Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-25

serted that with a S15,OO0,G00 bond
issue, little counties, which would
get little or no benefiE therefrom
would not be satisfied; would want
to know what they would get out
of such a bond issue, and PROBABLY
would oppose it altogether. The lit
tie counties, on the other hand, ne
believed, would oe Wig to wait
for road Improvements ii these im-
provements and construction work
were placed upon q casn tax basis.
He declared at the close Of his adj
dress that he spoke for the engineer
ing bureau of the STAG highway de-
partment and had made no effort to
present the views of the department
itself.
Judge T. E. Patterson, chairman
of the State Prion commission, fol-
lowed Mr.. Neel, declaring the state
highway commission should be put
into the constitution giving the
legislature authority to issue road
bonds from time to time within GER
tain limits, and to use such funds
for the building Of Georgia's state
highway system. We must either
submit the question Of an adequate
bond issue to the people of Georgia
or put the highway department m
to the constitution, he declared, so
as to stabilize its operations and
permit those directing the depart
ment to plan properly for the fu-
ture. eve must either have suffi-
cient bonds or none at all, J" said
Judge Patterson.
Dr. Heard, Of Bib county, declar
ed he did not want to be too con-
servatie and asserted that while
the big counties of Georgia would
oppose. a SIS, 100000 bond issue be-
cause of its smallncss, the smaller
counties would oppose a large issue
because OF its size. We had better
go before the people with clean
hands, DIR. Heard said, and ask for
$75, 100000 or $80,000,000 in
bonds payable in 80 Yeas, than a
SIS, ,000 issue payable in 3
years. Analysis of economic prob
lens involved, he asserted, discolses
that the larger issue running over
The longer time would be cheaper
and he favored either a 100000
or S80,000,000 issue, or no bonds
at all.
Judge B. F. Cover, Of Cordele,
opposed any bond issue whatsoever
in one of the most stirring soeechcs
at the morning session. He deciar-
cd that inquiries should be made
into Georgia's present financial con-
dition, asserting that the state now
has floating debt somewhere be-
.wcen $3,000,000 and $4,000, 10000.
lie declared that the people cannot
be fooled concerning the real ilnan-
c.al status and that conservatives
win not be deceived by propaganda
concerning the proposed bond issue
To the effect that bonds can be is
sued without costing anybody any
thing, He declared that county
commissioners should be most con
servative and that they should help
the incoming governor. Let US pu5
our heads together and draw Jne
state out of its present condition.
he declared. He ten assarvcA ttat
the legislature must work GU srNia
reasonable fair ana stable taZ sys-
tenn first before talking about issu-
ing additional bonds. lie SAID that
if the commissioners recommended
$4,000, 900 bond issue, he would
be GLAD because the people would
kin f at the polls. "There was
time" Judge Cover said, when the
people Of Georgia would swallo"
constitutional amendments, CUTS
feathers and all, but this time mas
After a number Of others had
talked upon the bond issue PROPOSE
ton, President Moore called Tor d