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Newspaper Page TextHkm The Citizen Is the HOME Paper of Whitlield 'That Which Pleases Many Must Possess Merit**—The Citizen Pleases Everybody DALTON, GA., THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1915, VOL. LXV. NO. 32. $1.00 PER ANNUM , g u ndred Expected At y p, XT. Convention Here Next Week. ,0GKAM arranged for all SESSIONS Merchants Will Decorate For ^Various Sessions Will Be dd in First Baptist Church— EeC eption Opens Meeting. » rati0 ". S f ° o r £ th^Baptist Young -r here May 22-24 have ! 'Led, and all of the delegates ,f“ thC5- b ere next Tuesday afternoon ' L train will be operated from gLing hundreds of the mem- Committees will meet the. trains, u ff il! he entertained m the pn- tomes of Dalton people Merchants to Decorate. tal merchants have gladly agreed pcorate their business houses ■iilei.ee of the great interest taken ]1 Dalton in the coming of the meat religious organization. AU been asked to decorate, and the ion to do so is practically unam- Sessions at Church. I He different sessions will be beldm L auditorium of the First Baptist Ra, On Tuesday evening, an in- |L reception will be held following lue organization of the convention and Idler amusement features will be added. J He special train, which will bring Itk delegates to the B. Y. P. U. con- ■ rention will arrive in Dalton, over the |Soathern about four o’clock, Tuesday lifternoon, June 22. These will be met Jtr the members of the local B. Y. P. U. Iiil drive in automobiles to the homes lisigned to them. , Clamber of Commerce Co-operates. The Chamber of Commerce is co- I fperating with the members of the IB. T. P. U. in their plans for the en- Jfafaumient of the delegates. Mr. P. B. fire is chairman of the automobile com- littee. This committee requests that ] rrery automobile owner in town, who pi do so, meet the train Tuesday J afternoon at 3:30 p. m., to assist in jetting the delegates to their homes, tad also on Wednesday afternoon, June 23, to give the visitors an automobile ride over the city. Automobile Ride. The Wednesday afternoon session of He convention closes at 4:00 p. m. It h planned to have the automobile ride aver the city, and out the Dixie High er immediately at the close of the session. All automobile owners, who rill assist in this are requested to be *t the First Baptist church not later Han 4:30 p. m. The Program. Appended is the program arranged hr the convention: Tuesday Evening. President J. E. Sammons, presiding. hlo—Inspirational music, Mr. E. L. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ FINE TURTLE CAUGHT ♦ ♦ IN WATER METER BOX. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Fred Nations, an employe of the ♦ ♦ city, last week caught a fine tnr- ♦ ♦ tie in. a water meter box, the ♦ ♦ aquatic gentleman being about as ♦ ♦ big in circumference as a man’s ♦ ♦ sized green hat. When caught, the ♦ ♦ turtle was in .the act of spinning ♦ ♦ the hands of the meter, the only ♦ ♦ thing he had with which to amuse ♦ ♦ himself. + ♦ Playfully tapping the meter, he ♦ ♦ had succeeded in loosening the ♦ ♦ -glass and had covered one side ♦ ♦ with mud, making a highly sat- ♦ ♦ isfactory mirror to be used in, ♦ ♦ making his toilet each day. This ♦ ♦ left the hands on the meter ex- ♦ ♦ posed, and the turtle would make ♦ ♦ the meter register more than the ♦ ♦ water company, which is a fairly ♦ ♦ creditable performance. Shutting ♦ one eye, with a slight twist of the ♦ ♦ N wrist, he made the meter register ♦ a thousand gallons more than the ♦ ♦ amount of water used. ♦ ♦ Soon after Nations’ find was ♦ ♦ made known, the water commis- ♦ ♦ sioners placed an order for enough ♦ ♦ turtles to put one in each meter ♦ ♦ box, but the order was canceled ♦ ♦ when it was seen that the turtle ♦ ♦ could make the meter “back, up” ♦ ♦ as well as go full speed forward. ♦ ♦ And the unkindest cut of all came ♦ when the above mentioned turtle ♦ ♦ was cruelly butchered and convert- ♦ ♦ ed into soup. ♦ 5:15—Address of Welcome, Mr. W 5- Bogle, Rev. O. D. "Fleming, Col. S ?