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PARK FOR GEORGIA
Business I3 Improving Throughout
South And Especially Georgia*
Says Manufacturers Record
/YNE of the Biggest
” development pro
jects yet proposed
Georgia is the contem'
E lated establishment
y the United States
Government of a great
recreational park in
the mountains of Hab
ersham, Towns, Ra
bun, Fannin, Lumpkin
and White counties,
where the government
now owns thousands of
acres of land in its na
tional forest reserve..
If the plap goes
through, North Georgia
((bids fair to become a
national summer play
ground, for the Cats
kills and White moun
tains, now teeming
with vacationists every
summer, have no more
bewildering beauty and
picturesqueness than
can be found in the
Georgia mountains.
What the establish
ment of such a park
would mean to the
state cannot be esti-
matecUgMk if under-
takenTjy^the govern
ment, its development
will be at federal expense, and it would
attract into Georgia thousands of visitors
-from every section of the cou.u.ry.
And in this we are brought face to
.face with another reason why the state of
Georgia should complete her highway sys
tem, for if such* a recreational park' is to
be of benefit to Georgians, it must be
made accessible to them. Very iittl.e of
this forest reservation can he reached by
the railroads of the state. The develop
ment of the plan must necessarily depend
largely upon whether or not the highways
.leading to this section can he made usa
ble for the thousands of tourist that would
be attracted to such a playground. Va
cationists from central arid southern states
now throng the mountains of North Car
olina, when they could find the same rest
and reposo in “the hills of Habersham,”
if Georgia will be enterprising enough to
capitalize her natural resources u3 North
•Carolina has done, and ns Tennessee has
done, and' build a system of rnadf that
can ho used the year ’round hv these
pleasure seekers who spend money wher
ever they go. y
A strStch of seven miles of the * state
highway system runs through this reser
vation now and the forestry commission
has an hand $20,000 with which to help
pave this section, but the counties [through
which this road runs cannot match the
federal money and the state has no funds
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' Typical Mountain Scene in North Georgia
with which to match it, so tire whole plan
is delayed. ,
When the bond issue for good roads,
which the Georgia Good Roads Associa
tion is championing, is passed, and the
stnte highway system completed, the moun
tains of north Georgia as well as the
plains of central and south Georgia will
heebmo a playground for the thousands
of tourist who would come to this cli
mate tho year ’round, to the mountains
in summer and the southern sections in
tho winter, and would enrich our. state
with the money they would spend.
The West long ago recognized the value
of permanent all-the-yeur-’round roads and
of inviting the tourists of the nation* to use
them, so lh%t section spent money lavishly
on road construction. What is tho re
sult? Thousands and "thousands of peo
ple go West every year, spend millions of
dollurs, and come home singing the praises
of a country that has been progressive
enough to build good highways.
Georgia can issue bonds in the sum that
can be retired by the automobile license
fees and gasoline tax and build the 5,500
miles in the state system without extra tax
ation on the pedpiei Would it he worth it
to .the state to have these roads?
This is a question the next session of the
legislature will have, to answer, and if they
will free Georgia from her limitations and
•permit her to issue bonds to build these
roads', - in'‘ten? years the state will have de-
I veloped beyond our fondest dreams.
Atlanta.—Improved business con
ditions throughout the south, aftd es
pecially in Georgia, were predicted by
William H .Stcttie, associate editor of
the Manufacturers Record, who was in
attendance at the convention of the
American Society of Mechanical En
gineers held In Atlanta.
Mr. Stone declared that building In
the south was on the Increase to an
astonishing extent, but that Atlanta
was doing more building than any city
in Dixie.
He expressed the belief that the
passage of the proposed $75,000,000
bond Issue for a state highway system
would mean more to Georgia than any
other Improvement project planned,
not only accelerating auto and truck
travel within the state, but also at
tracting greatly increased tourist
travel.
Head Raising i-'ine Iceberg Lettuce
Atlanta—While it has long been the
contention of leading farmers in Geor
gia that it Is impossible to raise Ice
berg lettuce In this section, C. M.
Head, who reside.3 near Marietta, de
clares that this ideas is false, and that
ns fine lettuce can be raised in Geor
gia as in other sections. He slated
that Georgia farmers could derive
splendid profits from the sale of ice-
borg lettuce, which, he asserted, can
be grown with little difficulty. “The
growing of lettuce will become a great
Industry in Georgia.” said Mr. Head,
“If the buying public can be persuad
ed to buy borne products instead of
foreign products.”
