Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-21
DRUMMERS TO
TALK BONDSAT
SUPPER, FIRST
OF BIG RALLIES
Chairman Hixon's Advisory Commit.
tee to Meet Saturday Afternoon
to Plan Campaign

The campaign for the carrying of
the $500,000 bond issue for paving
public highways in Sumter county will
be formally launched Saturday after
noon when the county advisory commit
tee, appointed by Chairman Hixon,
meets at the courthouse at p. m. for
organization and consultation with the
chairman, preparatory to genuine
work all over the county from this
time until election day, April 8.
In addition to the organization meet
ing Saturday afternoon, the travelling
statesmen and wholesale merchants of
Americus will be guests of the cam
paign committee at supper at the
Windsor Hotel Saturday evening at
1880 o'clock Personal letters have
been sent to every member of these
crafts in Americus, and indications to-
day were that practically all of them
would be present. 1t will be the first
of a series of big rallies for the bonds.
Following is a copy of the letter ad
dressed by Chairman HiXon to the ad
visory committee;
my Dear Sir The good people of
Sumter county have in mass meeting
recently requested that 1 head the
campaign in the county to issue $780,
600 in county bonds for the purpose of
matching 100000 from the Federal
government, the entire million dollars
to be expended in building permanent
roads throughout our county. 1t was
also instructed by this mass meeting
to appoint m yown committees.
Il have appointed you as one of the
members of the Advisory Board, and
l am very anxious that you accept.
port body of men ever appointed in
Sumter county, for it is this body that
will put over this election, and thus
cause to be taken the most forward
step our beloved county has ever
taken. iNl a
"The Advisory Board will meet Sat
urday afternoon, March %, at o'clock
in the courthouse. There are several
questions that we must take up and
decide, and l must have your advice on
these subjects.
Before we go into this campaign
let's know every detail We must be
prepared to tell our people exactly
what is going to be done with their
money and where it is going to be
put.
"The time is short We must work
fast. will not ask for much Of your
time, but | do insist that if it is pos
sible-if you want to see Sumter
county go forward-that you meet me
Saturday, promptly at p. m. Most
cordially yours,
~. A. HIXON, Chairman"
Here are the members of the ad
visory committee, nearly 300 in num-
ber:
9th District-H. E. Allen, r. E. AL
lison, D. R. Andrews, Chas. l.. Ansley,
w T. Calhoun, F. B. Arthur, E. l..
Bell, Walter Brown, Thos. l.. Bell,
Rev Geo. F. Brown, w. E. Brown,
Chas. H. Burke, J. Ralston Cargill, j.
G.. Carter, G.. T. Cunningham, w. C.
Carter, j. G. Chambliss, e. B. Coun-
Gil, l.. G.. Council, A. G. Crockett, w.
W. Dykes, A. G. Duncan, w. 0. Eas-
terlin, M. N. Edwards, G.. R. Ellis,
J. Lewis Ellis, Lovelace Eve, w. l..
English, Hollis Fort, T. M. Furlow,
Rev. Guyton Fisher, A. d. Gatewood,
T. F. Gatewood, c. S. Glover, ]. j.
Hanesley, Lee M. Hansford, A. ]. Har-
ris, J. W. Harris, Jr., F. P. Harold,
Thos Harold, Lucius Harvey c. c.
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