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v Lets Pave Georgia’s Roads Now
By C. C. Thomas, Griffin, Ga.
President Georgia Highway Ass’n.
Georgia is known to all the world
’ South,
I as the Empire State of the
I! | 1 ;.*d -u truly no Better hptter name name could cuuu be
ascribed to her, because she is in fact
a great State, possessing unlimited
resources and populated by nearly 3,
000,000 of the best pepole on earth.
W« know that Georgia has wonder
ful agricultural \ possibilities; her soil
, JS rich; . her climate .incurnassed ’ E • and
•
her seasons auspicious, but as a mat
\ ter of fact only about one-third of
i her , x__x land IS • now nrodurinc’ producing crops crops and ana
we are importing into the State
year more than $150,000,000 of
flmir ’ nnultrv ’ canned goods, vege
t bles, butter , and . cheese cheese, stock fctock feed ieeu
d work stock.
We also know that Georgia pos
sesses an unlimited amount of natural
and material • t and j ly. in
resources raw
such an abundance as would justify
a most ! remarkable industrial devel
I opment. TWO There are thousands thousands upon up,
thousands of excellent industrial Sites,
sufficient to accommodate an unlimit
I e< ^ , „ nUm rmhf > , r ,.,f plants P ’ where power,
I labor, raw material • 1 and u all 11 environs noirnns
necessary •v, for successful manufacture
Z at low low cost com, are are assu assured, , and / yet
Georgia IS falling behrnd m rndu„
development while Alabama, North
Carolina and South Carolina are forg
mg . ahead. .
We also know _____ that last Winter
more than a million tourists, either
seeking new homes or on pleasure
bent, passed through Georgia on
way to Florida. Most of them
| P r-oLpJ through over mud roads
il.’bpassing they , neither ... +^ tarriea TT |p,l
nor Viewed with pleasure our
ful resources and unlimited
tunities. All of which, not
our soil was unproductive; our
mate unbearable or our people
attractive, but because Georgia
THE LEADER TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY, GA., THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925.
THE KIWANIS KALL
Published Weekly on Thursday by the Kiwanis Chib of Fort Valley, Ga.
pie have not been progressive enough
to build good roads.
While Georgia is in fact a great
State, rich ... in resources and , possi
bilities, yet we all know that one OI
Georgia’s greatest needs is better ru
ral schools; better school houses;
better equipment and a full nine
months term in every county, but we
likewise know that such a vision can
not be made a realty | until .. the , mud j
roads are abolished and good roads
provided P for the rural school children,
^ jt aii ^ nothinK ^ matter
with (Jt< , rpia; her wealth and resources are
hcre . in abundance; her soil is still waiting
to be tickled by a live, hustling and ener
w>tic husbandry and her opportunities are
to preMnt th( . m8elves jn abun .
dance. The trouble is not with the State,
but is the people of the State.
Adequate transportation is the one prime
necessity for the growth and expansion of
^ SlaU . or nation and thia aMert j 0 „ has
bet , n proven by the history of pioneer rail
Yoad development in America. And now
since the automobile is fast supplanting the
ra . lr<iad a a meana of transportation, for
there are now near i y 20,000,000 automobiles
anli trucks in this country, averaging one
automobile for every six of our population,
''there is a pressing demand for permanent
hard 6urfaced r<jads . and therefore paved
have btcome within the last few years
* prime P necessity for the greater development
of the state. Alrea dy California. Eennsyl
vania , Ilinoia> Missouri, North Carolina.
p]OTida aild , )thtr gtates have caught a vision
bf thi3 necessity and have built or are build
ir.g T a State system of hard surfaced highways,
' already reaping the benefits from
a> *• d are
essive movemen t.
And yeti Georgia the Empire State of the
south, with her vast resources and opportu
^rrnat ™ d tigh^ys i implssahle ‘during'mlny
ntha - of the winter 8ea8 on. Since 1919.
wh „ n the present State Highway Department
created. Georgia has been receiving Fed
was which have
thlg wjth the bonds
been voted by the counties has built a great
tnany miles of good roads, but at best they
have been unconnected 1 and 1 in different I ff sec
tions, amounting to nothing more than
spots when compared to the 6,000 mile sys
tern of State-aid roads now surveyed and laid
out from county-Beat to county-seat
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1925
IS V.
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TONIGHT-THURSDAY
LADIES’ NIGHT
7:30 P. M.
