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VOL. VIII
STRIKE IS NOW THREATENED TO
ROADS RECEIVING GEORGIA FREIGHT;
GOVERNOR PROPOSES ARBITRATION
Vic« President Ball Declares Fire
men Will Be Called Out On the
Roads Persisting in Handling
Georgia Road's Freight.
SOUTHERN. SEABOARD,
LAN. AND CENTRAL
' ARE ALL INVOLVED
United States Authorities Notified
of Conditions But Will Take No
Action Unless Requested to De
So by the Governor.
Th* threat wa* made Monday morning
by E. A. Ball, vic* president of the fire
man. that If oth*r roads receive freight
shipments diverted from the Georgia road
that th* strike of the Georgia firemen will
extend to them.
He saya that the receipt of diverted
freight from the Georgia road by other
roads makes them the allies of the Geor
gia road and th* opponents of the fire
men. When they take such freight, he as
eerta that they abandon their neutral po
sition and put themselvea in the attitude
of fighting th* firemen. He aays that all
ro*Ba which take such diverted freight
are laying themselves liable to be drawn
into the strike.
According to an official of the GeorgUs
»t U diverting Its freight over th*
Southern, Seaboard. L. and N. and Cen
tr*i
Hr. Bell's statement la as follows:
"We are not mixing tne other roads in
this strike and we demand that' they
K ‘, ep dear of It. If they take shipmenu
from the Georgia road it means that they
are putting themselves in line with the
Georgia road and' in opposition to our
gremen. U they do that, they’d better
look out. .
He tad heard early Monday morning
that diverted shipments were being re
ceived from the Georgia road by other
road* and be said then that must stop
if the other roads are to keep free of
the strike of the firemen. He was told
later that 1® cards have been diverted
over other roads.
"That's bad for them.” he said.
Before a strike by the firemen of the
other roads could be called, the matter ,
would of necessity be laid before them
and their consent gained, nothing of that
sort has been dona so far as is known.
But tt is the threat of the firemen that
the stnke will be extended if this di-|
verting of freight continues.
TIE-UP TO CONTINUE.
Indications are that the complete tie
up that now exist* on the Georgia road
Will continue Officials of th* road here
say that they are making no attempt to
send out trams . ,
k Th* firemen chgcg* -that the road is bent
F-oWft punlehlhg the intermediate points be
tween her* and Augusta at which there
has been such strong help for the strik
ers. These towns are cut off from all .
communication except over the Georgia
road. The firemen say that these towns
ar* to be punished for their share in the
strike by being isolated.
• Officials of the road say that is Is un
safe now to attempt to run trains over
the Georgia road.
There are four train crews here reads
for service and Engineer W. C. Vaughn
has announced that he is ready to take
out any train in the day time at an in
stant's notice.
He med* this offer Sunday morning, but
h* has received no call from the road.
One of th* official* said Monday morn
ing that he would be glad to see the tie
up last for two weeks that the strikers
and their sympathisers along the route
might be taught a lesson.
There seems little hope now for the
Immediate resumption of traffic.
The engineers are willing to run in the
day time, but they ar* not being called
upon. Twenty-nin* strike breakers to be
used a* firemen ar* kept shut up In the
Empire hotel on South Pryor street
Sine* Saturday night, only two trains
on th* Georgia road have moved. One
made the run Sunday from Camak to
Macon, th* other, from Union Point to
A Moraine over th* Georgia road arrived
or left her* Monday. Both passenger and
freight trains which were to have got
her* in th* afternoon and at night have
been annulled. •
HOW TO REACH AUGUSTA.
Augusta is being reached by the Sea
board to Calhoun Falls. There, transfer
U made to the C. * W. C. One passenger
train by this route left at 7 o'clock Mon
day morning. another at 11-25- This
schedule will continue.
Mail from Augusta is being sent over
th* Seaboard and the Central. Three
V trains over the Seaboard and two over the
Central left Monday.
Preparations ar* being made by the
railway mall service to send mall to
Union Point from Athens by motor car.
Mall trains are reaching Athens by the
Seaboard anA Macon by either the Cen
tral or the Southern.
No mail was received here from Au
gusta either Sunday or Monday.