G. O. D. PRICES AT PERRY.
THESE TIRES ARE GUARANTEED FIRSTS.
NON SKID
FABRICS
NON SKID
CORDS
30x3
30 x 3 1-2
32x3 1-2
31 x 4
32 x 4
33x4
34x4
32 x 4 1-2
33x4 1-2
34x4 1-2
$8.40
9.75
13.30
14.25
16.35
16.85
17.50
22.70
23.10
24.75
15.75
21.00
24.30
25.00
25.75
31.45
32.20
32.90
B. H. ANDREW & SON
PERRY, GA.
Escaped Fulton Convict Is Taken
Atlanta.—Chauncey Fox, 23. who es
caped from the Fulton County chain
gang recently. while serving a term
of from throe to five years on convic
tion of autombile stealing, has been
caught in Concvord, N. C„ and will be
brought back to Atlanta soon, accord
ing to an announcement by the Geor
gia Prison Commission. A requisition
for his return has been sent to the
Governor of North Carolina.
REDUCED ROUND TRIP FARES
FOR
SUMMER TRAVEL.
TO MOUNTAIN, LAKE and SEASHORE IN THE
NORTH, SOUTH, EAST OR WEST.
; Alleged Betrayer Kills His Accuser
Slyvania.—J. Cavis Moch, a bust
pness man of this city, shot and killed
|L. H. Byrd, who is employed at the
• Screven oil mill of this-place, recently.
It is understood that Byrd had accused
Moclj„of improper relations with his
wife‘ '&ho had disappeared several
•days ago. The shooting occurred oh
one of'the street of. Sylvania in front
•of Mock’s residence, It appears that
:Byrd rode up.to Mack’s house to try
to secure certain information about
where his wife is and a heated argu
‘ment followed. ■
Board May Suspend Tax Collector
Atlanta.—The right of county boards
of commissioners of roads and reve
nues to maintaining complete supervis
ion over county tax collectors and sus
pend them for failure to make full
reports of their actions was upheld by
the Georgia Supreme Court In deciding
the case of B. H. Edmondson and other
commissioners of Chattooga county
against A. H. Glenn. The higher court
reversed the decision of Judge Moses
Wright.
Tybee, “Where Ooean Breezes Blow,” filso Brunswick, Ga., At
lantic Beach, Pablo Beach, Mayport, Jacksonville, Panama City, Fla,
on the South Atlantic Coast.
New York, Boston. Baltimore, Philadelphia and Now England re
sorts, also diverse route fares to New York and Boston, via Savannah
and steamship. These fares include meals and berth aboard ship.
Season and Week End Fares to seashore, lake and mountain re
sorts in the Southeast and to all parts of the United States and Cana
da. These substantial reductions in passenger fares will enable yort
to travel cheaper thau you have in tho past six years.
Tor total fares, train schedules, routes, service, sleeping car, par*
lor car and steamship accommodations, ask the nearest agent of tho
Total 'Accumulated Interest On Out
standing Loans Is Now
$1,159,500,000
Sues Government For Alleged Fraud
Boston, Mass.—An unusual suit is
pending in federal district court hero
against the .government. The action
co^utes a bill in equity and is
bromprt by Mrs. Anna Dolan of Cam
bridge, 87 years old, and widow of
Patrick Dolan, a member of the Sixty-
ninth regiment, New . York state mili
tia in the Civil w,ar. She .alleges fraud
on the part of the government, as her
husband never returned, although his
name was carried on the rolls of the
. regiment until the end of the
war.
iLarge Registration For Bond Election
Athens.-^-A total of 4,211 voters in
the county and 2,078. in the city has
qualified, to participate in the bond
election here May 17, it was announced
-at tho registrar’s office here. Bond^
to the amount of $405,000 are to bo
voted on. Of this amount large sum?
are to go for school improvements, a
dormitory .on the University of Geor
gia campus, and other improvements
in general.
Washington.—With the passing ol
May 15, says a correspondent, anothet
date for paying interest on foreign ote*
ligations, the Uniud States is stifi
“holding the sack,” with no activity
by any of her major debtors, savt
Great Britain, toward reducing theii
obligations.