Remember, we start ON TIME. Have a lady with you.
two more meetings before the June and July recess
Everybody expects a real party tonight. tVe have a heavy pro¬
gram committee on the job, the music committee promises
‘iime real! singing, and needless to say that the food will be
splendid. Let - all determine that thie "ill be the best affair
that we have ever had.
Little Things
Count
The true Kiwanian is a builder, not
a wrecker. He can build by being kind
to his neighbor, courteous and just in
all his dealings, and by giving some
part of his time to serving others.
We are all busy, but what progress
will a community make if every one
is too busy building his own little for¬
tune to give some thought to the com¬
munity itself?—Kiwanis Magazine.
j
A careful compilation of highway statistics
, has been made recently by the State High
! way Engineer, W. R. Neel, who asserts that
with the money now available for future
road building purposes, including Federal
aid, it will require thirty eight years to com
plete the present system of inter-county
roads, a time so far in the distant future
that but few of us living today will ever
T see its consummation.
, On the other hand it is shown that by
amending the constitution and issuing $10,
ooo.ooo ol bonds each year for seven years
entire system can be completed within
that time. In addition to this, and that
which should appeal to every Georgian, is the
fact that the bonds can be issued, the roads
built and the money paid back within thirty
without any additional cost to any citi
Zen and without any levy of any tax upon
the pe0 pk. it is shown from the records
which have been kept that two cents of the
present gas tax, now being paid only by the
^ who operatas an aut omobire or gas en
einfft - w i)i more than supply sufficient reve
nue to repay the principal and interest on
^ bondB , nd aJso „ t the Bame time provide
ample funds from the vehicular license fee
to insure the maintenance in future years
of the entire system. Not alone will the sys
tern of State-aid roads be built within the
8evari y , ar period, but the counties of the
state, which have bonded themselves or other
I wise furnished the money for building State
; wide roads will be refunded the amount
gpent. do the
j If these facts be true what To more accept this
people of the State want?
plan of having the State-aid system of 6,
0 00 miles constructed within the next seven
Without additional gas tax or ad va
year . proposition whic
lorum levy, is a business
the people cannot afford to pass up. But m
,i cr that the people may have the oppor
or the Leg
tunity of voting upon this question
jsIat!)rt which convenes on June 24th next.
rouBt pag8 by a two-thirds vote, the bill pro
, submit
posinB ^ a Constitutional amendment,
, t t0 ^ p «,ple Unless the Legislature
bill proposing such amendment the
cnactB a opportunity to vote
people will never Imve
upon the issue. amendment amendment
A bfl , providing for such an
drawn by the Georgia Highway As
bas j^n the first
sociation and will be introduced on
j o{ the next session of the le
ay that ^LS^ °
, t js therefore necessary
a at)
favor that the members of the
may Har8e the will of the people and
^ them the question. After the coming
. f tbe Legislature it will not
ajn two years under the new law
favorabi e action by the
i ture this summer is imperative. .•
a
It is conceded that the people of
desire the roads built and would gladly
for the bond issue, but many are
about endorsing a bond iesue of so large
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gum of money to be expanded by the
without safe-guards and direct
jn the disbursement of the money.
Sensing the spirit of the people the
gia Highway Association, an oranization
composed of representative citizens
every county in the State, has drawn a bill
which provides for a Commission of
members, one to be selected from each Con
gressional District, who shall select their own
Chairman, and who shall have full
and supervision in the expenditure of the
money of the people.
The salient features of the bill are as fol
Jows:
It authorizes the issuance of $70,000,000 of
state Highway bonds with which to build
all of the 6,000 miles of Georgia State-aid
highways at the rate of $10,000,000 per year
fur seven years,
It provides for a Highway Bond Commis
sion composed of twelve Commissioners, one
from each Congressional District. They are
t „ be appointed by the Governor with par
amount regard to their particular fitness for
the discharge of their duties and they sha
s( ,„ct their own chairman who Shall be
executive officer of the Commission.
The Commission shall have authority to se
the bonds, the proceeds of who ■ W1
vehicular license fee an two <<n s °
gasoline tax shall be set aside in the Treas
„ ry » s H State Highway fund and s a e
disbursed only for the paving an. main .e
nance of State highways y as on y
Commission, vehicular
During the life of the bonds the
license fee and the two cents * 8 *
8ct aside and impressed for t e p+yme
discharge of the principal and
the ,.,l for bonds. payment The excess of principa of this amount nee.^
^. hu) | b e applied to road cons uc
maintenance. bonds
The net proceeds o th .
