Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-24
FREIGHT RATE CUT
EXPECTED IN STATE

MACON, Ga, Sept. 22.-Transpor-
-tation officials of the Macon traffic
p bureau are inclined to believe there
will be reduction in freight rates
on two roads operating in Georgia,
after the railroad commission has
. studied the data to be submitted the
commissios by the railroads in what
lis known as the whole Georgia"
case. 1t is pointed out that Georgia
is suffering heavily from excessive
rates on freight.
The railroad commission has asked
the. railroads for reasons why the
rates of 1917 should not go into eff
feet and these briefs are now being
prepared by railroad authorities.
Conditions have not changed regard
ing railroads during the past six
months, which Is an argument In
favor of reduced rates, in the opln-
Ion of Ben Gillian, Macon manager
for the traffic department. Mr.. Gill
ham says there is a possibility that
when the case is disposed OF, two
lines will likely show lower rate
than at present.
Ianier Attendance a Record
Tabulated reports show that the
opening day attendance at Lanler
- High school was 1,1S1, the largest IN
the history Of the city high school.
The increase is more than Zoo over
last year. The attendance ngures AT
all schools in the county cannot be
secured before the end Of the week,
but Superintendent c. H. Bruce Is
of the opinion that the report VII!
show an opening day attendance OF
more than $4,000. The opening DAY
attendance last term was i5'oVo. Inc
Lanier High school is the largest
school in the county:
H. H. Moncrief, farmer and peach
grower, a resident of Blbb county
for eighty-two years, dled IuesGay
from Macon. He was a member OF
the Baptist church and was well
known throughout the county. HIS
wife. two brothers and two sisters
survive him. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon from the nome.
Albert Goodyear. eleven-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. GoodyeaC'
of Rivoli, who ran away sunday pc
cause he did not want to go to schoo!,
is safe at home again. He was found
Tuesday at Forsyth. where ne nau
applied at a restaurant for work. his
father brought him back In an auto
mobile.
New Courthouse Plans
The county commissioners OF
Bibb will hold a special session next
Tuesday morning to discuss work
ing plans for the new courthouse.
Architect Curren Ellis was awarded
contract of drawing the plans several
weeks ago, and he will have repoIE
for the board at the special session.
he SSi0n
proximately 100000 from the sale Of
courthouse bonds which will be spent
on the new structure. The commits
sioners will decide just what i'm
s. provements will be made on the pres
ent building, as this structure is to
be remodeled, instead of erecting
new building throughout. The con-
struction work will begin just as
soon as possible, the commissioners
say. The county jail, under the pres
ent plan, will be provided on top OF
the new courthouse, although resi-
dents living around the present court
house building have already raised
objection to this plan.
The Macon scout delegation that
will take part in the exploration
party in penetrating the Okefenokee
swamp will leave Macon Wednesday,
September %, and will not return
before October 1. H. o. Hunter,
scout commis sioner, will head the
marty. About fifteen selected Boy
Scouts will be in the party, in addi-
ton to biologists from Mercer uni
versity and Wesleyan college. Scout
delegations from cities all over the
state will take part in the expedition.
They will assemble in Waycross,
where a big scout rally will be held.
+. AS a bit of history, the famous
Okefenokee reservation was sold in
1859 to a syndicate for % cents an
acre and millions Of feet of timber
were cut from the reservation. All
kinds of wild animals inhabit the
swamp at the present time. The
explorers are not expected to spend
over two days in the swamp and will
operate from Billy's Island, as a
base, where the party will establish
main headquarters. The object OF
the trip is to give members of the
party an opportunity to study nature
in every form.