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


pulld a bridge. Decatur is right on the
pank of the river and destined to be cne
of the big cities of Alabama. In buili-
Ing highways it is impractical to leave
out the trade centers. Morgan county
south from Decatur to the Culman coun-
ty line has her portion of the Jackson
highway built. Cullman county has is
sued bonds to build roads. Blount colin.
ty is building. Jefferson county, the first
county In Alabama to indorse the Jack
son highway, is at work on the last seven
miles of the "a miles through Jefferson.
Work is progressing in the other coun-
ties completing the road to MONTGOMERY
Below Selma, Clarke county by a few
votes failed to carry road bond cleo
ton, but it will carry next time. Mo-
bile, county is plenty able to build her
portion of the. highway.
You see the route from Louisville to
Montgomery runs almost parallel with
the Louisville and Nashville railroad
Will have a booklet out at an early date
giving the origin, history and purpose of
the Jackson highway, with the many let
ters of endorsement from the mayors,
commercial bodies and boards of trade of
the cities through which the jackson high
way passes.
Il am going to quote you here from a
letter of Mr. A. G. Bateheder, chair
man executive board of the American
Automobile association. Once Congress
Is prevailed upon to adopt a. plan Of
national roads then will come the selec-
tion of the roads. While roughly speak
ing, this national system will connect
the various state capitals and centers
OF population 1t would seem that the
Jackson highway from Chicago to New
Orleans would fit into such a scountry-
wide scheme. In fact, why would it not
be an excellent plan to name the various
national roads of this character after
some of our famous men where there
was reasonable historic excuse for so
doing? You see from the above that
he ndorses the Jackson highway route.
Mr., Batchelder< by way of encouraging
the chairman in her. effort to build the
Jackson highway wrote in another let
ter that when the appropriation from
Congress for the national highways was
made q hope 1t will be a big one) that
he was going to see that she got the
s5o0ooo TO build the jackson Memorial
bridge across the Tennessee river at
Decatur.
n : have also been requested by the
American Automobile association to
send them the route of. the Jack
son from Chicago to New Orleans
for their map of routes. with the
suggestion that 1t come out as the Jack
son Memorial highway. l have sent 1t,
but 1T was too late for the spring edition.
fall The chairman of routes said he
could not understand why we did not
go by Goodlettsyile, unless 1t was. as
Mr.. Westgard said. we wanted to go by
the Hermitage OF course, we do. The
Hermitage and the equestrian stature in
the capitol grounds at Nashville are the
only monuments to Andrew jackson be-
tween Chicago and New Orleans.
IF the above is not helpful, write to
Hon. Lemual Padgett Tennessee house
OF representatives, and he will gladly
send to you the soil survey maps of
Davidson, Williamson Murry and Giles
counties. which give the creeks. roads
and pixies running through them Hon.
o. w. Underwood will give YOU those
through Alabama which are Limestone,
Morgan, Cullman, Blount Jefferson,
Shelby, Chiffon. Autauga Elmore, Mont
gomery, Dallas. Wilcox Clarke, Wash
ington and Mobile. Mr. Westgard went
over the road from Mobile to Selma
when he was connected with Touring,
You perhaps can get the exact route and
milage by writing to Mr.. Elliott of
Touring" Also write to Mr.. w. s. Keller.
Alabama state highway engineer. Mont
gomery. Ala. Z
Follow the old Shell road, as have
said, from Mobile along the coast. line
through Baton Rouge down to New Or
leans.
May Walk Over Route
Last fall when / was going over the
route an old farmer along the way ask
ed me why | did not walk, so l could
see the road. A bevy of pretty Birm-
ingham girls have, bantered me to walk
to Chicago, so If you see number of
women coming into Louisville afoot with
banners and flags flying do not mistake
them for militant suffragettes, instead
OF band of True Blue patriots who
are interested in. the best thing before
the American people, good roads-and
especially the jackson highway.
Appreciating your calling upon me in
your hour of need, and assuring you that
i am always willing to help in this good
cause, and only stipulating that the
Alabama Daughters of 1872 have the
Right of Way from Chicago to New
Orleans with the privilege of naming the
road The Jackson Highway
sincerely your friend.
ALMA RITTENBERRY,
chairman Jackson Highway Com
mittee,"