Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-07-22
Mr., SHEFFIELD
rendered HIS
RESIGNATION
As COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Mr.. Arthur RyIandGr to Sue
CeGd Him

Mr. Frank Sheffield, chairman OF
tbe board of county commissioners OF
cumter county and for more than five
years an efficient member of that body,
covered his connection Herewith Mon
dav morning by rendering his Resigns
+ion TO Judge John A. Cobb, of the
court of ordinary, upon whom devolves
the duty of accepting such designations
and making appointment to vacancies
for the unexpired term Judge Coob
appointed Mr. Arthur Rylander i
member of the county commission, to
fill the term of Mr. Sheffield, which
expires January 1st, 1916, one and a
half years hence.
During his long incumbency of the
office of county commissioner, Mr..
Sheffield has rendered invaluable ser
vice to Sumter county, and his resig
nation will be very generally regretted.
As careful, conservative business
man and pioneer exponent of good
roads in Sumter county, his withdrawal
from the board of commissioners is a
distinct loss to the county.
His successor, Mr.. Rylander, is d
man of progressive ideas and aggres-
sive withal, and no better appointment
to the vacancy could have been made
Judge Cobb has notified Gov. Slaton
of the appointment, and Commissioner
Rylander's commission will be issued
this week, in time for the August
xmeeting of the board
Il have always stood for good
roads" said MIR. Sheffield yesterday, in
speaking of his resignation my WORK
upon the board was largely to demon
strate the fact that good roads coul1
be built and maintained with the ma
terial at hand in Sumter county, and
the three hundred miles of fine, graded
roads we now have is proof of it."
When Mr.. Sheffield came to the
board of county commissioners five
years ago, the building of good roads
was in its incipiency. With character
lstlc vigor he aided in pushing the
work of improvement, giving to it'll
largely hs personal attention, until
sumter county stands today at the
mead of the good roads counties" not
only in Georgia, but in the United
States character of soil and mileage
considered.
A few weeks ago a committee of
lexas county officials went to one of
tne ofhclals of the department of agri-
culture in Washington to ascertain
"here the best roads could be found,
aS chelr county was about to enter up
On an era of good roads construction.
Go to Americus, Georgia. The so.
OF Sumter county is similar to yours,
ana there you will find the best sand
clay roads in the United States" was
'"e reply OF the official, a merited COM
piiileht to the good roads of Sumter.
Mr. Sheffield was first appointed 70
Ill the unexpired term of the late Com
missioner A. T. Johnson, and at the ex-
piratlon of chat time he was elected for
term of six years, which expires, as
S'"'eu' January 1st, 1915. Mr.. Rylan-
uer' 1t Is believed, will follow the same
'road and progressive policies as his
PREDECESSOR, as he is we'll known as
an enthusiast of good roads, as are
0'ner members of the board of commits
sioners.
sumter county has total mileage o,
ilVV miles of roads of every class. Or
'nls mileage there are 800 miles stand
u graded road, all of which has been
constructed since Mr.. Sheffield was
eiec'ed to the board of commissioners.
0'ner roads are being improved and
put in excellent condition as rapidly