Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-19
THE GEORGIA-FLORIDA HIGHWAY.
ATLANTA Constitution0

The splendid enthusiasm and CO.
operation of the South Georgia good
roads campaigners, who have just con-
cluded their meeting at Albany, brings
into further prominence a splendid
through highway from Atlanta to Flor
ira, vi. h the strong probability that its
eventual terminus will be Chattanooga,
thus linking three states.
To the unremitting energy and faith
of Henry A Taver, president of the
board of trade of Albany, and one of
South Georgia's most prominent citiz-
.ense, is largely to be attributed the
clinching success of this second Albany
rally The first one, held only few
weeks ago, demonstrated that the time
was ripe for the extension of an inter
state highway through South Georgia
and as far as Madison, Fla. At the
meeting just closed. county commits
sioners and representative citizens
from practically all the South Georgia
counties involved were present. By
unanimous resolution it was agreed 10
ask The Constitution to make the
route via Americas, Andersonville,
Townsville and Madison part of its
regular fall good roads tour. A ways
and means committee was appointed to
materialize the movement.
A feature of the gathering was the
universal sentiment that good roads
offered an issue upon which all sec
tions and interests can unite. The
tendency is APPLY expressed in the
following extract from The Constitu-
tons report of the meeting:
The spirit that pervaded today's
meeting was entirely a constructive
one. The national highway project,
far from being criticised, was COM
mended Eve are here as developers
was the way Arthur Rylander, of
Americas, put it, "and We feel that two
highways Will be better than one. Only
we shall strive to make ours the best
one"
In this sentiment The Constitution
heartily concurs. The Atlanta Journal S
project to extend the national highway
southwark through Cordele, Triton and
VaIdosta TO Florida is a most COM
imendable one. Aimed at quickening
development and good roads sentiment
in one of the most important portions
of the state, The Constitution will
gladly contribute aid to it's success.
The plan launched at Albany-to still
further improve the Georgia-Florida
highway through the points above in
dicated-is of equal Importance to
another section of Georgia. The sug-
gestion that the road be extended
northward from Atlanta, via Rome, &c
Chattanooga and Chickamauga Park Is
we'll worth consideration.
In it's largest sense, and as stated by
{ Mr. Rylander, bodybuilding is work d
Il CONSTRUCTIVE uduule, NItnOuJ COIIItlC
or competition, save in waking apath
etic communities. The Constitution:
: successive aIl-Georgia good road!
tours, and the Journals national high
f way activity have acted and reacted
upon each other in such manner as tC
give road making an impetus it has
never experienced in the south before
The present twin Georgia and Florida
projects bid fair to further accelerate
the work The meeting at Albany ha:
wrought we'll Its representatives will
find The Constitution ready to encour
age them to the extent of it's ability
They are working for the development
I of Georgia-and that is precisely wha
The Constitution is doing.