Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-13
INSPECTING DIXIE
HIGHWAY In GEORGIA

II Counties along the Dixie Highwa,
IN Georgia are getting forceful obiec
lessons of the high cost of temporar,
roads along the main highways an,
are determined to see that the Stat,
Bond issue of at least $40,0OO,OO0, il
passed by the next Legislature, which
meets in July. This, in their opinion
Will insure road during February
as well as in June. This was thu
observation of Secretary V. D. L
Robinson of the Dixie Highway AS
ISOLATION at the conclusion of his frs
leg Of his inspection trip over The
Dixie Highway through the State Of
Georgia which ended in Atlanta. Mr.
Robinson, in his official Briscoe tour.
ing car, is continuing his tour along
the western division of the Highway
through Fort Valley, Griffith, Barnes,
vile, FORSYTH, Macon, Montezuma
Oglethorpe, Americas, Leesburg, AL
bany, Flint, Camilla, Pelham, Meigs
Thomasville, Tallahassee, Fla, Perry,
GAINESVILLE, Ocala, Orlando, Arcadia.
TT. Meyers, at the conclusion of which
ne will cross over the eastern coast,
and starting at Miami, make the trim
along the eastern and central divis-
IONS Of the Highway. Mr.. Robinson
will be Joined in Florida by Major
Charles NJ. Hayes. President of the
Chicago Motor Club who will accom-
pany him on part of the inspection
trip. a
Between Atlanta and Macon, Secre-
tary Robinson is being accompanied
by Frank T. Reynolds of Atlanta, who
IS making tour Of the State of
Georgia County Commissioners As
ISOLATION speaking in the interest Of
the S40,C00,OOO, bond issue for
Georgia., and W. P. Register, Mana
ger of the Griffin and Spalding Coun-
ty Board Of Trade, Griffin, Ca, who
is largely responsible for his county
of Spalding to be the first county in
Georgia to build the entire mileage Of
the Dixie Highway, or any other ma:l
highway, of concrete. This work IS
more than half completed.
The roads along the Dixie Highway
between Chattanooga and Atlanta, as
the result of the heavy rains of Jan
uary and February and due to the
heavy traffic, to which the temporary
type Of surfacing had been subjected,
were extremely difficult in places
However, in practically every county
a disposition was shown to vote large
bond issues and build the type of
roads which should be constructed
with the expectation Of being REIN.
bursed by the state when the bond is
sue is passed. Counties prefer to dc
this as they need the roads now and
realize, that it is manifestly impos-
sible for the state to build all of the
roads at one time.
A most active interest is being
taken in the Improvements on the
Dixie Highway in Georgia by the
Dixie Highway Association as dedi-
cation exercise, which will formally |
open the Mountain sections of the
Dixie Highway through Tennessee,
will be held in Chattanooga during the
early part of September. The work
IN all uncompleted sections between
Nashville and Chattanooga and be-
;ween Cincinnati and Knoxville are
Ill under way or will be by early
spring. The construction between
Nashville and Chattanooga is all I'M
Ter way. The Governors of the var
Gus states will be present just as they
we're at the first conference. of Gov
,rnors when the movement was first
n 1915.
With the travel turned into Georgia
t will be necessary to offer a road
which can be Travelled most especially
uring the winter months into Florida.
According to the preparations which
he counties are making between s
and Atlanta, and the
lans which the State Highway Com
Mission of Georgia have made with
he passage of the Bond issue, i
ieorgia will make the road travel
able for the winter of 1920-21 and a i
aved and completed thoroughfare be-
ore many years. It