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I860. SIXTY-FOUR YEARS OLD.
DALTON, GA, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1915.
VOL. LXV. NO. 31. $1.00 PER ANNUM
program
for B. Y. P. U.
Convention Offers Much
of Interest.
MERCHANTS ASKED
TO decorate city
Being Completed Tor Entertain-
Plans
iag About
Five Hundred Visitors
Here June 22-24—Many Promi
nent People Are Coming.
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) Merchants of Dalton are asked ♦
♦ to decorate their business houses ♦
»for the Baptist Young People’s ♦
♦ Union convention here June 22- ♦
♦ 24. Caylor-Farmer company has ♦
♦ agreed to purchase a sufficient ♦
♦ amount of bunting and supply it ♦
♦ to all merchants at cost. With ♦
♦ quantities of bunting and numer- ♦
♦ ous flags in evidence, delegates ♦
♦ will feel Dalton’s welcome a little ♦
♦ more cordial, and that the mer- ♦
♦ chants will fall into the plan and ♦
♦ decorate is believed. ^
The committee named to secure
homes for the visiting delegates at the
Baptist Young People’s Union conven
tion here June 22-24, has met with con
siderable encouragement; but as the
time for securing homes is short, they
ask the co-operation of Dalton people.
Mr. J. K. Humphries is chairman of
the committee, and anyone wanting to
take one or more delegates is requested
to telephone him.
As the time for the convention ap
proaches, interest grows. It is known
that there will be fully 400 delegates
here, and the committees are doing
everything to see that the delegates
enjoy their stay in Dalton. A business
meeting was held Tuesday night, at
which other plans were laid.
Among the prominent visitors who
will he here are Dr. E. Y. MuUins, of
Louisville, Ky., who is president of the
Baptist Theological Seminary; Mr. E.
L. Wolslagel, a prominent musician, who
will have charge of the music of the
convention; Dr. I. J. VanNess, of Nash-'
ville, Tenn., editorial secretary of the
Sunday school board of the Southern
Baptist convention; Rev. J. E. Sam
mons, of Griffin, president of the state
Baptist Young People’s Union; James
17. Merritt, of Gainesville, and A. L.
Jackson, of Macon, vice presidents, and
Miss Sadie Tiller, of Atlanta, state
junior leader of the organization.
The program for the convention has
been worked out, and will appear in
full in the next issue of The Citizen.
Belative to the convention, the Chris
tian Index of last week had the fol
lowing:
lluch is to be made of the music at
oar Dalton Convention. Mr. Wolslagel,
whose picture appears this week, is an
expert in the music line. He is one
°f the singers giving full time to the
Home Mission Board. We are fortunate
in having him. He is happy to be with
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♦ SOME PRIZE HEN, THIS 4
♦ LAMP GREAT RECORD. ♦
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♦ John Williamson, linotype opera- ♦
♦ tor with The Citizen, has a hen ♦
♦ he wouldn’t swap even for any ♦
♦ hen in the state of Georgia, for ♦
♦ she has established a record of ♦
♦ which she might well be reasonably ♦
♦ proud. 4.
♦ The hen decided it was, time to ♦
♦ mother a brood of chicks, and, ♦
♦ although she was the choice layer ♦
♦ of the barnlot, Mr. WiUiamson ♦
♦ just had to humor her, so he ♦
♦ bought fifteen eggs and let her ♦
♦ sit. 4
♦ Now that hen has a most oblig- ♦
♦ ing disposition,-in addition to be- ♦
♦ ing a champion layer, and when ♦
♦ she lamped the look of disappoint- ♦
♦.ment on her owner’s map, she deei- ♦
♦ ded to show her real worth. The ♦
♦ result was she hatched all fifteen ♦
♦ eggs, and, while hatching them, ♦
♦ laiil eight more. She could have ♦
♦ laid others, but with the mystic ♦
♦ number “ 23 ” entering into the ♦
♦ combination, she stopped, for that ♦
♦ number, in the distant past, had ♦
♦ a meaning the hen couldn’t get ♦
♦ around. ♦
It is reported that the hen is ♦
♦ engaged in the strenuous occupa- ♦
♦ tion of finding food for her fifteen ♦
♦ chicks, and, in addition, is just ♦
♦ laying around. ♦
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DALTON MAN HONORED
BY HIS ALMA MATER
Degree of Doctor of Divinity Conferred
On Rev. F. K. Sims.
