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

With a view to obtaining the CO.
operation OF all counties Of Georgia,
the first annual convention of the
County Commissioners Of Georgia has
been called for April is and 16 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 when
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 Novem-
Der, with 5000 delegates and the most
elaborate display OF road building
machinery and road material ever ex-
hibited; $771,000 per year to be APP
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 Wool
ward will deliver the address Of wet
come at the opening Of the convention
porary officers will then be elected,
and the organization effected with
committees appointed.
w. s. Keller, State Highway Engi-
neer of Alabama, viii speak on THE
Organization OF a State Highway
Commission" after which there will
be fifteen minutes Of informal dis
cussion on this subject, when II will
be decided If such a department Is de-
sired in Georgia, and how to proceed
for its establishment.
Joseph Hyde Pratt, State GeoloAist
Of North Carolina will make short
address on the Employment of Con-
vict Lahor In Road CONSTRUCTIONS
Public Highways Of Georgia" will be
the subject of DR.. wv. s. McCallie.
State Geoiogist 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. viii give an illustrated lee
ture on THE Construction and Main
tenanee Of Concrete Roads" j. f..
Pennybacker, secretary of the Ameri-
can Highway Association, will tell OF
the 1914 American Road Congress,
which meets here in November.
The Thursday session viii open at
9 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 viii talk
on Economy Of Permanent Roads,"
Joel Hunter, chairman OF the State
Board of Examiners. will make an
address on uniformity in Accounting
Methods for Counties. top Soil AMI
Sand Clay Roads" will be discussed
by Professor Charles M. Strahan, Of
the University Of Georgia.
, Representatives Of the American
Highway Association will give mo-
ton picture views of bituminous ma
cadam roads In construction. At /
p. m. there will be a buffet luncheon
at the Kimball House, after which the
delegates will be taken on an auto
mobile tour over Fulton County.