Delivery of mail for Intermediate points
’ reached only by the Georgia road is im
possible. This mall has been sorted, sent
as near as possible to it* destination and
is there lying idle.
UNCLE SAM WATCHING.
L. M- Terrell, superintendent of the rail-1
way mail service, has wired information
of the state of affairs to the postoffice
department at Washington. The answer
he has got shows that the government is,
to take no hand now in affairs unless the
state asks that it do so.
A conference was held Monday rnorn-
Lzfrg between United States Attorney Car
r ter Tate and Postoffice Inspector Sutton.
Mr. Tate will prosecute any legal viola
tion* of postal statutes growing out of the
strike, but his action will probably not
go beyond this.
The federal authorities here, however,
ar* in communication with Washington,
and something may develop* later.
"If engineer thinks that he can safely
make his run he is duty bound to do so.
if the road wishes him to.”
There ar* four engineers here. Each
seems to be willing to make his run dur
ing the day time* but not at night.
The situation at the Georgia termina’s
here, where the strike is being made as
well a* on the Georgia road, shows a
total discontinuance of service on the
Georgia road for the time being. The su
perintendent says that he is not concern
ing himself now with the Georgia trains.
Sunday, twenty professional strike
breakers arrived here from the east, and
Sunday night, nine more came in. Most
Continued on oage Three
Mania Smi-witefcln Staawal
Governor’s Suggestion That Fire
men and Railroad Each Ap
point 3 Representatives Accept
ed by Vice President Ball.
GENERAL MANAGER SCOTT
HAD NOT REPLIED
EARLY IN AFTERNOON
Vice President Ball Says Strike is
to Continue While Arbitration
Board is Meeting—Men Named
by Him.
Through the joint efforts of Attorney
General Hart and Governor Smith Mon
day morning a definite move was taken
for a settlement of the strike of the fire
men on the Georgia railroad. The attor
ney general suggested that an arbltartlon
board of six be named, three by General
Manager Scott, of the road, and three by
Vice President K. A. Ball, of the Broth
erhood of Railway Firemen, and that
these six by empowered by both sides to
make recommendations looking toward an
adjustment of the differences.
This suggestion was approved by Ute
governor and by 9 o’clock he was send
ing a dispatch to General Manager Scott
and a letter to Vice President Ball set
ting forth the plan. Indorsing it and ask
ing each side to name its representa
tives. If they are named, the entire
board of arbitrators will meet in At
lanta as soon as possible and begin ne
gotiations. It is hoped that an amicable
agreement will be reached.
Vice President Ball accepted the prop
osition of the governor and named as the
firemen's representatives on the commit
tee Judge Horace Holden, of Atlanta,
John Lee. president Farmer's union. Un
ion City, and Senator Thomas Hardwick,
of Sandersville.
Up to 1 p. m. General Manager Scott
had not replied to the governor's sugges
tion, and ft is impossible to anticipate
Just what his attitude will be.
FIREMEN TO STAY OUT.
In discussing the subject Vice President
Ball stated that in no sense would the
committee comprise an arbitration board;
that its duties would simply be to hear
the differences between the striking fire
men and the Georgia railroad and recom-
I mend* a basis of settlement which could
1 either be accepted or rejected as the fire
men and railroad choose. Mr. Bail also
declared that the firemen would not re
turn to work pending a settlement. He
i said that until a perfect and permanent
settlement was agreed upon they would
remain on strike.
GOVERNOR'S I.ETTER.
The following is the communication sent
by Governor Smith to both Col. Scott and
Vice President Ball:
May 24, 19®.
Mr. T. K. Scott-, Augusta. Ga.>-*.**
On Saturday morning I requested Hon.
John C. Hart, attorney general, to make
a trip over the Georgia railroad Tor ob
j serration, and to confer with yourself and
Mr. Ball to see what could be done to
bring about an adjustment of the differ
ences. Judge Hart has made the follow
ing report and recommendations:
“Governor Hoke Smith:—
“Dear Sir: After investigating on yes
terday, at your request, conditions along
the line of the Georgia railroad. I beg to
advise the situation is one of great grav
ity. I conferred also with Mr. T. K.
