Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-05-25
A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
GEORGIA ROAD MAKERS.

The Journal hailed with unfegned delight the exraOrd
of interest throughout the south IN The journal
Herald plan for developing spirit emulation between the
selected for the best highway that can be
press general for better highways anil
appreciation for the prize or $ouo
red nv be savannah News for an automobile endurance
from Savannah Atlanta connection with the National A
tomobe be held in this city November next While
the RIM is 70 he under the auspices the Automobile
club il the Savannah Morning News that has put the
that the example will be followed by
other papers of by such pubicpited
offering prizes to the successful contestants IN SUCH con-
tests.
But the Journal adheres to its original plan securing
good along which these must be made When
he excitement of the run rewarded
be roads will remain permanent blessing to the people
daily The preparation of the roadbed for the
essential the of the run itself And Is the
people of these southern states especially Georgia. whose inter-
est The Journal has in mind
The Journal therefore the front with
offer of thousand cash prizes the counties in Geo
Ola through which the races already spoken may
be arranged for shall be 1t will give prize OF SOU to the
county in Georgia having of road within
county lines It will give prize 5000 the county having
the best road within its boundaries and prize OF SO to
county having third best road The prizes will be
awarded by which will be duly appointed and the
carefully considered and fully explained 10
justice the rural counties those having the largest cities and
complete road system should be excluded
In connection date will be shortly fixed fer
conference in Atlanta of all those interested in this good
Georgia Thus with this additional offer of The Jour
Georgia counties will have double chance of winning the
prizes offered those along the main line
anta with Georgia and those from other
direction Atlanta through which automobile race may be
run the great automobile Atlanta in
November next.
Of course every understands that the building of good
roads the main thing with The Journal 1t has been an adVo
of good roads, perhaps say the chief advocate IN
Georgia many years The automobile endurance be-
tween and Atlanta and between Georgia points and
Atlanta merely the purpose of roung such widespread
public the roads themselves that the roads will be
built The will welcome the of kind OF prizes
to the automobile owners stimulus to public interest
these roads will be enduring monument OF
these all their incidents forgotten And the
will profit by the roads for after the prizes
and trophies auomoblists have become
insist too strongly the value to county,
by advertisement which shall of these county
prizes will be worth far than the prize itself 1t will
signify the people of the victorious counties progressive
energetic able recognize the Importance to their
people highways that be constructed 1t will be
bid Of settlers and proclamation to the
try of the character of the population already there
this freefor-a contest From part of the
state November from every important point within the
state automobsts every variety of machine will turn their
capital city The counties should be few in
routes to Atlanta.
thing the first in The Journals thought is the int
permanent advantage the people of Georgia
BREADTH of this stimulus the good
which The Journal has had the good fortune
originate and which offers to aid the best condu
Give to the building of the roads themselves
example the enterpring people of Fitzgerald in Of
fering for the stretch of road between Fitzgerald
and Macon cannot be too highly praised.