Rev. E. K. Sims, the popular and able
pastor the First Presbyterian church of
this city, has been signaUy honored by
the Presbyterian College of South Car
olina, which last week conferred upon
him the degree'"-of Doctor of Divinity.
Dr. Sims is a graduate of the college
and has done much for the Presbyterian
church. He is chairman of the board
of trustees of Columbia Seminary, and
has,been a strong factor in the progress
of the church in this section. He re
cently served as moderator of the Cher
okee Presbytery.
Dr. Sims is an able minister, and a
man who enjoys the confidence and
esteem of an extensive friendship. He
is being warmly congratulated by his
many local friends who feel that the
honor conferred upoii him was one thor
oughly merited.
Brof. J. 12. Humphries, Dalton, is
chairman of the entertainment commit-
tee the Convention. As soon after
"Me 1st as you have elected your del
e ?ates send their names to him and he
at the proper time, assign them to ance
osies for entertainment. —
Dr. E. Y. MuUins.
The final address of the convention
' ril1 b e delivered by Dr. Mullins. As
15 "ell known Dr. Mullins is President
die Southern Baptist Theological
‘- urinary, Louisville. He has been an
H’bft and a lasting inspiration to thou-
E °Y’S SKULL FRACTURED
BY A BLOW FROM A ROCK
Howard Hide in Serious Condi
tion After Fight.
°"ard Hide, the 15-year-old son of
call ' BUI City, was criti-
a -' injured Monday afternoon, when
struck
have been
gale.
Hie head by a rock said to
thrown at him by Joe Masen-
aged 15 years.
t Hide’s story, told after the
^ ou >e, was that he and .Masengale
Cre ®§bting when the latter picked up
^ oc 'k and struck him with it
- e boy‘ s skull was fractured, and a
Msiderable portion of the skull was
®oved by Dr. W. E. Wood, of this
•’ 'no was summoned,
as r abates that the boy is doing
"'ell as could be expected, and has
® n g hopes of his recovery.
pres° 8rres ^ bas been made up to the
Distinguished Men '
To Be Entertained
By Dalton Masons
Reception and Banquet Planned For Vis
itors June 21st—Grand Lodge Offi
cers Among Prominent Visitors.
Dalton Masons are planning a big Council Would Modify Pres-
meeting for Monday, June 21st, when a _ -
number of distinguished visitors wiH
be here. Among the prominent Masons
expected to be here are Hon. N. A. Bal
lard, of Brunswick, grand master of
the Georgia grand lodge; Hon. Warner
Hill, of Atlanta, grand high priest of
the Georgia grand chapter, and Hon.
A. E. McHan, of Fairburn, grand lec
turer of Royal Arch Masons of Georgia.
The meeting will open with an in
formal reception to visitors, and wiH
close with a briHiant banquet in the
private banquet rooms of the Masonic
Temple. Invitations' have been extend
ed neighboring lodges and chapters, and
a large attendance is anticipated.
The foUowing invitation has been
sent out:
Special Called Communication Dalton
Lodge No. 105, Free and Accepted
Masons.
Dalton, Ga., June 10th, 1915.
Dear Sir and Brother:
There will be a special called com
munication of Dalton Lodge No. 105 F.
& A. M., Monday, June 21st, 1915.
Time as per program below:
Monday, June 21st, 1915, Masonic
Temple, corner Hamilton and Gordon
streets.
Reception to Grand -Master, Right
Worshipful N. A. BaUard and other
Grand Lodge officers that may be pres
ent. From 5 to 6 p. m.
Opening Ceremonies.
Work in the Third or Master’s De
gree, conferred by Past Master J. A.
