Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-12-14
DETERMINED TO
EXTEND ROAD TO
HAWKINSVILLE
Enthusiastic Mass Meet Here Tues
day Well Attended

posed extension into Hawkinsville
-Pineview, Pope City, Rochelle, Ow-
ensbero, Frank, Ocilla. Gladys, Ber-
enau, Fred, Awhile, Alapaha, Nash
vile and Ray City, responded to the
invitation sent out by chairman VIM
R. Bowen of the local committee for
"a conference to devise ways and means
to save the proposed scrapping of that
part of the Hawkinsville, Florida and
Southern railroad, running from Pope
City to Hawkinsville necessary link
to secure for the Ocilla Southern. a
northern outlet and the only railroad
now operating through Pope City,
Pineview and Finleyson
Mr.. VIM. R. Bowen was elected per-
nanent chairman and w. S. Halle
permanent secretary, officers of a
committee of three representative cit
liens from each of the towns affected.
Two propositions are presented by
which the road may be retained and
Messrs Bowen, ]. A. ]. Henderson, M i.
w. Garbutt and H. H. Hill were in
structed to work out the details to be
presented to the receiver of the H. S..
& F. Railroad. The spirit of the
meeting was one of optomism and
throughout the afternoon intense in
7terest prevailed.
The principle speakers who address,
ed the meeting were Mr.. ]. H. Mayes,
president of the Chamber of Com
merce William R Bowen, J. A. J..
Henderson, M. W. Garbutt, John H.
King of Rochelle, DR.. C. D. McRae
of Rochelle, A. Peacock of Pope City,
Mr.. Denard of Pineview and ]. E.
Turner of Fitzgerald.
The proposed extension of the
'Ocilla Southern if concurred in by the
Southern Railway, will CIV: :hat trunx
line valuable feeder trcm territory
connecting two lines of the Southern
Railway through this section, rich in
agricultural possibilities.
Official Minutes of Meeting
The meeting was called to order by
President ]. H. Mayes, of the Fitz-
gerald Chamber of Commerce, after
few remarks and extending to the
visitors our appreciation of their pres
ence and interest manifested here to-
day, Hon. w. R. Bowen, Chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce commit
tee, was introduced by Pres. Mayes,
and asked to preside over the meeting
as general chairman.
Mr.. Bowen addressed the meeting
on tn tissues involved and introduced
Hon. J. A. J. Henderson of Ocilla
who addressed the meeting that we
should make great effort to influence
the Southern Railroad to take over
and operate the Hawkinsville and
Florida Southern and the Ocilla South
ern Railway.
Mr.. Mayes suggested that COM
mittee be appointed comprising rep
resentatives from each of the towns
on the above railroads, to. confer with
the officials of the Southern railway,
and report back to this committee
their action. Motion carried.
Hon. J. A. J. Henderson, made a
motion that these committees ap-
pointed be not less than three from
each town. The following committees
were appointed:
acknowledgements to be Sc
lected by Chairman Bowen.
Finleyson-Mr. Finleyson, G. S.
McCloud, J. w. Conner, Sr.
Pineview-W. D. Mann, E. J. Den
nard, G. A. Hill.
Pope City, post Office, Rochelle)
B. P. Cox, J. w. Dennard, A. P. Cox,
Rochelle, Gal. N. King, Dr. c.
B. McRae, S. R Fem.
Owensboro-T. E. Richards, ]. w.
Kelley, C. S. Mccall, (P. o. Rochelle.
Fitzgerald-A. J. Mcdonald, ]. H.
Mayes, ]. J. Dorminey, w R Bowen.
Frank. A. Royal, A. G. Young,
[post office, Fitzgerald, Route 81,
Frank Paulk, Chairman
Ocilla-M. J. Paulk, J. J. Flanders,
O. ]. Clark.
Berrinol-(post office, Alapaha, Ga)
J. B. Berrinol.
F1etcher-(Post Office, Alapaha,)
Toe Fletcher, w. H. Dorminey.
G1adys-(Post office, Alapaha, GAY
E. B. Purvis, J. M. Purvis, Robert
Burns.
Alapaha-br G. A. Paulk, J. J.
Paulk, w. M. Gaskin.
Awhile, post office, Alapaha, Ga.)
ID. R. Henderson, Tom Boykins, ].
R. McLamb
Ashwood, (Post office A1apaha, GAY
w. H. Griffin.
Fred-(Post office Nashville, Ga.)
Fred Purvis.
Griner, post office Nashville, GAY
Wesley Griner.
Nashville-A. w. Gaskin, Mr.. Mil
Ter, ]. D. Lovett, w. H. Tygart, ]. B.
Luke, J. w. E. Powell.
Milltown-Reason Henderson, w.
L. Miller. R. L. Patton.