The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-10
MEETINGS TODAY
 ON DIXIE HIGHWAY Over 100 Expected From
 Rome and Gadsden
WHEELING IS HERE
Secretary of Rome Chamber of Com merce to Attend Meeting at Gads- den Today and Accompany Dele
 gation Back to Birmingham

That 100 citizens of Rome and Gads- den will meet with the good roads com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon in the interests of the feeder for the Dixie highway from thls city to Rome was the information given out yesterday by II. NJ. Beck chairman of the committee. Secretary Wheeling. of the Rome chamber. reached here yesterday and held an informal conference with Chairman Beck of the committee, Pres- dent Johnson of the chamber and Seere- tary Radcliffe.
 The Rome delegation will reach Gads- den this morning about 10 o'clock and will hold a meeting at the Etowah county courthouse at which Secretary Lay of the Gadsden chamber will preside. It Is planned to have a large number of Gads- den citizens join the Rome delegation and leave the former city at ? o'clock for Birmingham. Mayor W. G. Bellinger of Gadsden will accompany the Gadsden delegation. It is hoped the crowd will arrive in Birmingham no later than 5 | O clock. However, it may be 6 o'clock before the last car reaches here. want Dig (rOWd
 The meeting with the local good roads committee will follow immedia tely after the arrival of the joint delegation from Gadsden and Rome. The statement was made yesterday by Secretary Radcliffe that President Johnson and Chairman Beck were very anxious that a large crowd attend the meeting of the com mittee and properly receive the deega- ton from the two cities. It was explained that there was to be no collection nor financial pledges made. but that the dele the aid and cooperation of the Birming- ham comimttee in getting the feeder con structed for the Dixie highway. Secretary Wheeling of the Rome colE- mercial body was shown over the city yesterday by local officials of the cham Der He was very much pleased with the cooperation that has been shown in oonnetcion with the proposed highway. He said frankly that any city that expect ed to remain on the map would be com pelled to have highways and that he cid not for moment think that Birmng- ham would be amlss in this direction
 He said last night that he sincerely trusted that a large crowd would be al the Chamber of Commerce this afternoon to greet the boosters from Rome and Gadsden.
 Going to Gadsden
 He added that he intended to go to Gadsden this morning an early train and return with the delegation today so that the crowd would be here promptly and thereby eliminate the chances of any delay.
 "The part Jefferson county Is to play in this highway scheme Is simply to widen it's roads," said Mir Wheeling. At this time Jefferson county has almost per- formed her part of the work. However the Dixie highway Is incorporated and certain specifications have been outlined. All Jefferson county will be requested to do will be to widen the roads. l am glad to say that Cherokee county, which will have some work to do. has already agreed to perform this work by public subscrip tion That is going pretty strong for good roads and indicates the interest be- ing displayed in the proposition