The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-20
MASS MEETING THIS MORNING ID PLAN THE NASHVILLE TRIP Big Delegation to Present Alabama's Claim For
 . Jackson Highway SENATOR UNDERWOOD TO HEAD DELEGATION All Citizens Are Urged to Attend the Meeting This Morning at the
 Chamber of Commerce to
 Boost Movement

J. Frank Rushton. acting president of the Chamber of Commerce, has issued call to all the members of the cham Der to attend the mass meeting to be held at the auditorium this morning at II o'clock in the interest of the Jackson highway movement. Dr. J. E. Dedman. chairman of the general com mittee announced that all members of civic bodies, good roads associations. automobilists and dealers and others interested have also been invited to att tend and a rousing meeting is antici- pated.
 It Is planned to have at least 50 auto parties to leave Birmingham on Tuesday morning at 9:30 o'clock for Nashville to attend the meeting of the Jackson Highway association which meets in that city September 23-24 to select the route south of Nashville to New Orleans The committee states that Mississippi is going to the Nashville meeting with a large delegation in au- tomobiles and special train with the intention to put up a strong fight to have the Jackson highway routed through that state.
 The Chamber of Commerce and other civic bodies of the city and district. to- sether with representatives from other parts of the state are working together to bring the highway to Alabama
 The Birmingham delegation will be Joined by large delegations from other cities of the state and will make . strong fight for the Alabama route. Sem ator Oscar Underwood will head the Alabama delegation and will present tho claims of this state before the Nash vile meeting Other prominent citizens will lend their efforts in this regard. Montgomery. Selma and Mobile will be represented. The railroads are making & special rate to Nashville for the Jackson highway meeting for those who intend to travel by rail which will be practically ono fare. plus 25 cents, for the round trip.
 All who expect to attend the meeting either by the automobile trip or by rail are requested to communicate with general secretary W. C. Radcliffe of the Chamber of Commerce. who will furnish any further information in regard to the trip that may be desired. He will also attend to sleeper reservations for those wno travel by rail
 In view of the strong effort that the delegation from Mississippi is making to secure the highway the committee states 1t is necessary for Alabama to send strong delegation to Nashville to counteract if possible their efforts. and 1t Is expected that Birmingham will be in tho lead to present Aiabama's claims to the highway.
 At the mass meeting this morning delegations from Decatur, Huntsville. Cullman, Hartselle. Athens, Pulaski and other cities will be present. The com 'mittee urges every cltisen of Birming- ham interested in this great project to attend the meeting this morning.
 The movement Ia in the hands of general committee appointed at the mass meeting held last Friday. this committee being assisted by committees from various organizations The geu- eral committee is pr. J. F. Dsdman. chairman; Solon Jacobs, Oscar Turner. Louis Gelders, Hubert Drennen. The other committees are Good roads of Chamber of Commerce. H. NJ. Beck. chairman; P. B. Thomas. Hugh Mcc3ee- yer. John W. O'Neill. C. H. Ohms. Eu- gene Ties, J. l. MeCants; Rotary club. H. K. Milner. Solon Jacobs, Sid Lazarus.
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