The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-03-12

In a letter addressed to Ihe jour-
nal, the Farmers Land, Loan and
Title Company. Of Albany, presents
to the readers Of this paper the very
unfortunate situation in which this
county finds itself by reason Of the
fact that the county commissioners
of Lee county after having made a
promise to work the principal roads
through the Central tract have APP
parently completely broken that
promise. Instances are cited in
real, cold facts Of where Lee coun-
ty has lost not only number Ct
worthy white immigrants but also
several enterprises that are badly
needed by the county and the reve-
nue. from which alone would pro-
baby pay all the expenses that
would he incurred by the county in
fulfilling its promise to work these
roads, not considering at all the
fact that the county has made this
promise and is morally bound to
make it good.
These are the facts, and they are
stated plainly and in a straight
forward, businesslike manner by
Mr.. D. L. Beatie. president Of the
Albany firm, which basspenta good
sum of money advertising these
lands and otherwise improving
them, in addition to the large a.
mount that has been spent by the
Central of Georgia railwoyin adver-
Using this farm sgtJlelnent IN agri-
cultural and other papers through
out the United States and Canada.
This dilatory policy on behalf Of
the present board Of county COM
m1ssioners is one OF the greatest and
most serious indictments Of their
efficiency that has YET been made,
though the number Of charges that
have been made against them is
numerous. Mr.. Beatie's letter
speaks for itself in empathic man
ner. 1t is as follows:
Relative to the roads on the
tract Of land the Central Of Georgia
Railroad is advertising in the Sou
thern part Of Lee county, the Com
missioners evidently do not fully
appreciate the importance Of this
matter or realize to what an extent
their delay in building these roads
is retarding 5he development of the
county
Recently, acouple Of gentlemen
from q neighboring state we're look
ing for location in this section on
which to build modern, sanitary
dairy and sp-to-date stock farm and
truck farm, became interested in the
'.AIbany-Leesburg Farm Settlement
and came here to investigate it.
The investment would have
called for an expenditure of from
$4,000 to $4,000, besides 100
head of thoroughbred jersey cattle
that would have been added to the
taxable value of the county and the
plant would have been an enormous
advertisement for this section and
the gentlemen would have been a
splendid acquisition to the county
as they intended to live on the farm
and they have II children.
sThe miserable condition OF the
roads making the land almost in
accessible was their objection to the
tract and for that reason they did
not consider the location at allsuit
able for the business. Many Others
have looked at this land and found
the same objection.
"Our purpose in writing this let
ter is to remind you that the coun-
tv is standing in its own light by
DELAYING to construct the roads.
"You have organized a Chamber
Of Commerce, to the support Of
which many Of your citizens have
Contributed money, you have en-
.ployed an Agricultural Dfnonstra-
tor and your good paper Is sDending