Scott, general manager of the Georgia
railroad, and Mr. E. A. Ball, vice presi
dent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen. I was impressed with the fact
that both Mr. Scott and Mr. Ball realize
the seriousnetss of the situation. In view
of the fact that the public is injuriously
affected by the cessation of all railroad
business and deeply interested in the
preservation of peace and good order I
suggest that you, as chief executive, re
quest Mr. Scott and Mr. Ball to appear
before a board of Georgians consisting of
six. three chosen by Mr. Sett and three
by Mr. Ball, to whom difference should
be submitted with power to recommend a
basis of settlement. Yours respectfully,
"JOHN C. HART. '
"Attorney General.”
I concur with Judge Hart In the recom
mendation made, and I ask that you name
at once three Georgians who may meet
with three Georgians to be named by Mr.
Ball that the six together with yourself
and Mr. Ball may endeavor to reach a
settlement ol the Issues between you.
I am sending a similar commmunication
to Mr. Ball. Very truly’ yours,
HOKE SMITH. Governor.
Vice President Ball's reply to the above
letter was as follows:
ATLANTA. Ga, May 24. 1909.
Governor Hoke Smith. Atlanta, Ga. —
* Dear Sir: Your favor of May 24th re
ceived, relative to appointing a commit
tee consisting of six persons from Geor
gia. three being appointed by Mr. Scott
and three by me. to whom the differ
ences on the Georgia railroad should be
submitted, with the power of recommend
ing a basis of settlement.
I wish to say on behalf of the employes
whom I represent, that, believing our
cause is Just, reasonable and will stand
investigation. I hereby accept your prop
osition. We name as our representatives
on that committee Judge Holden, of At
lanta. Mr. John Lee, president of the
Farmers' union. Union ICty. Ga.. and
Congressman Thos. Hardwick, of San
dersville. Ga., believing that they are men
whose character and stability cannot be
questioned. Respectfully yours,
E. A. BALL,
Second Vice Pres. Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen.
WHA T STRIKING FIREMEN
ARE CONTENDING FOR
The strike of the firemen of the Geor
gia road i* caused by a refusal of Gen
eral Manager Scott, ot the Georgia road,
■nd Superintendent J. D. Patterson, ot
the Georgia Terminals, to sign contracts
submitted to them.
The Immediate cause for the strike is
the discharge of ten white firemen, or
hostlers' helpers from the Georgia ter
minals. and the filling of their places
with negroes.
Both Mr. Scott and Mr. Patterson say
that neither had authority to sign the
contracts submitted to them.
The demand now of the firemen is that
negroes be eliminated as far as possible
by the Georgia road. They will probably
not insis* that negroes who were em
ployed as firemen before the strike be dis
charged. but they will ask that white
men be given the preference. They will
ask too that whenever possible a negro
will be replaced by a white man.
NEILL MEETS SCOTT
HERE TUESDAY P. N.
Member of National Mediation
Board Comes to Atlanta to As
sist in Settling the Firemen *
Strike —Col. Scott Coming.
Commission* of Labor Charles P. Neill,
member of the national mediation board
under the Erdman act. is expected to ar
rive in Atlanta Tuesday to ascertain if
the good offices of his board can in any
way bring about a settlement of the dif
ferences between the striking locomotive
firemen and the Georgia railroad.
Information received in a message from
The Journal’s correspondent at Augusta
is to the effect that General Manager
Thomas K. Scott, of the Georgia railroad,
has stated that he will be in Atlanta
Tuesday evening to meet Commissioner
Neill and discuss with him the condition
on the Georgia road.
Chairman Martin A. Knapp, of the
board, wired Vice President Ball of the
firemen’s organisation, Monday to the ef
fect that Commissioner Neill would coine
to Atlanta. The telegram to Mr. Dall was
as follows:
WASHINGTON, May 24, 1909.
E. A.. Ball, Vice President of B. of L. E.,
Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga.
Commissioner Neill leaves for Atlanta
tonight tn endeavor to secure an amica
ble adjustment of your controversy with
the Georgia railroad in accordance with
the provisions of the Erdman act.
• MARTIN A. KNAPP.
Chairman Interstate Commerce Commis-
To this message Mr. Ball replied tha<.
the governor had suggested a conference
committee to recommend a basis of set
tlement and that he had accepted the
governor's proposition.
