Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-17

THE TELFAIR ROAD-Our friends of the Tel
fair Enterprise are evidently laborng undera mis-
apprehension in regard to the road which the Com
missioners of this county in con junction with Com
missioner Thrasher of Tefar, are building The
projected road is to be link of a highway, already
pretty well established toGonnect the Alabama
capitol with Savannah via Albany, Ashburn, Fitz-
gerald McRae, etc. 1t is only in line with the pro-
gress of the times to connect.cvcrY important town
and city of the State with each other and make
travel possible through the various counties and
sections Of the State, Under the State Highway
Law it becomes the duty of the Highway Depart
ment to connect County seats and this road is
planned to meet the requirements OF the law--it
will connect Ashburn on the west and Teliair on
the east with Fitzgerald making it mandatory for
the State Department to take the same into the
system of State supervised highways
<The project was agreed to at meeting of about 81
citizens of Telair County with an equal number
Of citizens of this county and among the prominent
men present were Hon. f. A. Smith and Eugene
Talmadge the Commissioner of Tclfair, Ben Viii
Hams and others. ali Of whom participated in the
discussion and came 10 satisfactory understanding
to the location, the fEreportonate expense for
each county and an agreement was arrived at by
which Ben Hill County pledged itself to bear its
part OF the upkeep of the bridge through the river
swamp. For this purpose special act OF the leg
Islature was passed by the Senator for the 45th
district and the Representative of Ben Hill county.
The major part Of the cost of the road being paid
by citizens OF Ben Hill County and the Commits,
sioncrs for this county Teliar only furnishing part
of the labor with which to build the bridge. All
Of the money for the purchase OF the lumber and
ether material for the bridge is being furnished by
this side of the river and in addition furnish
all of our convicts with which the right of way is
being cleared Telfair county, who are already US
ing 20 convicts of Puask county and seven from
Dodge on their road work The total cost to Tel
fair County for building this valuable highway will
only be the cost OF food and guards for the con
vcts during the time they employed on the
job
No town or county can have too many good roads
leading to or through them and this particular road
will in time be the most travelled highway through
McRae either by parties from the east going to
Florida, and Alabama or the reverse.
The total cost in money of the bridge all OF
which is met by the people OF Ben Hill County is
about $1,000 and Telfair County is only obligated
to the use OF its convcts for the construction of the
road in Telfair When the road is completed there
will be opened to settlers of the finest lands in
Tefar County, at present almost inaccessible from
this section. This road has been advocated tor
wears and on several occasions money and lumber
had been subscribed by Tefair County citizens for
its construction but Ben Hill County was unable
to secure the right of way this side of the river
These obstacles were overcome by selecting the
Camp Brooklyn location, and the road is being
built without the financial assistance OF our Tear
county friends.