The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
AUGUST |3, |4 AND b SET APART AS GOOD
 ROADSDAYS |NSTATE
Governor Issues PrOclama- tion Setting Aside Three Days in August to
 Work Roads

Montgomery, June 19.-(Special)-Thre days in August were today set aside as good roads days by the governor, who issued A proclamation in which he calls on the probate judges of the state to designate some portion of road In their counties upon which work shall be done. The good roads days will be August Is, IA and 15. The probate judges are re- quested to obtain lists of names of per sons who will contribute service or finan- cial aid to the building of good roads on the days designated.
 T earnestly appeal to the citizens Of the state to make good roads days for 1914 memorable for the general interest that will be displayed and the great good that will be accomplished" says the gov ernor.
 Governors Proclamation
 Following is the proclamation:
 June IS, 1914.
 The benefits, resulting from the observ- ance of good roads days in Alabama, are so apparent that the custom, here tofore established, of setting apart cer- tain days for work on our public roads and highways, should be continued. The active campaign for good roads, which has been conducted in the state for years past, has resulted in creating that pub lie sentiment which must precede all important reforms. AS our people are now united in their belief that better roads and highways are essential to our future progress and development, the days of controversy have ended and the hour for action has arrived.
 .'The observance of good roads days not only intensifes public sentiment, but secures valuable improvements and re- pairs on our highways.
 Now, therefore in order to lend off cial encouragement to this important movement l, Emmet O'Nea. as gover- nor of Alabama do hereby, by this proc lamation, name August 13 14 and 15 as good roads days, 10 be observed in every county in Alabama.
 'I earnestly urge that the probate judge in each county will at once designate some section of the public roads to be improved, during said good roads days, such improvement to be made under the supervision and direction of some engineer, or other competent person.
 T again renew the recommendation iidut III lily lOilHtl plOCidiidliOli, tO- Wlt.
 That after such section of the road within the respective counties is desig- mated for improvement, that the probate judges boards of revenue or courts of county commissioners shall cause to be made. written plans and specifications, describing how such improvements shall be made and be filed in the probate judges office, and that each probate judge shall, prior to said good roads days, se- cure a list of all persons who are will ing to work said roads, or to make con- tributions therefor, and invite all classes of our citizens, able to do manual labor, | to meet on the 14th of August, along | such section of the public road, so to I be improved, at o'clock on said date and to work and continue working such section of the public roads to be inn proved until the expiration of the said | good roads days
 Let each county vie with the other | in this important undertaking. Let our people initiate the example set by other | states, where lawyers, doctors, bank ers merchants and all classes of the people contributed from one to three days labor to the improvement of the roads l within their counties, and by which | method splendid results have been achieved.
 T further suggest that the mayors, | or governing bodies of every city and village in the state, as well as the Boards | of Trade, or commercial organizations, | and the school boards of each county, and all other county officials, cooperate with | the probate judge, and all who are un- able to do physical labor to be requested to employ a substitute, and that all classes of our people be invited to make contributions in material or money. '"rhe probate judges of every county are requested to forward to this office the names of those persons who will con- tribute most literally to the improve ment of the roads during the good roads days, said names to be filed in the ar | chives of the state, and to be published | in the journal of the Alabama Good | Roads association.
 T earnestly appeal to the citizens of the state to make good roads days for 1914 memorable for the general interest that will be displayed and the great good that will be accomplished"
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