The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-05
'BANKHEAD SPEAKER
/. ON PROGRAMME At
. HIGHWAY MEETING
Senator to Talk at Opening
Session Tomorrow of the
Memphis-Birmingham-
Atlanta Association

George B. Ward, president of the citv
commission and DIR. r. F. Lovelady pres
ident of the board of revenue, will well
come the delegates to the meeting of
the MISUNDERSTANDING High
way association when it convenes at the
Tutwiler hotel tomorrow morning at II
clock
More than $50 delegates have been
named to this meeting and they are rep
resentlng 10 counties in Alabama as we'll
as cities and counties is Georgia, Missis-
sippi and Tennessee, through which the
proposed highway is to run. In addition
70 the cities and counties of Alabama,
which are expected to be represented at
the opening session, delegates have been
named from Memphis, Atlanta. and the
following towns in Mississippi; Tupelo.
New Albany and Byha1ia
The response to the addresses of well
come will be made by one of the WISH
tors from out oft he state. The meet
ing will be called to order by Mai. T. r.
Elliott of Leeds, president of the Jeffer-
son county branch of the association, and
he will preside unfit temporary chair
man is elected. Committees will be
named to outline plans for permanent
organization and to nominate permanent
officers at the first session tomorrow,
and they will make their reports on Sat-
urday.
Among the prominent speakers at the
meeting tomorrow will be Senator John
H. Bankhead who will discuss the pro
visions of the Bankhead good roads bill,
winch was recently passed by Congress
He will explain to the delegates how
each county can secure it's part of the
money appropriated under the terms of
the bill for the construction of good
roads throughout the country
Representatives of the various coun-
ties and cities interested in the high
way will be heard and they will present
the arguments in favor of the road and
Will make their suggestions as to the best
route for the highway to take The pro-
gramme for the opening session will be
largely given over to hearing the reports
and arguments of the various delegates
The state highway commission will be
represented by j. B. Rylance of Dade-
vile, who is a member of that body
A smoker will be rendered the visiting
delegates and local men interested in
this highway at the TutwiIer tomorrow
night
The permanent organization will be
SiASNtSSA
will be elected, following the reports of
the organization and the nominating
committee.
DR.. ]. M. Clark of Russellville, who
is the head of a delegation from that
place which is working to have the high
way come by that town. reported yesrer-
day that Franklin county will have her
part of the route completed by January
if the road comes that way.
At meeting of the county commits
sioners of Talladega yesterday, the route
for the road through that county was
selected and steps were taken TO secure
the state and federal aid money in con-
structing the highway
George B. Ward, president of the city
commission, yesterday named the follow
ing delegates from the city of Birmng-
ham to the convention: B. M. Allen,
Oscar Wells, John H. Frye, Col T. O..
Smith, T. G. Beatty, Sydney j Bowie, DR..
A. J. Dickinson, r. F. Lovelady, ]. W.
Donnelly, Col. w. B. Leedy, T. H.
Motion.