The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

to Bring Cooperation Between the Ma
ton, State and County in Road building .
Joe l.. Long, editor Road Maker, Des
Mones la.
"Co-Operation of Good Roads Organ
ization,' John A. Stewart of New York
president International League of High
way Improvement.
Thursday night session. Federation
called to order at o'clock.
| Invocation, Father James Coyle of st.
| Pauls cathedral. A
| ALASKAN Wagon Roads and Foot
| Trails" Mrs. Suzanna Rognon Bernardo,
Nome, Alas.
What Good Roads Mean to the Ma
ton and Why" e. ]. Watson, commits
sioner of agriculture of South Carolina.
'Fedearal Aid for Roads, Congressman
| d. w. Shackelford of Missouri.
| Roads of Texas e. r. Kline, COM
missioner of agriculture of Texas.
| Concrete Roads," Lewis r. Ferguson,
assistant secretary of the Association OF
/ American Portland Cement Manufac-
turers. Illustrated with lantern slides.
| Convention adjourns at o'clock until
| Friday morning.
Friday morning, April %. 1918. The fed
Grafton called TO order at 9. O'Clock.
| Invocation, the Rev. J. W. Johnson, pas
tor First Methodist church.
Report, Work of the Good Roads Fed
Grafton" ]. A. Rountree, secretary Ma
| tional Good Roads Federation.
! "The Meridian Roads, Samuel Lea,
I state engineer South Dakota.
| Economic Importance of Good Roads,
DR.. f. Horton Colcocll, Columbiana. S. G.
National Government Relation to Good
| Roads, Hon. Thomas 7. Fauntleroy, st.
| Louis.
THE Effect of Good Roads on Agricul-
| ture," Hon. 7. r. Peck commissioner of
| agriculture of Tennessee, followed by
/ Commissioners of Agriculture e. o. Brun-
ner Of Louisiana, John II. Paige of Arkan-
| sas and Benjamin f. Hennessy of Okla
/ homa.
| Friday afternoon session Federation
! called to order at 1:30.
Report of committees on organization
land resolutions
| "Convicts on Roads" James r. Marker
| highway engineer of Ohio
| '.Roads of the Southwest" II. B. Terrill
of West, Tex.
| 'Slag in Highway Construction" Solon
Jacobs. Birmingham
"Harmonizing Federal Appropriations
for Good Roads Congressman c. b.
| Slemp of Virginia.
'Federating and Harmonzing All Good
! Roads Activities Congressman r. p.
| Hobson of Alabama.
THE Good Roads Movement in Ala
bama,'' John w. Overton, Wedowee.
New business.
| Resolutions and adjournment.
Speakers are requested to be brief. The
! time of delivering addresses will be re-
arranged to suit convenience of speakers.
Delegates and members of the federation
are expected to suggest and discuss many
questions connected with the subject of
good roads not on the programme from
time to time during the meeting.
Headquarters--The headquarters of the
National Good Roads Federation will be
opened at the Jefferson theatre. Second
avenue, north, and Seventeenth street,
ON the morning of April 90 where all del
egates and visitors are requested to call
and register. secure badges credentials
programme and other information. Head
quarters will continue open until o'clock
Wednesday night, and also open on the
oath and 2oth
Delegates can have mail sent to care of
lheaduuarters. Delegates should report i'm
mediately at headquarters on arriving in
Birmingham
Railroad Rates-A special railroad raj
has been made by the Southeastern Pas
senger association of cents per mile
round trip plus 20 cents. Tickets on sale
a piil %, % and q. good until April 30.
Delegates should ask for special rate
granted to the National Good Roads Fed I
Grafton.
A ALTON.
~ executive COMMITTEE. II. bank !
head. chairman; J. A. Rountree. secre-
tary: Thomas L. Cannon, ST. Louis; w. S.