The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-17
COMMISSION URGES
 PEOPLE TOGO AFTER
 JACKSON HIGHWAY
Should Attend Meeting at Chamber This Afternoon. Delegation to Nashville
 Will Be Selected

A proclamation has been issued by the city commissioners urging the citizens of the Birmingham district to take an active part in the movement to bring the Jack son highway to Alabama passing through Birmingham. They urge the citizens as far as possible to attend the mass meet ing to be held this afternoon in the audi torium of the Chamber of Commerce at 4 CLOCK, when the plans to secure ade- quate representation from the Birming- ham district at the meeting of the Jack son Highway association to be held in Nashville next week. The board of reve- nue passed similar proclamation.
 Members of the Good Roads association, Chamber of Commerce, city commission CTS, board of revenue. automobile deal CTS, a committee from the Rotary club headed by II. K. Milner and others inter- ested will be at the meeting this afternoon when the plans for the delegation to Nashville will be adopted The Brming- ham delegation will leave the city in au- tomobiles Tuesday morning, and will di- vide. part going by the way of Cullman and Decatur, the others via Huntsville. At both places they will be joined by auto mobile parties. Delegations from Selma and Montgomery will join the Birming- ham party. For those who desire to make the journey by rail special rate over the Louisville and Nashville has been made, one fare plus 25 cents for the round trip.
 Proclamation Issued
 The proclamation of the commissioners follows:
 With a keen realization of value to onr city of bringing the Jackson highway to Alabama. passing through Birmingham we call upon all our citizens to take an active part in the effort now being made by our civic bodies and by our good roads organizations to secure this trunk line for our city. Starting at Chicago and Buffalo and coming by way of Louisville and Nashville, and on to the gulf. it will pass through some of the leading cities of the south. and the directness of the route insures its use by very large num- Der of automobile owners. It Is unneces- sery for us to stress the benefits to ac- crue to our city and state by being on the highway.
 We urge our citizens as far as possible to attend the meeting of all interested persons in the auditorium of the Cham Der of Commerce on Friday, September F, at p. m At this time plans will be developed for securing adequate represen- tation of our city at the meeting of the Jackson Highway association in Nash vile September 23 and 24.
 Special Rate by Rail
 ''It is desired to have as many as pos sible go to Nashville by automobile trav- cling over the routes which have been proposed for the highway. Those who cannot go in this way may leave later by rail. The rate of practically one fare for the round trip has been made by the railroads Sessions of the convention will ba held in the Tennessee state capitol building.
 Tt will be fatal mistake for us to assume that this great highway will come to Birmingham without effort on our part. The city and state making the strongest showing and displaying the most interest and the greatest willingness to lend practical support will secure the road
 "A determined campaign Is being waged by our sister state of Mississippi to bring the highway through that state. One city is reported to have arranged for a specia' train to Nashville. Alabama already has large part of her route completed, and other work is under way, but we must make this known | in forcible manner at Nashville. Bir- l mirgham should be represented by 100 delegates On to Nashville!
 "A. o. LANE,
 'J. WEATHERLY, |
 "G. WARD.
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