Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-24
CONVENTION SESSIONS
HELD IN RYLANDER,.
MANY VISITORS ATTEND
Address by Governor-Elect Cliff.
ford M. Walker and John N.
Holder Are Features
CARE OF ROADS STRESSED
Taxation Important Issue Before
People of Georgia interests
Governor-Elect

The County Officers association
of Georgia began its sessions hero
this morning in the Rylander the-
ater, with President A. 3. Moore
presiding, and the entire morning
session was given over to hearing
welcome addresses by Mayor j. III
more Poole, Chairman Neill A. Raw.
OF the county commissioners Of
Sumter county, the response ny Wal
lace Pierce of Augusta, an address
on State Highway Bonds bv II
T. Mann Of Brunswick, and address
es by Charles Davis Of Warm
Springs, Goyernor-elect Clifford M.
Walker and Chairman John N. Hold
er, oil the State Highway commits
sion. There are nearly 500 dele
gates and visitors he~e for the con.
yention and greatest Interest ceaters
IN the relation Of the state highway
department to the tax question ana
the construction and maintenance of
roads. Governor-elect Walker. who
is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Frank
Harold, while in Ameriaus, address
ed the county officers during half
half an hour, and devoted almost en-
tire remarks to the question Of
taxation, which he declared is one
of the foremost issues before the
people Of Georgia at this time, or
likely to come up during the next
two years. John N. Holder, chair,
man of the State Highway commits
sion, made the chief address at the
morning session, and in his remarks
reviewed every activity of the high
way department, concluding with
the assertion that eve must build
this system (of roads, which will
wind through Georgia's extended
plains, over her lofty hills and climb .
her majestic mountains and traverse y
her beautiful hills and various val
leys."
Governor-eIect Walter in his ad-
dress declared that sour fair state
is being Jorn TO pieces here will le
never be ray of light in on future
until the people get together and
establish a favorable and fair tax
system in Georgia" )"
The governor-elect urged that the
building of roads be carried on and
that more adequate school facilities
be established in all sections of the
state. "The only inspiration that
| needed along these lines the
speaker said, was 5ny recent trip
through New England. There / no
ticed that the finest building in each
city and town was the school build
ing. We must have good schools
and plenty Of them, and in order
to have schools we must first have
good roads"
The speaker said that some time
ago a delegation came to him with
a request that he be the leader Of
body of Georgia business men who
plan to tour the North and adVar-
tise the Southern states as the land
of promise" of the coming industrial
center ''When I was nominated,
the speaker said, everything looked
dark and there semed to be not
ray of sunshine in our fair state.
Things are improving, and | come
here to sound a note of hope and
optimism. | come with the impulse
of building a bigger and better
Georgia"
In conclusion Governor-eleet
Walker declared that "it is great to
be a Georgian" but told his audi7
ence that a man is not Georgian
unless he puts forth every effort to
upbuild the state. He closed by cali
ing on the assembled county com
missioners for cooperation. Gentle
men," he said, as moulders of
thought, as builders Of your respec-
tive counties, I appeal to you IN the
name Of Georgia and Georgians for
strict unity of purpose in this, the
hour of our crisis. We must look
to the future with light and hope,
and we must fight as our fathers
and grandfathers did and in the. end
we will be rewarded with happiness
and everlasting prosperity.
Chairman Holder of the State
Highway commission, spoke in full
as follows:
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