The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-05-06
Five Hundred Delegates Are
Present at Enthusiastic
Meeting Yesterday
TELFAIR COUNTY WILL
HOLD BOND ELECTION
Steel Bridge to be Built at Lun'-
Der City by TeIfair and Jeff
Davis Counties, with Aid Of
the Federal Government. y

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of representatives from almost every
county touched by the proposed At
lantic Ocean Highway, was one OF
the most enthusiastic and successful
gatherings ever held in Georgia in
the interest of good roads,
From the moment the different
| delegations began arriving in Me
Rae until the more than 500 repre-
sentatives had assembled in the Tel.
fair county court house 1t was evi-
dent that the meeting would more
than meet the expectations of the
leaders in the movement. The pro
gram of the day was preceded by an
address of welcome delivered by
Judge Max l.. McRae, who made a
forceful talk in welcoming the host
of visitors to the city of which he is
one of the leading and prominent cit
izens. The address was responded
to in a happy and very interesting
manner by Judge D. W. Krauss of
Brunswick, after which the days pro-
gram was taken up.
Splendid addresses were made to
the assembled good roads boosters
by Engineer A. w. Neel of the state
highway department; Engineer Nc
Whorter. of the Eleventh district;
Messrs. B. F., Mann, l.. R. Akin and
D. W. Krauss of this city, and Judge
Max l.. McRae, Of McRae;i Messrs.
Bozeman, Smith, and several others
of the delegates. One of the most
forceful and, inspiring talks of the
meeting was made by Frank T. Reyn.
olds of Atlanta, field secretary OF the
State Association of County Commits
sioners, who accompanied the Bruns7
wick delegation of twenty-five lead
ing citizens.
Among the tangible results accom-
plished as result Of the meeting is
the fact that Telfair county commits
sioners have definitely decided to call
a bond election at an early date for
the purpose of building the road
through that county and to assist in
the building of the steel bridge across
the Ocumlgee river, at Lumber City,
which is one of the biggest obstacles
to be overcome in the construction
of the mountains-to-the.sea highway.
The river is a dividing line between
the counties of Telfair and Jeff
Davis, and these two counties Will
Jointly undertake the erection, and
maintenance of the bridge, with aid
of the federal government promised.
At the meeting yesterday a COM
mittee of three of the leading citi-
zens In each militia district in Tel
fair county was appointed to work
in the interest of the bond election,
and II is almost certain to be car
ried.
At the conclusion Of the business
session the delegates went directly
from the court house to the camp
grounds, where an old-fashioned
Georgia barbecue and picnic dinner
was rendered the visitors. Prepara-
tions for the entertainment of the
delegates had been under way some
days. and the result was that the
meeting at McRae was one Of the
most successful and pleasant of the
series of meetings that have been re-
Gently held in the interest of the pro-
posed highway
The movement to build great
| highway from the mountains to the
sea, the main line of which will extend
from Brunswick to Atlanta, with a
branch from Lumber City to Athens
had it's inception in this city some
months ago, and from the moment
1.-The idea was first advanced it met with
instant and enthusiastic approval
| and steady progress toward the real
ization of the project has been made
until now it can be said with safety
that its success is assured beyond
question.
Meetings have been held in all the
/ counties along the line OF the pro
posed highway between Glynn anf
Telfair and the result in each in
stance has been to line up the county
solidiy behind the movement, bono
/ issues having been successfully car
| ried or are pending in every county
in which a meeting has been held
Sentiment for the building of thu
road was crystallized yesterday to
| greater extent than at any of thu
previous meetings. and the culmfna
zion Of this project which means 81