Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-09
Roads of South Georgia are Lined
With Columns of Good Roads
Campaigners Speeding to
Muster Here.
FROM GEORGIA TOWNS
COHORTS HAVE STARTED
Converging Upon Macon and
Milledgeville to Resume Tues.
days Run from Those Points.
Athens and Augusta Start.

ION to Atlantar is the slogan thai
comes echoing up from the far southern
reaches of Georgia's prairie country.
Monday morning.
ION to AtIanta!" And the slogan stirs
the blood of other Georgians farther
north. 1t leaves them thrilling with ex-
pectancy. and anxiously sweeping the
southern horizon for sight of the first
tiny dust-cloud marking the approach OF
the first campaigner in the oncoming
good roads army of Georgia.
Atlanta is the mastering ground Of
the good roads armies. north and south.
Hither came, last Wednesday, along thu
LOO miles of The Journal-Herald nations
al highway, the national volunteers IN
the great cause-volunteers recruited
FROM the whole Atlantic seaboard fromH
Maine to Florida
Now four more columns of automobiles
flying the eolors of the Georgia state
volunteers in the good roads cause. are
Speeding along the roads toward Atlantis,
Monday, and by noon are far advanced
on their northward journey. Three o.
these columns-the Dublin, Fitzgerald and
Albany companies-are converging upon
Macon, where they will rally Monday
night, and whence the March to Atlanta
will be resumed Tuesday morning with
the added forces of the Macon columia
bringing up the rear.
sAVANNAH'S BIG SQUADRON.
The fourth advancing squadron Of cars
the one from Savannah-is bowling
along toward Milledgeville, where the
bivouac will be made Monday night, and
where the Milledgeville reinforcemenis
will fall In at the rear Tuesday morning.
And on Tuesday these six flying co..
umns will have their courses toward Az
lanta paralleled by two others-one from
Augusta and one from Athens.
During all of Tuesday afternoon, from
noon till dusk, this good roads corps win
be mastering in Atlanta
Estimate alone can say how many cars
and now many campaigners viii reach
the states capital city. The entrants
who have enlisted themselves for the run
will by no means be all. There viii to
many others who Will be swept into IRE
by the contagious enthusiasm of the oar
ward run.
LIST OF ENTRANTS.
From Dublin, h cars are enlisted: from
Fitzgerald, 81; from Albany. g.
Seventy-seven cars. at least, will there
fore gather in Macon Monday night.
From Macon, Tuesday morning, 80 more
will fall in at the rear. So there will re
no less than 107 cars coming up the Mis-
COH-AlidHld IOduh luCoudg.E
Thirty-six Savannah enlistments ar0
speeding toward Milledgeville Monday.
Twelve more win join them from Mil
ledgeville Tuesday. Total, As cars.
Eight entries are scheduled from Au~
gusta for the straight run into Atlanta
Tuesday, and 2S from Athens. Thirty-sIx
more.
Grand total, 1s1 cars, with no count OF
the non-contestant followers. These win
be gathering in Atlanta Tuesday after
noon, and will form the honored visiting
contingent which all of Atlanta's cars
will escort in parade through Atlanta TO
the speedway Wednesday morning.
TREMENDOUS ENTHUSIASM.
Tremendous enthusiasm Is sweeping the
state as this campaign for good roads
grows adily more irresistible. The
marching and counter-marching Of the ra-
tional and state cohorts, carrying their
banners VIGOROUSLY into>every corner Cf
tire Atlantic seaboard. has inspired the
thought Of all good patriots. The advance
OF the state cohorts upon Georgia's capital
for the grand muster viii be along ways
strewn, figuratively, II not literally, with
flowers. The news OF their coming has
awakened the state and countryside TO
new life Their passing will be hailed ~
the acclaim, of thousands.
WHEN THEY STARTED.
earliest upon the march. Headed By
President Frank Battey, OF the Eavannan
Automobile club. at the wheel of the pace
maker, they began to leave the DeSOto
hotel. Savannah, at 5:45 O'clock Thirty
six entries were recorded In classes A, D
and c. The days run Of 1SS miles leads
TO Nilledzeville where the Savannah coll
umn is to be entertained Monday nigh-
in the homes Of the citizens. The Elks'
home will be open to them there, and
public reception In their honor Is arranged
at the Hotel Baldwin. A great welcome
Is awaiting them In Milledgeville. The
way to Atlanta viii be resumed Tues
day morning at z o'clock. The Milledgeyile
a dozen strong. flying tho
colors OF the Georgia Normal and Indus
trial college and the Georgia Military
college. will leave after their guests have
departed, and follow the same road intn
Atlanta.
These two columns will be met at Deca-
tur Tuesday afternoon by representatives
Of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce ana
of Atlanta's automobile colony. and win
be escorted into the city and out TO the
speedway,
ALBANY AND FITZGERALD.
From Albany at o'clock Monday morn
ing the start was made by the champions
OF that city and neighbOrhood, muster-
ing e. with Albert Henderson's car ear
rying the pace makers flag in their lead
The cars had been parked overnight at
the city hall. The days run lay to Ma.
can, where the Fitzgerald and Dublin coli
umns are also heading.
Dublin's IL champions made an early
start Monday morning Fitzgerald sped
forth her own strong company of 81 cars
while the day was yet young.
These, with the added strength Of the 90
entrants from Macon will roll into the
speedway Enclosure Tuesday afternoon d.
rect from the south without entering At
lanta till later in the day.
Tuesday morning at s o'clock the q
who are to bring the colors
of Athens to Atlanta viii head forth uEp
on theiE way, expecting to arrive in At-
lanta early during the afternoon. The
Athens company will represent territory