The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-22
For Good of
the Community
Champions of Neighborliness Meet in Bir-
mingham Today to Sound Clarion Call For
The Highway Amendment

VETERANS in the of neighboriness meet in Bmng
ham today. Champions of means by which men and
know another better and do business with
another with greater economy and profit are here
pave the for the revong the 900 highway
bond ISSUE
That the people want the state highway in the
election of February 1920 when they voted the bonds
eight to Jefferson county voted them sixteen to and
gave great majority to local road bond issue of
$5O0o,000.
has been no change of sentiment the past years
Each month adds the realization of the benefit of good
roads Automobile trucks going further and further in
their delivery of the products of factory and the of
wholesalers Truckers increasing their production and
bringing greater quantities to nearby cities to sell at
munerative prices.
On January 80 the people of Alabama will be afforded
another opportunity the highway bonds and realize
the federal aid money that there for the asking Get
ting roads half the price about the best business that
state in and Alabamians profoundly con-
WINGED of this
If Alabamians voted down aid for the port of Mobile
nine months after they had given eight majority
for the highway bond ISSUE because the slump farm
prices found them and wounded Men could not think
Alright In the gloom of the present they could not
straight into the future.
1t will be different next fall The highways and the rail
roads but part of the the states development
Alabama produces what she wants and the nation
soon produces what the nation wants The rest it is to
be marketed at all, must abroad. Mobile is Alabama's
gateway to the outer world
1t will be fine to have highways leading from town to
country from country to town and from city to city within
the state 1t will be fine have roads leading the railroad
depo and fine to have railroads leading to the port
1t is fine to have the Warrior river carrying products
the gulf reduced freight rates and equipped with
modern craft and eightfoot stage of water It is fine
to have Father of Waters inside the and empty
ing into bay of Mobile
But the port Mobile must be equipped the port of
New Orleans has been is to do for Alabama what has
been done for New Orleans by state aid If Mobile is not
equipped state aid alone do the highways will fail
that short of their mission The ships built of Alabama steel
will call at New Orleans and not at Mobile. Alabama cot
ton will the higher freight rate to New Orleans Savan
nah and Charleston.
Jones and Laughn Ptsburg steel makers having been
successful in the moving of steel products down the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers far south Louisville load
ing 5000 tons for Memphis and 1900 for New Orleans
The Warrior has competition It's has stimulated
other river transportation enterprises by with
limited capital.
Alabama must regard highway building and port de-
velopmen with clear glasses The do big bust
without big appliances Other states hestatng
to do the big things Alabama must hew to the line
found wanting.
The highway bond issue and then port aid should be
the minds and the hearts of Alabamians until both
ures have issued triumphant from the ballot box.
Yours for upbuldng,
R;Irl 49,. -