Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-18


Who Piloted Journal Herald
party over Ebert county roads.
II ELBERTON, Ca, June 15.-Ever
since the announcement by The Jour
nal that the scout cars of The Journal
Herald would come to Elberton on
their way to New York the city and
county has been worked up to a fever
heat over the good roads question. Be-
sides the cars that went to Athens
and Conner to meet the scouts, a large
delegation met Messrs. Cohen and
Peltz upon their arrival here.
Mr.. Newt Haley sheriff of Ebert
county who was supervisor of rod&ds
previous to his election to that Of
flee, pilotej the visitors over the Ell
bert county roads. Mr.. Haley is a
great advocate of good roads and
knows practically every pig path in
the county
In speaking of good roads, Mr.. Ha
ley said to a Journal representative:
Good roads are an absolute necessi-
ty. 1 consider good roads the great
est thing for any section. Next to
good roads come the rural free dellv-
cry. then telephones, but with the for
mer the last two named will come. Ell
bert county should get busy and OBJ
tain this great highway between New
York and Atlanta.
JOURNAL AT THE HEAD"
THE Journal in this, as in all
things, is always at the head of the
southern newspapers when it comes 20
working for the advancement of Geor-
gia and the south"
Mr.. T. o. Tabor, of T. o. Tabor @
Son, one Of the leading firms of FL
berton and northeast Georgia: I'VE
should by all means secure the capital
to-capital route. 1t would be better
investment for the city than a rail-
road. Yes. 1 am heartily in favor of
building the highway and bringing IL
through Ebert county and by way Of
Elberton. To that end 1 favor raising
funds by private subscription, if nee
essary, to put the roads in the county
in shape. Elberton should build a
bridge over the Savannah river at
fuckers ferry. The money would be
we'll spent whether we get the high
way to New York or not"
A. A. Blackwell, chairman board of
county commissioners: Gilbert county
is behind any movement that will adj
vance the cause of good roads. We
now have % convicts on the public
roads of this county and have been
working convicts for twelve years. The
freshet last year was a terrible blow
to the authorities, but we are working
hard to regain our lost ground and
within a few months our roads will
be in better shape tnan ever before.
The county, am satisfied, will do its
part towards constructing the propos-
ed highway from New York to Allan
ia. The Atlanta Journal. and New
York Herald deserve much praise for
what they are doing for the public
highways in Georgia"
MAYOR FOR GOOD ROADS.
Commissioners ]. C. Thomas and T.
B. Crawford, agreed with Chairman
Blackwell Both nodded their &C
ouiesence in the above statement and
chimed in with nearly that's right
Mayor ]. NJ. Wester: "Elberton
stands for good roads and L want to
go on record to that effect. If the
great capital-to-capital route is con-
structed we would rejoice for it to
come by our city. 1t would be
great thing for us and we will spend
money, time and labor to secure it,"
w. T. Arnold, leading merchant:
YES, we should get busy and secure
be a great thing for Elberton and FL
bert county"
Judge w. d. Tut, of the city court:
''The people are at last awakening to the
Importance of good roads. The good
roads movement is the burning issue OF
the day. Elberton and Ebert county can
not afford to miss the capital-to-capital
route"
p. H. Smith, of W. c. Smith & &C.:
"Good roads are essential to the advance
ment and progress of any community, and
the route as mapped out by The Atlanta
Journal and New York Herald, if it comes
by way of Elberton, is the right one. We
need it in our business and they need us.
We stand ready to do our part towards
securing it,"
ADVOCATES GOOD ROADS.
DR.. A. S. j. Stovall, representative from
Gilbert county: This is the route for the
great highway between New York and
Atlanta 1 believe if the route would |
come to Spartanburgr thence to Green |
vile, to Laurens, to Greenwood, to Able |
Vile, S. c., and on to Elberton, to Ath- |
ems, to Atlanta. it would find better roads, |
more towns and cities than any other yet !
contemplated. However, am in favor of |
good roads and the capital-to-capital |
highway from New York to Atlanta, and |
want to see it come by Elberton."
w L. Shelton, managing editor of the /
Seni-weekly Star, the leading paper in
this part of the state: II have advocated |
good roads for years. believe the main |
highways in Ebert county should be |
fashioned after the macdamized roads of |
Mecklenburg county. North Carolina. We
have more rock in Ebert than in that !
county 1t would be an easy matter to |
get the rock in this county. Ebert coun- |
ty is noted for her granite quarries and |
there is enough rock and stone thrown |
away I'm these quarries to macadamize |
every main thoroughfare in old Ebert. 1 !
favor good roads and want the capital-to- |
capital highway as advocated by The |
Journal, the south's greatest paper, and |
the New York Herald, the north's best /
daily. I believe James Gordon Bennett. /
the founder of the Herald, was the prime /
mover in laying the cable across the At
lantic, and why shouldn't that paper be
the leading institution in constructing a |
great automobile driveway from the En-