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told the meeting that It was not of
their own desire that the commission
ers called the bond election, but be
cause of the clamor from representa
tive people of the county everywhere
who demanded these roads. He ex
plained that, due to the decrease in the
number of convicts In the county,
| keeping up. dirt roads would be more
expensive from this time on.
I “The commissioners are ready to do
1 everything In their power," said he, "to
put this bond issue over, but It Is up
to the people, if they really want per
manent roads. We can’t afford to lose
this government appropriation, which
will allow, us actually to build these
roads for 60 cents on the dollar. 'It Is
Debs’ Prison
signs of matching the government
funds will be apportioned this money.
In June more than two millions more
will be available for Georgia. Not
more than ten counties are In a posi
tion financially at this time to match
the government money, and the high-1
way commission will have to apportion
It to these counties. If you prepare ^
to match it now, you will get your,
share, without a doubt.
"Sumter county Is the pioneer In'
sand-clay roads. You have the best
ot this kind In the state, and the rest
of the state knows it We don’t have
to talk the value of good roads here,
because you know already, hut the
question now is 'What Is a good road
Term Upheld
By High Court
WASHINGTON, March 10.—(By
Associated Press.)—The' supreme
court today sustained the con
viction of Eugene V. Debs, former
nominee for President on the Soc
ialist ticket found guilty of vio
lation of the espionage act and
sentenced to ten years’’impris
onment.
The conviction under the es
pionage act ot Jacob Frohwerk,
of Kansas City, because of arti
cles appearing In the Missouri
Staats Zeltung, of which he was
editor, criticizing America's parti
cipation in the war, was also up
held. Frohwerk was also sentenc
ed to ten years in prison.
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The Reify-Taylor Company
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celling, flooring, etc., and give you
prompt service.. Full stock of Man
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Sash, Doors and Blinds carried at all
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specialty.
JNO. W. SHIVER.
GUARANTEE
It after tuing the entire contents of
an according to directions, you are not
atlifled. In every respect, your grocer
rill refund the money you paid for tt.
Phone 117.
e Thrift Car
ones. If we sleep over our rights we’ll Seeley, Famous In This Specialty
be too late. Colquitt county Is on- ■ Called to Amerlcus.Tpf; |gf
thused, a? are a number of other _,
„ „„ „„ T F. H. Seeley, of Chicago and Phila-
countlcs. You know as well as I do delphIa> , he ' otC(1 truss export, will
thut Sumter county Is the beat county personally be at the Windsor Hotel
In tho state, and It won't do to let and will remain In Amerlcus Thurs-
Colqultt or any other couny get ahead day only, March 13. Mr. Seeley says:
“I” 1 *- ou * ht 10 be a * ha " icd ,f . they retain any case of rupturo perfectly,
did. It Is up to every man to go home contracts tho opening In 10 dayB
and go to work for the bonds. The on the average case. This instru-
board doesn’t care whoro the paved mont received the only award In Eng.
. „„„ TUa land and Spain, producing results
roads aro located. We are willing- to wlthout snr g er jr, injections, medical
leave that to representatives of the treatment of proscriptions. Mr. Seeley
various districts, working with the has documents from the United States
government representative. All we government, Washington, D. C., for in-
'i'sr&zz sitt
one paved highway In the county, ev. ^ be gIad ^ Bhow Bamo
erybody would ride on It now and then, charge, or fit them If desired Bust-
and we wouldn't have any more trou- ness demands prevent stopping at any
ble about voting bond, to buUd more, other^ace^ln th^secUom ^ ^
Everybody would want them. tier has been verified before the Fed-
J. 8. Oliver, secretary of the board, cral and State Courts^-F. K. Seeley.
Value
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RYLANDER’S
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PAGE TWO.
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
THURSDAY, MARCH 13, !«». I
"The farmers of Georgia are spend
ing on an average of 45 cents per ton
mile to haul their products to market.
In some of the states of this nation,
where they have paved highways Into
the country, they are hauling their
products for 15 cents per ton mite.
Oeorgla farmers can thus save 30 cents
per ton mile by paving her highways.
And the saving In the aggregate would
be more than in the average state,
because ot our long hauls.”
This was one ot the statements made
by W. R. Neel, state highway engineer,
In an address delivered this forenoon
to an assemblage of citizens from all
parts of Sumter county. The address
was made In the Superior court room,
Judge LltUejohu having granted a
recess of his court so that Mr. Neel
might have the large hail at his dispo
sal, allowing as large a number of
citizens as possible to bear him on
the subject o( paved highways, now
being agitated in Sumter county.
Mr. Neel’s address, while brief, was
Informative and reassuring. He stated
tbat the government means business
in making its offer of dollar for dollar
to the counties and is urging the work
be undertaken now, in order to give
employment to ah many men as possi
ble during the reconstruction period.
