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Good Roads Essential to Many
Cantonments Located in
Georgia.
ARy —
By V. D. L. ROBINSON,
Secretary Dixie Highway Association.
If you have any doubts as to the
wital Importance of the completion of
the Dixie Highway to the State of
Georgia and the Sowtheast, even In
the face of other important war activ
fties, ask any automobile dealer you
may meet. Let your fobber or man
ufxcturer pour out his troubles in get
ting shipments through from the
Northern manufacturers. Ask (‘olo-l
ne! Gallagher, quartermaster of thel
g Southeastern depot, what a well-gur
faced highway from Detroit or Chi
eago to Atlanta would mean to the
nation at war In permitting fleets of
motor trucks required in the eighteen
military eantonments in the Southeast
to be driven through loaded with
Government supplies, as they are now
dotng from Detroit to the Atlantio
coast. After you have made your in
vestigation, you will need no further
proof that there is no more important
war work than the building of that
type of road along this highway which
will stand up under the heavy motor
truck traffic, not merely for a few
daays or under favorable weather con
ditions, but for 365 days in each year,
regardless of weather conditions. The
rail congestion I 8 just beginning to be
felt. The Governmeént has hardly be.
gun to move troops and supplles in
comparison to what gnust comae,
Due to three years of persistent or
ganized effort on the part of the Dixie
Highway Assoclation, the barrier so
through travel between the North and
the Bouth has been narrowed down to
fifteen miles of new construction and
seventy miles of surfacing on tha
eastern division between Cincinnati
and Knoxville, Tenn., crossing the
Cumberland Divide; and twelve miles
of new construction and fifty miles
of purfacing on the western division
between Nashville and Chattanooga.
In the face of terrific obstacles, the
Dixle Highway Association has pro
vided in Federal, State and county
ald In addition to $50,000 raised by
private subscription, the necessary
tunds to complete the work on the
eastern division between Cincinnati
and Knoxville, and on the western
division between Nashville and Chat
tanooga, which will bring an un
broken surfaced road of stone, brick
or concrete from Detrsit ar Chicago
to the Georgia line. The countles in
the mountains of Tennessee and Ken.
tucky with small resources and diffi
eult, expensive construciion of the en
tire mileage of their highway have
completed the most difficult part of
theé work before Federal and State ald
came to their assistance.
The State of Georgia has a tremen
@ously big task ahead of it to conncot
with the hard-surfaced road, which
wilksoon be brought to the very door
of Georgia. Under the best of
weather conditions, the major portion
of the mileage of the Dixie Highway
through the State offers excollantl
traveling. It would be foolish to ex-‘
pect so temporary a surfacing as
sand-clay to withstand the rains or
the heavy pounding of motor trucks,
Jt is now very patently umequal to
the task with the comparattvely iight
traffic which is trickling through over
the difficult detours around construc
tion along the Dixie Highway to the
north of the State. Once the flood
gates are removed and motor cars |
and trucks denied shipment by rail!
gour down into the State all of the
tate’'s horses and all of the State's
men will be unable to keep the und-(
clay roads in travelable condition.
Georgla is rightly termed the Empire
State of the South. This great State,
rich in resources of every kind, will
not permit her well-earned reputation
of progressive leadership to be tar
nished by refusing to meet the new
traffic conditions ror the cars of tour
ists and the motor trucks of buun:n
which are begging for an opportunity
% come within her borders. These
m with them new money to
to the further industrial
and commercial development of the
% these new oconditions can
no more be accomplished by words
than the Dixie Highway Association
can expect to open the way demand
od of it for the country's sake by the
highway transport committee of the
Counefl of National Defense by mere
ly hoping that the work will be done,
or being content that finaneial provi- !
sions have been made. It requires
immediate action on the part of every |
progressive citizen not only of the
State of Georgia, but every State tra
versed by the Dixie Highway. The
~ trafic which the railroads are unable
to handle must be taken care of. We
- are at war and the lines of communi
~ cation between the bases of supply
- and the army in our cantonments
~ must be opened up. Those of ue who
~ @re not on the firing line or in prep
,3ahtorhmnatlanmoour
. efforts to this work. In so doing,
.We aré not only’ doing patriotic serv
~ ice, but we are paving the way for
. the development of our section fol
i hwl-: the declaration of peace. |
- Forsthe dealers who must drive
~ truoks or cars through to supply their
© eustomers or for the tourists who
- have the hardihood to face difficult
o ” pending the completion of the
L Highway, no d!fficulty will be
. encountered from either Detroit or
E’hg-r following the Dixie Highway
E 1 south as Nashville, Tenn, on
E =- western division, or Berea, a.
