Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-25
REPORT Of PRESIDENT
TO COUNTY OFFICERS
REVIEWS WORK DONE
Compliments Sumter County on
Selection of Good Men for
Public Office Here
RECOMMENDS CHANGES
Touches on Remuneration of Con
victs and Approves Plan to
Pay Man Part of Profits

AT the session oSthe County Of
fieers convention in the Rylander
Theatre Thursday, president A. B.
Moore, of Glynn, submitted his re-
port which is one of the most in
teresting documents read before the
delegates. In this report many in
teresting suggestions and recon-
mendations are made, the report in
full as follows:
Report of A. B. Moore, President
Members of the Association of
County Commissioners of Georgia,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Another year has passed, bringing
US to our ninth annual convention,
and We start on a new year, with
all of its hopes and ideals for con-
structive work, responsibilities to be
assumed and difficulties to over
come.
During the year that has passed
your president has done everything
ne could in the small limits of his
ability for the good of our associa-
tion and wishes to express appre-
citation and thanks to the officers
who have so ably assisted and to all
members for their hearty co-opera-
ton and support
1t is. good to meet here in this
splendid city of Americus and 3oun.
ty Of Sumter, to see, realize and ap-
preciate the wonderful work that the
County Commissioners have accom-
phshed, the splendid roads they
have built and other works of an up
building and constructive character
that has been delegated to them by
the people of this great county. I
congratulate the citizens OF Americus
and Sumter county in electing such
men - you are certainly good
pickers. All of US have been antici-
pating with the greatest pleasure
coming to the convention here, be-
cause we well knew that with your
entertainment committee, headed by
that fine gentlemen, good friend and
co-worker, N. A. Ray, Chairman of
your Board of County Commission
ers, and his splendid corps of as
sistants, we would reserve royal
treatment in every way that the
word implies.
The wor k accomplished by yo1e
association during the past year |
think has been only faily satisfac-
tory. The experience of the last
twelve months has covered quite a
wide range and has developed much
that was good and pleasant and
demonstrated the necessity of our
working still more closely together,
so that really worth while things
may be accomplished for all of the
counties and our great state at large.
The County Commissioners
throughout the state are to be con-
graduated and praised for the splen-
did work they have undertaken and
in many cases, completed. So we
start another year strong with the
spirit of deteralinati IN to carry on
our great works for the people os
our counties and state, with a loyal
friendship .or each other and thank
fulness to providence tha. We are
permitted to meet together in council
again.
In looking back over the years |
want to call your particalqr attention
to the fact that less than half Of the
of the state are members
Of our association and only seventy
eight counties paid their dues fer
last year. T. has been hard to carry
on the really necessary work Of the
under these conditions
and makes it especially hard for your
Secretary Treasure to function pro
perly, and 1t has only been by The
exercise of his WILL known ability
that he has managed, with the as
of some Of the larger coun
ties, to come to 5his convention
with any balance at all and al hills
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