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Newspaper Page TextAn Ad in THE CITIZEN is worth Two on the Fence Him The Citizen Is the HOME Paper of Whitiield c That Which Pleases Many Afast Possess Merit**—The Citizen Pleases Everybody DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915. VOL. LXV. NO. 30, §1.00—EBB ANNUM Convict Gang Makes Great Progress On The Dixie Highway B A. Tyler Elected Presi dent At Enthusiastic Calhoun Meeting. tom boaz honored by his home people Gathering At Calhoun Makes Certain the Building of a First-Class Highway Over the Battlefield Eoute-Meeting Big Success. The “love feast” held Thursday wriit in Calhoun, in honor of Tom Boaz, whose efforts to get the Dixie Highway to follow the Battlefield Route were not surpassed by those of any other man working on the proposition, was turned into an enthusiastic business meeting, in which all of the counties interested in the route perfected a per manent organization to insure the com pletion of this link in the highway. Officers wero elected as follows: Tyler President. President, B. A. Tyler, Dalton; vice president, H. M. Veatch, Adaixsville; secretary, A. R. McDaniel, Calhoun; ex ecutive committee, J. W. Vaughan, J. B. Crawford, H. M. Veatch, Bartow coun ty; T. M. Boaz, T. W. Harbin, A. R. McDaniel, Gordon county; B. A. Tyler, H. J. Wood, H. J. Smith, Whitfield county; B. C. Hale, L. R. Wiggins, W. E. Biggers, Catoosa county; Ivan E. Allen, Atlanta, and Ernest Holmes, Chattanooga. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ AN EXPLANATION. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ — + ^ The failure of Citizen subscrib- ♦ ♦ ers at Rocky Pace, Villanow and ♦ ♦ on the R. F. D. route out from ♦ ♦ Rocky Face to get their papers on ♦ ♦ time last week was through no ♦ ♦ fault of this office. The papers ♦ ♦ were mailed on time, but through ♦ ♦ an accident in the mail service ♦ ♦ they didn’t reach their destination ♦ until Tuesday night of this week. ♦ ♦ Tffe Citizen deeply regrets the oc- ♦ ♦ currence and the disappointment ♦ ♦ occasioned the readers, manifested ♦ ♦ by the many complaints that reach- ♦ ♦ ed this office, and, while the fault ♦ ♦ was not ours, it is none the less ♦ ♦ regrettable. We have received as- ♦ ♦ surance that there will be no repe- ♦ ♦ tition of the error. We make this ♦ explanation feeling it is due the ♦ ♦ hundred or moie subscribers who ♦ ♦ were inconvenienced. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Much Has Been Accomplished in Brief Time—Board of Commissioners Accepts Mill Creek Bridge. STATE AGENT PRAISES WORK OF PIG CLUB Dr. Downing Advocates Auction Sale of Pure Bred Pigs At Fair. The Object. The efforts of the organization will be directed toward seeing the road be tween Chattanooga and CaTtersville, by way of Ringgold, Dalton, Calhoun, Adairsville and Cassville, is put in first- class condition, as an all-year road within one year, the time allowed by the Dixie Highway commissioners in their meeting in Chattanooga. With work underway in all counties, they have an easy job of it, for it is prac tically certain that the entire road wiU be completed by fall. It is not improbable that the organ ization will be maintained for aU time to boost good road building throughout the four counties interested; but the main work is along the Dixie High way. Counties Busy. At the meeting in Calhoun, all of the counties reported work in progress all along the line; the road is being surfaced with a good grade of chert in Catoosa, county; Whitfield's conjvict ?ang is extremely busy - completing Whitfield county’s link; Gordon county has received the up-to-date road build ing machinery, which was shown at the meeting, and which is now busy at "ark, and Bartow county is completing her link in the Dixie highway. Wonderful Awakening. The awakening of Gordon county to the importance of the project is little short of wonderful. Where the county was sleeping over the value of good' toads a few months ago, the people are non thoroughly awake, and they bid air to give all of the neighboring coun t's? a close race in extensive road build- *ng- The enthusiasm shown in Calhoun oa the part of the Gordon county peo- r| e was one of the decided features 0 the meeting Thursday night. Dalton People Present, threatened rain kept down the 'towd from Dalton that intended at tending the meeting, for none wanted j° a severe ducking which the ^owering clouds seemed to . presage. n -tead, about twenty-five Daltonians ent b\ train to