Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-04-22
PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
STRONG FOR ROADS
Executive Committee Arranges 10
Conduct Vigorous Campaign For
Bond Issue.

The Lafayette County Progressive
League, which had organized tenta-
lively on Thursday, April 8, perfect
ed a permanent organization at the
Court House Saturday night, Aprli
II, and formulated a vigorous cam
paign to insure passage OF the $3Oo,-
900 bond issue for good roads which
the citizens of the county will vote
on next month. ]. E. Eskrldge,
secretary of the University, who had
served as temporary chairman OF the
previous meeting, was elected presl-
dent of the League.
] b. 4. Markette moved the appoint
ment OF an executive committee to
assume active direction of the cam
paign. Lee Baggett amended the
motion by moving that the execu-
tive committee be empowered to Sc
lect a competent secretary and en-
ploy him to assume charge of the
publicity end of the campaign. The
motion with the amendment was
passed. H. Friedman, E. O. David
son, Herman Glenn, Dr.. A. E. Rus
sell, and Lee Baggett We're appoint
ed for the committee. A later mo-
ton made the president chairman
ex-officio of the committee.
Upon on motion Of E. O. David
son the roll of the League was
opened for the enrolment of all
present who desired membership in
the League, the membership fee
.sslng SIS for dtizens of Oxford ard
So for citizens of the county at
large. Before the enrolment was
effected by A. p. Hudson, who serv-
ed as temporary secretary, Lee Bag
gett served notice on those joining
that the payment of the membership
fee would not exempt members from
being called on to subscribe other
amounts as the needs of the cam
paign arose. He explained that an
emergency existed and that the Lea
que would have to incur considerable
expense in presenting the cause of
the bond issue to all the citizens of
the county. The following men en-
rolled:
w. S. Robinson, Fl. Friedman. Lee
Baggett, Papl Ramey, A. E. Russell,
b. I. Mafkette, E. E. Temple, J. B.
Brown, R. H. McElroy, w. w. Brum-
NETT, W. d. Porter, Claud Roach, E.
0. Davidson, B. S. Guyton, F. Link
er, II. M. Bryan, A. P. Hudson. M.
u. Ragland, W. w. East, Oscar
Douglass, Earl Fudge, Herman
Glenn, Frank Heard, B. J. Wiley, r.
L. Tomlinson, G. w. Price elected
honorary member for life), w. L.
Smith, Louis Brummett, J. H. Nor
us, H. M. Faser, S. Friedman, w.
G. Boyette, r. R. Hughes.
The roll was very pleasantly in
terrupted by an announcement from
MIR Boyette of the presence of two
prominent good roads friends who
happened to be in town, Mr.. J. w.
Cassidy, of Brookhaven, and Mr.. c.
u. Potter, of Jackson. Mr. Mar
kettle at once moved the election OF
these gentlemen to honorary mem
bership in the League and the ex-
tension to them of the privileges OF
the floor. Both stated that they
We're old friends of the good roads
movement, testified to the benefit Of
good roads to their respective coun.
ties, and expressed hearty sympathy
for the good roads movement in. La
fayette.
A motion, passed just before ad
journment, made ministers Of tn
gospel honorary members Of tn,
League. Meetings of the executiv,
committee have been held this week
Thus acted one of the most i'm
portant civic meetings held in tn
town for many a day. Members 0
the League see the great vision o
two magnificent highways througl
the county, one running from mort
to south, the other from east t
west, both binding Lafayette count
to the nation by national highways
The roads will be important links i
the nations greatest system Of high
ways. Lafayette county, for q lon
time off the beaten track of the ma
tons commerce, will have With
its borders two of the country
greatest arteries Of communication
The roads will have the immedlat
effect of increasing properly value
and Of bringing in large numbers
better citizens, to say nothing