The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-23
ORGANIZATION ID PROMOTE BEEL|NE HIGHWAY FORMED F. J. CramtOn of MOntgom- cry Elected President of
 New Association ROUTE TO RUN FROM CHICAGO TO THE GULF Good Roads Enthusiasts From All Parts of Alabama and Other
 States Present at Meet
 ing Yesterday

The North and South National Bee
 Line Highway association, with F. J.
 Cramton of Montgomery as president,
 was organized at a meeting of good
 roads enthusiasts from six states, held
 at the Tutwiler yesterday. The head
 quarters of the association will be in
 Montgomery, and the route to be cov-
 cred by the highway will run from
 Chicago to New Orleans by way of
 Indianapolis, Louisville. Nashville,
 Pulaski and Columbia, Tenn, Athens,
 Decatur, Birmingham, Montgomery,
 Selma and Mobile.
 | Others officers elected were: w. B.
 Skeggs, vice president; Newton D. White,
 vice president; Martin Behrman, New
 Orleans vice president; L. N. Buell.,
 Cullman, secretary, and H. K. Milner,
 Birmingham, treasurer. The board or
 directors is composed of F. M. Mas
 sey, Pulaski, Tenn; w. T. Sanders, Ath-
 ems; w. M. Drennen, Birmingham l.. D. Stevens, Montgomery; Morgan Richards, Selma; John Craft, Mobile;
 A. L. Schaffenberg, New Orleans. The meeting, which is in measure
 an outgrowth of the recent meeting of the Jackson Highway association in
 Birmingham when the Bee Line route of that highway was defeated was fea- tured by talks by good roads enthusi-
 asts from every state represented.
 NAME IS CHANGED Upon motion of H. K. Milner the
 name North and South National Bee Line Highway association was sub stituted for "The Lakes to the Gulf Highway association" as had been or iginally suggested.
 The incorporation papers, which were adopted at the meeting, were signed by 30 men, each Of whom contributed $5 to the movement.
 The meeting began at 10 olock and
 adjourned shortly after luncheon, when meeting of the executive board was held, at which plans for the as- sociation were discussed
 w. T. Sanders of Athens presided over the meeting, and l., N. Buell. of Cullman was elected temporary sec retary.
 John w. O'Neill, president of the Jefferson County Good Roads associa- telegrams from persons interested in lthe movement who could not be pres- ent.
 MANY ATTEND
 Among those present at the meeting, which was held in the private dining
 room of the Tutwi1er, were
 Blanton Higgins, Birmingham; Job 1 Going, Birmingham; w. A. Bibb, Ai- bany; James S. Nelson. Decatur; J. B. | Orr, Hartselle; F. A. Gulledge, Yer bena; Fred J. Buckman, Cullman; J. A. | Vickory, Cullman; L. A. Kelton, Gull
 man; S. J. Griffin, Cul1man; George Stiefelmeyer, Cullman; J. B. White,
 Hanceville; B. E. Davis, Falkville; Dr. S. H. Sudduth. Garden City; J. V. Pat terson, Lacon; Chrales w. Sorber, Attn
 ens D. G. Malone, Albany; E. c. Paine,
 Albany; L. N. Buell.. Cullman; H. l..
 Shaffner, Nashville.
 Alma Rittenberry, Birmingham; Mrs.
 Chapel Cory, Birmingham; J. H. Van Hoose, Birmingham; w.. M. Drennen, Birmingham; J. A. Rountree, Birming- ham; Mason J. Dillard, Birmingham; Hugh McGeever, Biraningham; T. M. Cox, Birmingham; T. H. Spencer, Bir- mingham; c. E. Ireland, Birmingham; i; Morgan Richards, Selma; John w.. O'NeiIl, Birmingham; Howard s. Will Hams, Gulfport, Miss; D. M. Scott, Sel- ma; F. M Massey, Pulaski, Tenn. John T. Lacy, Pulaski Tenn; Sol Cohn, Pu- laski, Tenn; F. E. Roach. Pulaski, Tenn. S. c. Appelby, Pulaski, Tenn.' Harry Pointer Decatur; J. w. Simpson, Hartselle; R. w. Lindsey, Decatur;
 George Heller, Dothan; W. " Edmond son, Albany: John J. Grover, Bangor; w. F. Harrell. Blount Springs; A. C.. Jackson, Hartselle; R. o. Burleson, Hartselle; Ed Kritzschmar, Garden City; G. w. Green, Garden City; J. J.. Nelson Garden City; J. Mackentipe, Cullman; F. J. Cranton, Montgomery.