Calhoun. n Calhoun they met a cordial wel- come \ ... ’ A committee of representative ' z nns met the Dalton people at the for' 11 an ' ii! ^ orme< T them where to go D , SU PP er - It was an instance where onh-° n In&rie '' was no good, and the 0 j' " a ' Dalton people could get rid any money was in tipping the wait- Dr. James Downing, state'agent for the Pig club work in Georgia, was in the city Tuesday, and whHe here, look ed into the club work in Whitfield county. He expressed gratification at the information that the county club had fifty active members. Of the large number of members heard from, only one has written that he wiH be forced to abandon the work. AU others who have reported state that they have pure-bred pigs, and have a good start toward the year’s work Last year the elub had a membership of only about fifteen. It was Dr. Downing’s desire that the membership be increased to twenty-five; but since the membership has exactly doubled the number suggested, the state agent is enthusiastic over the prospects for a most successful club in Whitfield county. While here Dr. Downing made a sug gestion that immediately met with con siderable favor. He advocated holding an auction sale of pure bred pigs dur ing the approaching county fair, ex pressing his belief that in addition to making for the raising of better hogs, it would create interest that would result in adding to the attendance at the fair. Already the matter is being discuss ed among the fair officials,, and it is not improbable that such a sale will be advertised and puHed off here dur ing fair week in October. j Meeting in -Park. ot - !1 ( . evcn ' n g, the beautiful parks elec*,- ° lU! ' rere lighted by numerous °Wn iT tS t * le cozy log cabin "as^i ' i ‘ 1 ° Calhoun Woman’s club °f th r °" ' °I >en ' ^’ rom the veranda 6 C ^ U;I bouse the speakers ad- t!le Mrge and enthusiastic £ a therinrr Th b> .. - in JT e ,rCre 500 people present, condif 1 ' ° ° f t5le un f a vorable weather ^ovnT''' earnestness as of t j i •' s peakers-and on the part loter/'. adf ^ enee evidenced the great st ‘ ,|r in the matter out of which gre ".thc '"eeting. (Continued.on last page.) WHITFIELD TEACHERS TO ATTEND BERRY SCHOOL The county convict gang is doing un usual work on the south end of Whit field county’s link in the Dixie High way. The road has been graded from the Cox farm to the Hughey .hill, and other work has been done‘.south of the hill. The new road wiH cross the small concrete bridge at the foot of the hill and will continue to the top of the first small rise. From there it -will bear to the right around the hill, coming into the present road at the Hughey house. This will cut off the only bad bill on the road through the county, and will be a wonderful improvement over the old road. The gang is. now busy at work grading the road around the bill, and, after aU the grading has been completed to the Gordon county line, the road wiH be—surfaced with good quality chert. People who have viewed the work are thoroughly satisfied with the speed at which it is being accomplished, and an early completion of Whitfield coun ty’s link in the highway is certain. Bridge Accepted. The new steel and concrete bridge over Mill creek, on the Maddox mill road, was opened to travel Tuesday, and is a vast improvement over the old wooden bridge it replaced. ■ It is an other permanent bridge added to the credit of the present board of com missioners. OFFICERS CATCH MEN IN ACT OF BURGLARY Two Men in J. J. Wood’s Store When Officers Appeared. Will Leave for Mount Berry Monday Morning. Next A majority of the teachers of Whit field county will leave next Monday morning for Mount Berry, Ga., where they will enter Berry School for the special two-weeks’ course arranged in place of the customary teachers’ insti tute. The board of education has agreed to pay the teachers for attending, and the pay wiH be enough to defray board for the session. It is thought that a major ity of the Whitfield county teachers will attend. BARTOW COMMISSIONERS PUT IT UP TO HOWELL. Refuse to Locate Dixie Highway Route From Adairsville to Caxtersville. At- a meeting of the board of com missioners of Bartow county yesterday, that body refused to locate the route of the Dixie Highway from Adairsville to Cartersville, refusing to , say wheth- the battlefield route should go by way of Kingston or Cassville. The commissioners left the matter, to Mr. Clark Howell, chairman of the com missioners who located the Dixie High- way. Cassville