Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
ALL. READY FOR
COUNTY BOARDS
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 Is at
the Kimball House.
At recent meeting of number of
County Commissioners it was sug-
gested that a meeting of the Comm =
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 it 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 .
her, with 5000 delegates and the most
elaborate display of road building
machinery and road material ever eX-
hibited $77l00 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 Wood =
ward will deliver the address of We
come at the opening of the convention
at 2 D. m. Wednesday, April l5 TEN
porary officers win 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 State Highway
Commission" after which there Will
be fifteen minutes OF informal dis
cussion on this subject when it VIII
be decided If such a 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
vict Latof in Road Construction.
Public Highways of Georgia" will be
the subject Of DR.. w. 5. McCallie,
State Geologist Of Georgia
Wednesday evening a banquet will
be given for the visitors al 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" ]. r.
Pennybacker, secretary Of the Ameri-
can Highway Association, viii tell Of
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 he
named. Professor T. j. Branch, of the
gia School of Technology will talk
on Economy of Permanent Roads. y
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 NJ. Strahan. Of
the University of Georgia.
Representatives of the American
Highway Association will give mo
ton picture views of bituminous ma p
cadam roads in construction. At l
D. 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.