The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-23
BAD ROADSOF THE STATE
GREAT INTEREST MANIFESTED IN
THE CONGRESS.

Between 900 and 500 Delegates in
Attendarce-1he Opening speech OF
President Nor Ee1 a pec:al
Comm tee Appointed TO Draft a
Memorial TO the legislature
ATLANTA, GA, lay 22.-The COUNTIES ot
Georgia respo ded heartily 20 the can Ior
road congress. and at 10 'clccE TINS N m
ing between ou0 and 500 delegates, from
every section OF the ST te, asse nbled ~ the
chamber Of commerce to dsvisa. L ? 's'lole'
some system that will improve the puo!c
road OF the state Tie b'dy as a whole is
one Ct u1usua. Intelligence aud high char
acter Hon L. F. Living'tol OF New on
county. as temporary chairman, brought
the body 70 order and stated the ohJact for
which the congress was assembled
Subssq leltly Hon ". J. Norshen OF
Ha cock county as elected permaneat
pre.ldeat and ". G. WILDLY of Dekaib
ecu ~ secretary.
In takl The chair Pre'i lent Northen
saii: Il thank you N ST heartily 10 thls
disuncuis ed con iderati ~, and for this
evi le ce Of Y ur conf ie@ce. ur as
sci. Il notabls IL . history OF Georg q
l ear. .estly O II it may be equally no aoIs
in rs favoran.e resul 5, II Fe are 20 De-
heve the atements from every sectloa OF
tie s.sie, your councils cannot be !rema-
ture OF i. Vance of tNe ecsssiles Of the
tine. Whe her or not the bad coaditlo
OF tie roads in Georgia may be e
res 1t Of our system, OF the
result Of OF err things about u, question
for y, Il TO determine. As We all ksow the
roads Of Georgia are in a mis- rable co di'
non. This entails upo our people en- r
nous expense AID loss of Time Ia thcuiv
traAsp ration. II brings on rs The
grel, ourdei of expense. the wear and tea
OF stock and vehicles ou bad roads. This
assembI, has big oue.tioU Def re Il. The
necessities dema d Y ur intelligent con J.
grafton ami your pr N T. practical acton
] trust mat your de iberatIans VII resuItln
sucn action as may NEE the ear -es5 ap-
prevail OF the psople OF &c rgia."
WELCOMED TO ATLANTA.
TIE ngress va c 'rdially and eloquently
welcome by J. E. OslesbT, 'residsn Of
ne Chambe Of Com nerce, NJ ,yor G ~
and Gov. Gordon, L F. Livingston. TO the
f-rmer's alma &c, AID Gil j. w. Robert
sen, f daUersham. for its n4nuiac,u ers.
expg sssd warm sympathy in the move
ment.
TIE following vice presidents, by c1agres-
sionai dl7tfic :, were elec,ed; Fl. ?. Sma
\
c. E.Lpg5ln f aac n, W. ). We $ 4
Talbot, I. T. Zachary OF Henry, R. A.
Nj bet # Bibb. J. 0. FsddelI of POLK, J.
G. Gibson f Ugiet orPe, j. W. RI 'ert~od
Of HaOerslan aud w. Il Warren Of Rich
N nd
a Committee ap ointed to prepare
business, repo ted this afternoon, recon-
meudinS TIA, a spec al committee
OF ten WITH the p eside & be az
x,r. a,,A .sk,~ afasN y. 1rof mar
rial to tie legislature representa- g tle con
dition cf the public roads Of Georgia, the
necesslt Il imne liate aud adequate step
for their improvement, and tie formula
{ NJ aud econ ending such full a spe
cifc amendment of the road Ia IS as will
provide q system that will accom- fish tle
Ieeded n rovemeht. Tbs rep re wai
adopted all resolutions rsferri &
T. this suite t this afternoon were
referred t. this com ittee Til committee
is out to-uig I. a d II Is exposed that 1t
vii rep ri tomorrow.
Use OF coSvIcrs.
There was scatteri z discussion during
the afternoon as u tae use # convlcts on
the pubic roads. but at and Their plaus
sugge ted we're O! fully debated. the feeling
bang hat il was besI 10 wait Jhe report #
tie comm tee. Several papers we're on
tie published . og ANNE for to-day, bu;
none OF tie &c tie en- 10 whom they we're
ass g0ed we're preset. he ca 'gress ca I'D
upJn Juage ". F Eve TO talk, ao ut the
roads Of R;chm I'd county, waica eni "
an exc llehU reputation. but af er
be began the noise about the
building, caused By the street car dum-
meys. as so great as TO force him t.
susp> d. The deepe.t interest was MA nj
tested IL lis roposel description 4 the
R.chm nd roads and syste d, aud be will
have a special he ring Tomorrow.
When tue c er>ss adj burned tie seer.