is making a strong pun to get the battlefield route through Cass- viHe, and Kingston people insist that it should go from AdairsviHe to Car tersville by way of Kingston. ■ Pending Mr. Howell’s decision, the commissioners wiH take steps relative to building the route from AdairsviHe to CartersviHe. Frequent burglaries occurring at the store of J. J. Wood, in North Dalton, caused a strict watch to be placed over the store and Monday night Deputy Sheriffs Cleekler and Hugh Hamilton succeeded in capturing two men who were engaged in piling up goods pre paratory to getting away with them. The ones eanght were Jim Birch and Tom Gline, and they are now in jail. But the officers are not satisfied that Birch and Cline were the only ones implicated in the series of burglaries, and Tuesday morning some other war rants were issued. They charged Price Fisbee, Jim Long and Alf Hegwood with being mixed up in the crimes, which have extended over a period of several months. Officers- got busy immediately with the warrants, and succeeded in round ing up those charged with the crimes. Just what evidence the State has to offer in charging Fisbee, Long- and Hegwood with burglary is being kept quiet, until the preliminary hearing before Judge S. B. Felker, set for Friday in justice court. Monday night, Birch and Cline were the only ones seen when the officers, hearing them at work in the store, en tered and effected the capture. DALTON ODD FELLOWS HOLD “GET TOGETHER.’ Interesting Meeting Held Tuesday Eve ning At Hall. A “get together” meeting, held by Dalton Odd FeHows Tuesday night, at tracted an attendance of about 200, and proved a most interesting and enjoyable affair. The meeting, which was informal in every particular, was presided over by J. C. Osborn, past grand, and brief talks were made by a number of those present. An invitation had been ex tended aH who had belonged to the lodge but who had let their membership lapse. These, together with members in good standing and their families, met for the evening’s entertainment. The gathering was brought to a close after refreshments had been served. The lodge is planning to utilize a front room m the present quarters for a lounging room and library, with ex- ceUent chances of success. Tomorrow evening, the lodge wiH hold the semi-annual elections, and a large attendance is desired. Card of Thanks. I desire to thank the good people for the kind service rendered me in my recent sadness, the death of my wife; and for the help so^ lovingly given in preparing my chHdren for the Orphans' Home. May the good Father bless aU. L. D. Lynn. - Action Leaves Dixie Highway Associa tion Temporarily- Without Services Of a President—His Card. Commissioners Have Funds To Pay For $20,000 Due The First of July Next. CITY’S FINANCIAL CONDITION IS GOOD §30,000 of Water Bonds To Be Retired In 1918, And City Is Ahead—No _ Money Borrowed This Year— To Cut Floating Debt. Twenty thousand doUars worth of the bond issue of 1910 will be retired the first of next month, which wiH result in a substantial saving to the tax payers_ of Dalton. The board of water, light and sinking fund commis sioners wiU have the money to retire the bonds the minute they faU due. The $5000 fire haU bonds wiU be retired, and by this $1,000 wiU be dipped annuaUy from the sinking fund. In addition to this, $15,000 of the other bonds wiH mature, and $1,000 wiH be saved in interest on the $20,000 bonds retired. In 1918, the old water bonds—$30,- 000 worth—wiH be retired, and the commissioners wiH have the funds to pay these—in fact the city is ahead on these bonds, having practicaUy all of the money to meet the bonds which are not due until three years hence. In 1920, $25,000 of the latest bond issue will be retired. Financial Condition. The city’s financial condition is steadily growing better, and it wiH be only a matter of a short time before Dalton-will be in better shape than the bulk of the cities of Georgia. Up to the present the city has not borrowed one cent to meet Tunning expenses, and Mayor Bowen has expressed the belief that the floating indebtedness wHl be cut probably $10,000 this year. With that taken off the indebtedness and interest on it stopped, together with $2,000 saved annnaUy in reduced in terest and sinking fund on bonds, the present tax rate wiU have to be main tained only a comparatively few years to get the city free of the floating in debtedness, which, at one time, was about $75,000. Things Look Good. With the erection of a big