Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-31
Especial Dispatch to The Journal.)

Especial Dispatch TO Inc JournaA.l
CULLODEN, Ca, March 30.-The en-
thusiasm aroused by the scout cars of
The Atlanta Journal-New York Herald
for good roads has assured the building
of a road Of standard width, easy grades
and firm road-bed from GAINESVILLE, via
Yatesville, Culloden, Musella, Knoxville,
Roberta to Fort Valley Delegations
from all of the places mentioned met at
Yatesville yesterday to devise means for
building the highway which is proposed
as a part of The Atlanta Journal-New
York Herald national highway and any
one present at the meeting and hearing
the expressions of the citizens and the
commissioners of roads of the counties
Through which IL passes could not doubt
but that they proposed to put the roads
in flrst-class condition at once and with
out further delay.
After the meeting had been called to
order ]. w. Brown, mayor Of Yatesville,
was made chairman, and r. II. Holmes,
of Culloden, and J. A. Rozier. secreta-
ries. Mr.. Brown stated the object or
the meeting and various enthusiastic
addresses were made by citizens of Up
son, Monroe, Crawford and Houston on
the subject of good roads, the time had
come to have them and further delay
would be parsimonious and most unwise.
These talks used up the forenoon, and
| at / o'clock the meeting adjourned for
dinner, after appointing a COMMITTEES to
draft resolutions and place a working
plan before the meeting. The chairman
appointed the following as a committee:
w. H. Harris and D.. C. Strother, of
Houston county; S. H. Phelan and w. p.
Carr, of Crawford, and p S. Fuller and
r. H. Holiness of Monroe.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
After reconvening the committee made
the following report, which was
adopted:
| Your committee recommends that In
asmuch as "a miles of the 43 traversed
| by the proposed routs from GAINESVILLE
to Fort Valley runs through Crawford
county. private subscriptions to the ex-
tent of $1,000 be raised to assist that
county in building it's portion of the
highway so as to construct smooth
sand-clayed road through said county
and to carry other recommendations of
this committee into effect report the fol-
lowing resolutions for consideration:
! Il. That it is the sense of this meet
ing that the Ninth district Of Houston
county pledge 5000, Crawford county
$500. the Eleventh district of Monroe
county $500 in private subscriptions to
assist Crawford county commissioners
in building a sand clayed road through
said county.
"2. That a committee of two be ap-
pointed from the Ninth. district of Hous-
ton county, two from Crawford county
and two from the Eleventh district of
Monroe county to secure Immediately
these subscriptions, and that the COM
mittee shall serve in an advisory capac-
| ity with the county commissioners in
expanding this money, but the same to
be expended under the direction of the
commissioners,
90 That a committee of FIVE consisting
of, one from each of the counties of
pike, Epson, Monroe and Crawford and
Houston be appointed to secure proper
official assurances from each of the
counties named that they will in the
month of April begin working the
roads through their respective counties
and build same of such width and grade
as may be suggested by those locating
the proposed national highway an stat
| ing as near as practical the time in
which the road viii be finished.
! That the committee likewise secure
assuranc, from the officials of each
town along the route that the roadways
through these towns are to be tmmedi-
ately worked and this committee to go
to Atlanta and submit such assure aces
and all other data possible to The At
lanta Journal-New York Herald repre-
sentatives and use their best efforts to