The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-14
BITTER FIGHT MADE BEFORE COMMITTEE
 ON ENDORSEMENT OF
 CONNECTS ON ROADS
(Continued from Page Five)

around which to build the fund for fed eral aid in the construction of a system of post roads and appropriating or setting apart for this purpose of this difference of l cent or of S36, GOO.
 SECOND.
 Whereas, the National Highway asso- cation of the United States is advocat-
 ing the construction of 100000 miles )f roads so that the nation will have a good system of highways: and,
 "Whereas. said association in it's pa triotc and unselfsh work is endeavorng to have the President and the Congress of the United States to enact laws for the construction of a system of national highways of not less than 100.000 miles il extent, that the mail and parcel post can be collected and delivered expedj- tiously and economically, and in time of war that the nation may thereby be pre- pared to properly defend itself therefore.
 Be it Resolved, That the Alabama Good Roads association affiliate with the National Highway association of the United States
 That we earnestly urge the co-opera- ton of the National Highway associa- tion in the building of public highways in the state as part of the national highway system.
 THIRD.
 Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this convention that the state and county convicts be taken from the mines. lum-
 Der camps, and other places where they are being worked under lease or hire and worked upon the public highways. FOURTH. Resolved That it is the sense of this
 meeting that, in the future. the pro- gramme be fixed so as to give a discus
 sion of practical road building laws re- quiring the building of roads, and all of &fr., ture be disal'owed, except upon special action of the convention. FIFTH. Resolved, That this association reccm- mend the authorization of an issue of
 s50. 0.000,000 at the rate of s1.000,OOO pr an mum. of the bonds of the state or so much thereof as may be necessary to be issued. in annual installments. as the
 money may be profitably and economi-
 cally expended in the building of roads l in the state.
 SIXTH
 Resolved That this association affil- fate with the United States Good Roads association and send representatives to all national highway bodies that it sees proper that have for their object the building of good roads. SEVENTH Resolved. that the thanks of this association be rendered to Hon. w H. Key of Franklin, for introducing and securing the passage of the bill desig- l hating good roads days August IA and | 15.
 Resolved. further, that we urge the people of Alabama to observe these days. and thereby arouse as much en- thusiasm as possible in the subject of good roads.
 EIGHTH l Resolved, that the association ex- inr if~ tfs.
 association,. and its committees for
 their faithful service in our entertain ment.
 Resolved, further that the thanks of the association be extended to the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Birmingham for it's generosity in ex-i tending to us the use of it's hall for
 our meetings and for many otber cour- tesies extended during the session of l the convention.
 Resolved, further. that the grateful thanks of the association be and the same are hereby extended to the speakers on the programme. as well as
 to others who spoke during sessions of the convention. .t "It is further resolved, that the thanks of the association be extended | to the press of the city for the gen.
 erous notices published by them of the
 meetings of the association. FRANK S WHITE, Chairman Work by Highway Commission l The second day of the convention opened at 10 o'clock yesterday morn l ing when President John Craft, pre- i siding. real a telegram from Congress-
 man Large John W. Abercrombie. expressing regret that he could not 1 attend the meeting. w. s. Keller. state | highway engineer, then made very impressive address regarding the work of the state highway commission in 1 furthering the progress of good roads.
 After MT. Keller came Representa-
 tive Rogers and his defense of Gov | ernor Henderson. Tn his speech MT. l Rogers attacked the system of placing
 the convicts on the public roads and stated that 1t was an economical fall 1 ure.
 Following MT Rogers came Mrs. Nixon Morris, who stated to the dele gates that if woman suffrage becomes 1 a fact in Alabama tine convicts will 1 be taken from the mines and the work i of good roads will be advanced l Congressman John I. Burnett then
 made an address on Federal Aid to l Good Roads"
 l A nomination committee was then ap- | pointed and the Nominations l by the convention Following is the 1 list of officers elected for the forth
 coming year:
 John Craft. president. Mobile: John , w. ONeill, first vice president. Bir- 1 mipgham; J. E. Pierce, second vice president. Huntsville; John H. Bank 1 head. third vice president Jasper: O. w. l Underwood. fourth vice president Bir- l nfnRham; l. Asa Rountree, secretary. l District vice presidents; First I. D.. Bloch, Mobile; second. E. NJ. Loveleye
 Brewton; third, O. P. Butler. opelika: