The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-03-07
MISSING LINK IN ROUTE TO
MACON AND NOXUBEE
COUNTY RECENTLY
PROVIDED FOR
COLUMBUS TO HELP
City Will Provide One Mile While
District May Construct The
Other Mile - ShOrtens
Distance to Macon

frOVlSlOn Tor tne construction OF q
two-mile missing link on the short
route between Columbus and Macon
and the rich Noxubee section, was
practically made at a meeting of cit
liens in the room of the Board of Su-
pervisors on Wednesday afternoon.
The meeting pledged Columbus to
build one mile of the two-mile stretch
of road, provided District Four takes
care of the remaining mile; and also
on condition that Noxubee County
gives definite assurance that that
county will construct its road to the
county line.
Mr.. Thomas j. Locke, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, presided
over the meeting. Mr.. V. B. lines
was elected secretary. A rcpresen-
tative gathering of citizens composed
the meeting, and the matter Of con
structing the road was discussed at
length.
Mr.. L. A. Vaughan, who has large
property interests in District Four,
stated the purpose of the meeting. He
said that NoXubee County had avail
able $4,000 with which to construct
road to the county line, and stated
that Lowndes County was asked to
fill in the missing link of two miles,
which would shorten the distance be-
tween Columbus and Macon, by road,
fifteen miles, and open up to Colum-
bus one of the finest agricultural and
one of the wealthiest sections in all
this part of the state.
Mr.. Ben Dee, of Noxubee County,
outlined the plans his county proposed
for the connecting up Of the roads,
stating that the county was negotiat-
ing for government aid, and that in
the event this was secured the county
would haw available over 100000
for road construction. He told of the
advantages the building of the con-
Meeting link would be to Columbus, as
well as to the citizens of that section.
Mr.. Lon Freeman spoke next, ex-
planning how the road system of Dis
trict -Four had been planned, and how
the two-mile stretch of road reach
ing to the county line had been elm
mated from the general plan. He
said the road had been constructed
two miles south from Trinity, and
instead of reaching on to the county
line it has been diverted east two
miles for the reason that construc-
tion in that direction was not only
desirable but offered much cheaper
construction charge, which had to be
accepted on account of the money
available at that time for road work.
And, too, Noxubee County had not
made definite plans for connecting at
that particular point.
Mr. Collier Hardy spoke briefly on
the subject, favoring the construction
of the road along with other short
stretches Of road in the district, the
construction of which he said was es-
sential to all of the interests Of the
district.
Mr. Locke called upon each mem
ber Of the Board of Supervisors, anC
they were unanimous in their en-
dorsement of the plan, and favored
any scheme which would make pro.
vision for the road.
1t developed in the meeting that
District Four had authority to ISSUE
more bonds in the sum (approXi
mately) Of $4,000, and that tht
Board, with the consent and approval
of the Supervisor from that district
would order the issuance of the bonds
Mr.. J. NJ. Ledbetter, the District Fou
Supervisor, voiced his approval of tht
plan, with the reservation that som,
other short stretches of roads shoul,
be provided for at the same time
He was cordial in his endorsement o
the plan, and stated that its construc
tion was essential.
Columbus offer to provide fund
for the construction of one mile 0
the road was presented to Mr.. Led
better at sitting of the Board fol
lowing the citizens meeting, and h
now has the matter under considers
ton. The offer of Columbus wa
without strings, except that the dis
trict provide for its part of the roat
and assurance was given that tn
mile of road would be constructe