Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-08-13
Manufacturers Record, Realizing
Enthusiasm Engendered by The
Journal Herald Highway, Of
fers $500 in Prizes.
ISSUES CIRCULAR
CALLING ATTENTION
TO THIS MOVEMENT
Would Show What Has Been Done
on Thoroughfares Throughout
South-Refers to Sale of City
and County Bonds.
BY THE NEW YORK HERALD

AE NEW 1Ohh HERALD.
NEW YORK, Aug I2.-Another EVIL
denee of the responsive interest that has
been awakened In the cause of good roads
by the joint campaign inausurated by the
Herald and The Atlanta Journal comes
TO hand in an announcement made by th.
Msnufacturers' Record of Baltimore. a
newspaper, which for % years has taken g
prominent part in promoting the indus
trial growth of the south.
In a circular Issued under date of Az
gust 5. the Record says:
Perhaps no recent phase of southern
development has attracted more marked
and favorable attention than the activity
on the part Of the counties and munich
palities in building improved, modern
highways
With city and county bonds finding a
ready market at good prices, and in fact,
being eagerly sought by investors I'm tn.
north as well as in the south; with mate
rails entering into improvement WORK
cheaper than In times OF great commercial
demand. labor at lower rates and more
abundant than in previous years advan-
tage has been taken OF the opportunity
to make needed Improvement in public
roads
Contracts of considerable magnitude
and I'm large numbers have been let all
over the south and the demand for ma
chinsry and materials entering into road
building has shown a most gratifying in
crease.
Communities are vieing with one an
other to build the best roads. Smooth
thoroughfares between state capitals are
being discussed, and the time is not far
distant when an additional highway will
reach from Washington to the center OF
the south.
GOOD ROADS SUP LEMENT.
ITO promote the building of good roads
the Manufacturers Record will print 8
special supplement about the middle OF
October, dealing with the need Of good
roads in the south and their influence OF,
the south's educational. religious, moral
and material advancement. This issue and
supplement will be sent to the leading
county officials in the LIS counties in the
south. who have most TO do with road
building, as well as to all our regular SUBJ
scribers.
''rhe Manufacturers Record further Of
fers, for the encouragement of the move
ment for improved highways in the south.
three money prizes, aggregating $500. in
suggesting the most effective plan fol
giving the south a system OF public high
ways suited to its needs. The prizes are.
WHAT THE PRIZES ARE:
Two hundred and fifty dollars for the
best article; 500 for the next best article,
$50 for the third best article. No article
must contain less than 5000 words MOI
more than 5000 words. Judgment in the
competition will turn upon: Clearness of
expression in the articles; practical value
OF suggestions made; Importance OF the
facts brought out showing the influence
% roads upon material prosperity and So
cial conditions OF the south.
This competition is for the purpose of
showing what has been done in the several
IA states OF the south under the auspices
Of state, county or minor local govern.
ment, through cooperation Of citizens OF
BIZ individual effort, as Indicative of what
must be done in road building to advance
the social and material interests OF the
south. and with a view to ava 6ening a
fuller realization of the need OF good roads
and OF bringing forth suggestions as 70
how to secure them"