Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-01
GOOD ROADS MEET
At ALBANY, JUNE 8
Executive Committee of Georgia
Good Roads Association Named
And Important Meeting is Call
ed.

The executive committee of the Geor-
gia Good Roads Automobile association
will hold its first meeting at Albany on
June next to make preliminary arrange
ments for the road building contest that
is to take place. next autumn. ..~, 81
This committee, full list of which fol-
lows, includes prominent Georgians
whose deep interest in automobiles and
the development of a great system of
public highways for the state will make
their services to the movement of high
significance and value. 1t has been
appointed by Clark Howell president of
the association in accordance with reso-
lutiors adopted at the recent convention
in Macon. The committee is:
Clark Howell, chairman; Emory Win
ship, Macon, secretary: Edward II. In
man, Atlanta, assistant secretary; w. F.
Eve. Augusta; Henry y. Tarver, Al
bany; r. j. Davant, Savannah; ]. G.
Knapp, Fitzgerald W. S. Holman, Ath-
ems; Asa G. Gambler, Jr.,. Atlanta, AND
Gordon Lee. Chickamauga.
The personnel of the foregoing. com
mittee represents various portions
the stSte and good roads-automobile in
terests Emory. Winship, the, secretary
is one of Macon's most progressive Cit
zens and contributed much to the al
man, assistant secretary, is president o.
the Fulton County Automobile club, Cne
deeply interested in the good roads move
ment Judge w. F. Eve, of Augusta, /
known throughout the country and /:
considered an expert in the matter o.
high-class'- roads. Richmond county
model system of roads was constructe
under his direction. ' FfI
Henry A. Tarver is mayor OF Alban,
and has been a prime factor in tn
spread of the movement for better higl
ways in Georgia.
]. G. Knapp, mayor of Fitzgerald, has
been untiring in his efforts to push the
states Interest in good roads to definite
results in his own community, and in this
effort he has proved abundantly success
full. goa!
w. S. Holman, of Athens, Is superin-
tendent of roads in Clark county, and
has established brilliant reputation as
road builder.
Asa @. Gambler, Jr.. of Atlanta. is
leading the movement to build in Atlanta
a 10000 race course. He has travelled
Georgia roads extensively and is enthu-
siastic for their Improvement
Gordon Lee, of Chickamauga, repre-
sents the Seventh district in the United
States congress and in 1904 was author
of the memorable senate bill that placed
all five-year felony convicts on the state
roads.
r. j. Da3ant of Savannah, represents
the Savannah Automobile club and is
one of the states most active workers
FOR better roads.
Chairman Howell has called the first
meeting of the executive committee at
Albany on June s. for the reason that
the county commissioners of southwest
Georgia will at that time convene in AL
bany.
ROME, Ca, May 2s-Inspired by The
Atlanta Journals campaign for good
roads arrangements were this afternoon
made for good roads rally Of Seventh con-
gressional district to be held here Satur-
day, July 3. NJ.
Invitations will be sent to county COM
missioners of Walker, Chattooga, Polk,
Paulding, Barlow and other counties along
the route of proposed highway Chatta-
nooga to Atlanta, also to The Atlanta
Journal and representatives of automo-
bile interests in north Georgia.
There will be public speaking in morning
at court house and visitors will be enter
tanned at banquet by Manufacturers and
Merchants association, whose good roads
committee have taken the matter up.
In afternoon visitors will be taken for
auto trip over Floyd county roads.