The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-05
The Peoples Forum
A Deadly Highway Curve
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor Of The Age-heralu'
 noticed in yesterdays Age Herald in the account of the death of Benjamin c. Adair, that he was killed where the Mount Pinson road crosses over the bridge at Five Mile creek. As stated in that article, the road forms an S-curve m Its approach to and over this bridge, and from there on. In approach ing the sharp curve in the road which leads over this bridge there is a considerable grade for some distance. The danger of this sharp curve is not noticeable until the driver is practically at the top oi this grade. A driver, no matter how careful he may be, will natur- ally speed up his machine in mount ing this grade. and when he reaches the point where he can see the dan ger of the curve he has very little space within which to control hls machine. and at the side of the road at the curve there is preclplce of several feet without any danger signal or guard or other protection of the traveller calling his attention to this precipice in time to avoid It, and MT. Adair's death is probably the direct result of this fault on the part of the county authorities. ID fact, the county authorities should have built this bridge at some length diagonally across this stream in line with the letter s described by the road, which would have avoided this sharp curve at such q dangerous point in the road, and unless they do this now, or put up danger signals at this curve, an other tragedy of this same kind is apt to happen there at any time. The writer, year or so ago, al though familiar with this road, came very near losing control of his ma chine at this point just as this young man probably did, and for the very same reason, and this let ter is written partly as warning to the public, and as suggestion to the county authorities to remedy this dangerous situation in the Mount Pinson road.
 CHARLES A. CALHOUN.
 Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 3, 1923.
 Economy Without Forfeit
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Within few days the old gov ernor goes out; the new governor comes in. Thomas E. Kilby, one of the greatest business governors the state ever had, retires from office. William w. Brandon, in literal truth the states favorite son, takes his place. All Alabama should ring with plaudits of "Well Done for the old administration and With felicitations and good wishes for the new. During the campaign last summer there was much talk of tax reduction and economy in the con duct of state affairs. With the meeting of the legislature this ag'- tation will be revived. The reduc' tion of taxes and economy in oper- ation are, of course. always to be desired. but it should never be for gotten that they are not an end m themselves, but merely means. ] greatly fear me that this furore for the lowering of taxes is likely to result in extreme measures. Ac- cording to my view there is danger of a reaction that will give the state a setback from which it will take wears to recover. Judge 1 Brandon will inherit from Governor Kilby state treasury in excellent shape and the machinery of the states business hu;nming with lif. and vigor, running without hitch or jolt-as trim and mighty as a high powered car While the peo- ple will look to the new executive to curb any extravaganza and t.' effect every saving, they will like wise look to him to take up the ban her of progress borne by his pre- decessors and carry it to still great. CT heights. Here then IS all good wishes for the success of Plain Bill | Brandon, of tke people and for the people. May he make their tax burden easier. but not at the cost of halting the states brillian' | progress. N. M. ROWE. Madison. Ala. Jan. 1, 1923.