Mncpt that amount not exceeding 10 A. which which
is to be refunded to the “ m ,e ’ ““ M
alrea d y built their roads shaU be u^d
tbe building, improving and paving the 6.
000 miles of inter-county seat roads
That the counties which hav V buijt
aba a a y n „ r be n refunded ’°r n'f iV, to them them r "the”amount the amount of the
cost thereof at the rate of 10 A of 1
amoun t of each year.
| The bonds shall be backed Y faith
c."! ^axatLi W frec
^ cTZnZvsuL. Federal Thetonds government,
shall bear
interest a t a rate not exceeding 4 1-2% and
Bha |i nut he sold lor ess t an
cru ed interest. shall
The Highway Bond commission
t he beginning of each make up a g
- ^
th of roads in
,ng 1 ‘
State and shall - allot „ . same to the , b( .
Congressional Districts in proportion to
relative ratio of the State-aid roads in
respective Congressional Districts and
amounts so allotted shall be used
for road construction in
, similar sum in the same manner shall be
a main¬
allotted by the Commission for road
tenance in said Districts.
The Highway Bond Commission shall ap
prove all contracts for construction and ma
terials thereof and shall keep a record of all
receipts, and disbursements, and on the first
day of each month shall make up a statement
which shall be published in such manner as
may be required by law for information to
the people.
It will be observed by reading this bill, that
as far as it is possible to do so, it removes
the administration of the bond money and
the building of the State-aid roads from the
realm of partisan politics and places the
responsibility upon twelve men, selected for
their particular fitness for the service to be
rendered, who are the direct representatives
of the people whose money they are spend
ing. Only under this plan, <>r one similar
thereto, can we ever hope to get Georgia out
of the mud during the life time of the ma
jority of those of us now living.
The immediate necessity now confronting
the people is to get the passage of this bill
during the coming session of the Legislature
and it is for the purpose of thoroughly in
forming the people of the importance of the
measure that this article is written.
Let every Georgia, who loves Georgia and
has her future development and welfare at
heart call upon his Senator and Represena
tive in the Legislature and urge them to pass
the bill and permit the people to vote upon
this, the most important issue before the
people of the State today.
, Jn many sections of Georgia, local good
roads enthusiasts are seeking to form Zone
Highway Districts for the purpose of
or main
bonding themselves to build certain
roads through their respective counties. Each
Project of this kind however will require an
a,i valorum tax to he levied by each county
^ off the bon d B and interest, which is
an unnecessary taxation upon the people.
statewide bonds ail of the roads
^ ^ win be paved WITHOUT ANY
ADDITIONAL COST TO THE TAX PAYER
and the principal and interest of the bonds
i™ id oXt wit,> the two "■f *™''”' n °' V
^ id by the automobile owner.
| what is the sense of passing a Zone or
1 District bond bill and creating a special tax
levy on the people of the counties
™ ch Di « tri f wh t" of
any‘^flevy ^ the roads ^
^ , et>g buiW aU of Georgia at the
| ^
-. and not any favored nection. Ra
' b County is just as much a part of the
state of Georgia as Chatham and Echos
county is lost as important an integral part
of if Georgia i.eo g as Foiton. Jjet'e not just build a
trunk line between Savannah .... and At
main
lanta, (which will require an ad valorum
tax levy to pay the bonds) but let’s build
all of the intcr-county H*‘Ht roads in the
BUY AT HOME
and Get Full Value
for Your Money
Number 97.
the same benefit and that without cost.
One of the chief benefits from paving
Georgia’s system of Highways will be thti
possibility of building up the rural school
system in the State. The counties of tho
State farthest removed from the main lino
between Savannah and Atlanta are the coun
ties which need the paved roads most. It>
is in those counties where there are more*
mud roads and fewer flcnool houses. They can
never build up their rural schools and giver
the country children the opportunities fov
education that they are entitled to until they
their roads paved. They cannot issue
bonds, many of them, or have already issued
lo the limit of the law, and therefore are
powerless to have paved roads and better
sc hools until the State votes bonds and
furnishes the money.
j appeal to all of the people in behalf of
the rura l schools of the State and the thous
anl j 8 0 f country boys and girls who are call
j ri g f or a nine months school and an equai
opportunity for education. I appeal to every
man and woman who loves all of Georgitv
an d wants to see all of Georgia grow and
develop to get squarely behind this move
nient which will raise Georgia to that high
p j n nicle of greatness which her resources,
her opportunities and her noble men
women entitle her to enjoy.
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