The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
Good Roads Sentiment Growing


In Lawrence county the sentiment in
favor of good roads is nearly equal to
that in Colbert county. While the
road over which the touring car came
today through Lawrence county is in
a fairly good condition. it is inferior to
the Colbert road, though at Courtland
and Leighton, both of which towns are
in Lawrence county, deep interest was
expressed in better roads by theciti-
zens of those places who met Mr. Keller
and his party. The state scouting party
Travelled over more miles of good pike
road in Colbert county than the tour
ing car has been over in this sec
tion of the state From the county
line to Tuscumba the distance is 10
miles, according to the speedometer on
the touring car, and practically this en-
tire distance was covered on level
stretch of pike road. Engineer Keller
and his party will leave Tuscumbia
late this afternoon for Sheffield ana
Florence at which latter place they will
spend the night.
Enthusiasm at Florence
Enthusiasm as marked as that evil
oenced at Tuscumbia this morning was
shown by citizens of Florence tonight
when 100 or more prominent people Of
this community met in mass meeting at
the city hall here for the purpose of
extending State Highway Engineer w. S.
Keller, and his scouting party, a welcome
to the city The meeting was character
lied by display of rare interest in the
work of the state highway department
and by a wonderful show of enthusiasm
over the state engineers tour through
this section of the state. Florence. like
Tuscumbia and Sheffield. is desirous of
having the state engineer incorporate in
his report to the highway commission a
recommendation to the effect that one of
the leading trunk highways of the state
lead through the Tennessee valley touch
ing the i-Cities and other towns and
cities in this section.
At the meeting at the city hall tonight
there were leading citizens from this city
and from sections adjacent to Florence.
all representing the most prosperous and
substantial element in Lauderdale county.
NJ w. Camper, the veteran editor of the
Florence Times, presided over the meet
ing tonight. Mr. Camper made an appro-
pirate address in introducing Mr.. Keller
to the audience, calling attention to the
important mission upon which the high
way engineer was touring the state and
inviting the people of Florence to CO.
operate with the highway department in
creating a strong sentiment in favor OF
better roads
Engineer Keller spoke for about 30 min
utes on the work in which he is engaged
and said that his present tour was for
the purpose of informing himself upon
the needs of the various counties of the
state and on the highways that will be
suitable for him to recommend as a part
Of the trunk system.
Other speakers of the evening We're:
Judge James Il. koonce. probate Judge. of
the county: C. NJ Southall, vice presi-
dent of the Commercial organization here.
and other prominent professional and
business men of the city. Approval of the
action of the Tuscumbia meeting in the
selection of committee of 10 citizens
from the Tri-Cities to go to Guin in Ma
rion county next week for the purpose of
creating sentiment in the proposed high
way between Tuscaloosa and the Tri-
Cities was expressed by all present at
the meeting tonight
Off for Huntsville
Engineer Keller and his party of high
way scouts will spend the night here and
will leave tomorrow morning for Hunts
Vile, where they will spend the night
William r.. Crawford, newly appointed
postmaster of Decatur. accompanied the
state scouts on the trip today from De
catur to Florence. Mr.. Crawford will
accompany the touring party tomorrow