Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-28
ALL READY FOR
COUNTYB0ARDS
CONVENTION
Session Here in April to Effect
Organization for Solving
Vital Problems.

With view to obtaining the CO.
operation Of ali counties Of Georgia,
the first annual convention Of the
County Commissioners Of Georgia has
been called for April is and 1s at
the Kimball House
AT a recent meeting of number Of
County Commissioners 1t was sug
gested that meeting Of the Commits
sioners from all the counties, at which
problems could be discussed, should
be called. Acting on this suggestion
the Atlanta Convention Bureau called
this meeting, Already numerous -
plies have been received stating that
representatives Of the county boards
would attend.
Among the questions to be dis
cussed are: Legislation as 1t affects
various county matters; Government
aid" in the building and maintenance
of roads; consideration of a State
Highway Commission: handling and
care of convicts; the coming of the
American Road Congress in Noyem-
Der, with 5000 delegates and the most
elaborate display Of bodybuilding
machinery and road material ever ex-
hibited $771, 900 per year to be ap-
portioned to Georgia by the National
Government, and the scouting trip of
the officials of the American High
way Association and the United
States Bureau of Public Roads from
Washington to Atlanta, completed
Friday.
Program Is Elaborate.
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged. providing for the entertain
ment of the visitors. Mayor Wood
ward will deliver the address Of wei
come at the opening OF the convention
at p. m. Wednesday, April 10. Tenn
porary officers will then be elected,
and the organization effected with
committees appointed.
w. S. Keller, State Highway Engi >
neer OF Alabama, will speak on The
Organization of a State Highway
Commission" after which there will
be fifteen minutes Of informal dis
cusslon on this subject, when 1t will
be decided If such department Is de-
sired in Georgia, and how to proceed
for Its establishment
Joseph Hyde Pratt State GeoloNist
Of North Carolina will make a short
address on the employment of Con-
NlCt 11dLOI III iAOdu NOhGtA utttOu.
Public Highways Of Georgia" will be
the subject of DR.. w. s. McCallie,
State Geologist OF Georgia.
Wednesday evening a banquet will
be given for the visitors at the Hotel
Ansley. Governor Slaton will speak
on Good Roads as a State Asset"
To Show Roads in Movies.
Edward N. Hines, County Commits
sioner OF Wayne County (DetroiD.
Michigan, will give an illustrated lee
ture on THE Construction and Main
tenance OF Concrete Roads" J. L.
Pennybacker, secretary of the Ameri-
can Highway Association, will tell al
the 1914 American Road Congress,
which meets here In November
The Thursday session will open at
a. m. with a business meeting,
when permanent officers will be
named. Professor T, ]. Branch. of the
engineering department OF the Geor-
gia School of Technology, win talk
on ECONOMY of Permanent Roads"
Joel Hunter, chairman Of the State
Board of Examiners, VIII make an
address on Uniformity In Accounting
Methods for Counties" Top Soil and
Sand Clay Roads. will be discussed
by Professor Charles M. Strahan, Of
the University Of Georgia.
Representative Of the American
Highway Association will give mo-
ton picture views Of bituminous ma
cadam roads in construction. At
p. m. there will be buffet luncheon
at the Kimball House, after which the
delegates viii be taken on an auto
mobile tour over Fulton County.