The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-23
AID FOR
ROADS FAVORED
Executive Committee of the
State Body Meets Here
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
Commends Action of jefferson County
in Taking Convicts Out of Mines.
Several Committees Are
Appointed by Craft

Appointed by Craft
The executive committee OF the Alabama
Good Roads association met at l. o'clock
yesterday at the Morris hotel. President
John Craft of Mobile was in the chair
and ]. A, Rountree was secretary. The
object of the meeting was to put In force
the resolutions adopted at the Mobile
meeting of the association and to map
out n campaign for the Alabama Good
Roads association for the present year.
The committee indorsed two movements
that are much in the public eye at pres
ent, the securing of federal aid In tile
matter of good roads and the working
of convicts on the public highways.
The resolution adopted in regard to fed
eral aid embodied a request that each
candidate for governor or state iesisla-
ture state his position on these aues-
tions: "Enacting necessary laws to ao-
cept federal aid for the permanent main
tenance of public roads, and to provide
the ways and means therefore; tie work.
ing of all suitable convlcts on the public
roads of Alabama"
Want Expressions From Candidates
The resolution further provided tnat the
president and secretary of the associa-
tion might PROFOUND the questiors, get
the answers and give them to the press
of the state.
Judge Daniel f. Greene introduced a
resolution to the effect that the state
legislative committee be instructed to Sc
for the building and maintenance of pub
lie roads, the manner of scouting TIC
funds for the same, all legislation in ref
erence thereto and purposes and report
all such legislation as may be necessary
or advisable to secure a system OF good
roads in Alabama; to report on and rec
ommend a plan to secure federal all and
any legislation necessary to carry same
into effect. This resolution was adopted.
John w, O'Neill introduced a resolution
to the effect that the Alabama Good
Roads association affiliate itself with the
National Good Roads association and
that the executive committee of the state
association be authorized to appoint lGD
delegates to attend the annual meeting
of the national body, which Is to bs
held this year at Tulsa Okla. This reso-
lullOH WAS uIldillilOuSlN aiopltus
Reports on the success of good roads
DAYS were read and discussed by several
members of the committee. after which
Judge J. w. Shepherd introduced resO-
luton calling upon the public of Ala-
bama to observe August IA. 10 and 16 as
good road days by working upon the
public highways in their respective coun-
ties The 10th of August is Sunday, and
on that day the good roads spirit win be
carried out by meetings to be held In
schoolhouses, churches and other pubic
buildings. at which the benefits of good
roads will be discussed by preachers and
speakers generally. The resolution called
also upon the press of the state 10 give
as much publicity as possible to this
matter and asked the governor OF Ala
bama to Issue a proclamation to the poo-
ple the probate judges, the boards Of
revenue, road officials and mayors. urs-
ing them to observe good roads days and
to take an interest In the same.
President John Craft was requested to
write an address to the people Of Ala
bama requesting them to observe the
good roads days and also that ne call
upon the governor in the Interest of the
proposed proclamation.
Refers to Kentucky Legislation
John w. O'Neill introduced resolu-
ton based on the action of the state
of Kentucky, which has recently passed
constitutional amendment permitting
the use of convicts on the public high
ways of that state, and because or which
the state prison officials of Kentucky re-
fused to accept long term contracts for
the working of convicts in mines. The
Kentucky legislation Is being rapidly
drafted, according to the resolution and
will soon be in operation. The resolution
provided that the president of the as
ISOLATION should request the governor and
the state prison officials not to take long
term leases or contracts for convict labor
until the people of Alabama vote on a
constitutional amendment permitting the
use of convicts on the public roads. The
resolution further provided that the state
of Kentucky should be asked for a copy
of it's new law.
John w. O'Neil1, Fl. X. Miner and
Judge j. w. Shepherd were appointed
as a committee to draft suitable resolu-
tions on the death of Minis =. Jemison,
member of the executive committee from
the Sixth congressional district
J. A. Rountree, secretary of the asso-
citation, made a report to the financial
affairs of the association from January
25. 1913 to January %. 1914. He requested
that an aud ting committee be appointed
to examine the receipts and disbursements
and to make report at the next regular
meeting of the committee. Judge Daniel
e. Greene, Job Going and Hugh McGee-
Yer were appointed to make the audit.
John w. ONeill introduced resolu-
tion commencing the working of convicts
on the public highways In Jefferson coun-
ty and recommending that other counties
of the state follow the lead of Jeffer-
SON. Mr.. O'Neills resolution was as fol-
lows:
jefferson County Commended
whereas. the president OF the Alabama
Good Roads association and first vice
president of the Alabama Good Roads
association, with the Jefferson county
board of revenue Wednesday, January