Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-09-09
MANY ARE WORKING
FOR THIS GOOD ROAD

The good road from Atlanta to jack
sonv!He is on with rush. From every
section through which this important arr
terry of trade and travel could pass have
come assurances of help and hearty Goa
operation. These facts. already known to
some extent. were demonstrated beyond
the pefadventure of a doubt when this
good roads committee at work for. this
highway met in the Office of Secretary
Walter G. Cooper, of the chamber of
commerce, at 10 o'clock on Wednesday.
At this meeting were d. H. McMillani
]. j. Logan, both of Jacksonville; Paul
H. Norcross. D. H. Hall. of Atlanta; S,
A. Hineley. of Live Oak, Fla: DR.. c. "!
McCaIlie, state geologist; ]. T. Holleman4
| of p Atlanta, chairman of the entertain4
ment, committee of the chamber of coma
merce; z. H. Heyman, secretary of the
Macon Chamber of Commerce, and Wall
ter G. Cooper. secretary of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Logan is with the committee as
the representative of the Jacksonville
Board of Trade, and is chairman of the
committee and he, with Mr.. Mcmillan, ara
two of the most enthusiastic good roads
advocates in the south.
Mr.. Hineley came as the representa-
tive of Live Oak to urge that the pro-
posed road touch his town and 10 tell
of the many advantages his people had
to offer.
COMMITTEE AT LUNCHEON. :
The committee was entertained at
luncheon Wednesday at 1 o'clock at the
Capital City club. at which time the
house of representatives" of the cham4
Der of commerce>was dined.
o The committee, with Secretary Hey
man as its pilot, will leave at 4 o'clock
for Griffin, which will be the stop for
the night On the way to that city q
stop of half an hour will be made. at
Jonesboro, where the committee Will bd
met by a number of prominent citizens.
From Jonesboro the run will be made az
rapidly as possible to Griffin for ths
committee will leave there early Thursf
day morning arriving in Barnesville az
$50. At that stop the committees VIII o9
shown considerable attention as the
Barnesville citizens are very enthusiastic
over the road. Mayor 7. w. Cochran9
Secretary ]. A McCrary. OF the chambef
of commerce.; 8. NJ Howard, chairmaH
of the board Of county commissioners
and others, will meet the party theret
The committee has been invited to lunch
at GAINESVILLE. but 1t is more than like1
Iy that the MONDAY meal will be at Fort
syth. There Mayor T. B. Cabaniss, Drf
j. o. Elrod, president Of the Forsyth
board of trade; w. C. Hill, secretary Of
the chamber of commerce, and other citi4
gems will meet the party and act as hostf
for the people generally. From Forsyth
the committee viii go on to Macon. MAXI
ing only a short stop and continuing TO
Perry.
At Perry Mr.. Logan will be forced to
leave and return TO Tennessee, where ne
has important business engagements. The
proposed highway has not been determin1
ed on in any way beyond Perry and az
that point a meeting will be held to dist
cuss the observations made from Atlantis
and to take under advisement a course
to be followed out on to Jacksonville.
Tiff WANTS HIGHWAY. < !
Assurances have come from Tiff count
ty that IL the road will pass through thai
section a highway 80 feet wide. cherted
and steam rolled will be built. This comes
from the Triton Chamber Of Commerce
Coffee county has written to the CONF
nnittee that a road as good as any In the
country will be built there by che first
of the year. Tiff and Berrien countie4
now have convicts on the roads and arg
Fastening the work as much as possible
and at the same time make the improve1
ments permanent. N. A. Patten, mayof
of Abbeville, promises that the ROAD
through his county will be finished In q
week and is very anxious that the CONF
mittee select that town as one Of the
principal places on the route.
The citizens OF Macon have gone into
the work with an energy and determina4
ton that spells success. Many OF the
most prominent citizens Of the Central
CITY will leave Thursday morning eariH
and meet the committee at Barnesviils
and act as escort into Macon.
The committee Is not going to give al
much time TO the larger places along the
route as will be given the smaller one1
for the reason that It's members feel
the need of greater work among the farn4
ers and people living along the line wh4
have not had the plans explained to them
fully For that reason many stops not AM
nounced will be made, in fact there viii
be stops wherever there is an interest
displayed