Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-06-13
bond ISSUE BACKED
| BY STATE, REPORT

That the people Of Georgia gen.
orally are heartily in favor OF the
proposed $75,000,000 bond issue for
highway development within the
state, was the general opinion ex-
pressed Saturday by members of the
Georgia State Automobile associa-
ton, following a ''socialbility run"
through twenty counties OF the state
last week.
According to T. G. Woolford,
prominent member of the associa-
ton, who went on the tour, the
party met with enthusiastic recep-
tions in every county visited, with
two exceptions. He said that in
these two counties the people were
antagonistic to the state highway
department and had no hesitancy in
declaring their opposition to the
bond issue.
Leaving Atlanta early Tuesday
morning, the party, including five
automobiles and about 80 people, ac-
oompanied by the Rotary Club Boys
band, which rendered music at
every stopping place, made stops i'll
the following towns, holding mass
meetings in some and street meet.
ings in others: Newman, GreenWlle.
Hamilton, Columbus, Cussetta,
Lunpkin, Cuthbert, Riehland, Pres.
ton, Plains, Americas, Buena Vista,
Ellaville, Butler, Fort Valley,
Forsyth, cambridge, Thomaston,
Zebulon and Griffin.
In many Of the places the mem.
bers Of the association were royalty
entertained. Tuesday evening the Co.
lumbus Chamber of Commerce ten.
dered them banquet at the Ralston
hotel, attended by many prominent
citizens of the city and county and
their wives.
Wednesday noon the Randolph
County Advertising club, at Cuth-
bert gave an elaborate luncheon in
their honor at which representatives
were present from all parts of the
county, and Wednesday evening
they were the guest Of the Rotary,
Kiwanis and Lions clubs Of Aneri-
GUS at another elaborate dinner in
the Windsor hotel at that place.
Accompanying the party We're a
number of prominent men in the as,
ISOLATION, including Judge G. H.
Howard, of Columbus, former at.
torney for the state highway depart
ment; Wiley West, vice president Of
the association; Howard Seay, e. B.
Clarke, K. T. McKinstry, Mr.. Wool.
ford and ]. F.. Howard. A number
of other prominent men also ac-
companied the party.
Every county visited seemed en-.
thusiastic for the bond ISSUE" said
Mr.. Woolford, except the counties
Of Marion and Schley, Buena Vista
and EIlaville are in these counties
and at those places we were royalty
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the citi-
Zens had no hesitapcy in declaring
their opposition to- the bond sslS.
They are at outs with the state
highway department, with or with.
out reason, don't know which.
I'm every other county we re-
ceived the most enthusiastic expires.
sions of approval for the plan, ami,
at every place in which we held n
meeting, various prominent and rep
resentative citizens made speeches
in it's favor.
1--WE came back with the firm con.
viction that the tour was the most
successful we have ever held, and I
have been on most OF them for the
last several years. It was not the
largest, perhaps, but never before
has the reception by the people of
the state generally been so en-
thusiastic.
1--WE are satisfied that the whole
state would be heartily in favor Of
this bond legislation if it were thor.
oughly understood. The people seem
ed eager to get information about
it. We distributed hundreds Of
pieces Of literature among the
crowds at every stopping place and
it was remarkable to see the men
put them in their pockets as if they
actually meant to read them and in
form themselves regarding the bond
issue. After they find out what the
issue is for and what it will do for
them and their section don't think
thara will he anv trouble