Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1923-05-03
Dixie Highway Gaps
To Be Closed Out
Certain Designations May Be Revoked
By Board When They Meet

Several hundred out-of- town visitors
will be in attendance at the eighth
annual meeting of the Dixie Highway
Association to be held at Chattanooga,
May 24-25-26, at the Hotel Patten.
Among these visitors will be some
of the leading highway officials and
good roads, enthusiasts throughout
the country. The good roads meetnng
being sponsored by the Cincinnati
Automobile Club, will bring a large
delegation of good roads enthusiasts
from Cincinnati and other sections
along the eastern division between
Cincinnati and Chattanooga, The spe-
cial committee appointed by the Gin
c;nnati Automobile Club to handle this
matter is composed c. Harvey Meyers,
president of the Northern Kentucky
Good Roads Association, and also,
director of the Dixie Highway Asso-
cation for Kentucky, chairman, Monte
!. Goble and H. J. Pfester.
Senator Samuel M. Ralston of In
diana will be among the distinguished
guess present. In 1915, as governor
OF Indiana, Senator Ralston issued
Athe call to the governors of Illinois,
Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia,
and Florida to meet in Chattanooga
for the purpose of formulating plans
for building a great north and south
highway. This resulted in the Dixie
Highway Association, with Judge M M.
Allison of Chattanooga, as its first
president A letter will now be sent
out by Senator Ralston to the COVER
nors of these same states, requesting
that they again meet in Chattanooga
to receive the report of the progress
made on the Dixie Highway during the
last eight Years. 1t is anticipated that
every governor or his especially ap-
pointed representative will be present
at this time. P. M. Estes. president of
the Tennessee Good Roads Associa
ton; H. G. Garrett, chairman of the
Kentusky Highway COMMISSIONER S.
Boggs, state highway engineer for
Georgia, and J. G. Creveling, commits
sioner of highways of Tennessee, have
accepted the invitation to attend the
meeting.
The following directors: T. Taggert,
French Lick, Ind; Judge Joe L. Sat
man, West Palm Beach, Fla; Frank
p. Shuts, Miami, Fla; A. F. Sanford,
Knoxville, Tenn; J. Stacy Hill, J.: L.
Snuff and Dr. C. L. Boniheld of Gin
cinnati, Ohio; N. Buckner, Asheville,
N. c.; Harvey Meyers of Kentucky
are among those who have accepted
invitations to be present.
One of the principal objects of this
meeting will be to formulate plans
whereby all unfinished gaps on at
least one division of the highway will
be closed before the fall tourist sea-
son begins In order to do this it is
believed that it will be necessary to
revoke the designation of certain Sec
tons of the route where agreements
ard pledges have not been fulfilled.
Delegations from all sections along the
route will be heard by the directors
on Friday and Saturday.
The entertainment feature is in
charge of the Chattanooga Automobile
Club with John Lowell chairman. This
will include a banquet given at the
Hotel Patten on Friday evening, May
Is. Among those who have been in
vited to attend this meeting are, c. H.
Huston, former assistant secretary of
commerce, also former vice president
of the Dixie Highway Association, and
Henry Roberts, president of the Lee
Highway Association.