manufac turing industry now underway, whieh will bring Dalton’s population' well over 8,000, and with prospects unusual ly bright for a modern, fire-proof hotel to be built this year, things look good for Dalton, leading to the prediction that by 1920, the next government cen sus, Dalton’s population wiH run into five figures. GREETERS TO TRAVEL 1 BATTLEFIELD ROUTE, Chicago Party WiU Pass Over Historic . Ground. Relative to the “Greeters,” the par ty of Chicago hotel men who wiH make a trip through several southern states, the Hotel BuHetin, printed in Chicago, has the foHowing concerning the trip to be made from Atlanta to Chatta nooga: Thursday morning, June the 10th, the Greeters wiH leave Atlanta for Chatta nooga over the Western & Atlantic RaUroad, known as the “battlefield route.” This road traverses the fam ous “ Johnston-Sherman Highway’-’ and many interesting battlefield scenes may be viewed from the train. REVIVAL WILL START AT FIRST METHODIST. Rev. S. B. Ledbetter to Conduct Series of Services. A revival will be started at the First Methodist church next Sunday evening, the meeting to bo under the direction of Rev.- S. B. Ledbetter, the able and popular pastor of the church. A special chorus is being organized, and mnsic wiH be one of the meeting’s features. The meeting will begin Sunday morn ing; but there has been no decision as to the length of time it wH run, this to be determined by the interest aroused. Services wiH be held daily during the meeting, and considerable interest at taches to it. James Quits Office, Giving His Reasons For His Resignation The resignation of Charles E. James, of Chattanooga, from the presidency of the Dixie Highway association has been made public, and his resignation, to gether with his meaty letter to the com missioners giving his reasons for his decision, has caused widespread inter est. The Chattanooga Times of yester day’ had the foHowing account of his resignation: f ‘ Charles E. James, the principal fac tor in the promotion of the Dixie High way association, and who was recently elected president of the association by the vote of the combined old and new directory, decUnes the office. “In a characteristic letter, courteous but candid-, to the point of bluntness, mailed yesterday to each of the fourteen commissioners that were named by the various governors, Mr. James resigned as president and director of the asso ciation he had done so much to launch. He very frankly states his attention in future wiH be given to such aid as he- can render in the buHding of a short line through Tennessee and Kentucky to the Ohio river, with Cincinnati or LouisviHe, or both, as terminal points. He contends the commissioners went outside of their authority in designating what he terms a ‘compHcated’ system of highways, and declines to assume any further responsibUity for the success of a plan, which, in his judgement, is not practicable and which, he concludes, was designed to placate too many sections and too many individuals, and not planned to accomplish the speedy con struction of a practical highway the originators of the plan intended. Mr. James’ letter was as foUows: ‘Gentlemen—I herewith' tender my resignation as president amLdirector of the Dixie Highway association. I wiH devote my time from now on to help buHd a short line through Tennessee and Kentucky to the Ohio river, to Cin- cinntti or LouisviHe, or both, just what was contemplated at the ontset and be fore the governors met, on invitation, and, for reasons not necessary to recite here, went beyond the province contem plated by the Dixie Highway associa tion in delegating others to conclude what we had hoped the governors them selves would accomplish. “ ‘I regret very much to sever my connection entirely with the Dixie High way association. I had hoped to be con nected with it until it was finished, but I have concluded, after studying your map, that there is no use for me to try to assume any official responsibility for a road laid out on the present lines, I hope you will get some one who wiH finish what the Dixie Highway associa tion started and which you have desig nated. “ ‘It has taken me two days, after diligent reading of the newspaper re ports of your proceedings, to trace aU the routes you located. I find you have cut out aU the center, or short routes, irf every state from Michigan through In diana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Geor gia and Florida. With a few excep tions, the road is as complicated as it was