Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-02
". { 4. COMMIT TEE
WILL OPPOSE BILL
BEFORE ASSEMBLY
BY HUBERT +. BAUGHN
staff Correspondent Of The Journal)

| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. l.
recommendation for the defeat Of
the bill now before the senate for
the discount of the next five years
rental, of the Western & Atlantic
railroad and for the erection of new
| depots in Marietta, Acworth, Carters-
vile, Calhoun and Dalton, were in
corporated in a tentative report
formulated here late Saturday by the
W. & A. committee of the house and
senate at the conclusion of the an
nual tour of inspection.
The rental discount recommended
ton is certain to draw fire from
upper house members in view of the
finance committees action Thursday
in favorably reporting the measure
by vote of to 4. Senator David,
chairman of the senate w. & A. COM
mittee, and Representative Bird,
vice chairman of the house commit
tee, who drew the tentative report,
declared practically every legislator
on the tour had expressed the view
that it would be wrong to take the
rent of the state road for five years
at one time as it would be needed
just as badly in the years ahead.
Senator Frank Manson, of the At
lanta district, dissented from the
recommendation contained in the
tentative report and indicated that
he would submit a minority report
Monday.
After a three-hour inspection cf
the seven acres of property which
the state of Georgia owns here,
members of the joint committee
voted to include in their report to
the general assembly a paragraph to
the effect that the state is entitled
to much more remuneration for the
property than $4,000 a year.
Chattanooga Appeal
Another section in the report
pointed out that cit was a mistake
IN the judgment of this committee,
tc ease the city holdings in Chat
tanooga jointly with the railroad
property"
An appeal from a delegation of
Chattanooga citizens for the erection
OF a new station and for permission
to extend Broad street through the
state of Georgia's property was met
by statements from committee mem
Lers that the present station "is
amply adequate for the size of the
city and that to open up Broad street
would be disastrous to the state
owned property"
The special train which brought
the committee to Chattanooga was
met at the principal towns on the
line by large committees of citizens
who urged improved station facili-
ties. Senators John H. Jones, Bond.
Pope, Wohlwendcr, Mancon and Rep
resentatives Bird, Owen and, Wimber-
ly, in speeches at the various points.
pledged the legislatures aid in pro-
viding for the towns on the w. &
A. depot facilities that will be com
parable with facilities on other rail-
roads in the state.
At every stop made by the special,
Herbert Clay, president OF the SEN
ate, was given a demonstration and
hailed as the next governor OF
Georgia." He was forced to noun
brief speech.
Report on Depots
In the committees report the pres
ent depots along the w. & A. are
characterized as "dilapidated, made
uuate and a disgrace to the state and
to the towns in which they are
located"
The railroad commission is strong
" urged to require the N, c. & st. l..
railroad, lessee of the w. & A, to
erect modern stations at the prln-
cipal towns on the route and to
establish rain sheds at the other
points.
The report urges the appointment
of a Joint legislative committee, to
be composed of five senator's and
ten representatives, to call on the
rail commission, acquaint 1t with
the present condition of the station
facilities and request it's compll-
ance with the inspection committees
recommendations.
Several of the store buildings IN
the semi-central property owned by
the state in Chattanooga are recon-
mended for repairs and general over
hauling. All other property OF the
state here is declared to be in ex-
cellent condition.
The committee went on an eXcur-
sion Saturday afternoon to Lookout
mountain, Signal mountain AMI 9TH
err points of interest near Chattanoo-