Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-03
HIGHWAY MEET
IN FITZGERALD
WELL ATTENDED
Large Delegations From Several
Counties Show Intense Interest

tive citizens who showed intense IN
terest in the promotion OF the highway
and the construction OF permanent
roads through their counties.
President VIM. r. Bowen, presided
and in thoughtful way, spoke OF the
work done by the association and the
great possibilities of tourist travel and
general prosperity, which follows IN
the wake of permanent road construc-
ton.
Mayor Mayes, being introduced, ex.
tended a warm welcome in behalf OF
the CITY to the visitors and also gave
his approval to the proposed plan
OF completed highway along the en-
tire route. Mr.. w. N. Smith, president
of the Kiwanis Club, extended wei
come for his organization and predlc..
ated his speech on the Importance OF
highways to the development OF the
race and the progressive steps marked
nv fhe changes in transportation, as
evidenced as Mr.. Smith stated since
the first fool thought of saving up
trees to make the first cartwheef' ana
thus paved the way for future develop
ment of our present day transportation
facilities.
ALONG the line of better highways and
endorsed the construction OF paveeai
road along the Central Dixie as well
as other sections of the State.
Secretary N. M. Patten of Macon,
called the eoll of the counties on the
Central Dixie, to which all responded
with the exception of Charlton in
Georgia and Nassau and Duval IN
Florida
Delegates reporting were:
Bib County-N. NJ Patten.
Houston-G. C. Num-, Fred Houser.
Pulaski. ]. Whitfield, Morgan
Thompson and Judge D. R. Pierce.
Wilcox Hal Lawson, J. L..
Whitehurst, E. M. Games, Oscar
: Canon. J. NJ. Warren, o. F. Beck
ham. M. B. Wilcox, L. c. Goodin, K
G Fort, Mayor w R. Googe of Able
vile. DR.. McRae of Rochelle, chair
man of the County Commissioners.
and Rev. C. L. Fottee, president OF
the chamber of commerce.
Ben Hill:-Wm R. Bowen, J. Il.
Mayes. I. Gelders, S G. Pryor, Jr., o.
IT. Bradshaw, B E Wilcox, J B Sean
or, Allen Garden, R E Lee. J. B. Rus
sell. Geo. Gray, A. ]. Mcdonald, w.
A. Adams, w. D. Dorminy, J w. Nor
ris- r L Stone, w H Roberts, + M
Graham. w M Rawlins, w. H. Lass1-
ter. NJ. w. Garbutt, A. H. Denmark,
Toe Kassewitz, J E Turner, N Dunn,
I H Benton B T Strickland, [, "A.
Newcomer.
irwin County: Il. R. Fletcher, War
rem Fletcher, R E Davis, Rev. w n.
Wages. A. D. We1che1, ] L Paulk, J.
M. Willis, John A. Henderson, J. J.
Flanders, D. L.. Rodgers aud II. -
Ware County:-G. R. King, O. S.
Haworth, L E Pedrick, E K Bennett
W F Reavis, H D Bum, H c Bum,
B H Minchew, B. S. Gibson, J. D.
Mitchell w. c. Hale, t. 5. Linton
Coffee County,. M. Dent, Nose
Griffin and T. S. Price.
President Bowen called upon dele
gates of the different counties repre-,
Scented for expressions on the roao
building in their respective counties
to which interesting responses were
made by Geo. E. Mum of Houston
T T. Whitfield and Judge ID.
Pierce of Pulaski, Hal Lawson OF WI,
cox L. R. Tucker and Editor J. J.
Flanders of Irwin, ]. M. Dent, Moses
Griffin and, Thos. S. Price of Coffee
and E. k Bennett, ]. D. Mitchell anc
y Fl. D. Bum of Ware.
] A resolution introduced by J. J
. Whitfield OF Pulaski, endorsing the
seventy Million Dollar bond issue BY
the state was adopted and the secre
tarv instructed to wire the some te
the representatives of the counties
represented:
The resolution reaH:
Endorse Bond Issue
Resolved that the Central Dixie
Highway Association, in annual ses
s;o5 heartily endorse the proposed
bond issue for permanent road con
struction in Georgia,
That we believe that the amour
ehonld be seventy million dollars,
That the proposed issue should pro
vide for refunding to the counties tn
srnounts spent by them for permaan1en
-oad Improvement and for bridge
hu;lt and that our representatives, AM
senator's are urgently requested Z
vote for the bill pending to carry, GU
these proposed Improvements ana 10
the submission of bond issue to tn
,'oters at. the next general election.
- Election of Officers
w r. Bowen was reelected pres
;dent for the ensuing year. Preslden
Bowen then appoited nomlnatin
committee. consisting of one delegat
from each county to nominate wv
v;ce-presidents, secretary-treasurer an
2 Ave directors from each county, Pres
dent Bowen was authorized to seiee
FIVE citizens from the counties abser
from the meeting to act on the Boar
o. Directors. a,
The meeting then adjourned to tn
Blue and Gray Park where barbecu
was served.
Report of Nominating Committee
The committee reported the non
;nations of H D. Bum of Ware an
sam A Num- of Houston as VIC
presidents and Isidor Gelders as SCI
retarv and the following members g
the Board of Directors, which nomii
atoms were confirmed by vote of tt
4 Z association.
- Board of Directors
Ben Hill County: J. E: Turne
= Ehairman, S. G. Pryor, j., c A; Ne
3corner. Allan Garden. c. T. Owen
Pulaski County: J. J. Harvard, cha
n. D R. Pearce, c D Davis. L
Edan. Sam Summers. :.
Charlton County: DR.. A. Flem1n