The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-28
PLAN CAMPA|GN FOR
10000 MEMBERS
Good Roads Association
Committee Meets
TO SECURE CHARTER
Resolution Introduced to Appoint a
Committee to Raise Funds to
Have Proceedings of 1912
Convention Printed

At a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Alabama Good Roads as
sociation held yesterday afternoon at l
o'clock at the Morris hotel it was de-
eided to inaugurate campaign for 49,
600 new members during the year and
the secretary was instructed to write
each officer of the various county or
ganzations of the state urging them to
take up the matter of securing new mem
bers.
A resolution was introduced asking that
Governor O'Neal issue a proclamation
calling on the people of the state to
observe August A. 15 and 16, as Good
Roads days Probate judges of the state
were also asked to designate Good Roads
days and the people living In the coun-
try were called upon to observe these
days by furnishing labor, teams, and
money to put the highways of the state
in good condition.
A resolution was introduced by Hugh
McGeever providing that a special COM
mittee be appointed to edit the proceed
ings of the last annual convention and
the speeches and arrange to raise finan-
80 " nave 1JV,VD tupltS DflDttus
Burnett to Speak
The executive committee has secured
promise from Congressman John L..
Burnett to deliver a speech in Congress
on good roads and to include in his
speech the speeches and papers which
were delivered during the Onvention
last October
A
A. Rountree. John W. O'Neil and Sterl-
ing a Wood to prepare and arrange to
secure a charter for the Alabama Good
Roads association.
Sterling Wood was reelected attorney
for the association.
A resolution was offered by John w
ONeil reiterating the Endorsement of
the Alabama Good Roads association in
regard 10 the convict question and urging
that an election be held to vote on a
constitutional amendment to allow the
state to work the> convicts on public
roads.
A letter was read from the American
Automobile association asking that a
delegation be selected to attend the sec
ond annual session of the federal aid
convention which meets in Washington
March 9, 9, 10. The committee decided
to select delegation that would at
tend.
1t was also decided that the association
memorialize Congress and ask that am
appropriation be made to build 5000 miles
OF trunk line roads in the various states
The Age Herald Commended
The following special resolution was Of
feI ed by John w O'Neill and adopted:
Whereas, there appeared in The Age
Herald in the Issue of January 26 1913,
over the name of Ned Brace:
Were | Governor ONeal l would
take every convict out of the mines III
the state of Alabama and put every one
OH building roads. Suppose few escape?
The total will not be as many as are
killed in the mines and who escape there
frcm. In the meantime the state will be
icade into a garden spot, the farmer will
ho in town with his produce and the man
of training will work the mines without
having to compete with the shackled SER
want who must work under the whip.
Too many men are living in Alabama
en- the labor OF the convict. Let them
1--we of themselves
Resolved. That the executive commit
tee of the Alabama Good Roads assoeia-
ton commend The Age-Herald for this
worthy article.
Resolved. further That the president
OF the Alabama Good Roads association
interview personally write the editor of
The Age-Herald to aid us in getting legis-
ldtion and carry a constitutional amend
ment so the state can work convicts on
public roads.
Ten members were present at the meet
ing of the executive committee, which
was presided over by John Craft. After
CO nsidering the resolutions the committee
adjourned to February IL.