The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
ROADS BOOSTERS FROM OVER STATE MEET HERE TODAY Alabama Good Roads AssO- citation Meets in Annual
 Session Today CRAFT ARRIVED IN
 CITY LAST NIGHT Accompanied by Many Delegates From South Alabama-VaudevilIe Entertainment at Newspaper
 Club Tonight

At 2 O clock this morning tine nineteenth annual convention of the Alabama Good
 Roads association will convene in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce.
 The deliherations of the association will take two days.
 President John Craft of Mobile was one of the first arrivals last night and with
 him came many of the delegates from
 south Alabama. Many more will arrive this morning and between 9 and 10 o'clock this morning all the visiting delegates will be registered.
 An impressive programme for the en-
 tertanment of the delegates while in the city has been arranged by the Chamber of Commerce and Jefferson County Gooi
 Roads association, at whose joint invita-
 tion the convention came to this city.
 Tonight a musical and vaudeville enter
 tainment has been arranged at the News
 paper club and tomorrow the degates wlil
 visit the State Fair.
 Great interest is being manifested in the
 association, as some criticism of the re-
 cent legislature in delaying action on the
 placing of convicts on the public roads
  gates The placing of the convicts on the roads will receive much attention from the good roads enthusiasts. they have been emphatically on record on this vital public question for the last 10 years, and that they were disappointed by the action of the last legislature is no secret. The programme for today follows: TUESDAY MORNING. 10 a. m.-Meeting called to order by Hon. John w. ONeill, president of Jef~ ferson County Good Roads association, who will deliver opening remarks and introduce the speakers. Opening prayer Rev. J. W. Cary. Welcome address on behalf of the city of Birmingham, George B. Ward, presi- dent of city commission. Welcome address on behalf of the lief ferson County Good Roads association. Judge W. l. Grubb. Welcome address on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, Crawford John son, president. Response on behalf of the Alabama Good Roads association, J. F. Pierce of Huntsville vice president of the associa- ton.
 Reading official can of the Alabama Good Roads association. Enrolment of delegates. John Craft. president of the Alabama Good Roads association, takes charge of l the meeting and delivers his annual ad- dress
 l Annual report on the work of the Ala bama Good Roads association by J. A. Rountree, secretary Appointment of committees Reso.n- | ton committee. highway committee, nom l mating committed. 1 Reports of delegates from counties. cities, good roads organizations. farmers. commercial and other civic organizations. How the Motor Vehicle Has Earned It's Place." A. c. Batcheldor. chairman executive committee American Automo- bile association. "Convicts on the Public Roads," ad- dress by ex-Senator Frank $. White, followed by Henry P Merritt of Macon. W. c. Davis of Walker, Borden Burr of Jefferson, A. F. Smith of Bullock and Hugh McGeever of Jefferson. The association will adjourn for lunch until 2:30 D. m. TUESDAY AFTERNOON. Convention called to order, 2:so p. m. Opening prayer. "Progress of Good Roads Every where" Job Going, ex-president board of revenue of Jefferson county Work of Highway Commission" by R. F. Spraggins, president of commits sion
 "The Duty of Federal Government to Postal Roads" Senator John II. Bank head Followed by Congressman r. l. Blackmon of the Fourth district, E. E. Almon of Eighth congressional dis trict
 Trees on Public Highways F. A. Gulledge.
 The association will adjourn until s p. m. TUESDAY NIGHT. The members and delegates will as semble at the Birmingham Newspaper club, where light refreshments will be served. Music and stereoptieon views of roads will be shown. Brick Roads" with views. by John W. Sibley, secretary of Southern Paw ing Brick Manufacturers association. Jefferson County Roads with views, George Fl. Clark, county road engi- neer
 Clement Roads" with views. l.. A. Young, representative of the American Association of Portland Cement Manu- lecturers.
 views of Culverts for Road Drain- age" Howard Seay. representative of the American Rolling Mills company Millstown, o. "Views of Bitulithic Roads" z T. Dunlap of Nashville, Tenn. Views and Description of Asphalt Pavements for City and County by T. H. Reed representing John Baker company, "Texaco Asphalt and Road Oils" Birmingham. Reports of committees.