- Maddox. Response to Welcome, Mr. Jas. W ^* r ritt, Gainesville. local Solo, Miss Anna Warren Clark Moultrie. Convention Sermon, Dr. F. C. McCon Atlanta. deception to delegates. Wednesday Morning. President J. E. Sammons, presiding. -30—Inspirational music, Mr. Wols ••15-10:00—Devotional, Miss Corrie 'M Atlanta. * h.4o Key Note Address, Mr. 181115 H. Leavell. -40-10:50 Announcements and bus- Hess. t-M.oO-ii :35—Address, Dr. I. J. Van gj Nashville. •35-11 ;45—Music, Win One Quar- ^•15-12:0°. Closing Thought—Con i' p tl0n 111 0«r Recreations, Rev. — • CaHavray, Macon. y. Wednesday Afternoon. ^president W. H. Faust, presiding, ■^olslag ’■^spirational music, Mb'. -^—Devotional, Mr. Robert le - -'lac-on. 2:45.9,7- Bc it p J ' ) '~A'ldress On Methods; The Bntl. T . rfJ ' ram Committee, Miss Verne Harris. Atlanta. Vii:^ Dem0n3trat iq? Officers’ Grille ' C ’ ls i er ’ s Church, San- Co-Address, Dr. I T. J. Van erat ion^ ‘ —^O’losin PreA t-;' 11 r),ir Daily Tasks, Rev. ' Jr., Toccoa. Thought: Conse- J. (Conti: mued on page six.) SINGING NEXT SUNDAY . AT CROWN VIEW CHURCH. Another interesting program was pull ed off at our singing society which met at Hamilton Street church Sunday afternoon. Our faithful and earnest president, W. C.' Warmack, believes. in rushing things along in the^singing line. We had with ns Col. M. C. Tarver. Our president called the meeting into conference which allowed us to elect some few more officers. Mr. Sam Harden, a well known young man in this city, was elected vice president, and J. F. Buchanan, sec retary. With the three churches united and some more" good singers who will be present next Sunday at Crown View, we will deliver to all present an inter-* esting program, with some class music, duets, solos and quartets. Come and enjoy yourself once more. J. F. Buchanan, Sec. Chattanoogans Are Dalton’s Guests On Picnic Next Sunday Day’s Outing At Country Club—Dalton Automobilists Will Meet Chatta nooga Auto Club At Tunnel Hill. Members of the Chattanooga Automo bile club, with their families and friends, will come to this city next Sunday for a day’s outing at fihd grounds of the Dalton Country club, and plans are being made to extend to the visitors a warm welcome. A large number of Dalton automo bilists have agreed to leave here for Tunnel Hill Sunday'morning, there to await the Chattanoogans and escort them into the city. They will be taken directly to the country club' grounds, where a long table will be constructed beneath the shade trees near the large spring, and the day will be spent there. The Dalton People will join the Chat tanoogans in a big picnic luncheon at noon. It is reported that ice-cold butter milk will be the strongest beverage on the menu; blit then reports are some times exaggerated. However, there will be an abundance of buttermilk, iced tea, etc., to be served with the picnic lunch, and the outing will be one of pleasure to ’ the visitors and J Dalton people alike. At the picnic, friendships made dur ing the Dixie Highway meeting will be renewed, and the affair promises to be one of decided pleasure. Club Furnishes Log. The Chattanooga Automobile club, which has done much for road building, and took such a prominent part in the Dixie Highway meetings, has logged the Dixie Highway to Atlanta by way of Dalton, and these logs are being fur nished tourists when they reach Chat tanooga. Ten cars, using these logs, passed through Dalton Saturday. While the club has taken no stand relative to the different routes of the highway, it is known that at present, the Dalton route is by far the better one, in addition to being shorter, and a big majority of tourists Are coming this way. Many Dalton People to Picnic, From the wav Daltoru automobilists are discussing the picnic at the Country Club Sunday, it is believed that fully one hundred Dalton people will join the Chattanoogans for the day’s out ing. ♦ ♦ CLEANUP CAMPAIGN ♦ SHOULD BE STARTED ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Dalton will entertain about five ♦ ♦ hundred visitors next week when ♦ ♦ the state convention of the Baptist ♦ ♦ Young People’s Union will be in ♦ ♦ session here. Dalton, therefore, ♦ should have on her best bib and ♦ ♦ tucker. ♦ ♦. Provisions have been made for ♦ attractively decorating the city.- A ♦ ♦ contract has been closed with' a ♦ Chattanooga firm to look after ♦ ♦ decorating the streets, and the ♦ ,♦ plans, as submitted, indicate that ♦ ♦ the decorations will be ample and ♦ ♦ most attractive. ♦ ♦ Now Dalton people can lend the ♦ ♦ greatest aid in this matter, if all ♦ ♦ the people will see that their prem- ♦ ♦ ises are cleaned up the last of this ♦ ♦ week. Rake up all rubbish and ♦ ♦ see that it is carted away in the ♦ ♦ scavenger wagons prior to next ♦ ♦ Tuesday. ♦ ♦ The city authorities have been ♦ ♦ asked to see that the grass in all ♦ ♦ the parks is trimmed, and they ♦ ♦ doubtless - will do so. Dalton is ♦ ♦ going to be shown as such an at- ♦ ♦ tractive place that many of the ♦ ♦ prominent visitors here next will ♦ ♦ want to come again. ♦ > ♦ Luther Roberts and Buell* Stark Seek Office Made Vacant By Death Of Commissioner Cox—Both Confi dent Of Being Elected. LOCAL D. A, R. ASSIST IN