The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-19

struct a number of other pike roads lead
ing out of Admission and indications a, !.
that this county will soon riva, Madison
in road building.
Marshall Roads
The worst roads encountered by the
state highway scouting party today were
found in Marshall county. The trip to The
county line from Huntsville was made
with little difficulty, owing to the good
condition of the roads in Madison county.
but as soon as the scouting car crossed
into Marshall marked change was noticed
in the character of the highways. The
car made slow progress through the hilly
section of Marshall along the Tennessee
river and considerable time was taken "a
cover the distance between the county line
and Guntersville. the first stop the party
made since leaving Huntsville.
Marshall Interested
At Guntersville Engineer Keller was
met by various prominent citizens of tina :
place, who assured him of their interest
In good roads and promised their CO.
operation in the creation of sentiment
looking to the construction of better
highways.
From Guntersville the party moved on
towards Albertville, distance of 10 miles.
Another brief stop was made at Albert
vile and the scouting car then left for
Boaz. distance of five miles. The road
between Guntersville and Boaz was the
best the highway party travelled over in
Marshall county.
The highway party had smooth sailing
between Boaz and Alfalfa, distance of
about II miles. The Etowah county road
was very much better than any the high
way party had travelled over since leav-
Ing Madison county and rapid progress
was made towards Attalla,- Alabama CITY
and Gadsden.
Gadsden Enthusiastic
AT Gadsden the state engineer and his
party stopped for about 90 minutes to talk
with Probate Judge l.. l.. Hersberg and
other citizens of that city, all of whom
express enthusiasm in the state engin-
GERS trip through the state for the pur-
pose of recommending system of trunk
roads.
Etowah county is at present busily en-
gagged in working four roads, and is u.s.
ing convict labor. One of the most i'm
portant roads which the county has in
contemplation is the continuation of the
Gadsden- Admission highway to the Eto-
wah county line. About four miles of this
road on the Etowah county side needs
working badly and Judge Hersberg said
this afternoon that work would at once
begin on this stretch of highway.
The state scouting car today Travelled
2J.S miles in Madison county, 31.3 in Mar
shall county, 31.6 in Etowah county and
20.3 in Calhoun county. making the long
est trips the state engineer and his party
have made in a single day since leaving
Mobile. All together the trip was made
in about eight hours running time. and
might be made in five hours with the con-
struction of about 20 miles of good roads
in Marshall county.
Push on to Tuscaloosa Today
Engineer Keller plans to leave Admission
tomorrow morning at O'Clock for Bir-
mingham, and will probably arrive in
that city by 10 o'clock. The road between
here and Birmingham is said to be in
fine condition, and it is expected that the
state scouting car will have little diff
Guilty in making the trip to the Magic City
by 10 o'clock. On the way to Birmingham
the scouting party will stop at Ashville
and other places, where they will be met
by citizens.
The highway party will spend an hour
or two in Birmingham and will push on
early in the afternoon for Tuscaloosa.
They expect to reach Tuscaloosa by 3:3)
O'Clock. They will spend the night at
Tuscaloosa and probably push on the fol-
lowing morning as far as Meridian, re-
turning to Birmingham the same day.