Longley, assisted by the Past Masters
of this lodge acting in other official
positions.
Closing Ceremonies.
Banquet given jointly by Dalton
Lodge No. 105,-F. & A. M., and Western
Chapter o. 80, Royal Areh Masons, at'
8 o ’clock.
Every member is expected to be pres
ent not only to witness the splendid
work but in order that he may be pres
ent to assist in giving our Grand Mas
ter, and such other Grand Lodge offi
cers as may be present, a splendid good
time, and to show to them that the
Masons in North Georgia are alive to
the cause of Masonry.
We wiH be looking for you sure.
Yours fraternally,
J. P GODWIN, W. M.
T. D. RIDLEY, Secretary.
Committee—John H. Humpries, Jos
eph M. Black, Frank A. Hamilton.
YOUNG BOYS DISAPPEAR;
LEFT ABOUT MONTH AGO.
Gus Brewer Anxious to Learn Where- for any pubHe purpose authorized un
about of His Boys.
Notice.
There wHl be divine service in St.
Mark’s Episcopal church, next Sunday
morning, June 13th, commencing 11
o’clock. Everybody is very cordially
invited to attend.
J. Thomas Murrish, D. D.
Priest-in-charge.
der the acts incorporating the city,
either within or without the city, using
Missing for about one month, two the method of procedure pointed out
young boys, Willie and Tom Brewer, under the general laws of the state.
aged 15 and 13 years, respectively, have
disappeared, and their father, Gus
sands of young people throughout our
country. For a term he was President
of the B. Y. P. U. of America. He has
at all times given much of his time and
talent to the directing of the energies
and lives of young peouple. We are
happy and proud to have him with
us. He wiH come with a message of
helpfulness and inspiration for the B.
Y. P. U. enthusiasts of Georgia. He
will be last, but far from least on the
program. The committee believed that
Dr. MuUins, as no* other man in the
South, could bring us a closing message.
We are happily awaiting his appear-
aisappeartju, ami meu
Brewer, is anxiously searching for them, men to help defray the expenses of
The two boys were last seen here their annual outing this year. e ap
Friday, May 14th, spending the night propriation was made without a dis-
with Mr. BiH Wrinkle. They got up senting voke.
during the night and left, and have
not been heard from since.
Ice Station Denied.
B A Tyler, president of the cham-
>1 ueeu iicitiu iiuui "“vo. • ’ * .
The boys left their father’s home in ber of commerce, appeared before eoun-
Murray 'county, presumably for the cil, asking that the Dalton Ice Corn-
purpose of visiting their grand-father, pany be relieved of paying any license
John Brewer, who is a renter on the fee for establishing a central station
Maddox farm just west of here; but in the business district for supplying
they didn’t go there.
Convention Song.
James Wells, of The Dalton Citizen,
widely known as the Printer-Poet, has
written the words for the official song
of the convention. It is to be sung to
the tune of “America,” and the words
are as foUows:
B. Y. P. U.
(By James WeUs, the Printer-Poet.)
Dalton, Ga.
We come, a loyal band;
For Jesus Christ we stand,
Loyal and true.
Saviour, Who for us died,
Ever may we abide
Close to Thy precious side—
B. Y. P. U.
Helping some precious sOul
Nearer the heav’nly goal—
His faith renew,
Loud the watchword ring;
Service for Christ, our King;
Let love the banner fling—
B. Y. P. U.
Our Saviour, close to Thee,
Lord, we would ever be,
Thy wiH to do.
Oh, hear us as we pray,
Guide us from day to day;
Count on us aH the way
B. Y. P. U.
At the time of their disappearance,
they were wearing overalls, hickory
shirts; and white straw hats. They
had only 25 cents in money. Any in
formation that wiH lead to a discovery
of their whereabouts will be greatly
appreciated by their father, Gus Brew
er, who is a renter on the McGhee farm,
R. F. D. No. 1, Spring Place, Ga.
MOTOR BOAT NEARLY
READY FOR LONG TRIP.
ent Charter in Only Few
Particulars.
