The Cordele dispatch., 1919-05-13
CEDAR CREEK

J. l.. Knot, farmer: Il am in favor
of the bonds for good roads. AL
though | must leave Monday or Tues
day next to take my wife to an Al
|, : ia sanitarium, | shall make every
p' sible effort to return in time to
vote for the bond issue in Thursdays
election. wish conditions were such
that I could spend more time in work
:ng for the bonds"
= E. l.. Hutchins, a well known farm
er of the 14th district, present, said:
Il am for bonds ! intend to vote
for therl. Most of my neighb0rs ale
also in favor of the bonds, and il my
OpirlOr they will be carried"
J. c. Slade of the 14th district. and
one Of the most substantial citizens
OF the county i'll every way, was deep
~ interested i'll the success )t The
bond issue, and has been Working az
it, was present, and said: 81 believe
that the people of my section of the
of the bond issue Considerable
> changes are occurring from day 20
day; and many who We're o few days
ago opposed to the bonds are now
declaring themselves in favor of the.
in my opinion the small tax increase
is very poor argument against the
EQndS, thiTty-fve cents per hun
dred dollars which will be added will
bring us miles and miles of the finest
roads; and even if the paving should
not come right by any OF us, we have
the advantage of releasing the chain
gazing from the paved portion of the
roads, so that they can be used all
the time on similar mileage of I'M
paved reads, which, with the amount
saved from upkeep of the paved roads
spent on the smaller unpaved mileage,
will sCGn result in giving the balance
OF the county far superior roads t.
those we now have | intend to do
all | can to put the issue over; and
hope that all other good peonle of
the county will join us in the effort"
F. II. Raines, a prominent farmer,
also OF the fourteenth, and who has
heretofore been opposed to the bond
! issue, expressed himself in effect: Il
started out against bonds. Am gener-
ally against anything which adds to
taxes and tax burdens. But on study
ing this road bonds issue, | have be-
come convinced that my former po-
sltlon was wrong; and | am now in
| favor Of the road bonds. | do not be-
! lieve in turning down the opportunity
| to get $3.50 900 from the United States
| treasury, and let what we ought to
! take be given to some other county or
section; and then still leave us with
out good roads and with necessity
OF helping the United States give
what we lost to folks more willing to
meet the conditions"
T. l.. Hamilton, said 1--WE need
good roads, and better roads, and |
am always in favor of good roads"
Henry Grady Ray, one of the rising
young men OF the 18th district was
present, and said: 81 strongly favor
the good roads bond issue. | am 60
ing to vote for it, and intend TO do
everything I can TO insure the success
! of the issue in next weeks election
think the people gensrally Of this
part of the county think the same as
/ | do about the subject"
j. r. Lewis, a well known farmer
! present, related the following inter
esting experience: when this bond
talk started up, | said good and
! strong that | wouldn't, just wouldn't
vote for it under any consideration,
! that there wasn't any argument which
| could turn me. But on further look
/ ing into the subject, | have changed
! my mind right about face, and am
now just as strongly in favor of it and
! ! am going to put in vote for the
| success of the bend issue. | believe
that many others who fought the Is
Issue, on studying the matter have like
lime changed their views on the sub
ject. In fact | think the sentiment
against bonds is fast changing to
sentiment in favor OF the bonds"