Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-04
WILL NOT CONSIDER
EXTENSION OF W.8A.
Commission Appointed BY Last
Legislature Has Done Nothing,
the Sub Committee Not Having
Had Meeting.

Trnless Il takes the initiative of its own
accord. there Is small chance that the
new legislature, which will convene on
the third Wednesday in June, will be call
ed upon to legislate. or even consider.
officially, the Western and Atlantic rail-
road. insofar as the proposed extension
OF this property 10 the sea Is concerned
The joint legislative and civic commits
sion q which this matter was referred
BY The last legislature for investigation
and report. has accomplished nothing,
and It Is not likely that any successful
effort 20 formulate a report will be made
IN the few Intervening weeks before the
legislature will meet
Tn Western and Atlantic commission,
as II is known. was constituted year
ago By an act OF the legislature IL was
charged with the duty Of investigating
and reporting to the next legislature"
Upon feasibility, or practicability, OF ex-
tending the Western and Atlantic railroad
from Atlanta to the sea. II was empow-
cred 10 estimate the approximate cost of
the proposed extension. TO suggest a route
and select a sea port and recommend
plan for. financing the construction Of the
extension. An appropriation OF 5000 was
provided. the money 10 be used in de-
fraying the expenses attendant upon the
researches required
mission should consist Of three members
OF the house. two OF the senate and, four
citizens. 10 be named by the governor.
The commission was constituted as fol-
lows:
Senate members-C. w Brantley, Of
Dublin: d. ]. Howard. of Milledgeviile.
House members-Hooper Alexander, De-
catur; ]. II. Hall Macon; II. ]. Full
bright. WaynesbOrO-
Wayley. BOllingbrOke; W. II. Burwell,
Sparta; Paul Trammell. Dalton.
ONLY ONE MEETING HELD.
shortly after the legislature adjourned
last summer, the personnel Of the COM
mission was announced. and later a
meeting was held at the capitol. After
organizing and threshing out the scope OF
the investigation to be made. the matter
was referred TO a subcommittee, consist
ing OF Messrs. Alexander, Wadley and
Hurt. for a full report. the report to fur
nish the basis OF action by the commits
sion.
The subcommittee was authorized &c
employ a clerk to assist in the accumula-
ton OF information and the preparation
Of report
Since the initial meeting nothing has
been done. The commission has never
held a second meeting. The subcommittee
has been made, and no report has been
formulated. No clerk was employed. and
none OF the s.. COO has been expended
The sickness Of Mr.. Wadley. a member
az the subcommittee. accounts, in part
Tor the inactivity. He was unable, for a
long time, TO attend any meetings OF
the subcommittee. and in the meantime
his business affairs so accumulated that
when he was able to be out he had no
- ID, -rwlr
wADLEY MAY RESIGN.
Mr.. Wadley, it is stated. has talked OF
Fesignlng owing to his inability to give
his attention to the work. and il may
pe that he viii sever his connection with
tire commission in the next few days.
Mr. Alexander. the father Of the ex-
tension movement. has not despaired en-
tirely OF reporting to the legislature. He
= now endeavorirg TO arrange for a meet
ing OF the subcommittee. but ii is not
believed that any tangible results could
be accomplished in the few remaining
weeks
It Is pointed out. however. that the
resolution creating the commission In
structed IL 10 report to the next legisla-
ture.'. All legislatures live for two years.
and hold two regular sessions. BY this
token, il is claimed that. the commits
sion would be within it's rights to delay
its report for presentation to the second
session OF the next Legislature" This
would. OF course. give the body adequate
time in which TO make the investigation
but
There are members OF the commission
not entirely in sympathy with the extern
sion OF the property. and they might
check such a movement by precipitattne
in the legislature a movement to dismiss
the commission and repeal the appropra-
ton