Accumulated interest on this gov
ernment’s four outstanding war loans
Lady Nicotine Called Friend To Teeth
Atlanta.—Old Lady Nicotine scored
a battling average of 100 when-author
ities of the.clinic of«4he Atlanta South
ern Dental College made the announce
ment that devotees of tobacco in any.
form whether it be plug or pipe to
bacco, or in the form of cigars and
cigarettes, have better teeth and con
sequently require less ' dental work
then persons who do not Indulge in
the weed.
CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY
- The Right Way -
Carroll Potato Growers Signing Up
Carrollton.—A movement la- Carroll
county to organize a • potato grower^’
association is growing; in favor, and a
now stands, in round numbers, as fpl- considerable acreage nas been signed
,ows:
Great Britain $ 530,000,000
France 374,500,000
Italy 210,500,000
Belgium 44,500,000
Total $1,159,500,000
Despite the fact that the American
foreign debt-funding commission was
named and empowered by congress
weeks ago, formal notification of read
iness to proceed with the work has
been indicated by only two powers—
up under the direction • of Chairman
J. W. H. Bdnford of an organization
committee appointed from the Carroll
Farm Bureau. An effort will be made
to sign up sufficient acreage to fill
the storage houses of the country, tho
aggregate of which is about 25,000
bushels, or 50 cars.'
Race For Judge Will Be Warrti
Brunswick,—Indications are that the
approaching race for the judgeship, pt
the Brunswick Superior Court' Circuit
Great Britain and France. France has will be one of the most spirited con-
notified this government of the person* tests waged ib this section of the
•nel of her funding commission, with* state in years. There are, up,jto the
out indicating when she would be ready present time,'three candidates, with
to proceed, while informal converse small probability of that number being
tions already have begun between Sec
retary Hughes and Ambassador Geddes
toward laying the foundation for th«
funding of the huge British obligation
increased. Each has a strong fol
lowing and is sanguine as to the re
sult.
General Wood Caught In Typhooor
Manila, P. I.—Wireless queries to of local arrangements declare that the
Towns Rally For A., B. & A.
Moultrie.—The committee in charge
; Cotton Bleachery Charter Is Asked
Griffin.—The Lowell Bleachery com-
jpany, with, headquarters id Lowell,
Mass., has joined hands with the Kin
caid Manufacturing company of Grit
fine, and has organized the Lowell
Bleachery, South. This company will
have its principal office at Experiment,
'Ga. Tl-e new company has made ap
plication to the superior court of Spald
ing county for a charter. The petition
ers are Sidney Coolidge, bharles P.
Curtis, P. W. Kiernan, Allen Little and
W. F. Ingram. The latter two are of
ficials of the Kincaid company, while
the first three are officiate of the Low-
^ company.. _ ;
the yacht Apo, on which Gov. Gen.
Leonard Wood and his wife and daugh
ter sailed for Mindoro recently have
indications are that the meeting • af
Moultrie in the interest of the State
purchase of the Atlanta, Birmingham
E. F. Barfield & Company
ANNOUNCE
That they are ready to serve their friends and cus
tomers at their new market; formerly W. M. Smith
place opposite Masonic Building.
Best Quality of Meats and Prompt; Service is our
Motto. Call to see us.
E. F. BARFIELD! & CO.
Perry,- Ga.
not' been answered and the typhoor & Atlantic; Railway will draw a tre-
which raged incessantly for several
. hours is believed to be responsible foi
the delay in their return. The Apo ii
believed to have sought refuge in some
port of Mindoro. General Wood had
I planned a brief visit of inspection ot
-the island. So far no- serious dam
age from thetyp hoon has been re
' ported. 1
mendous crowd. Big delegations are
coming from a string of towns along
the road and it is understood that
about 600 will come down from Fitz
gerald alone. ,
Shipping Peach From Sumter
Amerlcus.—The first shipment of
Sumter county peaches was sent out
of Americus recently by J. H. Poole
& Sons. The lot was an express ship-
[Senate Opposition To Anti-Lynch B4I
Washington.—An opinion that th< ment of several orates of Mayflower,
which variety is ripening rapidly In
[anti-lynching bill passed recently bj
1 the/ house is unconstitutional, ant
; should not be enacted by congress, wai
submitted to the senate judiciary com
mittee by a sub-committee, headed bj
[Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho.
Sumter orchards. Express shipments
will increase rapidly now, with anti
cipations that the first carlot ship
ment will go forward from Maddox
near Americas very aopn*. „v-v.TasL...i
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