Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-08-31
Chamber of CommerceySends
Large Delegation To McRae
Are Well Entertained and Joint Bridge
Freely Discussed

MesRae. via Abbeville, Rhine and
over, some of the best built
ROADS m this section, to meet with the
citizens of McRae and Telfair county
on the invitation of Mayor McRae.
On arrivataHt the capitol OF Telfair,
the delegatfcp vas greeted by num-
Der OF the friendSof the two contest
ing aspirants stos senatorial honors and
despite the honest efforts of every
one in the Fitzgerald delegation to
avoid politics on this occasion it was
evident that our Telfair friends, from
whose midst we are called on to choose
the next Senator for this district, wera
not inclined to let us get away with
our good intentions" along that line.
Both Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Talmadge
the two candidates, were well and
represented. in the large
self-consttuted reception committee, in
the business section of our hustling
neighbor. Being detained on the road
Tor some time, the hour of arrival was
later than anticipated, so the official
reception was postponed until after
dinner. The entire, party with about
thirty OF the citizens of the town and
county, were motored over six miles OF
the best road in the county to the
convict camp, where a barbecue had
been prepared through the courtesy
OF Mayor McRae and Commissioner
Ihrasher. Rev, Bruce Nay, Sky Pilot
of the Fitzgerald Kiwanians said the
blessing and the, hungry bunch, il
being after 200 P. NJ, ravenously
stored away hundreds" of pounds oil
meat, bread and pickles, with gallons
OF coffee.
Feast of Reason
Returning to the city via another
route, link i'll the Brunswick High
way, a beautifully constructed road
the work of Commissioner Thrashcr
who is evidently real road builder
the visitors were taken to the Masonic
Hall where a formal reception was
held. Mayor McRae welcomed the
visitors for the city and called upon
Hon. VIM. r. Bowen to present the
road project, which is to connect the
two enterprising counties. Mr.. Bowen
responded in a splendid exposition OF
the value of road connecting the
counties and the two neighboring cities
of McRae and Fitzgerald, whose close
proximity and political alignment in
the senatorial district, should bring
them in friendly cooperation for the
upbuilding of our common section.
Mr.. J. E. Turner also spoke along
the same line and beautifully expressed
the spirit of friendship which would
result from close and more FIRE
quent visits between the two towns
when the proposed highway was ono,
reality. Nothing to mar the harm
ony of the occasion and apparently III
opportunity for dissention, all seemed
of one mind, that the road as proposet
was for the mutual advantage pictured
by the speakers, when former Judg
Elisha Graham our old friend of Col
ony days, a citizen of McRae anc
evidently the spokesman for the small
but determined opposition to progress
rose to the occasion and literally ''de
as he thought, every prestige
of argument in favor of the proposed
road. Being a good lawyer and prac-
lived in presenting his case, he made
quite an impression until Secretary
Will Adams, took all of the "wind' out
of his sails, by stating the complete
contract as it exists between Commits
sioner Thrasher of Telfair and Board
of Commissioners of Ben Hill County,
wherein Telfair County practically
reaps where it does not SOW as the
citizens of Ben Hill are putting up all
of the money for the construction of
the bridge, the county convicts are cut
ting the right of way and Telfair only
furnishes the piling and labor neces-
sary to build the bridge, all material
of every kind, being furnished by the
citizens of Ben Hill County.
Senator Wiley Williams was called
upon to more fully explain the geo.
graphical location Of the bridge thru
the swamp and also the newly passed
law, which fixes joint responsibility
for the two counties in maintaining
the bridge and joint liability as tc
damages, etc. A motion to appoint
a joint committee OF / We from each
county to cooperate i'll securing the
of the State Highway De-
parmentt was adopted and the meeting
Eureka Springs
Onthe homeward trip the party mo-
tored to Eureka Gay Bird) Springs
owned and operated by our old towns
man. Thos. Mcmillan. The health
giving waters of this spring, good es-
pecially for all ezcemic outbreakings
are known throughout the southern
part of the state and scores of pa
tents are being benefited by baths
and free consumption of this fine wa
ter.
A commodious hotel well furnished
pavilion, swimming pool and
private bath rooms, tabernacle, and
many neat cottages are in evidence. A
fine highway connects the Springs
with the main highway, connecting Ma
con with Brunswick, and weekend
parties motor to the Springs from
many of the nearby towns.
In the party were William R. Bowen
J. J. Dorminey, J. F. Turner, M. Colt
lieb, w. A. Adams, Bruce Nay, T. J.
Luke, c. T. Owens. o.. L. Bradshaw
!. Gelders, F. r. Justice, S. Abrams,
w. S. Halle, c. L. Saunders, f. Chaple
and r. f. Lee.
Committees Appointed
Col. w. S. Mann of McRae. r. L.
Kinchcn of Scotland, f. d. Graham OF
McRae, ]. M. COX of Milan and w.
A. Wilcox of Rhine are the committee
for relfair to cooperate with the com
mittee representing the Fitzgerald
Chamber of Commerce to push the
road between the two counties to