SECURING THE FUND. Memorial to Late Lamented Mrs. Wood- row Wilson Planned. Acting upon the request of the state regent of the Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution, the Governor John Milledge chapter, D. A. R., of this city, observed Flag day by placing in various business houses, boxes for secur ing funds to be sent with Georgia’s contribution to the settlement home, to be erected in Washington, D. C., as a memorial to Mrs. Ellen Wilson, the late wife of President Wilson. Mrs. Wilson devoted much of her time while the First Lady of the Land to improving conditions among the poor of Washington, and, on her decease, the plan was started to erect a memo rial to her, it being considered that a settlement home would most suitably commemorate the work of Mrs. Wilson. Georgia was one of the first states in the Union to pledge money to the memorial, and this money is being raised by the partriotic orders of the state. The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution have taken charge of the work in this city, and they ask all to co-operate. Every man, woman and child in Dal ton is asked to drop one penny in one of these boxes, or more, if they desire. After the boxes have remained for time, the money will be collected and forwarded to the state regent. CHURCHES HOLD UNION SERVICES :IN SUMMER. Down Town Churches Combine for Reli gious Services. The First Methodist, First Baptist and First Presbyterian churches have decided to hold union services' through out the summer, on Sunday evenings. The decline in church attendance, owing to the heat of the summer, makes if possible for one church to hold the members of the three congregations who attend. Services will|be held alternately at the three churches, each of the three pas tors conducting evening services every three weeks. COLORED CHURCHES HAVE PICNIC AT CLEVELAND Several Hundred Left Here This Morn ing For Day’s Outing. Several hundred colored people left here by special train this morning for Cleveland, Tenn., for a picnic. The baseball team accompanied the picnick ers, and will meet the Cleveland team, this afternoon. The picnic was arranged by the churches, and the crowd, while a large one, was orderly." The pastor of one of the colored Bap tist churches wished the members of his congregation godspeed on the picnic by stating: { ‘ Ef any member ob dis congregation goes, I’se gwine ter dischu’ch him. En ef yer goes, I hopes de train will wreck and kill yo’ all.” SOUTHERN BOYS EXCEL IN THE CORN CLUB WORE:. Interesting Fgures Furnished by South ern Railway. Washington.—Commenting on the re cord of Boy’s Corn clubs throughout the United States for the season of 1914 just published by the United States Department of Agriculture, President Harrison of Southern Railway Company said: “As in each former year since'the inauguration of the Boy’s Corn clubs the championship has gone to the South, having been won by Carl Graves, at Soso, Mississippi, with the production of 202 bushels of corn on a single acre at the remarkably low cost of 14.5 cents per bushel. “The highest record made by any boy outside of the South was by a Pennsylvania boy who made 148 bushels at a cost of 26.7 cents per bushel. This record was exceeded by ten of the first and second prize-winning boys in the South. “The average yield per acre made by the winners of the first and second prizes in the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Ala bama, Kentucky and Tennessee was 159.26 bushels, as compared with an average of 104.22 by the prize winners in the Northern, Central and WdStem States." “Taken into .consideration with the records previous years, these figures show that, with the adoption of proper cultural methods, the South can be made the greatest corn-producing section of the United States.” y SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY TO BE TTF.T.D AT HARMONY. Two Candidates In Field For ' Office Of County Commissioner. LOOKS LIKE LIGHT VOTE IN ELECTION The election for county commissioner will be held Saturday, and indications point to a light vote. If conditions are such that the farmers can work in their fields, it is not thought that the vote will run over ~7Sth—• The two candidates, Luther Roberts and Buell Stark, have made aggressive campaigns. They have circulated ex tensively, and this week they are com pleting their work. Both have mad.e every effort to see all of the voters and present their claims to the office, and both have met with enough encour agement to cause each to forecast his victory. The election is for the purpose of fill ing the vacancy caused by the dea of Commissioner