The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

Miss Alma Rittenberry, who is chair
man of the Jackson Highway committee,
has given out the following correspond
ence relative to the project for great
north and south highway to be named
after "Old Hickory
Louisville. Ky, September 10, 1913.
Miss Alma Rittenberry Birmingham.
Ala.
Dear Miss Alma: Wonder If it would
ee safe for me to ask you for the route
ef the Jackson highway from Nashville
70 the coast?
Mr. Beckley of our Lakes to the Gulf
highway has spent the last month with
the officials of the New Lincoln High
way association, or coast to coast route
at Detroit. and with Mr.. Charles Henry
Davis Of the National Highways as
ISOLATION at Boston. and they have ask
ID him to submit route from Detroit
70 the coast which they would show in
their maps.
I'VE have furnished them the details
Of survey from indianapolis to Nash
Vile, showing all grades, elevations.
streams, and all the details but we are
not financially able to send a corps of
surveyors over the rest of the route to
get that In. like condition. Therefore
am writing you to know If you can
furnish me with any maps, routes, etc.
of the jackson way.
'Of course, / know that the fight be-
tween us has been about the name of
the road. To you 1t must be the Jack
non way. to me rose under any other
name would be as sweet and il we can
f ftf,l III 4
plugging for our road, would like to do
It, All | want to see is the road built,
then we will be chivalrous enough to call
II By any name that the ladies', the
Dauhters of 1872. may desire.
I have tried to get maps of Alabama
foads from Mendenhall. Scarborough,
etc, but have been unable to do So;
therefr 4 am appealing to you.
'P' give me the names of the
TOW trough which the jackson way
pass and II possible, a map.
How are you, and the Southern Good
Roads prospering?
with best wishes for you both, I. am,
Sincerely yours
III. l.. RAMSEY.'
Birmingham. Ala, September %, 1913.
'Mr H. l., Ramsey, Sec'y Lakes to
Gulf Good Roads Assn. 326 Henry
Watterson Hotel Louisville, KY.
Dear Mr.. RamseN Your letterFof the
18th inst. received. 1t Is most crafty
Ing to me to know that your organiza-
tion wishes aud has asked the chairman
OF the jackson highway to help in de-
inning the most direct route from the
Lakes to the Gulf-from Chicago to New
Orleans
You are laboring under a misappre-
hension when you think l am offended
at anything you have said or done. I
Will admit, however, that l was a little
disappointed that my work had no recog-
nition from the commercial bodies, auto
mobile clubs and good roads association
of the city of Louisville during my, visit
theresslast October, as Il had elsewhere
The Alabama Daughters of 1912 were
the first to ever propose trans-con-
tinef1ta1 highway connecting the lakes
and xhes gulf, going through the cities
Of louisville and Nashville, unless you
give credit to Mr.. Fletcher, the Good
Roads APOSTLE" His route was from
Detroit. but as originated and planned
the work of the jackson highway l
yield to no other. Not counting the
fact that worked my way, paying my
expenses by getting subscribers to South
ern Good Roads magazine-voluntary
work on my parts and my first expert
ence as agent Suffice to say the press
stood by me. for which I feel very CRATE
ful)
"Of the eight national highways pro-
posed In Congress by Senator Cullom
Of Illinois in 1911 to be named as memo-
rial roads for eight of our Presidents
not one was routed through Louisville
or Nashville. not one connected the lakes