as follows:
1--WE. the members of your credentials
committee, hereby recommend that the
registration books of the secretary be and
the same are hereby accepted as show
ing the official representation and voting
members of this convention
The appointment of committees was
then taken up and considerable discus
sion from the floor ensued as to what
committees should be appointed, how they
sh ould be appointed and what should be
their duties. 1t was finally suggested
that 1t would be well to make the tenn
porary officers permanent and on motion
OF c. c. Gilbert. Senator Bankhead and
Mr.. Rountree were made the permanent
officers of the convention.
Committees Appointed
The consideration of the appointment
OF committees was then continued and
committee on constitution and bylaws.
each delegation naming a member, was
selected.
The committee on constitution and by
laws Is as follows, each state delega-
ton having a representative on the com
mittee: Alabama, ID. V. Atkins; Arizona,
T. Billingsey; Arkansas, c. NJ. Phil
pct; Alaska, Mrs. S. r.. Bernardo; Califor-
mia, S. E. deRackin Georgia, r. e.
Davidson; Illinois, Thomas L. Hughes;
Iowa, Joe L. Long; Kansas, J. C. Glynn;
Kentucky, r. G.. Rainey; Louisiana. 7.
S. Jones; Mississippi, G. Kendrick; Mis-
souri,. Thomas L. Cannon; New Mexico,
S. M. Johnston New York, Elias Van
derhorst North Carolina, N. Buckner;
Ohio, w. S. Shannon; Pennsylvania, S.
r. Ferguson; South Carolina, II. II. Col
COX; South Dakota, S. III. Lea; Tennes-
see. w. A. Johnson; Texas, c. T. Estra-
by. Washington. G. H. Claudy. Senator
Bsnkhead and Mr.. Rouptree are ex offcio
members of all committees.
KOlb Discusses Road Work
Capt Reuben f. Kolb was then intro
duced to the body as "the next governor
of Alabama Captain Kolb in brief
address took up the early road building
~ <ihclhias tiiC PitStHt cOHulticil VI lliC
roads and showed the exceptionally fine
roads In Montgomery county. He took
up the farmers and good roads. The far
mers, he said, were getting to be the
most ardent advocates of better high
ways. They ought to be, he pointed out,
because they derive great benefits from
having good roads so as to get to market
more easily. He then said that In Mont
gomery county there were 400 miles of
the best of roads. He advocated the pro-
ductfon of corn In Alabama because, he
said. an immense sum was being lost to
the state forever on account of the short
age of local supply.
Gilbert's Address
Captain kolb was followed by C. C.
Gilbert of Nashville. who took as his SUBJ
ject Raising Money for Road Construc-
ton" He spoke in part as follows:
I'm the construction of public highways
there are three chief essentials or requi-
sites, which must be adhered to. and
am going to combine those under the