MONEY TO FIREMEN
FOR ANNUAL OUTING
Money To Retire Bonds Made Available
By City’s Vouchers—Central Ice
Station Without License
nied—Recorder’s Report.
At a meeting of city county Monday
night, provision was made for taking
care of the amount of money needed to
retire the $20,000 of bonds which fail
due July 1st. The money wiH aH be in
the hands of the board of water, light
and slnVing fund commissioners _to re
tire the bonds'when they f aU due.
Charter Amendment.
An amendment to the charter of the
city was presented, and, after its read
ing council passed a resolution, signed
by^Mayor Bowen and every member
of the council, • asking the representa
tive from Whitfield county, and the
state senator, to introduce the biH and
work for its passage. The resolution
contained the clause that council
thought the bill represented what the
majority of the people of Dalton want
ed and the body was for it and none
other.
The biH provides’ as foUows:
That the marshal (chief of police),
the recorder and the clerk shaU be sub
ject to removal by the mayor and coun
cil upon a two-thirds vote, the mayor
voting, for any wilful neglect of duties
imposed upon such officials by the laws
of the city, the removal to follow the
conviction in open meeting of the coun
cil, after a fair and impartial hearing.
When any official is removed, the mayor
and council are empowered to name his
successor to fiU the vacancy until the
next general election.
That aU deputy marshals (policemen)
shall be elected by the mayor and
council upon the recommendation of
the chief of police. The mayor and
council have the right to refuse to elect
anyone recommended by the chief.
Policemen shall be subject to removal
by the mayor and council fqr any cause
they may deem sufficient.
That the city shall have power to
condemn lands, rights-of-way for sew
ers, easements or rights to use streams
for sewerage, or property of any kind
Outing For Firemen.
Council appropriated $300 to the fire-
William Castle Will Leave Here for
San Francisco Monday.
The motor boat, being built by Wil
liam Castle and in which he is planning
a trip to the Panama exposition at San
Francisco, is practically completed, and
Mr. Castle’s plans are to leave here
for Chattanooga Monday, having the
boat shipped there.
At Chattanooga he wHl launch his
boat on the Tennessee river, and wiH
make his way to the Gulf of Mexico.
Hugging the shore when salt water is
reached, he wiH go through the Panama
Canal, stopping in Panama for a short
time before proceeding to the exposi
tion.
Mr. Gastle, who is a_ pattern maker
for the Duane Chair company, has had
considerable experience in the building
and running of motor boats, and is
confident he can make the long trip.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the people of The
A. J. Showalter Publishing Company
^for their kindness shown ns during the
sickness in our family. We hope to
return the good deed in the future.
Mrs. Marvin Langston and children.
The petition was sighed by a majority
of the business men, who asked that
it be done for their convenience. Mr.
Tyler, in presenting the petition, at
tempted to give the reasons for asking
the privilege; but council was busy
signing a resolution, so he stopped, re
suming his words when Mayor Bowen
told him to “go ahead.” He got little
■attention from the council, and when
Councilman Stewart made a motion that
the ice company be aHowed the privi
lege extended in the past, the motion
was not seconded.
Report from Recorder.
The recorder’s court reported that
dufihg the past month, twenty-seven
arrests were made, two being bound
over to the grand jury, five released
and twenty-two fined, fines aggregat
ing $46.50.
Clerk Carroll reported the increase
in real estate assessments at $18,000,
in new buildings.
Notice.
There wiH be introduced at the com
ing 1915 session of the General Assem
bly of Georgia a biH having the fol
lowing caption:
A Bill
To be entiled an act to amend an
act approved Feb. 24th, 1874, amending
and~codifying various acts incorporating
the city of Dalton, and acts amenda
tory thereof; to provide for the con
demnation of property for any public
use by the city of Dalton , either within
or without its corporate limits; and for
other purposes.
By direction of the Mayor and Coun
cil of the city of. Dalton at their regu
lar meeting on June 7th, 1915.