MEDIATION BOARD
HOLDS CONFERENCE
The following, relative to Commissioner
Neill's intention to come to Atlanta, was
sent out by the Associated Press Mon
dUAc»6rdingg to advices received by Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster General Stewart
today from the superintendent of the rail
way mail service at Augusta, Ga.. no pas
senger trains have run over the line of
the Georgia railroad between Augusta
and Atlanta since Saturday afternoon.
The mails are, however, being diverted
to junction points along the line and the
offices are supplied in that way as far as
possible. The superintendent has advised
the United States district attorney for
the northern district of Georgia as to the
situation.
(Sy Associated PreM.)
WASHINGTON. May 24.—As the result
of appeals to the federal board of media
tion to use its efforts to settle the strike
of firemen on the Georgia railroad, Com
missioner of Labor Neill, a member of the
board, will leave for Atlanta today. This
decision followed a conference here to
day.
The conference was between Dr. Neill
and Chairman Martin A. Knapp, of the
interstate commerce commission, and oth
er members of the board of mediation,
under the Erdman act.
By both sides to the controversy the
board was appealed to with a view to ad
justing. if possible, the difficulties which
have grown out of the employment of
negro firemen by the railroad.
SCOTT ASKED AID.
General Manager Scott, of the Georgia
railroad, telegraphed Chairman Knapp
that the officers of the road would be
glad to have the board ot mediation use
its efforts to settle the trouble. - Tele
grams also were received by the board
from persons representing the striking
firemen, indicating their willingness to
I have the board take up the matter.
It was decided today that Dr. Neill
should confer at Atlanta with representa
tives of both sides.
Owing to important business before the
Interstate commerce commission. Chair
man Knapp will be unable to accompany
I him. It is quite likely that Dr. Neill may
go from Atlanta to Augusta.
It has not been determined definitely
that the board of mediation will under
take formally to adjust the controversy,
as the members are not satisfied that it
comes within the purview of the Erdman
law. That act provides that the board
may enter upon the settlement o^contro
versies involving wages, hours of labor,
regulations and conditions of labor.
HAMMOND DECLINES
CHINESE JOB TENDER
Selected as Minister By Taft,
Hammond Says He Had
Rather Stay at Home.
WASHINGTON. Mav SA—After an hour's
interview with President Taft today. John
Hays Hammond deflnltelv declined ths tender
of the ministcrshtn to China.
Mr. Hammond told the that he
airreed wit?> him that CTilna offered a field
for American enterprise and development of
America ntrade that would temot almost any
one to take tin the work in that country. He
said he felt d-enlv honored hv the tender and
that he wlllitvrlv would make any personal or
business sacrifice in order to accept It. He
felt, however, as a dutv to his family, that
he should not undertake to ro to the Orient
for any lenrth of time.
"Mrs. and I have several chil
dren grow Inc un.” said Mr. Hammond, "and
we feel that we ourht to have a home and
settle down. We have had many years of
rouKhlnr it and think we ourht to have a
rest.”
The pith of their demand, it would
aeem, will be that the senloritty of the
white fireman over the negro be fully
recognized.
In the contracts submitted to Mr. Pat
terson and Mr. Scott were a number of
I stipulations. One, that if a hostelers'
• helper be hurt he be assured employ
, ment for life.
! It is understood that the firemen in
tend to make a fight on three officials
. of the road. It may be that the d’ls
, charge of these three men will be asked.
Mr. Ball, of the firemen, says that in
all probability the discharge of one will
, f be Insisted on.
>! The strike is not confined simply to
i the Georgia road, but also extends to the
. | Georgia Terminals, which is separate
t and distinct. The Georgia Terminals
II are owned jointly by the Georgia, West
11 Point and Louisville and Nashville
I roads.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA,* TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1909
HERALD SCOUT IS
COMING THROUGH
TO CAPITAL GIU
The Journal Car and H. J. La
mar’s Oldsmobile Will Meet the
New York Party and Lead
Them Back to Atlanta.
H .
