The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19
NORTH ALABAMA ENTHUSIASTIC
ON SUBJECT OF GOOD ROADS
Highway Scouts After Travesng O9 Miles Reach Admission
After Passing Through Parts of Madison Marshall Etowah
and Calhoun Countes-Leave This Morning for Tusca-
oosa via Birmingham and to Meridian
Tomorrow
BY L. $. BETTY

Anniston, June 1s.-(Speeial )--After
covering an even distance of 109 miles
and passing through sections of Madi-
son. Marshall Etowah and Calhoun coun-
ties, the state highway scouting car, with
Engineer w. S. Keller and party, pulled
into Admission at 4:20 o'clock this after
noon. The trip covered by the highway
scouts today was the longest they have
taken in a single day since the tour of
the state began. According to schedule
the highway scouting car left Huntsville
early this morning and struck out straight
for the Marshall county line, distance
of 25s miles. The highway party crossed
the ferry and entered Marshall county
and made rapid progress through that
county by way of Guntersville. Albert
vile and Boaz where they stopped an
hour for lunch. Leaving Boaz the scout
ing party soon entered Etowah county,
and at once made steady progress to-
wards Alfalfa, Alabama City and Gads-
den where Engineer Keller had planned
to spend the night. The trip to Gadsden
was covered SO quickly, however, that
1t was decided to push on to Anniston
and to make an early start from that
city tomorrow morning for Birmingham
and Tuscaloosa.
The trip to Anniston from Gadsden
marked the first departure that Engineer
Keller has made in his schedule since
leaving Mobile. This latter trip offered the
advantage of covering additional terri
tory tomorrow and it will enable the high
way scouts to make trip from here
TO birmingham and to Tuscaloosa IN one
day.
Scouts Spend Night in Admission
The arrival of the state scouting party
In Admission was anticipated by num-
Der of prominent citizens of this city by
the receipt of a telegram which Enginees
Keller sent from Boaz informing of his
intention to push to Admission for the
night. He was met on his arrival by a
dozen or more prominent citizens OF this
place and the highway scouting party
was accorded one Of the most cordial
welcomes they have yet received. Among
the we'll known Annistonians who met
Engineer Keller and his scouts We're f. l..
Turner, president of the Chamber OF
Commerce; l.. c. Watson. secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce; Mayor j. L.
Wikle, r. C. Goodrich, ]. G. Farley, j. c,
Sproull, j. q. Farley, Jr.. ]. b. Goodwin,
-. IL. L
aent of the state board of convict in
spectors, and Fl. NJ. Ayres, editor of the
Admission Star and Hot Blast
Enthusiastic Over Good Roads
The party who met the state engineer
were ali enthusiastic on the subject of
good roads and expressed the deepest in
terest in this present tour for the pu--
pose of making preliminary survey for
a system of trunk OF highways.
Interest of the citizens of Admission and
Calhoun county in road building is similar
to that manifested in Madison. Colbert,
Lauderdale, Limestone and other coun-
ties in North Alabama and there is every
indication that the people living in this
county will make a strong bid for a state
highway through this section.
The pike road travelled over by the
state scouting car just before entering An
niston is the best in the state, with the
possible exception OF Montgomery and
Dallas counties. For a distance of six
miles this road offers a smooth even
stretch, and it is susceptible for fast trav-
cling by automobile. 1t was constructed
about six months ago by state aid.
Good Time Made
Probably the longest stretch of coed
road which the highway car has Travelled
over on its present tour lies between Gads-
den and Admission. The distance between
these places Is 80 miles and with the cx-
ception of narrow stretch the entire
road is in excellent condition. The state
highway touring car made the trip be-
tween the two cities ose hour and A
minutes.
Calhoun county i ersparing to con-