The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-21

President George B. Ward and Street Commissioner Frank Gafford, in a big yellow car of the city, will pilot the auto mobile party that will leave this morn ing for Nashville to attend the meeting of the Jackson Highway association at which the route from Nashville to New Orleans will be determined. The fight is between Alabama and Mississippi and strong delegations from other cities of the state will join the Birmingham dele sation in the effort to route the famous highway through the state.
 In addition to the automobile party a large number of Birmingham boosters will leave on the Louisville and Nashville train tomorrow noon in order to be at the caucus that will be held in the city of Nashville tomorrow night by all the Alabama delegations. At the caucus the two commissioners from this state to rep resent Alabama at the final conference to select the highway will be elected.
 The caucus will be held al the Hermit age hotel, which is headquarters for the delegates from Alabama and the ques- ton of the proposed Huntsville and Deca- tur routes will be discussed.
 Must Make Good Showing
 At the mass meeting held yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce in the interest of the Jackson highway movement, the general committee, of which Dr. J. E. peal to all the people of the city to get behind the movement to bring the Jack son highway via Birmingham and urge all the good roads and automobile enthusi- asts to join the automobile party this morning. It was stated that Mississippi was making a strong effort to secure the routing of the highway through that af m hat a n make a good showing at Nashville in order to offset Mississippi's claims.
 In addition to the official car of the city. the board of revenue of Jefferson county will have & car in the party as will the Chamber of Commerce The party will go in body to Oneonta where 1t will divide one half going by way of Huntsville, ploted by the city's car, the other party via Cullman and Decatur piloted by the car of the board of reve- nue.
 The committee requests that all cars and delegates report promptly this morn ing at the Chamber of Commerce build ing as the party will leave on schedule time.
 In response to the invitation to the ladies of the city interested in the Jack son highway to attend the mass meeting yesterday, number responded, including Mrs. Oscar Hundley, Mrs. A. O. Lane. Mrs. Charles J. Sharpe, Mrs. J. F. Fra zier. Miss Alma Rittenberry and others. Mrs. Hurdley was granted permission to drive car in the Birmingham party bearing the inscription Votes for Wom- en-" and with Mrs. Lane and Miss Rit- terberry was made sponsor for the party.
 At the mass meeting held yesterday a large number of delegates from other cities were present and most en- thusiastic reports were made as to the other cities of the state who are inter- ested in the highway. Among the speak CTS were John l.. Long and James Rags dale of Pulaski;, T. M. Hobbs, Athens; Judge John Eyster, H. A. Skeggs and w. c. Crawford of Decatur; W. A. Bibb of New Decatur; w. l.. Martin. Athens; G. B. Mccormack, B. c. Cox, P B. Thomas, Richard W. Massey, Richard Randolph, Frank P. Glass, Dr. J. E. Dedman, Mrs. A. O. Lane. Mrs. oscar Hundley, Miss Alma Rittenberry and Mrs. Charles J. Sharpe.
 Birmingham Is Neutral
 H M. Beck, chairman of the good roads committee of the Chamber of Commerce, presided at the meeting and in reply to the charge that Birmingham favored cer- tain routes through the state, replied that Birmingham was strictly neutral so far as other cities of the state were con- 
 All the talks were on the necessity for united effort in the fight for the Alabama route.
 Secretary W. C. Radcliffe received a letter yesterday from the Commercial club of Nashville stating that that or- was absolutely neutral in the matter of the location of any route He also received one from the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce stating that 10 automobiles, with strong party. would leave Montgomery for Nashville this Although Mississippi is making, the fight for the highway Secretary Rad ,lfffe has received telegrams from Gulfport ana Biloxi stating that the Mississippi gulf coast cities all favor the Alabama route