possible to make it and cater to the interests of individuals interested. “ ‘At the LouisviHe meeting we ex pected the road to be located and offered to surrender every right we had to the Dixie highway, although we started it long before anyone else took any inter est in it. We have spent a large amount of money in getting-up maps, surveys, etc., and naturaUy had considerable in formation on aU the routes proposed from Florida to the Ohio river. ‘ ‘ ‘ The authority of the fourteen com missioners was based on the foHowing resolution adopted by the governor’s convention: ‘ ‘ ‘ The fourteen directors appointed by the governors, as above provided, to have full power to hear and determine aU questions as to the location of the said highway and to locate the same. “ ‘You commissioners had no other authority conferred on you than that of locating one route, ^not two or three routes in any one state. You did not allow me, or any other member of the Dixie Highway association, to make any shatement or give any opinion on. any of the proposed routes. If you wanted to lay out more roads than one in any state, it would seem but ordinary courtesy to have seen the Dixie Highway association for an approval before you laid out more than one road. You also admitted the state of Michigan (which I think was a good idea), but you ex cluded other states. You did aU that arbitrarily, without consulting the Dixie Highway association in the least. You gave certain favored routes three months’ time in which to complete their propositions. AH of these things were entirely out of your province. “ ‘ When you. called the executive ses sion (after you had heard from every- (Continned on last, page.) turn 10 BOOK 500 Chautauqua Matter Held in Abeyance By the Guarantors No Decision Reached As To Whether City WiU Have Chautauqua Next Year—Guarantors Lost Money. The matter of a chautauqua for next year has not been definitely settled as yet; but those who have been con ducting the work in the past have tak en the matter up with both the Alka hest and the Redpath bureaus. The-guarantors have held two chau- tauquas, and both years they wiere! forced to dig for the full mount guar-l anteed, namely $10 each. The first year’s faHure of the chautauqua from- a financial standpoint didn’t dampen the enthusiasm, for those who were giv- ( ing their time and money to the mat ter felt that the chautauqua the sec ond year would come near paying for itself. The faHure of the people to patronize the chautauqua, resulting in the loss of $500 this year—the same amount as last year—has resulted in the guarantors holding back. However, it is not certain that Dal ton wiH not have chautauqua next year; for the local chautauqua associa tion has been approached by the Red- path people and the matter wiH be gone into. Those cities on the Redpath circuit are enthusiastic in praise of the class of attractions, and it may be that Dalton wiH be on that circuit next year. The guarantors are aU anxious , to keep the chautauqua going, feeling that this year was not a fair test, owing to the enthusiasm over the fight for the Dixie Highway which came at a time when aU attention had to be given it, conflicting with the work for the chau tauqua. The matter wiU be taken up in good time, and some decision wiH be reached. In Patriotic Paper, McGhee Gives Reason For Quitting Race Popular Local Business Man Retires From Race for County Commissioner To Keep Ont Factionalism. W. C. McGhee, in a card 1 to the peo pie, has withdrawn from the race for county commissioner. Mr. McGhee’s action is based on a spirit of patriotism; he withdraws through the fear that his candidaey would tend to arouse a spirit of antagonism among the people of the county against Dalton, because of false rumors that have been spread since his entry into the race. There has been, within the past-few weeks, an effort to array the county against the town, brought on by Mr. McGhee’s candidacy for commissioner, and, prompted solely by public spirit and a desire to keep the present good feeling between town and county, Mr. McGhee has decided to withdraw. Hundreds of his friends regret. Mr. McGhee’s decision; but they appreciate his position, knowing that his unselfish desire to see aH of Whitfield county Dalton Preparing To Enter tain Many Visitors On June 22,23 and 24. COMMITTEE BUSY WORKING ON PLANS Reception At First Baptist Chnrch WHl FormaHy Open Convention—Hospital ity Committee Begins Work Next Week—Many Are Coming. The annual convention