The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
60 COUNTIES REPORT
ON ROAD SENTIMENT
AND BOND ATTITUDE
Age-HeraId Poll Indicates Peo-
Pile of the State Are Over
WhelmingIy In Favor of
Bond Issue

Sixty counties nave now Deen
heard from in The Age-Herald's poll
to determine the sentiment of the peo-
pie of the state toward the proposed
good roads bond amendment.
Request was made of each member
of the senate and house of repre-
sentatives of the state legislature to
give expression to the attitude of their
counties toward the proposal.
The reports IN favor of the amendment
have been overwhelming. Out of the en-
tire list only six counties have. been
reported antagonistic and in two of them
there is difference of opinion among the
legislators themselves as to what tho
people would do. For instance, previous
reports have said that Dallas would be
against the amendment and yet Repre-
sentative ]. E. Dunnaway of Orrville ex-
pressed the opinion in his letter yester-
day that the issue would be favorable
to a majority of their voters.
The poll indicated decisively that there
would be no question about the outcome
in Alabama in case the amendment is
submitted The people Of the state want
good roads, they want to match the fed
eral appropriations and they believe that
now is ideal time to get the work
under way
The letters from members OF the leg
islature in yesterdays mail are as fol-
lows:
CONVICTION
]. c. Mcleod, representative from COW
ington county: opp, March Is, 1911
should think they would.
DALLAS
j. e. Dunnaway. representative from
Dallas county "Orrville, March "a. 1871
I believe the issue would be favorable
to the majority of our voters. / would
be willing to see Governor Kilby call a
special session to consider this issue and
nothing more, as 1 think it is very vital
to the welfare of our state, and now
seems the opportune time for the state
to have relief. Our country can never
make the rapid strides that it should
make without a better road system and
better roads. We must keep abreast of
the times and we cannot afford to let
our border states surpass US. Georgia
and the Carolinas are doing wonderful
read work at this time. This great move
ment is nation wide and Alabama must
do her part.
ELMORE
Henry G. Ellis, representative from Ell
more county: "Tclectic, March a. 1921.-
Owing to my absence l could not an
swer your question to what the peo-
pie would do in regard to ratifying what
the legislature might do in extra session
1, as an individual, would be glad to
match federal aid in some way. But as
to what the people would do It's hard
problem. There was so much reckless
legislation during this administration
enacted in raising salaries. creating Of
fees and placing so much power in
the hands of the governor that the peo-
pie are sick and tired of extravaganza.
Seldom can | meet a taxpayer but he
is upbraiding and justly too they be-
no inc Of ha Of
this administration.
1T have hope that after they are
shown the advantage of getting better
roads with the aid of the national gov
eminent they would adopt what the legis-
lature miAat do if it is not too unreal
sonable. hours for better roads, peace
and prospeAty.'
MONTGOMERY
H. B. Fuller, representative from Mont
y gomery county: Montgomery, March
q, 1s21.--I am in receipt of your letter Of
the 18th, and in reply will say that
am in favor of the road bond amend
ment.
TT is my opinion that the voters of
this county will ratify the amendment if
submitted again
SUMTER
r. I. Scale, representative from Sum-
ter county: Livingston, March Is, 1921
In my opinion the legislature should be
called to get the road amendment re-
submitted and it is my opinion that the
amendment would carry in this county.
The vote in this county in February,
1920, on the road amendment was: For
us, against II, The vote in this county
in February, 1921 for amendment No. l
was 523, against 81. For amendment No
2, SOS; against 24-No. / being the road
amendment Thus, it will be seen that
the people in February of this year
were still for the road amendment and
think that it will be a mistake for the
legislature to take up or submit any
other amendment at this time, as IT
would complicate matters and cause the
road amendment to lose votes.
while / voted to submit the port
amendment in the legislature and sup
ported it in the election in November I
think that it would be mistake to re-
submit it at this time, as it was fairly
defeated in the election by the people
and the road amendment was Endorsed
by the people. The vote in this county
on the seaport amendment was, for, 3S6
against, 40l; and j do not think that the
sentiment has changed. l think the peo-
pie Of this county understand that the
road amendment will not increase their
taxes, as it will be paid out of the auto
mobile licenses which has already been
levied and collected and will continue
TO be levied and collected, and they de-
sire to match the amount that can be
obtained from the federal government.
and help the country. instead of being a
burden to the people, and will cause
several million dollars of outside money
to be spent in the state for permanent
development and will give employment to
thousands of people who need it, and
will cause the money to be spent here
where il is needed -