Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-30
PARTY
HERE TO RAISE
LAST OF MONEY
Walter E. Steed Heads
Delegation Asking
For $500

The last link, but the necessary ana
all important link, IL the proposed
Americus-Atlanta sECrt line, via But
Ter, is to be completed at once if a
delegation of Taylor county men, in
Arnericus today seeking the last nee
essary aid for the project, is success
ful. The party, headed by Walter f.
Stted, of Butler, who is chairman of
the board of trustees of the Third
D.rtrict Agricultural school dere,
srt nj today among the larger business
men of the community, attempting to
raise 1900 with winch to assure The
h.idge, they having exhausted their
resources at home, and lacking that
amount to build the $4,000 struc.
ture. Whether they would be sue.
CO ssful or not was rot certain early
this afternoon; they were meeting
with some enc )uraging response, but
not the spontaneous assistance they
had expected of an enterprise so i'm
portant to Alncricus
Mr.. Steed oltlired the facts and
the needs as follows:
OF Importance Here.
"The Taylor-Upson road between
Americus and Atlanta is AZ miles
shorter than the route via Macon.
This is of great Importance to Amer
icus, as may be easily determined by
bit of analysis. This mean that this
short route will get practically all of
the travel between Atlanta and Flori-
da, which, in consideration of the
ever increasing number of auto tour
lists, will be very large. With this
route established Americas will be
the stop-over point coming south
ward from Atlanta, instead of Macon
or some other town, for the distance
will be just right for a comfortable
days run, and no tourist will want
to stop at a small town before get
ting here when it is easily possible
to reach here and obtain the advan-
tages of the larger city. with its hotel
accommodation and automobile re-
pair and equipment facilities.
''This highway is on the state high
way commissions map as one of the
houtes to be paved with state money
The bridge between Taylor and Up
son county is the necessary connect
ing link to make the route possible.
And, because of the facts / have
mentioned, its early completion is Of
even greater Importance to Ameri-
Gus than it is to Butler or the other
smaller places in the two counties
building it.
Short Only 81 ,442.
"The plans and estimates are COM
plete and details all ready for let
ting the contract, with the exception
of the raising of about $1,000 on the
part of Taylor county The bridge
is estimated to cost $4,000. The
government will pay half of this.
Upson county has her share ready;
Taylor county's part will be $20,442,
of which we are allowed to furnish
! $4,000 in convict labor in building
approaches, leaving $10,442 to be
raid in cash. Taylor county is not a
rich county, and local conditions make
a bond issue at this time impossible.
Public spirited citizens have sub
scribed and paid in approximately
$4,000 in cash, leaving 81 ,442 to be
raised. The people at home have
about gone the limit in their contri-
buttons, and that is the reason we are
here today, so that we may complete
the fund and get the bridge under
way. What others think of the pro-
ject is indicated by check received
this morning for $3.50 from S. E.
Taylor, of Atlanta, district manager
: of the Standard Oil Company, which
concern does large amount of heavy
? hauling"
, Accompanying Mr.. Steed were G.
c. Smith and R. E. Watkins. Taylor
county commissioners; A H. Riley,
ordinary, and Arthur Hale, of Ella
Vile