of the Geor gia Baptist Young People’s Union, to be held here June 22-24, inclusive, wiH bring between 300 and 500 visitors to this city, and preparations are under way to entertain the large number of visitors and see that everyone enjoys the stay in Dalton. The convention wiH be presided over by Mr. J. E. Sammons, of Griffin, pres ident, the various sessions to be held at the First Baptist church. Reception Opens Convention. When the guests arrive Tuesday ev ening, June 22d, a big, informal recep tion -wiH be held at the chnrch, this being the only one of the many enter tainment features definitely decided. The idommittejed, however, are busy with plans, and wiH be ready with an nouncements within the next few days. At the reception the delegates and Dalton people wfll have a “get ac quainted meeting,” and the actual con vention wiH start with the following morning. Homes for Delegates. Realizing that 500 people may at tend the convention, the hospitality committee wiU begin, next week, to se cure homes for that number, and they wiH caU upon the people of all denom inations. Hospitality Committee. The committee, headed by J. R. Hum phries, chairman, consists of the fol lowing: Mesdames J. E. Whitson, Frank Lockridge, J. L. Hudson, J. A. CoUum, F. F. Farrar, P. W. Fitts, W. C. Trev- itt, John Nichols, J. L. Greeson, and Bob Hickman; Misses Minnie Frey- lach, Myrtle Newman, Robbie Smith, Pauline Echols, Sadie Sapp, Grace Bo gle, Franklyn Chauncey, and Susie Hightower; Messrs. J. R. Humphries, W. L. McWilliams and A. G. Brown. Realizing that they can’t see every one, the committee urges aU who con template entertaining one or more of the delegates to telephone Mr. J. R. Humphries at No. 61 or No. 289. pnHing together for the upbtuld of saying, and the convention should, and doubtless wiH,-be one of the most inter esting and successful ever held by the organization. this section is the only thing which prompted his decision. His formal statement to the voters is as foUows: “To the People of Whitfield County: “After the soHcitation of many of my friends, I agreed to enter the race for the vacancy on the board of county commissioners. Since then, however, erroneous reports have been circulated, declaring the race to be ‘factional,’ and also attempting to array the country vote against Dalton, etc. ‘These reports are untrue, because Dalton people are interested in buHding good roads .throughout the county, as fast as is practicable, and they realize that co-operation with both town and county means greatest success in aH public improvements. “With the strong support of friends, I have the brightest of prospects for election; yet, in the interest of harmony and good feeling generaHy, I feel it my duty to respectfuHy withdraw and leave the race ‘ to those candidates who live outside of Dalton. “Walter C. McGhee.” What Convention Means. The approaching convention is one of the most important ever entertained by this city, for it wiH bring to Dal ton approximately 500 of the leading young people of Georgia, who are in terested in the uplift of the state and who are already prominent factors in Georgia’s progress. They are, for the most part, the young people, who are just starting opt to face the problems of life. It wiH be a gathering of de cided culture—one which wiU tend to better Dalton for the brief convention of three days. That Dalton wiH do her' part in giving the prominent vis itors a cordial welcome and in seeing that every minute of their time here wiH be one of pleasure, goes without No Limit to Number. Heretofore the number of delegates has been limited; but Dalton came for ward with the suggestion that a limited delegation be done away with, extend ing, in place of the former plan, a cordial welcome to aH to come and enjoy the convention here. The Officers. The officers of the state organiza tion are: J. E. Sammons, president, Griffin, Ga.; Jas. W. Merritt, first vice president, GainesviHe, Ga.; W. H.' Faust, second vice president, Winder, Ga.; A. L. Jackson, third vice president, Macon, Ga.; A. C. Pyle, fourth vice president, Adel, Ga.; J. Mercer Cutts, secretary and treasurer, Cyrene, Ga. Executive Board—Dr. C. W. Daniel, Atlanta; Mr. Walter P. Binns, Atlanta; Rev. T. F. CaUaway, Macon; Mr. C. C. Wayne, Atlanta; Rev. A. D. Woodle, SandersviHe; Rev. R. E. L. Harris, Hep- zibah; Dr. J. J. Bennett, Atlanta.

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North Georgia citizen. (Dalton, Ga.) 1868-1924, June 03, 1915, Image 1