W. M. CARROLL, City Clerk.
Whitfield County
Has Many Teachers
At Big Institute
Interesting Work Is Conducted At Berry
School, For Teachers of Five Coun
ties—Twenty-Four From Here.
Instead of holding teachers’ insti
tutes separately as heretofore, the coun
ties of Chattooga, Walker, Whitfield,
Gordon and Floyd have united in hold
ing a two weeks’ institute at the Berry
School, near Rome.
The exceUent location of the school
and its equipment of farm, shop, gar
dens, laboratories and dormitories af
ford an unexceHed opportunity for
study and the teaching of such practical
courses as are now being introduced in
the .progressive rural schools. The in
stitute opened Monday with approxi
mately 150 rural teachers in attend
ance. Among them are a number of
former Berry students who are now
teachers in the North Georgia schools.
There are about forty teachers from
Floyd county.
Messrs. M. L. Duggan and F. E.
Land, state supervisors of rural edu
cation, are in charge of the instruction.
Other instructors are Mr. Ernest Dil
lard, superintendent of the Gordon
county schools; Mr. D. L. Earnest, pro
fessor of elementary science in the State
Normal School at Athens; Miss Caro
line Bostick, instructor in domestic
science in the Martha Berry School for
Girls, and Messrs. W. C. Atkins, C. B.
CoUier, O. L. Titrud and G. F. Breet-
ser of the Berry School.
The attendance on Monday, the open
ing day, was much in excess of that
anticipated and the class rooms, dor
mitories and dining rooms are crowded.
For this reason, it is impossible to eare
for more teachers or to take any from
the city schools.
All the housekeeping at both schools
is being carried on by the boys and
girls who are remaining to work through
the vacation in order to earn their ex
penses for' the coming year.
Commencing at 1 o ’clock daily,. an
jiour wiH be devoted to story-telling,
under the direction of Mr. D. L. Ear
nest. Every day at 4 o’clock there will
be some form of organized recreation,
such as games or “hikes” to nearby
points of interest. It is hoped that
it wHl be possible for the teachers to
see Shorter CoHege, the reservoir, one
of the cotton mills and several other
points of,interest. Each night at 7:15
o ’clock a lecture illustrated by lantern
or radiopticon wiH be delivered.
The Berry School is thus extending
its influence throughout the rural
schools of North Georgia. Like the
Danish folk schools, it is ministering
to persons of aU ages according to thpir
needs—the boys and girls in the regu
lar sessions, the younger boys in the
Boys’ Conference, the teachers in the
Teachers’ Institutes, and the farmers
and their families through the farmers’
conference.
Whitfield Teachers present.
Whitfield county sent twenty-three
teachers to the institute, tlfe teachers
from here being accompanied by Mr.
J. C. Sapp, county sehool superintend
ent. They are as follow's:
SaUie Davis, Lovie Giddens, Georgia
Glass, Elizabeth Kreiseher, Ethel Pal
mer, Jessie Palmer, Beulah RoHins,
Ruth Shugart, Moleda Williams, Annie
Hobgood, Edna England, Maude Keith,
May Keith, Mary Quillian, Fannie. Rus
sell, Ruth Hassler, Alma Foster; J. D.
Field, O. R. Headrick, C. D. Giddens.
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♦ MEAT REMAINED COOL ♦
♦ WITHIN FIERCE FIRE. ♦
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♦ With a fierce fire raging all ♦
♦ around it, a large quantity of meat ♦
♦ in a refrigerator in the meat mar- ♦
♦ ket of W. A. Jones kept cool, and, ♦
♦ in doing so, was saved,' when it
♦ was thought that nothing could ♦
♦ withstand the severe heat. ♦
♦ The fire, early Sunday morning, ♦
♦ looked bad. The wooden building ♦
♦ belonging to the Oglesby estate,
4 located in a prominent business ♦
♦ block, threatened other nearby.
