The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-05-16
ROAD CONGRESS-.
E. l.. MAYEs, Sect.

EDITORS JoURNAL:-Upon tho recon nj ndstion
OF the grand jury, the people of Cobb county, q
great many OF them, are expecting the under
convene in Atlanta the 22d Of this IN onth
Allow me to say that noticed a call through
your paper OF May the I'd, for the citizens Of this
county to meet in Marietta on the first Tuesday
to elect three other delegates. Of course, some
one called, and 1t was somebody's business to a.
semble the people on that day some how, no one
seemed TO be interested enough to do So Well
who is to blame? was there and it being regu-
lar meeting Of the trustee stockholders and NV
sell being one OF that body, and business being
such as we were obliged to hold our meeting OF
| course we met and got through with the business
as soon as We possibly could SO as to lend help
ing hand in electing the delegates and getting the
opinions OF all who might be present in regard to
! this road question, and find out what the people
wanted. After leaving the grand Jury room l
soon learned that there had been no meeting
held. Now, whose fault was it2 Is ii possible that
| there was no one interested enough to ask the
| people to meet in the court house 70 the purpose
OF electng delegates to meet the Road Congress in
Atlanta! Now fellow citizens, for me to take the
| responsibility upon myself to go down to Atlanta
| as delegate to represent the people OF Cobb
county in that Road Congress, l don't feel like
doing SO unrestricted, because / don't know
what the majority OF the people want. | have
eonversed with several on this question Some
say work the roads by convict labor others say
no, don't do that, # you do the county will have
to be taxed to build stockades all over the county
to keep prisoners at night, and that the convicts
might influence tsome of the mean characters of
somebody robbed or killed or both; some saw
work tie roads by taxation; others say don't do
that, Tor our taxes are too heavy now, and to be
taxed to work the roads and to buy the tools to
work the roads with will be more than the people
can stand; some say give us the old law and en-
force it, for it is as good law as we can get Now
which OF the three will we take? / believe that
there should be a change in the present law, and
to work the roads by taxation would be the proper
way, IL the tax could be properly adjusted. L do
not say this to enter into discussion with any one
at present, but we readily that the opinion of
the people are divided on this like all other
questions The question is what will suit the
majority of the peOple2 So you see at once that
to accomplish anything, your delegate should 90
| instructed. will admit that a law that would
suit Fulton county Aight not suit Cobb. 1t may
be we want special law; If so, it is not necessary
Tor us to be represented in that Road Congress
Let the citizens Of Cobb county meet and discuss
| this question and say what they want II they
want special law let see, for we have two
high toned honest gentlemen who will represent
us in the hexf General Assembly, and who has
represented Us n the past, and are willing to do
anything for az in their power
hope this wi reach the press in time to come
out in the next issue that the citizens of this
county may o1ci,' upon some plan between this
and the 22d. there is no meeting held | will
try to go md meet with the Road Congress and do
the best can for you, and if l fail to go / will
get some good man to represent you there,
Probably can get Mr.. T. J. Hardage to 90 in
case TAIL. He is one of our present Representa-
tives, man of good judgement, and one who
carries the interest Of the people at heaYt Think
seriously over this question and let us know what
you want. Respectfullv
Powder Springs, May 10, 1889 W ". scorr.