NEW YORKERS WILL
COME ONE WAY AND
GO BACK ANOTHER
Herald Car is White Steamer —R
H. Johnson, of White Co., Ham
ilton Pelz, Herald Star Man,
and Nathan Lazarnick in Party
V
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.;
NEW YORK, May JW.-vt'h* Herald pub
lishes the following today:
From uach eua of the future national
highway that is u> stretch from Ne.v
Kurk to Atlanta. Ga., sdvul cars will
atari tomorrow morning; promptly at n.
o’clock, each to carry along it’s route
the gospel of good roads Irony north to
south and south to north.
At the hour when the Herald's scout
car, a White Steamer under the skilled
pilotage of R. H. Johnson, stsfrts from
m front of the Herald building on its
long journey to Atlanta, a mammoth six
cylinder Oldsmobile, owned by Henry J.
Lamar, Jr., of Macon, Ga., tylll take the
road northward bound, ircJffi the office of
The Atlanta Journal, in Atlanta, Ga. The
latter car will be driven by its owner
who is known throughout the south as
a thorough sportenian and a devotee of
the good roads propaganda. At gome con
venient point in North Carolina, about
half way cn the thousand mile tour, the
two cars will meet and will then go on
to Atlanta in company.
The White Steamer, which will carry
through the entire trip representatives of
the Herald and The Atlanta Journal, as
well as a skilled photographer, will make
such stope as may be found desirable in
promoting the prospects of the great re
liability run which •)« to be held under the
auepicee of the tjfo newspapers named
after a definite rotffe shall have been se
lected. the contest itself to take place in
the autumn, just before the National Au
tomobile show. Which is to be the first
ever held in the southern city.
For the reason that the length of such
stope cannot now be accurately eetimated,
it is impracticable to give a precise time
schedule of the Harald’s scout ear in its
progress southward. Tentatively, howev
er, and subject tq revision because of
such steps or other contingencies cf the
ror.d. the White Steamer's lntin*rary fdfr
the first day of the trip ought to be on a
time echedV?* something like this: Leav
ing the Herald building at 10 o’clock, ar
rive in Jersey City at 10:45, byway the
the West Twenty-third street ferry arrive
in Newark at 11:20: Etfcabeth at 1:45;, New
Brunswick 12:30 p. m.; Trenton from 2:30
to 2:45, acording to the length of stops,
arrive in Philadelphia at the Bellevue-
Stratford at about 4:30 or 5 o’clock p. m.
It x may be decided to remain in Philadel
phia Tuesday night, or the scout car may
push on to Downingtown or Coatesville
before ending its first day’s run.
It is expected that the itinerary of Wed
nesday will cover the distance to Get
tysburg. Pa., which is 125 miles from
Philadelphia. In all probability Wednes
day night will be spent there, near the
historic battlefield.
After stopping a few days in Atlanta,
the Herald's scout will again turn north
ward and will return to New York over
an entirely different route in so far as
may be found practicable, passing prob
ably through Petersburg. Richmond,
Fredericksburg, Washington and Balti
more.
After the various available lines of
travel for such large parties of auto
mobliists as are expected to take part
in the autumn reliability tests from New
York to Atlanta have all beenXrled out
tentatively by such tours as these, under
various weather conditions, the official
pathfinding run will be made, taking ad
vantage of such data as to relative excel
lence of roads, or the promise of their
betterment, as may have been collected
by means of tne preliminary scout trips.
During each of these earlier raps, It
is intended to keep careful memoranda
of the character of all roads traversed,
the relative excellence of the hotel ac
commodations afforded for large parties
of road tourists, and all other informa
tion having a bearing upon the ultimate
success of the enterprise. Where inferior
stretches of roadway may be encoun
tered, it will be the purpose of those
promoting the enterprise to stimulate by
the prize offers already announced, which
will amount to thousands of dollars, the
pride and zeal of local communities so
that there may result a healthful com
petition in the betterment of such high
ways as may need improvement.
There will be only four passengers on
the Herald’s scout car. R. H. Johnson,
the advertising manager of the White
company, will pilot the party. Mr. John
son is in a class by himself as an auto
mobile tourist. He has mapped more
roads than any other man in America-
Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Columbia
college, one of the leading men In the
Engineers’ club and withal a delightful
gentleman. Hamilton Pels, the New
York Herald’s representative on the scout
car, is one of the strong men of the
Herald. Since he left the Philadelphia
Press, on which he was managing edi
tor, sixteen years ago, Mr. Pelz has fill
ed many Important positions in the Her
ald establishment. The assignment of
such a man to The Journal-Herald story
is proof positive of the deep Interest that
great newspaper takes in The Journal-
Herald road building contest. Mr. Pelz
is a graduate of Brown university. His
father was for 4o years one of the leading
Baptist divines of the north.
