The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-20

| ceive square deal the people would vote against it.'
 FRANKLIN
 J. w. Partridge, representative from Franklin county: "Russellville. March 19, 1921.-I have reason to believe that Franklin county would give good ma l jority to the good roads amendment if resubmitted free from all entangle- | ments of other amendments. Our peo- pie are very much interested in good ! roads"
 JACKSON
 John B. Tally, senator from Fifth dis | trict. "Scottsboro, March IS, 1921.- You asked for a reply at once This I could not give. without a mere guess. I have made some investigation which is reasonably satisfactory, and in my opinion the people would ratify the {, amendment as 1t was originally sub mitted."
 JEFFERSON Charles R. West, senator Thirteenth district: Birmingham, March IS, 1921. The people here are very much upset over the loss of our good roads bonds. and have every reason to believe that they are at least 90 per cent for a re- submission of the question. l have no fear of the results in this locality"
 MOBILE John Chaft senator from Thirty-t third district, and Foster K. Hale, Sr, repre- sentative from Mobile: T feel safe in saying that the people of Mobile coun- ty would vote for such a bond issue. if it was resubmitted to them. l have travelled through a great many of the counties in our state and l find many voters who say they will not only vote for the road building bond issue. but would work hard to secure it's adop- tion, if it be resubmitted. They say that we should have state trunk sys- tenn of roads and by all means we should not lose the opportunity to ob- tain federal aid, that has been allotted to the state of Alabama for this pur- pose, from the United States govern ment.
 of course. in every county in the state there is some agitation by few persons. who do not want to pay taxes. These few people also state that this i Is not an opportune time to present this bond issue to the people, on ac- count of the readjustment of business matters, and the low price of products, but in every instance l would say in answer to these remarks Do you fully understand that this bond issue is diff 1 ferent from other state bond issues, be- cause if adopted the automobile li- cense is capitalized and the money from 1 automobile license is set apart to pay the interest on the bonds and to ere ate sinking fund to retire the bonds, l in addition to setting apart a part of | the money for the upkeep of the roads, and that the taxpayers will never be | called upon to pay one cent of taxes on his real or personal property for the purpose of paying these bonds. I go further and state that the automo- bile owner, in the event we secure the 1 money to biuld good roads, will be | greatly benefited financially and otherwise by the great saving in gas, oil and repairs to his automobile, and will also increase the value and life of | his property.
 T also believe that the port amend ment should be resubmitted, and if the people of our state are properly educated on the fact that the income from the ship tonnage, the wharves and ware- houses, will be sufficient to pay for the construction of the docks and the warehouses and that the income from these facilities will be sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds and set aside sinking fund to retire the same, we will have no trouble in carrying the port amendment by large majority.
 T am sorry to say that the last port amendment was badly handled, for in
 
 various counties of the state of Ala, bama, I found great many voters who said to me, I did not vote for oi against the port amendment for I did not understand it, and I found a great many who said they had voted against the port amendment because they said they did not understand 1t, therefore wherever the people have a common in- terest. there should be made an effort to educate them on the subject.
 T want to thank you and your great paper for the great public spirit it has always displayed in the interest of the people of the state of Alabama, and especially so, in these two bond issues, for I am of the opinion that if they both meet with success it will bring happiness and prosperity to all the people of the great state of Ala bama."
 'P. s.: After reading the above beg to say that I heartily concur in its con- tents. Respectfully,
 FOSTER K. HALE. sR."
 PIKE
 J. H. Edwards, representative from | Pike county Banks, Route 2, March | 16-"My opinion is the voters of my | community would vote to ratify said [ ami rdment. In fact, they would have
 
 supreme court. They thought it use> less to vote for it."
 PIKE 7 M N. Dodson, representative from Pike county: Troy, March IS. 1927. In my opinion, Pike county would if good roads amendment was resub- mitted. ratify same by a good. safe ,-.ajority."
 TUSCALOOSA
 Jchn T. Bealle. senator from Eleventh district: Northport, March Is, 1921. opinion of many voters in- dicates that said bond amendment would carry in this county if resub- mitted. The size of the majority would depend upon wise and in forming presentation of the question to the voters"
 TUSCALOOSA
 A. s. Van de Graff, representative from Tuscaloosa county; Tuscaloosa, March IT. 1921.--I am strong in my | belief that the road amendment would be ratified if again submitted to the people This opinion is based in part s Only