The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26


president. a secretary treasurer and
managing director.
Sec. .. Those officers shall be elected
at the annual meeting of the association
for the period of one year, or until their
successors are elected.
Sec. g. There shall be state Vice presl-
dents elected at each annual meeting,
three from each state represented IN the
association said state vice presidents TO
be elected by the membership In the as
sociation from the respective states. In
the event any state is not represented
at the annual meeting of the association
such vice presidents can be selected by
the president of the association on the
recommendation of the managing director
to fill the term between such selection
and the next annual meeting of the as
sociation.
Sec. L. The governors of the respective
states, state engineers and such others
as the president shall see proper to ap-
point shall be requested to serve as hon
orary board of advisors.
Sec 5. No one shall be elected to Office
or placed on a committee who is not a
member of the association, or who has
failed to pay his dues.
See 6. A board of directors, one from
each state, shall be elected at the annual
meeting of the association for the period
of one year by a vote of the entire MEM
bership on nomination, of state delega-
ton, the same provision for creating this
board to apply as is provided for In the
selection of state vice presidents.
Sec. Z. The duties of the officers Of
this association shall be similar to that
of the duties of officers of other asso-
Citations, except as applies to the man
aging director, who shall be In charge
of the practical field work for extension
of the principles and policies of this
association.
tion shall be in the hands of the board
of directors, five of whom shall consti-
tute a quorum.
Sec. g. The constitution may be amend
ed at any annual meeting by giving a
written notice to the secretary GO days
in advance of the proposed amendment.
The secretary shall give notice to the
membership of the proposed changes in
the constitution at least 30 days prior
to the annual meeting.
The constitution was taken up by
sections and amended in minor par
ticulars. 1t was then adopted as
whole.
Bankhead Chosen Chairman
A motion to suspend the rules was
then made and w. A. Johnston of Mem
phis introduced q resolution that the
organization committee be made per-
manent with Senator Bankhead as
chairman, for the purpose of carrying
out the purposes of the organization.
Senator Bankhead asked to be excused,
giving as reason his congressional
duties. Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Potter
both complimented Mr. Bankhead in
speeches urging that he accept the
post which he eventually did.
| After the Introduction of several
resolutions the meeting adjourned un-
| til 1870.
When the meeting reconvened the
resolutions committee, of which M. I.
Kerr of Mississippi had been made
chairman, retired and considered the
resolutions which had been referred to
| them.
| In the meantime State Engineer w.
| S. Keller told briefly of the work
| that is being done by the state high
way commission. In closing he rendered
his services and that of the depart
ment to any state that needed them
He gave some concrete illustrations Of
the good that is being done and was
enthusiastically applauded
! Mr.. Keller was followed by Solon
Jacobs of Birmingham, who spoke on
"Slag In Highway Construction MI
Jacobs said that blast furnace Stag
was one of the best road building ma
terials In existence. Its chemical COM
position, he said, made it of peculiar
value on roads. 1t was easier to maui
and could be transported at less cost
than either stone or gravel. he SAID.
IT know, and most confidently predict,
that r. will only be matter of Few
years, when Stag will be used in road
| construction to the exclusion or al
other materials, where freight rates
may not be prohibitive, and thereby run
the cost of Stag too high, declared Mr..
Jacobs. There is being loaded out OF
the Birmingham district al the present
time an average OF 200 cars per day or
| approximately 5000 tons of Stag.
| Lewis K. Ferguson spoke next on
Concrete Roads" He pointed out that
| 1t was business. not ''joy riding that
was to become the big issue In the roau
building of the future and called al
tention to the Increasing numper
of automobile trucks that are being
used. He said that in Michigan there
were concrete roads that cost less than
$l0 annually to maintain. He contrasteh
the high cost of maintenance OF other
roads. The dominant purpose IN ihoo-
lern road construction, hA SAID, was the
ILLUMINATION Of maintenan,e chsrge'
w A. Johnston of Menu hls' MEM
Der OF the Tennessee legis iature. was
then introduced and spoke orieiiy OF
the work being done in that sta,e. re
said that bill had been passed py the