The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-24
JACKSON HIGHWAY ROUTE ID BE CHOSEN |0NN0VEMDER TENTH Nashville Convention After Stormy Session Decides to Delay Choice | UNDERWOOD AMONG SPEAKERS OF DAY Pathfinding Comr' U. Consisting of
 Goyernmer. esaeer and Three Otbe & .tatives, Will ln- 0 NS the Different Routes
 

Nashville, September 2a-It was de- f1nitely decided today that the present convention of the Jackson Highway as- sociation will not fix the route of the proposed road through the south to be built in memory of the great Tennesseean. Instead the routes advocated by the va rious factions of Tennesseeans Alabam- ians and Mississippians will be traced by government highway engineer. They will submit separate reports to the board of directors of the association, who will meet on November 10 to select the route of the great north and south highway which is expected to link Chicago and New Orleans by way of Indianapolis. Louisville. Nashville and other points to the south.
 In securing this action the temporary organization of the convention under the leadership of Peter Lee Atherton of Ken lucky as president held the whip hand over the turbulent delegations which sev- eral times threatened to precipitate trou- ble. An effort to bind the temporary off cers to the recommendations of the nomi- hating committee, which will report to- morrow, was defeated after heated de- bate and it was decided not to hold night session, so that state delegations would have opportunity to caucus on their candidates for permanent officers of the organization
 Underwood Speaks
 Alter adopting the report of the tenn porary officers providing for the method of electing permanent officers, as well as fixing the permanent route of the Jackson highway the afternoon was devoted to ad- dresses. Oscar Underwood, senator-elect from Alabama, who was in the city but did not attend the opening session of the convention, was the principal speaker. Because he was unable to be present to- morrow, the plan to have the various de- egations present their claims for highway reepGniti0n was shifted Aaxd MT. Under- wood Invited to deliver an address.
 Although speaking as representative from Alabama. Mir. Underwood an nounced that he was not advocating any one route for the proposed highway He urged the building of good roads as an uplifting influence on the sections tra- versed Transportation is the key to com merce, he declared, and the commerce of the future will not be guided solely by steel rails, but will follow the highways of the nation. He delivered an eulogy on General Andrew Jackson and said it was not the south alone that was interested in highway to bear his name, but the en- tire nation.
 Build the highway where it will be most successful and most generally trav- eled." he concluded.
 J. N. McCord of Lewisburg, Tenn, who also was called away by the pressure of other business, followed Mr. Underwood and presented the claims of Marshall county, Tennessee. David M. Boyle of Lafay cite, Ind, described the Chcago-In- dianapolis link of the proposed route, and Edgar D. Bush of Salem, Ind, represent ing the lakes to the gulf highway in h. diana, told of that portion extending from Indianapolis to Louisville.
 An effort to get federal assistance in the Jackson highway enterprise was launched when Mrs. Oscar Hundley of Birmingham presented resolution ask ing the association to call upon senators and representatives from the states to be traversed by the road to urge Congress to pass bill for appropriations to sup plement those made by the states.
 In an effort to complete the work of the convention tomorrow the big delegations from Birmingham. Montgomery, Mobile and other Alabama cities held caucus tonight to decide on the claims they will present to the convention tomorrow. A similar meeting was held by the large Mississippians, embracing the cities of West Point, Columbus, Macon, Meridian Laurel and also Florence, representatives of which are acting with the Missssip- plans in urging the Jackson military road as opposed to the route favored by the other Alabama cities.
 The Alabama delegation tonight se- lected L. P. Irvine of Mobile, R. E. Spragins of Huntsville and w. P. San ders of Athens as the committee to represent the state on the board of di- rectors. One of the three will be chosen as a vice president of the Jack son highway convention, while tho other two will serve as executive com 
 At the caucus of the Alabama dele gates tonight representatives of the tier of five counties in the northwest DOT ton of the state through which the Jack son military road would pass, withdrew from the meeting, charging they would not be alloyed representation in the Ala bama portion of the permanent officers of the association.
 The meeting at times was stormy Judge Nathan and R. F. Simpson opposed the pleas of w. T. Sanders and others for harmony
 The action. it was declared, probab X would result Tn the temporary organiza- ton of the convention tomorrow naming ct least portion of the permanent of- ficers without the recommendation of their respective state delegates.