Cox. The place is an important one, and all of the voters of the county should participate. The board of commissioners handle the county’s funds, and, if the office of treasurer is abolished, even more work will devolve upon them. Spend ing tens of thousands of dollars annual ly, looking after the road work, bridge building, court and other expenses, the board is of decided importance. Mr. Stark states he is confident of election, and similar optimism is’ evi denced in-Mr. Roberts’ statement that he will be the commissioner. Bo.th of the gentlemen reside in the southern part of the county, as did Mr. Cox, when he was elected. The election will be held at the court house - here and at the customary poll ing places in the county. MONUMENT TO J. O. SCOTT UNVEILED BY WOODMEN. The Rome Camp Had Charge of Im pressive Exercises,. About forty members of the Rome camp of Woodmen of the World and of the Woodmen Circle were here last Sunday for the purpose of unveiling the monument erected over the grave of Mr. J. O, Scott, who, prior to his decease, was a prominent member of the Rome. Camp. The impressive exercises were under the direction of Mr. George Middleton, consul commander of the Rome Camp. Loqal Woodmen joined the Rome rep resentatives, and participated in the exercises at West Hill cemetery. • The crowd met at the local quarters of the Woodmen of the World, where a line of march was formed, and the crowd went to West Hill cemetery for the exercises. There were about one hundred assem bled at the grave for the services. Seventh District Won Literary Cup In State High Meet UTisg Marian McCamy and Latimer Hol lingsworth, Of This City, Among The Winners In Contest At Athens. The Seventh Congressional district won the cup offered the district mak ing the most points in the literary con tests held by the high schools of the state last week in Athens, the district scoring 13 points. Miss Marion Mc Camy, of this city, won second place in recitation; Miss Virginia Sledge, of Rome, won first place in piano, and Charley Collins, of Cartersville, won first place in the boys’ essay contest. The athletic cup was lost by Hill’s inability to attend the meet. Hill’s record, made at the district meet in Rome, for both the 220 and 440-yard dashes wds much better than the time that won these contests at Athens. He is a natural runner, anr both in prac tice and in the district meet, his time was always better than that made in the events at Athens. Latimer Hol lingsworth, of Dalton, won first place in the high jnmp, and this, added to the points Hill could have made, would have given the Seventh district the athletic cup, as well as the literary cup. Mrs. Julian McCamy, Miss Marion McCamy and Latimer Hollingsworth went from here to Athens for the an nual high school meet. The meet at tracted hundred to the Classic City, and all were highly entertained during their stay there. Interesting Program Planned for Sun day, June 27th. The third division of the Whitfield County Sunday School convention will meet with Harmony .church, six miles east of Dalton, on the fourth Sunday in June. There will be an interesting program arranged, and all the Sunday schools are especially requested to be on hand with recitations, etc., to make it inter esting; also the singers are invited to take part. Some distinguished speakers will be on hand. Everybody come and bring well-filled baskets. R. A. Williams, Division President. Miss Annie Hobgood, Sec. BILL TO ABOLISH OFFICE OF COUNTY TREASURER. Representative Bradford Advertises Measure He Will Introduce. Elsewhere in this issue is an adver tisement of a bill to be introduced in' the next general assembly by Repre sentative N. A. Bradford, providing for abolishing the office of county treasurer in Whitfield county. The bill will provide that the office be abolished December 31st, 1916, which will be the time the term of the present treasurer expires. It will also provide ways for handling the county money. Representative-elect Bradford will leave here next Monday morning for Atlanta, where he will secure quarters and be on hand promptly when the leg islature convenes the following Wednes day. BARTOW COUNTY’S LINK TO EE DECIDED FRIDAY Hearing As To Cassville Route Comes Before Commissioners. A committee representing the people of Cassville met a number of Dalton people here Tuesday afternoon and re quested that this city send a delegation to Atlanta tomorrow, when the Georgia commissioners of the Dixie Highway association will ’select the route of the Dixie Highway between Adairsville and Cartersville. The route by way of Cassville was the one shown in