~ On the eastern division. Those travel
: .m':‘dgyflmwm::ro
~ Quired, until weather the
~ . months, to cross over from
~ Lexington, Ky., to Louisville and %:.
- tinuve along the western division. e
’»?‘;,e:.chma expects to be able to open
w eastern division for dry weather
. travel by the early summer.
. Below Chattanooga the eastern di
| ¥ision can be followed with little dis
. ficulty straight through to Miami,
| -As is the case with the other
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Above, the old Olds in Springfield, on the Savannah routs. Left, good road near Thomasville,
Right, country highway near Dalton.
Letween Lexington and Chattanooga
is due to construction work. The Tal
lahassee to Perry to Gaineaville route
will be completed this summer, if
present plans carry.
This record of achievement marks
the end of the third year of the work
of the Dixie Highway Association. A
glance back of the organization of
this asso®ation will reveal only seat
tered sections, here and there, nyt
ing anything like ndequate road serv
e, and the thought of through travel
between Northern Michigan and
Southern Florida only a dreamlike
vision of a few men. At the end of
the second year of work the highway
was beginning to assume its responsi
bility as a carrier for pleasure seekers
~-for which object it was primarily
designed. But with the advent of the
United States into the war the erying
rnieed for some tangible and immedi
ate highway communiecation between
the North and the South awoke the
communities to a truer idea of their
obligations, and the work during the
past year has heen remarkable in
many respects. '
See your Senator and Representa
tive about good roads legislation,
Cotton growers lose two million
dollars a year by mud roads. 1
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We have a complete line of parts in stock at all times.
When you buy your Ford be sure that the dealer will be able to
supply your needs in parts when youwant them.,
We firmly believe that our service to owners is second to
none in the South.
The knowledge of good service from vour dealer will make
a good road of most any old road.
Service Satisfaction
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C. C. Baggs Auto Co., Inc.
Authorized Ford Agents.
HEARST’'S SUNDAY AMERICAN
Tar and Feathers Are
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Ready for Disloyalty
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(By International News Service.)
ASHLAND, WIS, May 11.—The tar
bucket and a huge pile of fsathers are
in waiting here for any persons guilty
of disloyal remdrks or oconduct, The
contents of the bucket and some of the
feathers have already been used with
good effect by a party of masked men,
in two cases, and {t is said that several
other persons under suspicion are to re
celve a visit from the tar brigade. ‘
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Herb Doctor’s Dose
~ Kills the Patient
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| (By International News Service.)
ANDERSON, 8. C,, May 11.--Miiton R.
Garrett, 70 years old, felt indisposed and
called on a “‘herb doctor,” who gave him
‘u concoction, which the doctor contend
ed was “purely vegetable.” Garrett took
’a dose of it. His indisposition increased
to excruciating vain. ‘Then he called a
— A Newspaper for People Who Think —
“regular” doctor. The physician advised
Garrett he had been isoned and a
short time later the puf:u died.
Nickel Plating
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Automobile
Parts
Bumpers
Lamps
Reflectors
Ford Radiator Shells
And every other part that re
quires this work.
Algo refinishing Silverware,
Surgical Instruments and Rrass
Beds.
SIMMONS
- Plating Works
125 8. Pryor St. Atlanta, Ga.
California’s Highways
Make Yearly Touring Ideal
’ By RALPH REYNOLDS,
Manager Interinsurance Exchange of
| the Automobile Club of South
| ern California.
~ An autobiography by the first sin-
Ycerc!y good road constructed in
Southern California would give credit
for its exlstence to the pioneers
among the motorists who are using
it today. In other words, the good
roads of the far West followed the
‘motorist, and not the motorist the
roads.
As far back as 1900 the motor car
was making itself felt as a factor in
the Bouthern California community.
How much of a factor developed when
a small group of car owners got to
gether and made what was then an
epochal “run” from Losg Angeles to
Pomona-—a distance of a little more
than 30 miles. ;
They learned on that trip, thoss
who finished (and I believe there were
two), that of all the saddest things to
a motorist's heart was that road to
Pomona. It was typical of practically
all the roads in Southern California.
They had done nicely for the farmer
and his Dobbin, but théey were pretty
tough on Mr. Motorcar. There was
nothing for it, then, but for these few
owners to “get together,” and so there
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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
sox 0 banegnenns ot il S Sbl aae vg s sPI nbaa b u s o ss 68 005 sIO
To the Board of Directors of
THE GEORGIA STATE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION' g
- HEADQUARTERS HOTEL ANSLEY, ATLANTA, GA.