Nathan Laxarntck, the official photog
rapher on The Herald scout car, is an
accomplished, cultured man who stands
at the very top o 5 his profession in the
metropolis. His automobile pictures are
regarded as works of art. He is an all
round good fellow, as well as an enthusi
astic automobijist and will probably enter
his four-cylinder Maxwell when the reli
ability run is made. The fourth mem
ber in the Herald scout party will be
John 8. Uohen, managing editor of The
Atlanta Journal.
GAINESVILLE SCHOOL
CLOSES FOR TERM
GAINESVILLE. Ga.. Mav 24.—The city hall
auditorium was crowded and four or five hun
dred turned awav unon the occasion of the
closing exercises of the citv nubile schools
Friday evening. More than 1.000 children have
been enrolled in the caat vear in all the
schools. There were 22 graduates of th high
school. The exercises this year were btter
»hon ever hfor.
FLEET OF JOURNAL CARS WHICH
INVADED MACON MONDAY
aaiij! smSPI
■isnWF,-. jfiSßw.raum
*aM*BMSWßW**a®® W ®aaMasMa a asn*tMMaMm»«»«i ini - ——
It Went to Macon Monday to Boost the Journal’s Geor
gia good roads movement. *
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*
' f fiilil * I
The Journal’s Georgia contest pathfinder to Macon—The Pop
ular Maxwell. '
I
James R. Gray’s Pierce-Arrow
GOHDRWRS
MANAGERLK.SGOTT
Was Informed of Disorder at Only
One Point, and Wires Sheriffs
and Mayors of Other Places to
Take Every Precaution.
Governor Smith, on Sunday, wired a se
ries of telegrams in response to one which
General Manager T. K. Scott, of the Geor
gia railroad, wired him, in which Mi.
Scott blamed the governor for failure to
suppress disorder along the line of the
Georgia railroad.
In his telegram to Mr. Scott, the gov
ernor says that he had no information
that the authorities along the line were
unable to cope with the situation, with
the exception of the sheriff of McDuffie
county, until he heard from Mr. Scott. He
then wired the sheriff of McDuffie coun
ty, and the sheriffs of DeKalb and Rock--
dale counties and the mayors of Conyers
and. Lithonia, at which places engineers
were stoned.
Governor Smith’s telegram to Manager
Scott follows:
"ATLANTA, Ga., May 23. 1909.—H0n.
Thos. K. Scott, Gqperal Manager Georgia
Railroad, Augusta, Ga.: lour telegran, .
of today has been received. Upon tne re
ceipt of your former dispatches designat- !
ing places at which you considered uhe
employes and property of your company
in danger, I promptly wired the*sher;ff3
of the counties in which the places you
named are located to take the necessary ,
steps for the protection of both. I have
no information from the sheriff of any:
such counties that he doubted ability to ,
control the situation, except from the
sheriff of McDuffie county. I have today |
wired him to co-operate with the municip- ;
al authorities and to summon all deputies ;
necessary to protect life and'property and!
to keep me advised of the situation.
“Since the receipt of your last tele
gram, I have wired the sheriffs of Rock
dale and DeKalb counties and the mayors
of Conyers and Lithonia, giving them the
I substance of your complaint with refer
j ence to an engineer being struck by a
! rock at Conyers and Lithonia, and urg
i ing upon them prompt and efficient action
for the protection of the property and em
ployes of your company.
“If there are other places not by you
J heretofore mentioned where your em
! ployes or where your property need pro
i tection, wire me. giving the names of such
i places, and I will continue to use my of
! ficial authority to give them any protec
i tion required.
"HOKE SMITH, Governor.”
t The following telegrams were sent to
j the sheriffs and mayors:
TELEGRAMS TO OTHERS.
I "Atlanta, Ga., May 23, 1909.—E. W.