the proposition made by Battlefield Route advocates in Chat tanooga, and the concensus of opinion here is that the route by way of Cass ville is the logical one, being shorter and easier to build than the one by way of Kingston. This city, together with other sec tions on the Dixie Highway, will send representatives to Atlanta, in view of the fact that the routing of a portion of the Battlefield Route is to be d<jne and they are, therefore, interested in the matter. MACCABEES ENTERTAIN DISTINGUISHED GUEST State Commander Bartram Will Be Here Next Tuesday Evening. J. C. Bartram, state commander Knights of the Maccabees, will, be the guest of Security Tent No. 2, K. O. T. M., next Tuesday evening. The loeal tent will entertain at a banquet in honor of the distinguished J visitor after the business meeting, and a large attendance of the members i$, desired. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ GOT ANY CHICKENS ♦ YOU DON’T NEED NOW? ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ Got any frying-size pullets yon ♦ ♦ ain’t a-usin’ of? ♦ ♦ If so, bring them to Dalton ♦ ♦ early next week, for you’ll find ♦ ♦ a first-class market here. ♦ ♦ Cause why? There will be a big ♦ ♦ church gathering in Dalton for ♦ ♦ three days, beginning next Tues- ♦ ♦ day evening, and there will be four ♦ ♦ or five hundred visitors who will ♦ ♦ need just about all of the fried ♦ ♦ chicken the people in the section ♦ ♦ surrounding Dalton can supply. ♦ ♦ Dalton people will entertain the ♦ ♦ delegates, and one of the first arti- ♦ ♦ cles of food necessary to keep them ♦ ♦ from starving while here is fried ♦ ♦ chicken. All who have fried ♦ ♦ chicken trees will profit by climb- ♦* ♦ ing them every morning and shak- ♦ ♦ ing down the ripe ones, and then ♦. ♦ bringing them to Dalton, where ♦ ♦ they will find a ready market. ♦ ♦ Think of feeding five-hundred ♦ ♦ people whose main hankering is ♦ ♦ for chicken; it is a proposition, ♦ ♦ and Dalton is depending upon the ♦ ♦ people living out from here to see ♦ ♦ that the supply is ample while the ♦ ♦ Baptist Young People’s Union is ♦ ♦ in convention here. ♦ ♦ Don’t overlook this opportunity ♦ ♦ for making money and proving ♦ ♦ yourself a public benefactor at one ♦ ♦ and the same time. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ARTHUR PAINTER CAUGHT AFTER A LENGTHY CHASE Last Of Those Who Broke Jail Caught In Wehh City, Mo. Sheriff Connally left here Tuesday for Webb City, Mo., to bring back Ar thur Painter, the last of the crowd that broke jail here last year. After Painter broke jail, a warrant charging him with burglary, was issued, and, in addition to facing the misde meanor charge under which he was held, he will face this, and also the charge of jail breaking. Officers have been extremely anxious to catch Painter, as all of the others who broke jail here except him had been apprehended. NEW BRICK BUILDING TO REPLACE WOODEN ONE. Material Being Assembled for Modern Store Building. Material is being assembled on Ham ilton street for the erection of a modem brick store building to replace the old, wooden structure, owned by Mrs. Hol land, immediately north of the business house of W. H. and W. E. Stroup. . The old building is being torn down to make way for the new one, work on which will begin as soon as the lot is ready. HOWARD MANLY WON HIGH HONORS AT GEORGIA TECH Given One Of Ten Gold Keys For Schol- orship. Mr. Howard Manly, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Manly, attained' a high honor at the Georgia School of Tech nology by being awarded a gold key at the completion of his junior year. Each year, ten gold keys are given to as many students who make the ten best grades for the three years’ work. Mr. Manly’s record for the past three years was such as to put him among the ten who secured the gold keys this year. He has made an excellent record at Tech, and his many Dalton friends are extending congratulations. ONLY ONE. The Record In Dalton Is a Unique One. If the reader has a “bad back” or any kidney ills and is looking for an effective kidney remedy endorsed by people who know. Doan’s Kidney Pills have given great satisfaction in such cases. Dalton citizens testify to this. Here is a case of it: Mrs. R. Pack, 72 N. Hamilton street, Dalton, says: “My back sometimes feels weak and lame. I am- troubled occasionally by headaches. I can hard ly stand on account of dizziness. The kidney secretions pass too freely and cause me a lot- of annoyance. When having such attacks, I get Doan’s Kid ney Pills from"Fincher & Nichols’ Drug Store ^and they soon relieve the back ache and all other signs of kidney trouble. I couldn’t get along without Doan’s Kidney Pills.” Price 50c, at all dealers. "Don’t sim ply ask for a kidney remedy — get Doan’s Kidney Pills — the same that Mrs. Pack had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.