I hereby make application for membership in The Georgia State Automobile Association and local affiliated clubs,
subject to the provisions of the constitution and by-laws of sald association. /
Teetieissieacietnttirecectasestciniisstnssansasss Applicant
One year’s dues, SIO.OO active membership, should accompany this application.
The SIO.OO dues includes membership in the Georgia State Automobile Association, the Local Automobile Club, the
American Automobile Association; 1 year’s subscription to American Motorist, one official Radiator Emblem, one copy of
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AHONE IVY 5681
SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1918.
came into existence the Automobile
Club of Southern California, organ
‘ized for the prevention of extortion
by the pioneer “garrage” owners of the
day, and for the promotion of high
way building.
State and county officials were be
sieged by the club members until they
were convinced that something should
be done about California roads. The
movement grew under the géntle ma
nipulation of the club until the pres
ent remarkable system of Southern
California roads resulted. For many
years the automobilists dreamed of
that day when they could tour all the
way from Los A’rlnvielea‘to Bah Diego
over pavement. at day is at hand,
and with the excention of a very few
miles between La Jolla and the south
ern city, hundreds of automobiles
every day are plying over 120 miles of
paved highway to the bl{Camp Kear
ney cantonment at inda Vista,
twelve miles north of San Diego.
Beautiful Big and Little Bear Lakes.
Eaeh highway which served the
double purpose of providing pleasure.
tours for automobile owners and a
means of hastening farm produce to
urban markets became easier to se
cure—but when it came to getting
purely “pleasure drives” through
scenic territory which had little value
as a producing community, the club’s
task became more difficult. But at
the present time it is doubtful if there
is any more remarkable scenic trip in
America than that through the San
Bernardino Mountains to the Big and
Little Bear Lakes, lying about 70
miles east from Los Angeles, over
paved and macadamized roads.
Duplicating the San Diego tour, so
far as coast scenery is concerned, is
the route between Los Angeles and
Santa Barbara, unusual for the va
riety of ilts shifting vistas. The dis
tance is not so great as the southern
trip, and it is paved throughout, con
tinuing on to San Francisco. This is
a part of the great state highway
system. The othéf route between
San Francisco and Los Angeles pene
trates the valley section of the State,
through the San Juaquin grain and
raisin country.
Auto Club Maintains 35,000 Signposts.
Early ir its career, the Automobile
Club discovered that with the rapid
development of the good roads sys
tem some method had to be devised
for the marking of these roads. There
didn’'t seem to be any other body
within whose province such activity
belonged, so the club took over that
highly important task. At the pres
ent, this organization is maintaining
more than 36,000 signposts—many
times the number erected by all
American automebile clubs put to
gether. In signposting the transconti
nental routes, notably the National
Old Trails Highway and the Midland
Trail, the club entered another field
of actlvity, and one which has taken
on a national importance. If travel
ing vandals would stop “shooting up”
these signs in the waste places, the
club would appreciate same. Ong
nicely “shot up” road sign ecam do
more to delay transcontinental trave]
than a washout, if by chance the sign
happens to be located in a strategiea]
position. This indicates that it ts noy
always the number of signs thmt
count, but how they are placed ang
then cared for by the motm'p!ng public,
Of the 4,467 miles of paved ropd
in California 2,638 are in the twelve
gsouthern counties. Los Angeles coun<
ty has 1,185 itself. The next approach
ing this is Orange County, with 260
miles. It can be seen from these
figures that the visiting motorist
would be kept pretty well occupied
for the better part of a spring in tour.
ing throughout this part of the State,
Club A“M.t 15.003‘ Mxmbon.
As never before, e Automobfig
Club of Southerf California is pl
ning to play host to the thounnflsa‘:
motorists who will come West thig
year. While the club in years past
has proved itself fully adequate in
caring for those from out of the Stata,
its touring bureau and route and map
service departments have made prep
arations for the influx of visitors on
a larger scale than ever. In each
county will be r(a:nd a branch office
of the club, togefher with subsidiary
touring bureaus in practically every
town and official hotels and garages
where special service may be secured.
Visitors are urged to take advamtage
of the service so thoroughly emjoved
by the 15,000 members.
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In the winter time automobile traf
fic is stopped hetween all our prieipal
cities in the State on account of the
roads.
Think of the loss and inconveniencs,
See your Senator and Rnrrn-utr
tive 2bou tgood roads legislation.