! Hawes, sheriff, Thomson, Ga.: I trust you
• and the municipal authorities have been
able to protect life and property. You
1 should summon all deputies necessary for
, you to do so. Keep me advised as to the
situation. HOKE SMITH.
"Governor."
"Atlanta, Ga.. May 23. 19 (9.—Sheriff
lof DeKalb county, Decatur, Ga.: Mr.
; Thomas K. Scott, general manager of
. the Georgia railroad, wires me informa
tion that Engineer Morris was struck by
i a rock at Lithonia. I urge that you take
every precaution for the protection of the
! employes and property of the Georgia
i t ailroad.
"HOKE SMITH, Governor."
; “Atlanta. Ga., May 23, 1909.—Mayor,
I Lithonia, Ga.: Mr. Thomas K. Scott,
'general manager of the Georgia railroad,
I wires me information that Engineer Mor
i ris was struck by a rock at Lithonia.
I I urge that you take every precaution for
‘ the protection of the employes and prop-
I erty of the Georgia railroad.
“HOKE SMITH, Governor.”
I "Atlanta. Ga., Muy 2s. 19®.—Sheriff
lof Rockdale county, Conyers. Ga. Mr.
! Thomas K. Scott, .general manager of the
j Georgia railroad, wires me information
that Engineer Hogan was struck by a
j rock at Conyers. 1 urge that you take
• every precaution for the protection of
•' the employes and property of the Georgia
I railrad.
“HOKE SMITH. Governor.”
"Atlanta, Ga., May 23, 1905;—Mayor,,
I Conyers, Ga.: Mr. Thomas K. Scott, gen
i eral manager of the Georgia railroad,
• wires me information that Engineer Ho
gan -was struck by a rock at Conyers. I
urge that you take every precaution for
the protection of the employes and prop
erty of the Georgia railroad.
"HOKE SMITH, Governor.”
GOOD ROADS GARS -
OFF FDR NAGDN
FOR BIG CONCLAVE
-
Three Big Cars Left the Journal
Office Monday Morning, the
First Getting Away at Eight-
Forty-Five.
FROM MANY POINTS ’
GOOD ROADS ADVOCATES
SEND FORTH AUTOfc
And Macon is the Mecca of Them
All—Four Cars Left at 10:25,
Carrying Another Delegation of
Atlantians.
All roads lead to Macon, Monday. Th*
big conclave of the automobllists and ‘4
good roads enthusiasts of Georgia is oi»
;n the Central city. They are meet.n|(
tach other there, in the great mosem*nt fi
tor improved highways that The Journli
.started a month ago and that has swept
the state clear off its feat, that has stty
red it to keener interest than any public
agitation ever knew before, and that lias -j]
•esulted in a spontaneous gathering ot’
11 the forces.
"Organisation” is the pass word of th*
day; and “good roads’’ is the shioo
leth. .
From The Journal’s office, Monday
morning at 8:45 o’clock, the first c*r r<ltl*
ed forth from Atlanta on the way to Ma- f
con. A quarter on an hour fatw th* a
second started, and after another quart*?
of an hour the third got under wty, - J
The Journal’s good roads deifegat on
was off for the meeting point.
Caravans from every quarter of t.ho
state was wending their way along th* |
highways of Georgia, Monday, headed tor
Macon. From Fitzgerald, Albany, Way- i
cross. Savannah, from a dozen Ottier i “'3
cities and towns, and from all internttH
diate points, they are gathering there tor |
the mighty conclave that wilK wind top E
with the definite organization of the good
roads forces in Georgia.
At 10:25 o’clock Monday morning knotti
er delegation took the road for
from in front of the offices of th* At- ■
lanta Constitution.
So with pennants and banners flying;
the Atlanta delegations were already w*il
on their way to Macon before noon. And Li
all along the route the population qt :
Georgia was turning out to cheer them |
on. •
JOURNAL’S SCOUT LED. '
The leading car of the whole prijeeto
sion was The Journal's original scout <ar
—the big White Steamer scout that re
cently blazed the trails up into
in the preliminary The Journ*,v<
and Herald s great national highway tWtt
will soon stretch from New York to At
lanta.