—Adv. M. M. Allison, Chattanooga, Is New President of Dixie Highway Organization. PLANS BEING MADE TO COMPLETE WORK Specifications For Road Building Adopt ed In Meeting Monday In Chatta nooga—Headquarters Opened And Officers Are In Charge. M. M. Allison, of Chattanooga, was elected president of the Dixie High way association, at the meeting of the directors Monday in Chattanooga. The Chattanooga Times of Tuesday morning, had the following aceonnt of the work of the directors: A campaign in eight states for bring ing about the opening of the Dixie high way for through travel between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexieo at the earliest possible time was launched by the directors of the Dixie Highway association yesterday. The presidency, surrendered several weeks ago by ,C. E. James, was filled by the election of former First Vice- President M. M. Allison, and C. H. Hus ton was moved up from the directorate to the position left vacant by Judge Allison’s promotion. A. F. Sanford, pub lisher of the Knoxville Journal and Tribune and leader of the eastern Dixie highway organization, was elected as Mr. James’ successor in the directorate. The campaign inaugurated for pro moting construction work on tho Dixie highway was prefaced by the election of T. E. Grafton as chief engineer. Mr*. Grafton is a citizen of Rome, Ga., and bears the reputation of being one of the most practical highway engineers in the south. ^ He is well known by northern members of the directorate, and had their votes by proxy. Interlocking the construction cam paign will be the association’s member ship campaign, which is to be directed by Field Secretary W. S. Gilbreath, of Indianapolis. Mr. Gilbreath was elect ed by the directors at their first meet ing on the evening of May 23, and his acceptance was acknowledged yester day by provisions for placing him at the head of the list of salaried officials. Secretary William R. Lorig, of this city, will be assisted hereafter by V. D. L. Robinson, who was designated as as sistant secretary and placed on the list of salaried officials. The two will be in charge of the Dixie Highway associa tion’s general offices in the Hamilton National Bank building, Chattanooga. Mr. Robinson for several years has been on the advertising staff of the Chatta nooga Times, from which he has re signed to devote his entire time to pro motion of the Dixie highway. He is secretary of the Chattanooga Automo bile club, which, with the Hoosier Motor clnb of Indianapolis, of which Field Secretary Gilbreath holds a similar "of fice, took the initiative in launching the Dixi6 Highway movement in Illinois, In diana, Miphigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Ten nessee, Georgia and Florida. Members of the Dixie Highway asso ciation are to be classified in three di visions: Founder-members, councilor- members and annual-members. The first pay $1,000 and are members for life; the second pay $300, and the an nual members pay $5. Each county tra versed by lines of the—Dixie highway must furnish one councilor-member on or before June 25, as a paragraph of the directorate’s minutes for yesterday provides: On motion, the president was in structed to request the vice-presidents of the respective states to appoint and file with him on or .before June 25 one councilor from each county through which the proposed Dixie highway passes.” Highway Specifications. Compilation of detailed specifications for the highway’s construction were re ferred to the executive committee for further consideration. The Commit tee having this matter in hand is com posed of Directors* Carl -Fisher, Clark Howell, Richard Hardy, President Alli son and Secretary Long. Anticipating the tenor of the official specifications, the directors adopted the following statement for publication. The Dixie Highway association jn specifying the conditions under which the highway is to be con structed and maintained declares its purpose to require of every-county through which the highway passes the building and maintenance of a road that will be passable the year around under all conditions of weather. It is realized that it is impractical at this time to require uniform construction on account of the varying conditions in the re- (Continned on page six.)

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North Georgia citizen. (Dalton, Ga.) 1868-1924, June 17, 1915, Image 1