The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-12-10
REGRETS THAT COM
MISSIONERS FAILED
TO BUILD BRIDGE
Comments ON Lee County
Citizens Leading Way
"Back to the Farm
Richmond. Va, 12-6-'14.

Since writing you my last letter,
I have just read the General Pre-
sentiments OF our last Grand Jury,
and see they failed to recommend
the building OF the new bridge at the
old Jordan crossing. Also they did
not recommend the opening Of the
new road from the Jordan place to
the Central of Georgia railroad. Now
/ know the Grand Jury was in o
better position to know the condi-
ton of our financial standing than
| am, but l was sorry to see that
they failed to make these recon-
mendations as j believe the citizens
of the Red bone district and those
on the east side Of Muckalee creek
need the bridge and the public road
out to the railroad. ! am one who
does not believe in going in debt
too heavy, but it would not cost
much and the proper thing for Lee
county to do is to float bonds for 80
years and put her roads and bridges
in first class condition. It would
not raise our taxes enough to a.
mount to anything. At same time
those OF us who are growing old
would get the benefit Of the modern
conveniences and the younger gene
ration and those moving in from
year to year would help pay OFT the
debt. do hope our new board q
commissioners Will think this pro-
position over seriously and call an
election for bonds.
Well, l sec that Col. J. r. Long,
julie Forester and j. M. Cannon
have gone to the country to live
Judge Long, set the pace, and the
Europeans backed him up by the
war and the others are catching on
to the country movement. Now,
boys of Leesburg, this is good les
son these gentlemen have taught
you. Quit sitting around town
whiting OH pine boxes and ours
| ling out the world for not flooding
the county WITH money. Go to the
country and become one of the best
farmers in your county. ! am sor-
Try ever moved to town when
II did the country lost one OF thu
hest pillow hands it ever had, and i
| | was young man today | woulc
join the Long Forrester-Can bril-
gade and l would one more time
learn how good fat meat, collard,
greens and corn bread taste. There
are three things in this world alike,
they are poor white people, negroes
and English sparrows. You can
take one Of those English sparrows
and carry him 25 miles in the coun-
try. turn him loose and he will make
a bee Lille for the nearest town and
there he will stay. So it is will
the poor white man and negro
/ (All Of which [ am one.) Just lei
us get to town and begin to buy or
credit and live out Of paper sacks,
and we are as near home as we wislI
to be.
Now l have just read an article
written by Col. 81. Jones, Of Al
bany, asking the mayor and coun-
Gil to call an election and float
$75, 900 worth Of bonds and pave
the streets OF Albany and give the
poor white men and negroes en-
ployment until next spring. This at
glance looks good, but after you
stop and think it over, believe |
can give him better remedy. That
is this: there is a great hue and cry
all over the United States to help
the Catholic Belgians and bring
them to Georgia and other states
! and raise money, clothes and ra.
tions for them. They are a class
of people we would not want. Why
not instead Of giving the Belgians
land rent free, furnishing them
mule and bne years rations free