In this tried and trusty scout, wearing »
the same banner that had p roc! Mu Ah' ’ 7
its identity and carried the slogan of x
“Pull for good roads” through a score ot J
counties a few days previously, w-»re -3
James R. Gray, editor of The Journal;
John E. Murphy, E. R. Dußose and Dr. J
D. S. Elkin, as passengers, With the j
scout’s own driver, William Snider, slit
ting at the throttle, and Paul G. ration/
representing the White Steamer company.
beside him.
In the second car to leave— Mr. Gray e
Pierce Arrow—were Royal Daniel, new*
editor of The Journal; A. W. Brewerton; -.'’3
staff photographer, rnd M. H. Gilreath, r
both of The Journal.
In the third car, the Maxwell pathflnd*’ ’O
In The Journal's state good roads con-’,
test, were Charles A. Fleming, represent
ing the Maxwell company; and Julian
Murphey and A. B. Elkin, staff men o*
The Journal.
On the White Steamer scout of ’th*
New York-Atlanta sontest were the ortg-»
Inal signs, mud-stained and travel-mark- ■ '
ed—“ The Atlanta Journal-New York Her
ald. Pull for good roads.”
On the Maxwell Georgia contest path- .■-*
finder was its own banner: "The Atlanta '
Journal's road building content for Gear-' c
gia. The Maxwell pathfinde?.” ’
And on the Pierce Arrow car. csrry.nq
the remainder of the staff contingent of
The Journal, was the third banner. ,
"Atlanta Journal. Good roads for Geor- "'.*3
gia.”
In the second party that started, th* few
first car to leave was a big White
Steamer, a counterpart of the scotot
car that bore The Journal's banner* '
In it rode E. W. Gans. • representing the i
White Steamer company; S. W. Dibble.
staff man of the Atlanta Constitution; C.
B. Orwig. city eaitor of the Macon News;
Clark Howell, editor of the Const!*- ,; c|
tion; Asa G. Candler, president of th* j
chamber of commerce, and WillisM J
Candler. .
O. B. Martin, manager of the’ White ’ "
Stea-ne- company's magnificent garage
in Atlanta, was at the throttle on the
big White than ran fourth in the long . s
strung out procession from Atlanta.
In the Pope-Toledo of Asa G. Candler. ; J
Jr., rode Mr. Candler. Lee Barnes. Roby
Robinson, and M. W. Morris.
In Ed M. Durant's Pope-Toledo rod* ■
Mr. Durant. Wilmer Moore. Charles 8.
Norihen and 8. B. Turman, county com- j
missioner of Fulton. ‘
Mr. Inman’s big Stearns was the last S
jo leave. In it were Mr. Inman, driving,
and Joe Brown Connally.
The following dispatches from Roytl
Daniel, staff correspondent of The Jour
nal, show the progress of The Journal'* .-4
good roads cars:
WELCOMED AT GRIFFIN.. .
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.) ’-i
GRIFFIN. Ga.. May 24,-Met four mil**
out from Griffin by large delegation of
city and county officers and citizens in 3
automobiles and escorted through Griffin.
Great interest here in Journal good road .<3
movement. Among forty to meet Journal
cars were Mayor Gresham. Roswell 3.
Drake, E. C. North. Douglass Glessner, a
Douglas Boyd. Dr. Jones, Jack Mangham,
and others. Everywhere along the road 'j
neople cheered Journal cars.
' Left Griffin 12:30
CARS PASS JONESBORO.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.’)
JONESBORO, Ga.. May 24.—Three K
Journal good road cars passed Jone*- ,
boro at 10:25 o’clock this morning. .3
PARTY REACHES HAMPTON.
HAMPTON, Ga.. May 24.—P.eached
Hampton at 11 o'clock. Great interest .. 3
here and at Jonesboro, where Journal
machines were met by representative clt- ■ g
izens and Journal good roads movement
cordially indorsed. Now starting for Grif
n, where machines are waiting to meet
Journal party.
OVATION AT BARNESVILLE. ,
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
BARNESVILLE, Ga.. May 24.—Reached ‘i
Barnesville one-forty-Hve, going fine.
Coif.ial reception and great enthusiasm. |
Party lunched under trees at Holly
Grove church, five miles south of Grif
fin.
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