The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-03
They WANT BETTERROADS.
The Truck Growers Pass Resolutions
on the Road Question.

rbev Present Facts for. the Consider
alton Of the County Commissioners
and the Grand Jury ard Urge the
inheritance of Devisins Means to
Construct Better Roads and More
Extensive Drainage - The Bond
Question Discussed but Not Acted
On.
The Chatham County Truck Growers,
Association held its regular monthly
Meeting in the city court room yesterday
Al 70 o clock. In the absenceOf President
G. NJ. Ryals the first vice president, Mr..
&C. f. C. Fell, presided.
chairman Henry Blum of the commit
tee on better roads laid before the asso-
ciatfsp the resolution which the commit
L, tea had prepared, and it was then read
by the secretary of the committee, Mr.. G.
P. Bossignol
After the reading of the preamble and
resolutions there was considerable dis
cussion with regard to the needs of the
county for better roads and drainage.
The question of Issuing county bonds for
Il the purpose of advancing road improve
urnts and for speeding the work on the
drainage was discussed to some extent
and most ali of the members of
the association strongly favored in
cooperating something with regard to this
plan. in the resolutions. But it was CON
sidered best for many reasons that such
recommendation should not be made by
the association, as it might more properly
come through other channels The grand
iuries, as is well known, are considering
some recommendations on this line
THE RESOLUTION AS ADOPTED
After this discussion, which was en-
tered into with much interest by all
present, the following preamble and reso-
fulton were adopted unanimously:
The committee appointed at your last meet
ing to take into consideration and report
upon the best plan Tor improving our road
system and the necessary drainage, after
carefully considering the matter, beg leave to
report only upon the necessity for drainage
andbetter roads, and present the following
preamble and resolutions to your association:
Whereas, II is shown by reports Of the
surveyors and engineers that there are about
96O0l6 acres OF land in the county of Chatham
which may be made subservient to cultiVa-
ton by dranaP e; and,
Whereas, The production of truck for the
markets OF the north is remuneratlve, and
the demand far exceeds the supply at certain
periods of the year; and,
Whereas II is desirable to add such pro
ducuve labor TO the population of our coun-
Whereas BY drainage Of the lowlands our
community will tie much benefited in health
anu our county in wealth, and,
Whereas The force now in the control Of
the honorable hoard Of county commission
ers is entirely inadequate to ever achieve re-
suits commensurate with so desirable an end;
and
Whereas. At the present time there are
large numbers OF unemployed labOrers ready
to work at low wages II being 1T to carefully
consider all benefits to be derived by under
taking public works of snch value TO our
community and so much desired by our PEG.
pie; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That this association do lay
these facts before the honorable board of
county commissioners and the grand jury of
the superior court OF Chatham county and
urge upon these bodice to devise the means
whereby such good can te accomplished,
and that this association pledge its support
to any measure that may be deemed proper
TO carry out the work Of ailasa and the
construction OF good roads.
The resolutions are signed by Messrs.
henry BLUM, chairman; G. K. G. Fell, B.
5. Wells, c. p. Rossignol, M. L. Exley.
ENTHUSIASTIC ON THE SUBJECT.
The truck growers are in earnest and
are enthusiastic on the good road ques-
ton, and they pledged themselves to sup
port any measure with that end in view
which is put forward by the grand jury.
On motion of Mr.. G. p. Rossig
a copy of these resolutions to the grand
jures of the two courts and to the county
commissioners. These bodies have for
some time been considering the matter of
road Improvements and they will no
doubt be interested to have the express
sion of opinion from those who are most
deeply interested in the road question
from an economic standpoint. There is
no doubt that good roads and extensive
drainage mean great deal to the truck
growers, and they are all of one mind on
the subject
Mr. +. j. Kiefer was elected member
Of the association. Secretary M. L.
EXley Of the association has received re-
plies to his circular asking for the acre
age of truck planting in the county from
farmers operating about $500 acres. A
large number have not yet replied to the
circular. On the basis of the replies re-
eeived it is estimated closely that the
acreage Of truck planted in the county is
about 1900 acres.