The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-17
FORM ASSOCIATION TO BUILD BRIDGE OVER
 TOMBIGBEE RIVER
tcontinued from Page Five)


 Mitchell. Gadsden; Jefferson county, B. M Allen, Birmingham; Lowndes county, W. D. McCurdy, Lowndesboro; Madison county, T. w. Pratt, Huntsville; Marshall county, R. R. McCloskey, Boaz Morgan county, T. M. Jones, Decatur; St. Clair county, T. w. Woody Sprngville; Shelby county, A. P. Longshore Coumbiana; Washington county, William Lewis, Cor telyou; Wilcox county, W. l.. Bruce, Katherine.
 The proposition to divide the state into three districts met with the hearty ap- proval of the delegates, and on motion p. E. Snraegins of Huntsville was made the chairman of the Huntsville Route : so' ar on. w. T. Sanders, chairman of
 the Decatur Route association and J. c. 'tV ire ra irman of the Jefferson County to Mobile association. These gentlemen were instructed to form divisions of one or more counties and to appoint superin- tendents of the work done by each di- vision.
 The following resolution was introduced by Hugh McGeever, and was adopted unanimously:
 "Whereas, It behooves Alabamians to put in the very best possible condition the Tennessee to the gulf divisions of the Jackson highway. in order that the official scouts can make favorable re- port October 1916, on their visit, there fore be it
 Resolved, first That this meeting here assembled urge the officials and the peo- pie along the proposed routes to at once go to work and put in frst-class order the roads in their respective counties Resolved, second, That we urge the people from the Tennessee line to Mobile to turn out on August IA and 15, legalized
 good roads days in Alabama. to put the finishing touches on the roads. Ec hird the people in all walks of life to volun- teer their services teams and to con tribute money to carry out his under | taking, also to request the women to 1 furnish meals for the volunteer workers on these days.
 Governor Henderson when he issues his official proclamation for good roads days | that he especially call upon the people l living on and interested in the Tennessee 1 to the gulf division of the Jackson high
 way observe August IA and f5 as days to work and improve this highway" WHITE INDORSES MOVE 1 Senator Frank s. White addressed the ! meeting and gave hearty indorsement to I the movement. He stated that the state could have no more valuable asset 1 than good roads, and that in the building of the great highway the promoters were | doing work that would prove of great 1 value to the people of the section through which it was located. He also called att l tention to the fact that it would be neces- l sary for the county commissioners to get permission from Congress before the l bridge across the Tombigbee could be I built.
 1 Miss Alma Rittenberry was called upon and made a fine talk on the Jackson l highway, and urged the utmost exertion /; on the part of all interested to secure fI,a f1f h htcr1,x f0r 1nl l,n Rittenberry is one of the promoters of | the highway.
 l w. s. Keller. state highway engineer, I stated the highway was one of the big I gest things the state had before it at l this time and that it should be rushed 1 to completion. He declared that it would 1 benefit the farmers to very great ex- {! tent by making a road to the nearest market for their commodities and for 1 their local use.
 1 At the conclusion of the meeting a vote | of thanks was given the Chamber of l Commerce for the interest it's officers
 and members had shown in the meeting
 and for the courtesies extended. Among
 those in attendance were:
 Y w. T. Sanders. Athens; l.. C. Irvine, 1 Mobile; H. M. Beck, Crawford Johnson, 1 B. M Allen. w. M. Drennen. Birming- | ham; John F. Kelton, Oneonta William l E. Skeggs, New Decatur; w. A. McCalla, ! H. A. Skeggs, Decatur; R. F. Lovelady,' 1 Hugh McGeever, Birmingham; Oceola Dodd, Boaz; Lawrence Cooper, Joseph J. Bradley, T. w. Pratt. Huntsville; M. c. l Nichols, Athens; J. A. Rountree. Bir- mingham: Fred Dean. Toledo; H. F. Gray, P. B. Thomas. l. F.. Boyette. J. c. | Persnger Birmingham: J. B. Patterson,
 Montgomery; Earl Lay, Gadsden; Frank
 S. White, Birmingham; R. E. Davis, 1 Falkvile; H. o. Sparks, R. R. McClos-
 key, J. M. Spradlin. Boaz; o. D. Street, i GuntersviIle; w. G. Bellinger, O. w. Hood, Gadsden; Job Going, Birmingham;
 l.. l.. Herzberg, Gadsden; w. E. Snead,
 Boaz; A. H. Hood. Ashville: w D. liar
 rigan. Fulton. Clarke county; E. B. Deas- on, Clanton; w. s. Keller, Montgomery; A. B. Tucker, Thomasville; J. s. Pinck-
 ard Montgomery; John Craft, Mobile; J. ! B. Elliott. Birmingham; c. T. McCor- quodale, Clarke county; A. T. Newell, Bir-
 mingham; J. R. Taylor, Pinson; R. A.
 Mitchell, Gadsden; Rufe R. Bivins, Bir-
 mingham: Judge A. P. Longshore, Shelby
 county; Don Farnsworth. Birmingham.