Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-12-17
over A MILLION
BEEN SPENT FOR
DIXIE H GHWAy.

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ON the Dixie Highway alone in fifty
counties, is the wonderful story of
progress CLEANED from the reports to
Gate. This is only foretaste of what
viii be accomplished as these counties
are preparing to spend $6,931 900 with
in the next twelve months. AS the
counties have not been selected for
special progress, but are from all the
states as they havev reported, it is a
reasonable assumption that they are
typical of the average. They repre-
sent less than third of the total num-
Der of counties. Using a multiple of
three, you have an estimate of over
100000 spent on the Dixie Highway
to date, and over $2O,793, 900 to be ex-
pended.
To be ultra conservative, deduct a
third of the total and see what stag
gering sum remains.
Another sign of progress is the large
mileage of permanent roads built or
under contract. Fifty counties show
that nearly tenth of the entire mile
So, hn I.;p
only multiple of two to represent the
ether one hundred and twelve counties,
you have a goodly portion of the road
built for permanence. The preparations
being made for even greater progress
along this line are highly gratifying.
Entire divisions of the Highway are
planning paved roads for their entire
stretch. Notably among these are from
Chicago to Danville, Illinois; Toledo
to Cincinnati, Ohio; Jacksonville to
Miami, Fla. and from Tallahassee to
Barlow, FLORIDA.
The reports by states show that in
seven of eighteen counties in Ken
lucky there has been expended $4,000.
In Ohio eight counties out of TWELVE
and not including Hamilton county of
which Cincinnati is the county site,
there has been expended $3SS,000.
Five counties out of twenty-five in
Florida spent 1901 900 on the Dixie
Highway in the past six months. Six
counties out of eighteen in Tennessee
srent $4,000. Four counties out OF
five in Illinois and not including Cook
county of which Chicago is the me-
tropolis, spent $4,000 in the past six
months, while ten counties out OF
twenty-four in Georgia spent $4,000.
And yet this large expenditure is only
a small portion of the expenditure to
be made, as many of the counties have
merely made preparations for going
To work on their section OF the High
way and their money will not be av-
ailable until later.
In the fifty counties reporting to the
Association, provisions have been
made for spending six mollion, nine
hundred and thirty-one thousand dol
lars on the Dixie Highway alone.
Again using the multiple of three, the
total is in excess of twenty million
dollars. To the uninitiated, this inn
mense sum of money for the construc-
ton of the Dixie Highway may seem
preposterous and out of reason. Yet
when the statement is itemized by
equities the reaonableness of it can
be plainly seen.
| InlS amount Is uiNlucu Wy o1"eNS -
follows:
| Illinois .............' Sl'zoo'ooo
| Ohio ;. :. ................ l,1Vf'ooo
| Tennessee :. >. :. ........ 914'ooo
| Indiana :. .........'..'' 'o"'''0
Georgia :. ..'..''...' AoA'0oV
FLORIDA ......s. - "'oVo'0NN
The bond issues which have been
voted in the state of Florida alone dur
ing the past six months is now in ex-
&c SIS of six million dollars. The ma
iority of these counties are traVerseo
Il y the Dixie Highway and the High
way will receive a goodly portion Oh
it. 1t can be conservatively stated tna'
1 within the next six months TINS poho
issue will be doubled as far as Tue
.+o+a nc Florida ia concerned, Bono