The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-05-02
OF TERRELL CONDEMN THE
Y MILLION DOLLAR STATE BOND ISSUE
MEETING OF REPRESENTA-
l6Es;SzE CITIZENS UNANIMOUS
RESOLUTIONS.
SEVERAL SPEE~ ES MADE

ICpl CSCuIdlANC L al Nd NISOAOuSAy OSOA
ed the Proposition, and Senator
Weaver Entertains Similar Views
Say Now Is Not the Time to In.
crease Public Debt.
At mass meeting of representa-
tive citizens from every section of the
county held at the court house Sat
urday, when speeches were made both
for and against the proposal, resolu.
tons were adopted opposing the pro-
posed issue of $75,000,00G of highway
bonds by the state of Georgia, request
ing Senator Weaver and Representa-
tive Parks to vote against the meas
ure in the legislature and also urging
citizens of other counties to array
themselves against the bond issue. The
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted, are as follows:
We, the taxpayers of Terrell
county, in mass meeting assembled,
do hereby resolve as follows:
l. That under present conditions
we condemn without reservation the
movement to saddle upon the peo-
pie of this state a $75,000,000 bond
issue, and call upon the taxpayers
of the other counties to help us re-
sist this movement.
2. We also request our senator
and representative to vote against
and use their best efforts to defeat
the $75,000,000 bond issue.
The meeting was organized with the
election of Judge T. ]. Slade as chair
man, and speeches against the bond
issuance proposal were made by Hon.
M. 7. Yeomans and Representative w.
b. Parks, while Hon. J. A. Laing
spoke in favor of it. Mr.. Parks de-
clared that now was no time to be
talking about stupendous bond issues
and dangerous constitutional changes
and declared unreservedly that he
would oppose the measure as a citizen
and as a member of the legislature.
Judge LANG stated that the good
roads movement had come to stay
and that the bond issue was the only
feasible way to carry forward the
work and obtain the aid of the federal
government. He asserted that the gas
cline tax and automobile license taxes
would take care of the bonds and the
interest on them without the necessity
OF levying any additional ad valoren1
taxes. He also read telegram stating
that either Hon. T. G. Farmer OF
Judge Howard leaders in the cam
paign for road bonds, or perhaps both
would address the people OF Terrell
county in advocacy of the bonds on
May 10th.
Mr.. Yeomans went into the ques-
ton at considerable length and dis
cussed in detail figures which he de-
clared showed conclusively the bonds
could not be retired and the interest
paid on the basis set out by the ad-
vocates of the bond issue. lie asserted
that ad valorem taxation might be a
necessity to pay this debt and pointed
out that the constitutional amendments
proposed anticipated that such might
be the case. He expressed the belief
that the proposed changes in the con
stitution would at this time be radical
and dangerous.
Senator J. d. Weaver, no attended
the meeting, entertains the same views
as Mr.. Parks, and stated that he would
vigorously oppose the issuance OF
bonds. He thinks this is no time to
put additional tax burdens on the peo-
pie.
All who were present were deeply
interested in the question, and said the
people generally have begun to study
it and seek for information.