Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-10

enacted into a law at the present ses-
sion of Congress.
The object OF Mr.. Lees visit to
Georgia at this time is TO close up
with the counties of Whitfield, Cor
don. Barlow and Catoosa, the con-
tract which will see the construction
of the proposed Government highway
through those sections.
Although expressing disappoint-
ment that injunctions have been filed
in Catoosa and Gordon Counties to
restrain the officials from collecting
taxes for the building of the road,
Mr.. Lee enthusiastically expressed the
belief that all these matters would
be adjusted amicably and the road
started at an early date.
The Georgian is accompanied by
James T. Voshell, from the Bureau
Of Public Roads, and Mr.. Kennedy.
the Government engineer, who will
supervise the construction Of the
road
Governor slaton has honored sig
nally the Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce thus far in his Executive ap
pointments.
He has named Robert F. Maddox a
member of the State Board of Health
Wilmer Moore a trustee Of the Geor-
gia Home for the Training Of Girls
Fred Paxon Chief Of Staff in the Mil
ltary Department, and Asa G. Gambler
a member of the personal staff of the
Governor. These are all popular and
approved appointments.
The Governor, indeed, appears to
have been altogether happy in his APP
pointments made to date, although 1t
never will be possible for him-as il
never has been possible for other
Governors-to make an appointment
at any time that suits everybody.
The question Of providing new
Executive Mansion is sure to come
up for definite action before the Leg
islature soon--if not before the pres
ent General Assembly next summer,
then before the next one sure.
The present mansion is, so every
body agrees, not at all fit for the pur-
pose for which 1t was intended. 1t is
physically impossible, and to patch ii
up generally is conceded to be worse
than a waste of good money. In ad
dition to that, its location is not at
dli SuCH dS any private SeHlieIldH
would select for a homeland, after
all, while the Governors Mansion is
an official residence, in a way, it is
primarily designed as a home for the
Executive.
The next Legislature perhaps will
dispose Of the present prosperity
which may be done most advanta-
geously, OF course-and a new and
handsome residence will be erected
somewhere else in the city.
The question Of an exact new loca-
ton is not one particularly interest
ing to Legislature, as there are
dozen or more locations that would
answer admirably.
Governor Slaton says the Barlow
County Fair is a crackerjack and he
advises all who can to visit it.
81 wish It were possible for me to
visit all the fairs to which have
been invited this fall" said the Gov
ernor. There are to be many in
Georgia, and doubt that there will
be one which is not a distinct credit
to the community holding 1t, and
mighty well worth seeing.
III l attempted to visit all Of them,
however. l would have no time left
for anything else. shall visit quite
few as it is, perhaps, for there are
some invitations l have in hand that
| can not yet decide what to do with.
Il would like to encourage the
county fair habit in any community
Interested. l believe in county fairs.
They do genuine good, not only in
bringing the people together, but in
endangering a keen, healthy and
friendly rivalry in agricultural, live
stock and domestic products
The more county fairs, the mer-
rier, and the better, l think"