Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-04-04
TWO STATES ARE
STIRRED BY PLAN
FOR BIG HIGHWAY
Reports From Everywhere
Show Enthuiastic Work.
Dublin and 0CiIIa Connections
to Be Run

Like the "innards'' of some big loco
motive that keep stewing and sputtering
and whirring even while the wheels Of
ene thing are still, the agitation for the
Florida extension Of The Journal-Herald
national highway continues to boil even
though the scouts and their Primo car
are taking life easy for a couple of days
in Atlanta. All of Georgia south Of
Atlanta, and all of north Florida. are
aroused over it. Everybody wants the
highway. and nobody believes it can pos
sibly go any other way than through
his own town.
On an early day yet to be announced
positively, The Journal and the New York
Herald men will climb back into their
places aboard the Primo and set out
along the two routes yet to be tested.
Neither of those roads is, however. ex-
lsctly a route in itself. Rather should
each be called a connection. One is re-
ferred to as the Irish route in that
lit runs through Dublin Qaurens coun-
typ, connecting just north of Douglas with
the roads that the scouts have already
Travelled. The other is the connection be-
tween that same point and Cordele, which
is located also on the Tifton-Valdosta
route The running of both these routes,
from Atlanta back to Atlanta, will not
Occupy more than six days or a week.
Then the scouting will be done.
Out of the hundreds of suggestions
received, the scouts will probably heed
one which suggests that they try the
road between Vienna and Montezuma.
rhey may also seek a direct connection
between Lowry and Yatesville via
Vaughn, Zetena, Williamson, Zebulon and
The Rock. Both of these matters are
yet to be decided, and neither may be
announced positively-for the scouts are
free lances and run no schedule and
know no quest btu the best road.
ACTIVITY EVERYWHERE
telegram comes from John w Et-
tel, proprietor of the Hotel Blanche. in
Lake City, Fla, informs The Journal
that a copy of resolutions adopted by
the county commissioners OF Columbia
county, Fla, authorizing the immediate
building of the roads proposed for the
highway through that county, is being
forwarded by Mondays mail.
A pledge singed by r. c. Hodges, ".
w Gardie and c. f. Cone. chairman,
constituting three of the five members
of the Hamilton county. Fla. board of
commissioners, is already in The Jour
nails hands, This pledge binds Ham
ilton county to construct a good road
from the Georgia state line to the Co
lumbia county line
The Jacksonville board OF trade,
through President Francis p Conross
Secretary H. II. Richardson, y. ]. Lo-
gan, chairman of the Jacksonville-At-s
llanta highway committee, and T. O.
Miller, chairman of the good roads COM
mittee advises that Baker county was
represented by a large delegation. and
Nassau county by telegram from ].
w. Simmons. president of the Fernan-
dina Automobile club, at meeting call
ed By the board of trade in Jackson
Vile Friday. Both representations
brought guarantees that the roads into
Jacksonville viii be constructed.
TWO COUNTIES PLEDGED.
Baker county was represented by G.
L. Taber and II. Hume, of Glen St
Mary's, Fla; G. NJ. Griffing, Macclennys
Tate Powell, editor Baker County
Standard, Macclenny; T. r. Csnova,
Sanderson, and c. A. Doty, Sandsrson-
The Baker county guarantee was as
follows: THE Baker County Good
Roads association guarantees a ira
versible road through Baker county as
part of the national highway"
The telegram from Mr. Simmons, who
spoke for Nassau county, was as fol-
lows: I'VE are authorized by county
commissioners to guarantee Immediate
completion of road across Nassau coun-
ty, via Yulee to Kings Ferry, If Duvaf
county will complete Panama road and
share in cost of bridging Nassau river.
This county has 100000 to use on this
road
Both guarantees were accepted by the
board of trade good roads COMMITTEES,
which pledged the boards moral influ-
ence and support in every way posi-
BILE. The communication states that 1t
is a question Of only two or three
weeks before road work Will begin In
good earnest in Duval county.
The pledge Of Houston county, GA,
to build whatever road is designated for
the national highway is at hand in the
shape of copy Of an instrument which
has been signed by County Commission
ers H. z. Talton. 2. Hays and A. F.
Smith as follows: I'VE. the coinmis-
sioners of roads and revenues for Hous-
ton county, in the event that the route
selected for said highway shall be
through Houston county, hereby agree
to put all of the roads in Houston
county that may be selected for said
highway in first class condition as ear
~ as practicable and within res.sona-
BILE length of time" The copy is certi-
fled by c. II. Hardison, clerk of the
Houston superior court