The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-11
ALL ARRANGEMENTS
FOR MEETING MADE
Good Roads Federation AS
sembles in Ii Days
LEA IN BIRMINGHAM
Head of Meridian Gulf Road Highway
Association Promises Large
Delegation From His
Organization
LEA IN BIRMINGHAM

1t Is now less than two weeks-13
days to be exact--unul the convention
of the National Good Roads fedora
tion will be called to order in the JEFF
ferson theatre by Senator John II
Bankhead. Already every detail for
one of the greatest good roads meet
ings that has ever been held. have been
arranged on a vacant lot in front of
the Jefferson theatre. a good roads ex-
hibit showing models of roads made OF
ebert, concrete, brick and sand clay
Will be shown so that road builders
and those interested in roads Will get
an object lesson There will also be
samples of good roads machinery, such
as rollers, scrapers, scarifiers, dumps
and various other road machinery.
This exhibit will be in charge of job
Going, former president of the Jeffer-
son county board of revenue. This fea-
ture of the convention is expected to
be very interesting and well worth a
visit to Birmingham to see.
Arrangements have been made TO
open headquarters of the National
Good Roads federation at the Jeffer-
son theatre on the morning of April
23, where delegates are requested to
call, register, secure badges, pro-
grammes and other information.
Lists of delegates from five counties
in Alabama, IL towns and two COM
mercial clubs were received at the
headquarters of the federation this
morning, and in each case probate
judges, mayors and presidents of COM
mercial clubs invariably state that they
have secured the promises of very
been appointed
S. NJ. Johnson Roswell, n. NJ or
ganizing director of the southern ma
tional highway, which is promoting a
national highway from Washington d.
c., to San Diego, Cal, has accepted an
invitation to attend the federation, de-
liver an address on this great highway
and take part in the consolidation Of
the various national good roads organ
izations which is planned at the COM
ing meeting of the federation.
Samuel H. Lea of Pierre, S. D., pres
ident of the Meridian Road Gulf High
way association. is in Birmingham. and
has called at the headquarters of the
federation and assured the executive
committee that his association would
have a large delegation in attendance.
Mr.. Lea is one of the leading good
roads advocates of the United States
and has made a considerable reputation
in South Dakota. He Is state engineer
for that state. Mr. Lea is native OF
Alabama and has been called to Bir-
mingham on account of the death of his
mother. He is deeply Interested in the
meeting and predicts a large attend
ance.
r. p Boyd secretary of the Ala
bama Association of Highway Engi-
neers, writes that his association will
be we'll represented at the meeting of
the federation. The National Good
Roads federation has selected beau
tful and attractive badge. 1t is the
size of a quarter and around the rim
are the words: National Good Roads
Federation" In the center Is the seal of
the United States with two streamers
with the words Birmingham, Ala,
April "a and %, 1913" The badge will
be beautiful souvenir.
The executive officers of the Ala
hama Good Roads association have Sc
lected 200 citizens from all parts of
the state as delegates to the conven-
ton. The Alabama delegates will serve
on the reception committee and assist
the people of Birmingham in entertain
ing the delegates from the various
states.