♦ buildings, and the firemen had a ♦
♦ job on their hands keeping the ♦
flames from spreading, for the fire ♦
♦ had gained considerable headway ♦
♦ before being discovered. Fine ♦
♦ work, however, prevented a spread- ♦
♦ ing of the flames. ♦<
♦ Sunday morning, an investiga- ♦
♦ tion was made, and it was found ♦!
that the refrigerator still held ♦
some ice, and, instead of roast ♦
♦ meats, the steaks, chops, etc., were ♦
♦ in good condition. ♦
♦ The fire marked the passing of ♦
♦ the last wooden building in the ♦
♦ main business section of Hamilton ♦,
♦ street. The loss is estimated at ♦
♦ about $1,500, being pairtiaHy cov- ♦
♦ ered by insurance. ♦
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ODD FELLOWS ELECT
COWART NOBLE GRAND.
Semi-Annual Election Held at Meeting
Friday Night.
The Dalton lodge of Odd FeUows held
the semi-annual elections at the meet
ing Friday night, the elections result
ing as foUows:
Lee Cowart, noble grand; S. W.
Looper, vice grand; Claud Huston, trus
tee; T. D. Ridley, secretary.
The appointive officers wiH be named,
and the installation wiH take place in
July. The lodge now has an enthus
iastic and rapidly growing membership.
Luther Roberts Making Aggressive and'
Active Campaign for the Office of
County Commissioner.
INTERESTING SINGING
TTP.T.D AT MT. RACHEL.
The North Dalton Singing Society-
spent the evening singing at Mt. .Rachel
Baptist church last Sunday. We had
a nice crowd to listen and a fine sing-
ing practice. The leaders were as fol
lows:
Opening song by J. F. Buchanan.
Prayer by W. H. Lowry.
Lesson by W. A. Ault.
Lesson by W. H. Cronic.
Lesson by L F. Gentry.
Lesson by John HoweU.
Lesson by W. C. Womack.
Duet by Mr. HoweH and Mrs. How
ard.
Then a business session was caUed
to order by President W. C. Womack.
A motion was passed to unite with the
Hamilton Street church the second Sun
day in each month. Our meeting days
are as follows: The first Sunday at
Mt. Rachel; second, at Hamilton Street;
third, at Crown View. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend these song
services at‘ each place at 2:30 p. m.
- J. F. BUCHANAN, See.
CHAINGANG SENTENCE
FOR YOUNG BURGLARS.
to
Three, Entering Fleas, Sentenced
Twelve Months.
Alf Hegwood, Jim Birch and Tom
Cline, charged with burglarizing the
store of J. J. Wood, in North Dalton,
were sentenced by Judge Fite to s'erve
twelve months in the chaingang.
Cline and Birch were the two caught
by Deputy Sheriff Cleckler in the ac
of burglarizing the store; Hegwood was
charged with being implicated in bur
glaries of the store in the past.
Progressive Platform
Luther Roberts, candidate for the
vacancy on the board of county com
missioners, caused by the decease of
Commissioner Cox, is making an ag
gressive campaign for the office, and
his activity, connected with the fact
that he is generaUy recognized as a
man fully qualified to acceptably fill
the office 1 to which he aspires, causes
his many friends throughout the county
to predict-his election by a substantial
majority.
Mr. Roberts has been in many sec
tions of the county since""making his
formal announcement, and everywhere
he has been met with most encouraging
reports. With his friends standing
squarely behind him, he doesn’t fear
the result of the election of June 19th
Mr. Roberts’ formal announcement is
brief but thoroughly-covers the ground.
It shows he stands for progress, and is
for everything that makes for the ad
vancement, of Whitfield county. His
announcement, which has elicited much
favorable comment, is as foUows:
For Commissioner. .
To the voters of Whitfield county:
I am a candidate for county commis
sioner, to fiH the nnexpired term of the
late Mr. Tom Cox, subject to election
of June 19th. I am in favor of all prop
ositions- to better the county.
I solicit your vote and wiH endeavor
to see you.
Very respectfully,
W. L. Roberts.
SINGERS GET ROUND
TRIP FARE OF $1.60.
