Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-17
Will MEET HERE
IN SIXTY DAYS
To Tell What Has Been Done
Toward Highway

Cha rman Frank sAemeld, Of the
Sumter County Commissioners, came
back from the meeting at Albany more
enthused than ever ever the prospects
for good roads throughout South Geor-
gia and their union speedily into long
highways trayersing this entire se2-
Ision, connecting up with North Gaor-
gia highways and permitting one 20
travel speedily and with the maxim
UNI of comfort from Atlanta TO the
southern border of Georgia.
1T was a decided treat to see the
interest displayed I'm The meeting,
said MIR. Sheffield yesterday. And
to learn how the Iaaven Of good roads
has worked and brought a rich fruit
age in every county in this part Of the
state. The delegates were all men Of
affairs, men in earnest, men de-ermin-
ed to keep at it until their counties
have highways that VIII be considered
one of their greatest assets. We We're
IcOmplimented on all sides on the Sum
/ ter roads, and it was undoubtedly q
/ great qualification to orr pride as
citizens Of Sumter to know how peo-
/ pie in other counties look upon this
/ county as the home of progressive
ideas in tbs and other respects.
"The outcome of the meeting, ! BE-
lieve," continued Mr.. Sheffield, "wil
be the speedy completion Of a high
way from Atlanta to Jacksonville as
part of the proposed great national
highway that will connect Washington
with jacksonville AS planned now
the road will run down from Atlanta
to Macon, Macon on through Fort
Valley, Ogle,horpe, Montezuma, An
Jacksonville, Americas, Smithvle, AL
bany, Leesburg, Sylvester, Moultrie
Quitman, Madison, Live Oak, and
thence to jacksonville.
In this immediate section the road
would traverse Macon, Sumter, Lee,
Dougherty, Worth, Colquitt and
Brooks counties.
I'VE have, as it is generally known,
a fine highway now to the Macon line.
Cha 'rman Fredericks of that county
commissioners, was at the meeting
with another member of the board
and after they understood the impor-
tance of prompt action, they promised
that the Macon county road forces
should be put to work as quickly as
possible in connecting up our fine
highway to Montezuma and Ogle
thorpe The Lee county commission
ers have ordered a fine new highway
from Smithylle to Leesburg Tho
mile stretch between the Sumter line
and Smi.hville will also be made {
fine improved highway. From Lees
burg to the Dougherty line will need
but little work. That then, means q
great highway from Oglethorpe right
on to Albany and thence to the
Dougherty county line. The WORT
county people have promised to joir
it with an improved highway leading
rally the interests of Colquitt ani
county, where the feeling in favor o.
good roads is growing steadily L
strength. Moultrie and QuLtman vii
rally the interests of Colquitt anc
Brooks counties to the work of extend
ing the road through their respect
i've counties. Then it will be up L
North Florida to take it up and carry
it on through Madison and Live Oar
to Jacksonville
81 think the movement is go this
time II was determined to advertise
this route as the "Andersonvillt
Route" and that each county should
exert itself to the end that the high.
way be pushed to completion just as
soon as possible, I invited the meet
ing to come to Americus wishin thu
next sixty days and report upol
what had been dome and the invita-
ton was accepted. 1t is not promise:
but actual work that tells, and I be
lieve that sixty days from now til,
different counties will be able to re
port splendid progress"
The representatives from the Amer
rcus Board of Trade at the meeting
were Messrs. Frank Sheffield, Franl
Lanier, Lee Allen, H. J. Webb, Chas
Burke, Bob Christian, NJ NJ Lowrey
NJ. N. Dudley George W. Riley Al
were Impressed with the interest dis
played and felt that their attendance
at the meeting was we'll repaid.
Young people can have a very gooi
time by not following old up1nIe'S ad.