Following his address the sugges
tion was made that the audience be
polled on the bond Issue. A’rising
vote was called and nearly every man
stood. When those opposed to the is.
sue were asked to stand none re
sponded, and the support for the pro
posal was declared unanimous. It wib
a thoroughly representative gathering,
made up for a large part ot men sum
moned for Jury duty from all parts of
the county, witnesses In cases on trial,
and people in from the outlying dis
tricts on court business. In addition a
number of business men came In spec
ially to hear Mr. Neel. -
The highway engineer was In
troduced by Col. E. A. Nlsbct, of the
local bar.
"Sumter county,’’ said Colonel NIs-
bet, “Is facing probably the most Im
portant issue In her history. We are
one of the largest and richest agricul
tural counties in the whole South; and
cho time has come when It Is absolute
ly necessary for us to have permanent
roads. We are putting thousands of
dollars every year In dirt roads, just
to have them washed away. The most
economical roads are permanent
roads, and that Is what our county
commissioners want”
Mr. Neel spoke In part as follows:
“In 1910, as you all know, tho United
States appropriated 5750,000,000 for
permanent roads, largely as an experi
ment. Few states at that tlmo were
prepared to handle the money under
tho governemnt conditions, and Geor
gia was one of those states. Tho state
highway commission busied Itself and
prepared a bill to enable us to accept
this offered federal aid, but by tho
time we were ready to act tho war
came on and the government discour
aged the use of this money by one way
and another, so that It was kept In
the treasury. 1
- “Now that the war Is over, how
ever, the government not only Is anx
ious to spend this money, but an ad
ditional 3200,000,000 has been appro
priated within the last two weeks. A
total of 31,300,000 Is available tor Geor
gia now, and Georgia Is urged to spend
It. These counties of the state which
apply before March 20 and show tome
*
-a Hfii
at this timer The Band-clay road has J Just a question of whether we are go-
ouUlved Its day. The heavy auto trucking toward or backward.”
has come along and cut up the high-J At the commissioners’ 1 meeting
ways so that they are almost Impas-J which folto.wed the courtroom speak-
slble. And we have found out thatjing, formal application was made by
nothing will hold up these tpicks, ex-j the board, through Mr. Neel, for 5500,-
cept the permanent type of roads. It 000 ot the government money and a
has been demonstrated to us recently J map was. attached to the application,
that 'the railroads of the country to meet the demands of the highway
were not adequate to meet our trans-J commission, showing the roads intend-
portation needs, and the auto truck ed to be pared. This map embraced
If you have any lumber to be dress
ed or ripped, bring It down to our
has had to take off a great deal of the the Dixie Highway across the county, J mill, where we run it as you wont into
load of Bhort hauls. If you are to the main highway from the river
provide the means of continuing to through Cobb, Leslie, Amerlcus and
supplement the railroads and continue Plains, to the Webster county line; the
the development of your county, you Vienna road to the new Flint river
must pave {he roads for them to travel bridge, the Ellavllle road, the Friepd-
If you don’t and you go on spend- ship road, the Upper River road and
ing 350,000 or 360,000 a year to. keep the Dawson road, branching off south-
up the dirt roads you are going back- ward from the Plains road. Joe Haw-
ward. kins assisted In preparing this map
You can’t pave all of your roads at Judge Maynard, attorney for the
once, but If you can mhke an equal board, advised the commissioners no
distribution on what you do 'pave, so special registration was required for
as to reach as nearly as possible all the bond election, and that for the 1
parts of the county, and then lay aside bonds to carry they must receive two-
tbe money now being spent on dirt thirds ot the vote cast, which total
roads for extension, yon will soon must equal a majority of the total reg-
have a great Highway system.” istratlon.
Later, when he was questioned In The registrition board for the connty
the commissioners’ room, Mr. Neel has been notified of the coming elec-
stated that he thought it inadvisable tion, and will meet within a few days
to construct roads narrower than 18 to purge the registration list and re
feet, as they should be built for ser- celve additions. Only those voters who
vice twenty years from now, and un- have paid their 1918 taxes are eligible
less made that wide would be found to be registered or vote In this elec
unsatisfactory. He also stated that tlOn.
the entire cost of such highway, un- W. W. Dykes, who represents the
der government specifications, and at law profession In the Rotary club, ten-
present prices of material and labor, dered to Chairman Ray the services of
was 320,000 per mile. both the Rotary club and tho lawyers
Chairman Rny. of tho board, In- of tho city for work In the bond cam-
formed the court room audience that, palgn, and was informed the offer.was
as chairman, he wanted tho complete accepted. Arrangements were begun
co-operation of every man In the coun- for the opening of a bond campaign
ty to help carry tho road bonds, which for tho preaching of permanent hlgh-
wlll bo voted upon April 9. way doctrine throughout tho county. It
“Paved roads are coming we’ve got ,!i planned to have a local bond organ-
to have them',” ho said, “and the ear- Nation in over/ school district In the
Her wo get started Just that much ®°“nty.
earlier will wo havo permanent high
ways in Sumter county. It Is Impera
tive that wo have more money to keep
up the dirt roads—or build permanent
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