Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-04-19
TOWNS MUST ROCK
ALONG WITH THEIR
OLD POSTOFF|CES
The Atlanta Journal News Bureau,
623 Riggs Building.
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON. April 1G.--Georgia
cities and towns that are badly in
do without for while longer. There
can be no omnibus buildings bill at
this session, and whether there will
be one at the next session depends
on the condition of the treasury.
Representative Langley, of Ken
mittee on buildings and grounds, so
Informed The Journal correspondent
today following a talk with Presi-
dent Harding. When Mr.. Langley
suggested a public buildings bill the
president shook his head. He re-
Is borne down by heavy taxes, that
the war burdens are now being fully
felt and about all the construction
that can be done for the present will
be Of hospitals for disabled soldiers.
1T will take approximately $4,000
600 to make the soldiers comfortable,
Mr.. Langley estimated today. This
represents about what two average
public buildings appropriation bills
would carry.
Additional accommodations are
undoubtedly needed in many states,
Georgia included" said Mr.. Langley
Il told the president there were
grown their postoffice facilities, and
IN some places federal courts are be-
ing held under adverse circum stances
for lack of room.''
Since the extra session convened
various members of the Georgia dele
cation have reintroduced old bills
for the construction of new federal
buildings throughout Georgia. They
will fall under the blanket of admin
istration disapproval so far as this
session is concerned.
Representative Carl Vinson, for in
stance, offered batch of bills pro-
posing appropriations for buildings
as follows: Tennille, 100000; Sanders
vile, $4,000; Thomson, $4,000;
Sparta, $4,000. >
In every congressional district in
Georgia, new postoffices are needed,
but the towns will have to rock along
for year or so with their old struc-
were allowed to report a bill, there is
no doubt it would offer one at this
session. There has been on omnibus
buildings bill in six years, and man
large cities as well as small towns
are housing federal government. &C.
tlvities in ANTICIPATED structures. Rep
resentative Langley explains, how
ever, that the situation now prevents
any relief. He said:
President Harding agreed that
there are emergency cases which
stould be met as soon as possible.
Ii@dL we ought TO MAKE provision Tor
cities and towns Where the govern
rcent's business is being handled in
cramped quarters and-to the incon-
venience Of the public. But the presi-
dent clearly indicated that the coun-
try is too hard up to have a build
ings bill for the present. I see no
chance of one at this session. When
we. will have one depends on finan-
clal conditions and we will have to
get along the best we can until The
treasury can stand it. We have au-
thorized S18,000,000 for soldier hos
pitfalls and $15,000,O00 additional v ill
be required in the next few months.
That sum total represents about
what an ordinary postoffice bill wouI1
carry. In addition it is estimated
we must spend altogether for hos
pitfalls somewhere around $S0,00O,OCO
to $85,000,000. The soldiers come
first and new postoflice structures
must wait. That is the situation,
and while I wish it were possible to
have bill this year. the powers dat
be are against it."