Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-06
THE STATE PRESS.
Enter The Good Road Era.

The sentiment for good roads is asserting itself in
this state in unmstakable way. 1t longer heard
among people that they good roads but
able to pay for them that it would be a crime to
saddle debt posterity The fimsy threadbare
has served its purpose Cf it had one) and
has been passed to weldeserved oblivion The talk
is altogether different The people want good roads
and willing to pay for them. They know they are
of the best investments they make. They also
know that roads cannot built kept up with long
winded excuses and political apologies
There is now quite sentiment in the state to call
the legislature together in extraordinary
put through special legislation that will give the state
proper functionng highway commission. The Citizen
is prepared session of the legisa
ture unless it is absolutely necessary the
eminent appropriated for this state which now
lying idle in Washington because little politics has been
played in this state by certain officials who should be
ashamed of themselves The legislature meets in June,
little four months from now, and it would seem
looking it commonsense point of view the egs-
laton necessary enable the good roads
could wait until then. If this cannot be DONE however,
thus defeating the good project then by all
let extra be called If this really necessary
then the points be explained people could
understand Extra session of the legislature not
popular in this state without just reasons but if the
people feel extra session is necessary in order to make
good roads a reality, there would be few to enter
objection.
1t is proposed that the issue forty million dol
lars worth of bonds to build system of good highways
of the interest and provide sinking fund for the redemp
ton of these bonds. This is feasible plan and
If properly carried will system of pema
nent highways in Georgia Speaking with reference
to this bond issue the Atlanta Journal says
Under the plan suggested such bonds
would be cared for through special
motor vehicles; but by whatever means this par
ticular part of the enterprise may be handled
bond issue that will give Georgia durable roads
throughout her realm will be the surest economy
the state could adopt and the soundest investment
it could make
The people are willing to pay for good roads
because they know that these, whatever the cost
will prove ncomparably cheaper than poor roads
Let the movement to this end now be auspiciously
under way be pressed to contamination.
From all sides and from every one hear nothing
against good roads. From the mountains to the sea
the same sentiment prevails and judging from reports
from various sections of the state the conditions
prevail namely there worth tinkers dam,
the most prominent feature about them being their
which has gone naught so far as real roads are
cerned but which be charged off to profit and loss
on the assumption that it to make the ex
penditure in order to that the best roads in the
long are the cheapest They the farmers horse
drawn vehicle, well moter vehicles They enable
the farmer to reduce the of marketing, in that he
can reach the markets with maximum load at mini
mum cost They increase the social benefits of the rural
communities by making of the home of neigh
bors, churches and schools There is no argument
against good roads. There is world of them against
bad CONSOLATION Citizen.