The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-31

statement made yesterday Dy d
 of the city when interviewed i Warrior.
 Opinion differed as to the manner of
 construction and the nature of mate
 rials used, but all were unanimous in declaring themselves in favor of the highway. Not few stated they fav. ored the construction of a road paved with brick or ashphalt; others wanted concrete or macadam while quite a
 number stated they favored any kind of road, pointing out that with q highway to the Warrior it will be only short time until some company will build an interurban railway along the
 same route as the road built by the
 county.
 GET ROAD STARTED
 | Among the business men who ex-
 pressed their views on this subject yes l terday were the following:
 John w. O'Neill, president of the Jefferson County Good Roads associa- , tion: q am in favor of good roads
 everywhere and am certainly in fa- vor of the proposition to build the Warrior highway. In my opinion, the construction of this road will prove a | decided factor in securing a reduction or freight rates to this city. which, l believe, is absolutely necessary for further industrial expansion As to what kind of 8 road should be con | structed l have always advocated per-
 manent building and that a we'll built | road is the cheapest in the end, but as to whether it is wise to spend a half million dollars, which I under stand is the estimated coast of paved highway, at this time, is a question that calls for serious consideration. It is only question of s short time when railway from the city to the i Warrior will be built, and while l would like to see every highway in the county paved, I think the matter | should be looked at from every angle before this amount of money is spent
 on one stretch of road. These are mat ters, however, that can be met when we reach them. The principal ques- tion concerning us now is the con- struction of the highway at the earliest opportunity, for as I stated, it is of vital moment to the further develop
 ment of our industrial resources" CIVIC BODIES GET BUSY
 E. k. Herzog of Herzog- Thompson l Jewelry company: There are few
 suggestions that can be made in re- 1 gard to the building of the Warrior highway, and the good effects 1t will have on the citizens of Jefferson l | can only agree with the citizens who have already expressed themselves that 1t will be the greatest thing that can possibly be put on foot for every resi- | dent in the Birmingham district
 That Birmingham needs gateway
 to the Gulf of Mexico through the Warrior highway is the unanimous opinion of every man to whom I men, toned the project. There is no sen sible argument that can be brought | against the proposition and the only thing I see left for us of Jefferson to do is to build 1t at once. Build 1t right
 Is also my motto. Let the engineers receive estimates on all sorts of ma terial for road building and then pick l out the best with no regard to the price. Satisfaction, stability and per | manence should be the paramount is- sues in the selecting of the material | for Alabama's greatest highway
 | 'I have never seen as much interest l manifested in any movement start ed in Birmingham. I can truthfully say l that have not heard a single murmur against the Warrior highway and nc l citizen anticipates any. Let all the civic organizations, labor organiza- 1 tions. business associations and others !! get together and indorse the proposed highway and boost 1t constantly until | it becomes a reality. I can see no req son why the beginning of the year l 1917 cannot reward us with the road
 built and readye use"
 AWAIT ENGINEERS REPORT
 what line of business man Is in tr CT he Is in business. if he has given the proposed highway from Birming ham to the Warrior river few mia-
 utes' thought he Is absolutely for 1t | 1T hope to see Jefferson county gel
 behind this proposition and make II go. I know the citizens of this town can do 1t is they want to and have | not seen one who does not realize il 1 Is the greatest thing for the com munity at large as we'll as the entire state. We can build 1t without any l trouble or inconvenience to anyone ir 1 this city and that Is what we should ] do by all means. There are few things l that have been started in Birmingham l that has had the sentiment of the pub | lie so unanimously behind it as the | Warrior river project has now and will have until 1t Is completed.