The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-01
NEW CONVICT PLAN
FOR COUNTY ROADS
WILL START TODAY
Beginning Today All County
COnvicts Will Be Used to
Build Good Roads
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The plan to work the county convicts
on the roads will be put in actual op-
Grafton this morning, although there are
TO convicts to work. Beginning today
all persons convicted and sentenced to
hard labor for the county will be trans
ferred to the permanent camp leased by
the board of revenue from the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Pratt
City and as soon as a sufficient number
accumulates they will be put to work on
the roads adjacent the camp until the
portable camps ordered by the board of
revenue are available. The contract for
the six units of a portable camp was let
some time ago, and it is understood will
be delivered in the near future,
With the exception of the cars all de-
tails have been arranged for working the
convicts of the county roads. w. NJ.
Pattie, the superintendent states that
the permanent camp is ready and that
the guards and other officials have been
selected. The warden, Ralph Bowen, has
had many years experience in dealing
with convicts, having served the Pratt
Consolidated Coal company as deputy
warden and transfer agent for several
years.
Notwithstanding certain criticism the
members of board of revenue are deter
mined to give the proposition a fair
trial and are confident of making the
system success. They have the ad-
vantage of starting at the bottom and
have time to work out each problem as
il presents itself.
made to the potatch workers by COM
nlittee from the Syrian Young Mems So
ciety OF Birmingham, which was 25 per
cent of the amount the society had in
the treasury. Speeches were made by
the Rev b. Bellama, DR.. II. A. Elkourfe
and others and a storm of applause met
the announcement. Chairman Turner
stated last night that the move of the
Syrian society showed the proper spirit
and that was what the potlatch is trying
to develop in Birmingham. Almost every
member of the society had already pur-
chased a potlatch button, but the $S5 for
35 more was merely given to boost the
sale along.
The resolution of the society is as fol-
lows:
Syrians Buy 35 Buttons
March 81, 1918
oscar Turner and Members of The Pot
latch Committee The Syrian Young
Mems society appreciate fully the great
undertaking you are striving to bring
to a successful terminus in the great
work of the Potatch association and fur
ther appreciate your noble purpose be-
cause YOU have voted to contribute to the
flood sufferers one-half of the proceeds
of tile buttons to be sold now, has at a
regular meeting adopted the following
resolution:
BE it resolved, That this society buy
So potatch buttons and thereby express
to the gentlemen who are engaged in
this great work their thanks and graft
tude.
"Be 1t further resolved, That we con-
slider this opportunity of being able to
contribute to the relief of suffering hui
manity. and to the advancement of the
great city in which we live as a rare
and honored privilege. and we make this
donation with pleasure and with pride,
be it further
Resolved, That we commend the action
of the association placing our president
and friend. DR. II. A. Elkourie, on one
of their important committees, and we
wish to assure them that he is worthy
of every consideration and confidence.
syrian YOUNG MEMS SOCIETY.
"REv. B. BELLAMA,
IS. A. MIKUW EE,
JOSEPH NJ. TANORY,
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