The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-11
The Alabama Press
Opinions IL osh1A EdIsors

Bill Charges COlIusion.-An injunction has
been issued to restrain the state highway
combustion from accepting bids of the Gaines
vile detour, in Greene county. The entire
highway act is attacked, and the bill charges
that Commissioners Rogers and Suttle have
entered into a COLLISION to swap and trade
roads One road leading through lands of
Commissioner Rogers and the other passing
through lands of Commissioner Suttle.-Cen-
treyille Press.
Heaven Help AIabamai"-n the highway
commission act shall be upheld and MessrR
Rogers and Suite shall be declared to have
the power to determine routes and to build
roads over them without regard, to the yelp-
ings and brayings Of disappointed individuals
and factions then Alabama win be in po'
stion to go forward with a magnificent pro.
gram of highway construction, whose benefits
and blessings will be enjoyed BY this and
future generations, but II the obstructionists
and self-seeking groups and professional pan.
derers to prejudice shall prevail, Heaven help
Alabama Selma Times-Journal.
Keep Faith with The PeoplA---we don't
care to get mixed up in the controversy now
going on between the chairman Of the high
way commission and voma Of the daily news
papers, but we do not believe the commits
sion can keep faith with the people and
spend the bond money on projects that are
not located In accordance with the law as
presented when the people approved the sale
of the bond issue at the polls These bonds
were voted to meet federal AID money and
should not be used on roads where federal
money cannot be secured in the building or
maintenance.-OneontaS Southern Democrat
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Fell OF It's Own Weight,-Our good friend,
Chairman Rogers Of the highway commission,
is getting little bit chesty In his old age.
He even refused The Birmingham Age Hegald
information it and the public was entitled
to, his reason being that The Age-Herald was
trying to tear down the Brandon admins
tration." Bless your soul, The Age Herald
didn't have anything to do with "tearing
it down" It fell of its own weight, II It has
fallen at all. Looks like Senator Rogers and
the governor, too as public officials, are q,
little too sensitive of criticism, anyway
Colbert County Reporter.
Federal Decisions Seem Right.-The Selma
Times journal says that law making it inn !
possible for state highway commissioner to
succeed himself would be superfluous. The
Times Journal adds that every street-corner
statesman knows just where and how the
roads should be constructed. However, we
Will uuu III passing khab LheHS never - any
controversy over decisions made by the fed
eral road folk-their decisions appear right
aud proper 1t is the state that starts all
of the trouble, You may draw your own CON
illusions. Star.
{. Good Time To Settle R0w.--Rogers and
Suite of the highway commission are com
ing in for criticism because they have rec
commended highways running by their own
property in their own counties. When these
men were named from the same section Of
the state many thought it wasn't a good
idea. They could put more of the states
money into their communities than would be
fair to the state. 1t matters not how good
their intentions are. they are charged with
favoritism. They are charged with recon-
mending the building of highways by their
own property when the people of their coun-
ty claim that the roads,would serve more peo-
pie by going other routes. This can all be
settled, and should be settled. and settled
right 1t is our opinion that this is a good
time to settle the rev, before too much Of
the bond money is spent. Other recommended
projects will he looked into a little more
particularly hereafter.-Dothan Eagle