Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-02-09
VISITORS COME TO
DISCUSS RAILROAD.
Strong Delegation From
Along Route.
Interesting Discussion at
Board of Trade Meet
ing Last Night.

ing Last Night.
A committee of twenty six represen-
tative citizens of Waycross, Oakfeld
Doles, Irwinyille and Ashburn arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon half
Of them coming in automobiles, having
as their purpose a conference with the
Americus Board of Trade relative tc
the construction of a road that would
connect Americus and Ashburn, there
being a road projected from Ashburn
to Irwtnyille, twenty miles further
on toward the coast, the general idea
being to start a movement toward the
union of number of small roads that
would eventually reach the sea at
Brunswick.
The Visiting Delegations.
In the party were the following rep
re>entative citizens: ,
,Waycrogs;z=-C .-s4e: 4e:.s-o- a:b9f g
Z Z ot one county N9ner = = g. te
IT, -. j. Hall, j. h. CampDl-s@
Doles-C. T. Amason.
IrWinville-J. B. Clements.
Ashburn-J. N. Raines A Isaac. M.
L. Champion, J. Lawrence James H.
Pate, W. T. Williams, w. F. Jenkins,
j. B. Bozeman, w A Murray, ]. L.
Evans, w, K. Jenkins, John B. Hutch
inson, J. S. Belts, w. L. Story, J. !.
Story, R. l.. Belts, j. S. Shingler, DR..
G. c. Mckenzie, c. w Evans, w. A.
Shingler.
The party were met by several Amer
icus citizens and escorted to the Wind
sor hotel where they were quartered
as the guests of the Americus Board
of Trade.
Last night at 8 o'clock the commit
tees met the Board of Trade at a
largely attended meeting. 1t speedily
developed that no definite plans were
IN existence so far as the stretch be-
tween Ashbufn and Americus is con-
cerned, both the Americus people and
the visitors laboring under the i'm
preston that the other would have il
readiness and present some definite
plans at the meeting while as a matter
Of fact, neither had gone that far. Bit
as a result of the meeting there is
some reason to believe that a better
leftneI movement may be inaugurated
chat the matter of the construction OF
such a road will be thoroughly in
estigaled, and that out of this deti-
mite plans may be in readiness to pre-
sent at some future joint meeting.
What Visitors Said.
John B. Hutchinson, Esq, secretary
Of the Ashburn Board of Trade, ia
troduced President w. A. Shfngler of
hat body, Ashburn Mr.. Hutchinson.
3aid, is town of about 5000 people,
with million taxable assessments, is
situated in a rapidly developing
country. The Georgia Southern and
The A. c. L. road run through the
town.
President Shingler states that the
committee came expecting to see what
Americus would do.
President Lanier stated that the
AmeriCus Board of Trade was under
the impression that the Ashburn peo-
pie would present some definite plans
for the consideration of the people
here
Mr.. J. S. Shingler stated that the
objess was to connect Ashburn with
Irwinville and Ocilla building link
of twelve miles to accomplish this and
it was hoped by them that Americus
would be ready to build from Americus
to Ashburn. The Ashburn people fully
intend to build to IrWinville, which
is in the other direction. If Americus
was willing to help them they would
take up the matter of a link from Ash
burn to this place. The Ashburn com
mittee, as he explained it, thought
that the Americus people had some
proposition to present looking to that
end as they desired an outlet in this
direction.
Visitors In Earnest.
From what the visitors stated there