The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-19
Interest in Movement Grow ing by Leaps and Bounds.
 Letter Sent Out
FIRST MEETING OF
 GENERAL COMMITTEE
Everybody Urged to Lend Influence to Fight to Secure Routing of High way Through Alabama-Points
 to Be Emphasized at Nashville

Interest in the movement to bring the Jackson highway through Alabama is growing by leaps and bounds and indications are that large and en- thusiastic delegation will leave Bir- mingham this week for Nashville to join the other Alabama delegations In presenting the claims of the state for the highway.
 A meeting of the general committee, pr. J. E. Dedman, chairman, appointed by Chairman Frank P. Glass at the mass meeting Friday to work up in- terest was held yesterday at the Cham plans for securing large delegation. The following letter was sent out to all members of the civic bodies. clubs and automobile owners urging them to get busy and help bring the Jackson highway to Birmingham.
 Letter Is Sent Out
 Help bring the Jackson highway to Birmingham.
 'It Is going to take cooperation by everybody, unity of effort and hard fight in the convention to bring the Jackson highway to Alabama and Bir- mingham. Some must make a sacrifice of time and money to do it..
 Mississippi Is going to the Jackson highway meeting in Nashville. Sep tember 2S24, with special trains and large delegations If she gets the highway 1t will not come to Birming- ham.
 Automobiles from Birmingham will leave for Nashville on Tuesday morn tr.r q a.on nrAlx. the Chamber of Commerce building some going via Decatur and others via Huntsville We need you and your car and urge you to go with us Telephone to General Secretary Radcliffe. Main 25, that you will Join us.
 "In any event. come to the big meet ing in the Chamber of Commerce au- ditorium, Monday September 20. at II a m. Delegations from Decatur. New Decatur Cullman. Hartselle, Athens and Pulaski will be present. Plans for the trip to Nashville will be completed. Come if possible. Cordially yours, J. E. Dedman chairman, Solon Jacobs Oscar c. Turner, Louis Gelders. Hubert Dren- nen. general committee.
 'P. S.-Railroads are making practi- cally a rate of one fare for the round trip, plus 25 cents.'
 Everybody interested, every Birmins- ham booster whether receiving the above letter or not is invited to attend the mass meeting tomorrow, at which the final plans wil be made. There will be many out-of-town delegations and the commit tee urges all who possibly can to attend the meeting.
 Ladies to Be Welcome
 Ladies will be welcomed In the party that will leave Birmingham for Nash vile on Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. n,,a ho1f of rfy xyi1I tyn hU xua n Cullman and Decatur. the other by way of Oneonta, Guntersvlle and Huntsville. About 25 cars have already been prom ised and the committee desires to raise the number to 100
 A meeting of the Jackson Highway asso- citation will be held in Nashville next week, at which the official route will be selected. Delegations from all the states proposed will be present. but the main fight will be between Alabama and Mis- sissippi as the route Is practically decided up to the Tennessee line.
 The Jackson highway Is proposed na- tional road, extending from New Orleans through Louisville to Chicago on the left and to Buffalo on the right. This move ment was started several years ago and the route of the highway has been deter mined from Chicago to Buffalo as far south as Nashville From that city to New Orleans several routes have been proposed including one through Missis- sippi and the other through Alabama.
 Birmingham Is making a strong fight for the Alabama route and Senator Under wood, Congressman Huddleston and prob ably Senator Frank S. White will present Birminghams case at the Nashville meet ing.
 The Chamber of Commerce. the Rotary club. the Automobile club and other or ganizations are working as a unit. for It is stated on good authority that Nashville is leading her influence to the Mississippi route. and 1t Is known that 100 automobiles filled with Mississippi
 Boosters headed by Senator Vardaman are headed for Nashville for the purpose of securing the highway for that state.
 Birmingham Is not alone in the light for Montgomery, 1t Is stated. will send not less than 300 boosters. Selma, Hunts vile, Decaturs, Cullman, Hartsslle. Attn ems. Mobile, Guntersville, Pulaski and other towns will send large delegations who will arrive in Birmingham Monday to confer with the local committee.
 Notwithstanding this cooperation 1t is vital that Birmingham herself send at least 70 automobiles to Nashville for a parade five miles long will be held In that city and Alabama should mako a showing equal to that of Mississippi or 1t will tell against her.
 Points to Be Made
 In support of the route through Ala bama it will be urged
 "1. That three-fourths of the roads over the proposed Alabama route are in good shape.
 "2. That on the Alabama route are three of It's old capitols, Huntsville. Ca haba and St. Stephens, and the present capitol at Montgomery, which was the first capital of the Confectionery.
 '3. That the route passes through three of the largest cities of the state-Bir- mingham, Montgomery and Mobile-ail ofrering modern hotel facilities.
 A. That 1t will pass through the great est industrial center of the south and the ouaintest of southern cities Mobile.
 .5. That the route passes near Horse shoe Bend where Jackson fought his famous battle with the Indians.
 ..s. That tourists coming over the Ala hama route will find at Montgomery @ splendid road already connected with Fla Many tourists coming over the Jackson highway will be Florida bound.
 .7. That while the proposed Mississippi route Is shorter, there are no points of special interest or cities where modern accommodations may be had
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