Many Expecting to Attend District
Singing Convention in Rome. -
A number of people from Dalton
and the surrounding section wiH go
to Rome June 19th to attend the an
nual spring convention of the Seventh
District Singers’ association. Provided
ten or more go, the railroads wiH give
a round trip.rate of $1.60.
The convention will last two days,
it beginning Saturday, June 19th, and
closing Sunday foUowing. The singers
of the district are deeply interested
the approaching convention.
Dixie Highway Route From
Adairsville to Cartersville
is the Question.
HEARING AT EARLY
DATE SAYS HOWELL
Those Interested Will Be Notified Of
DatenFor Arguments—Many Tourists
Coming By Way Of Dalton Find
Good Roads Along The Way.
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♦
♦ “I’m surveying the Dixie High-
♦ way route through Chattanooga
♦ along Sherman’s march to the sea.
♦ Of course this takes in Dalton,
♦ because Dalton put herself on the
♦ map when the highway commission-
♦ ers were in Chatanooga last week.
♦ Dalton is not as big as Chattanoo-
♦ ga, bnt she’s loud. The weatherV
♦ Fair weather and moderate tem-
♦ peratnre tonight and Thursday.”
♦ —BiHy ’Possum, in Chattanooga
♦ News.
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The question as to whether the Bat
tlefield Route of the Dixie Highway
shall go from AdairsviHe to Carters-
ville, by way of CassviHe, or by Kings
ton, wiH come before Commissioners
Howell and Anderson a.t an early date.
Mr. Howell has notified President Ty
ler, of the local chamber of commerce,
that as soon as the date is decided upon
for the hearing, he will notify the Bat
tlefield Route organization.
The matter was dodged "by the Bar
tow commissioners, who put it,up to
the Georgia commissioners to fix the
route. The route by way of CassviHe
was the one submitted to the Dixie
Highway commissioners, and was the
one which was accepted. The blne-
•prints of the Battlefield Route showed
the road running through Cassville, and
this was the route designated by the
commissioners. Whether or not the
Georgia commissioners have a right to
change it, Bartow’s commissioners be
ing wiHing, is a question.
Election of President.
Monday, June 14th, is the time set for
electing a president to succeed ' C.' E.
James, resigned. CaU of the election
has been sent to the various commis
sioners, who will name Mr. James’ suc
cessor.
Travel Over Battlefield Route.
The Idrge number of automobiles com
ing through Dalton since the designa
tion of the Dixie Highway has caused
considerable comment. The travelers
have learned that the shortest, best
and most. attractive route from Chatta
nooga to Atlanta is the Battlefield
Route, and most of the automobiHsts
are using it.
The Chattanooga Automobile club,
in an article in the Chattanooga Times
of Sunday, had a statement relative to
the trip made in a CadiUac from Chat
tanooga to Atlanta and return by way
of Dalton, the ropte being logged on
the trip by representatives of the club.
The marked improvements in the roads
was discussed. This was the first route
in the Dixie Highway logged by the
Chattanooga Automobile club.
PROTRACTED RAINS
DELAYING FARMERS
People Are Anxious To Get Busy In
Their Crops.
The protraeted rains have caused a
serious delay in farm activities in Whit
field county, and farmers are anxions
for a chance to get busy in their crops.
While the rains have been falling, the
weeds have been growing, and it will
take some little time to get rid of the
weeds. In addition to this, farmers are
anxions to get all their seed in the
ground.
Today, however, indications point to
good weather for some time, and the
farms, in many places, have dried out
sufficiently for the farmers to get busy
in earnest.
GORDON COUNTY AT WORK
ON THE DIXIE HIGHWAY
Work Started At Bartow County Line
And Work Is Progressing.
Gordon county people here yesterday
reported work on the Dixie Highway as
progressing in a manner highly satis
factory. They stated that work was
started on the Bartow county line and
was being pushed in the direction of
Calhoun.
The good roads enthusiasm in Gordon
county has caused much favorable com
ment, and those interested in the Dixie
Highway are determined to build a road
of which the entire county will be proud,
and one which will be used as a mode'
for the construction of other good roads
there.