The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1920-05-04
!. McRae to Be Scene of Great
Highway Meeting
Tomorrow
MANY SECTIONS TO
SEND DELEGATIONS
Sessions of Atlantic Ocean High
way at the Splendid Little
Georgia City to Be Great
{; Event. Many Going From
Brunswick.

The meeting of the Atlantic Ocean
Highway Association at McRae to-
morrow promises to be one the
most enthusiastic road gatherings
ever held in Georgia!
\ The meeting at Baxley in March
vSyas dandy and it was thought then
that none of the others would excel
1t in attendance and interest.
However, information received by
President Mann yesterday is to the
effect that all indications point to a
larger delegation at McRae than was
the case at Baxlay.
Brunswick. for instance is striving
TO send not less than fifty and Secre-
tary Perdue was on the job yesterday
great shape 1t is believed that the
fifty will go easily and that the maxi
mum will be greater than that.
The fact of the matter is that this
whole section is deeply interested in
road building and especially in the
work outlined by the Atlantic Ocean
Highway association.
Lasta<year Glynn county voted 8
s350000 bond issue and is now active.
ly al work and will soon have per
manently paved road to the Wayne
line. On April z, the progressive cit
izens of Wayne with determined ef
fort. aided in every possible way by
our association, carried their 100000
bond issue successfully. Appling is
working hard to carry her election
for $290,000 on May 12. jeff Davis
had very largely attended and en-
thusiastic meeting on April s plan
ming her bond election.
"The four southern counties hope
to have their line graded and sand
clayed to Lumber City within twelve
months. Telfair, Dodge and Houston
are vitality interested; Pulaski and
Bibb have voted bonds and are al
ready actively at work on this very
line of road. The counties on the line
from Lumber City. Mount Vernon
Wrightsville, Sandersville, Sparta
Greensboro, Athens on toward Ashe
Vile. N. c., are being urged to join
the movement. We should enlist also
the counties on another direct line Of
the system of Stale designated roads
leading from Perry to Fort Valley
Knoxville, Culloden, Barnesv;lle, Grff
fin, Atlanta, Gainesville. Dalton, to
ward Chat anooga.
"The largest proposition now fac
ing us is the bridge at Lumber City
This project should be planned for at
once 1t and jeff Davis may have to
bear one-fourth each of the expense
of the bridge, and Federal aid the
other half. The two counties named
of course will be refunded. when the
state succeeds in the proposed fifty
million dollar bond issue, which is
contemplated in the near future Ev-
cry one interested must give this
bridge project every possible coopera
tion make every possible appeal tc
the State Highway Commission and
through them to the Federal aid au'
thorities.
The entire road program of the
county seat to county seat plan or the
new Georgia law is fast taking shape,
and those counties that work the
fastest will get their permanent road
first. The state press and, the pubic
generally are watching and admirine
the progress we are making, and our
efforts must continue until every
county on the entire line is actively
at work and the permanently paved
artery line is assured. Let us all
plan and work for a great meeting at
McRae on Wednesday. The State
Engineer, the district engineers, the
Federal aid authorities, and many
others of high authority in road build
ing will be there. The vice-presidents
of each county are asked to meet IN
executive session at a. M, and there
will be two general sessions at 1880
and 1880.
The following citizens of Bruins
wick have signified their intention OF
attending the meeting at McRae to
morrow:
d. +. Mann. ]. G. Harvey, p. W.
Krauss, J. e. Ferguson, N - Bal