The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-09
Governor O'Neal Issues a
Proclamation Urging All
to Do Their Part
CONTRIBUTE EITHER
LABOR OR MONEY
Probate Judge of Each County Urged
to Set Aside Certain Section for
Improvement-A Suitable
Medal Offered
BY l.. $. BETTY


Montgomery, July S.-(Special.) .)-Gover-
nor O'Neal today issued proclamation
calling upon every man in Alabama TO
observe August IA, 15 and 16 as good
roads days" and to contribute either by
their labor. material or money to the i'm
provement of roads in their respective
counties.
The probate judge of every county is
urged by the governor TO designate some
section of the public road in his county to
be improved during good roads days, .
der the supervision of an engineer or some
other competent person.
Let each county vie with the other in
this important undertaking., said the gov
ernor. Let our people initiate the example
set by other states. where lawyers, doc
tors bankers merchants and all classes
of the people contributed from one to three
days labor to the improvement of the
roads within their countless
A suitable medal will be presented TO the
person who contributes most literally to
the improvement of roads in his county.
the probate judge of every county having
been requested in the governors procla
ma ton to furnish the names of those who
take the most active interest In the work.
The Governors Proclamation
The governors proclamation is as fol-
lows:
state of Alabama, Executive Dept.
whereas the value of our farming
lands, the products of our soil. our mines
and our factories and the attraction OF
rural life, as well as our industrial de-
velopment would &c largely enhanced by a
better system of I.ublic roads and high
ways throughout The state, and. in order
to lend official encouragement TO the
growing sentiment for better roads, now.
therefore, l, Emmet O'Neal, as governor
of Alabama, do hereby by this proclama
ton name August "A. 10 and Is as Good
Roads, days to be observed in every
in Alabama.
II earnestly urge that the probate judge
in each county shall designate some sec
tion of the public road in his county to be
improved during saiG Good Roads days
such Improvements to be made under tile
and direction of some ensi-
neer or other competent person.
II also urge that after such section of
the road within the respective counties is
designated for improvement that the pro-
bate judges, boards of revenue or courts
of county commissioners shall cause 10
be made written plans and specifications
describing how such improvements shall
be made and be filed in the probate judges 8
office, and that each probate judge shall
prior to said Good Roads days secure n
list of all persons who are willing to work
said roads, or to make contributions
therefor. and invite all classes of our cit
liens able to do manual labor to meet cii
the 14th of August along such section OF
the public road so to be improved, at
o'clock on said date, and to work and
continue working such section of the pub
lie roads to lie improved until the expira-
ton of the said Good Roads days.
LET each county vie with the other in
this important undertaking. Let our peo-
pie initiate the example set by other
states where lawyers, doctors, bankers.
merchants and all classes of the people
contributed from one to three days labor
to the improvement of the roads within
their counties and by which method
splendid results have been achieved.
II suggest that each probate judge re-
quest those who are unable to do physical
labor to employ substitute and that all
classes of our people be invited to make
contributions in material or money.
Every intelligent man in Alabama adj
vocates good roads, but such advocacy
can bring no material results unless it is
evidenced by contributions in labor and
money or road making machinery. ma
terial and tools.
1.-THE probate judge of each county is
requested to forward to this office the
names OF those in each county contribut-
ing most literally to the Improvement of
the roads during these good roads days,
said names to be filed among the archives
of the state and to be published in the
daily press and a suitable medal to be
presented.
IT earnestly urge that every board of
trade, the mayor of every municipality
and every member of every good roads
association in the state cooperate with
their probate judge in giving practical
effect to these suggestions.
'EMMET O'NEAL,
Governor.
"cYRus B. BROWN, Secretary of