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THE STATE OF GEORGIA MUST HAVE A SYSTEM
OF STATE WIDE PERMANENT GOOD ROADS
Conference To Adopt Plan For Legislative. Action On
February 25th. Extra Session Will Be Needed To Ad
vance Matter. This Plan Puts No Burden on Counties,
and Largest Burden on Auto Owners of the Large Cities
Who Are Willing To Pay for Roads. Government Aid
Comes, Too. Fund of Over $1,000,00 to State’s Credit.
We have had miles of type and!
rivers of eloquence about good roads‘
for Georgia in the last few years,
and we have had a few good roads—
in’ the dry old summer time. Just
now, after a series of winter rains
and a freeze or two, we have miles
of mud, some of it thick enough to
mire up a mule, all of it treacher
ous to automobile or wagon. They
must be rebuilt every year, or twice
a year, and for weeks after they are
worked are worse than before.
Georgia has an opportunity mow to
acquire a system of good roads—
permanent roads, built to last twenty
years or more with very little cost
for upkeep. . .
What will they cost the farmer or
the general taxpayer?
NOT ONE RED CENT!
Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t
it? But it IS true.
What did the old-fashioner farmer
say when good roads were first dis
cussed?
“They’ll just be speedways for the
automobile owners. Why should we
pay for them?”
That’s what he said. He was
wrong; but we’ll accept his view for
the sake of argument.
The automobile owners want good
roads.
Then let the automobile owners
pay for them.
That’s the plan to be presented the
Georgia Legislature. The proposed
highway bill provides for giving every
county inv Georgia two permanent
highways leading from county seat to
county line—the counties with two or
more Representatives in the Legisla
ture to have four highways.
And the automobile owner will pay
all the bills. He is willing; more,
he is anxious:
Increased automobile license fees
will do the trick. . |
The bill proposes to fix these fees
at an average of $2O a car. Fords
will pay about $l5. The high-priced
cars will pay more, as their owners
can afford it. i
The owners won’t complain. Ex
perience and official records show
that good roads save tires and up
keep and gasoline to the extent of
at least $lOO a year per car. Out in
California, on those concrete roads,
a tire that doesn’t give 10,000 miles
causes a big kick from the purchaser.
Half that mileage is good in Georgia
—and a tire costs from $2O to $lOO,
and they run four to a car.
It isn’t proposed to put the license
fees directly into road building. That
would be a slow process, and unsatis
factory. The idea is to have the state
of Georgia issue bonds for $40,000,-
000, as soon as the necessary legis
lation can be provided. All that mon
ey can be put into roads, all over
the state, fairly divided, as rapidly
as the roads can be built. Add to
that the growing Federal fund—we
can cover the whole state in a few
years.
The license fees, even on the pres
ent census of 100,000 cars in Georgia,
will pay the interest on those bonds,
provide a sinking fund, and pay off
the whole bonded bill at the end of
twenty years. If the roads are built
right they will still, be here. We
use them while the automobile owners
are paying for them.
The plan doesn’t call for a cent of
extra taxes from anybody’s pocket.
But how about the rural dwellers,
who live off the main highways? isi
the next question. What do THEY
get out of this state road system? 1
When the state takes over the
building of the main highways, from
county seat to county seat, it as
sumes also the responsibility of keep-}
ing them repaired. That leaves each
county free to use its own taxes amfl
its own convict labor and its own
bonds, if it likes, to build and keep
up good roads into the rural districts
—building them where it thinks best.
Any county commissioner will tell
you that the most of the county’s
money goes into the main highways,
repairing them, renewing them. They
receive protests every day from dwel
lers on other roads, complaining be
cause they have nothing but mud.
They must neglect the highways to
please the remote farmer; or they
must neglect the remote farmer to
keep up the highway. They can not
do both.
Don’t forget the United States
money that is lying idle in Washing
ton, waiting for Georgia to forget
politics long enough to pass a high
way law that will meet the govern
ment’s requirements.
That money belongs to Georgia,
but we shall never GET it until we
prove that we MEAN BUSINESS.
It amounts now to $1,300,000.
The government is waiting until
Georgia is willing to go fifty-fifty on
the road building; to put up an equal
sum. There will be more money
every year. There is likely to be an
extra liberal amount this year, under
pending legislation in congress, be
cause the government is anxious to
provide w-rk for the returned soldier,
and the more miles of highways built
the more work for the able-bodied
man. But Georgia will miss her
share if she doesn’t wake up.
The various organizations aetively
interested in the good roads proposi
tion—interested enough to get out
and work—have virtually agreed on
the bill to be presented to the legisla
ture. There are points of difference,
but this can be easily reconciled.
They will be thrashed out at a meet
ing no February 25th at the state
Capitol.
There are four bodies at work on
the proposition, all under the super
vision of Governor Dorsey. They
are the budget and i{xvestiguting com
mittee of the General Assembly, of
which Morton Turner, of Quitman,
is chairman; the State Highway Com
mission, Judge T. E. Patterson, chair
man, and the Georgia State Automo
bile Association, W. Tom Winn,
president.
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The four organizations engaged in
drafting the highway bill bill meet
on February 25th to adjust minor
differences and agree on a bill to be
presented to \the legislature. But
they do not want to wait until next
summer.
Even though the incoming legisla
ture may be thoroughly in accord
with good road laws, there are too
many chances of having a good bill
buried in the confusion and hurry
of the last days. They have been
thus buried before now — bills that
virtually everybody approved.
The good roads advocates have
asked Governor Dorsey to call an ex
tra session of the legislature for this
March or April.
The governor will call it if the peo
ple want it.
It will cost $25,000, perhaps, but
what’s that to a year lost—or per
haps two years? The loss by not
having the increased automobile li
censes would offset that, and a great
deal more.
A session called to consider good
roads laws and nothing else would
take up those laws, agreed on a bill,
and pass it. Georgia could begin to
avail herself of license fees and Fed
eral funds. The $40,000,000 bond
issue would have to wait a year on a
regular election, but a big start could
be had in the meantime—and lots
of work provided for the boys who
have come home to find their old jobs{
gone. |
The legislative program as prepar
ed by the Georgia State Automobile
Association, with the co-operation of
W. R. Neel, State Highway engineer;
Professor C. M. Strahan, of the Uni
versity of Georgia; Professor R. D
Kneale, J. W. Boyd, Colonel E. E.
Pomeroy, attorney; and W. C. Ward
law, bond expert, takes up every
phase of the problem. It has been
carefully gone over, points of differ
ence threshed out and agreed upon,
and its authors believe it covers the
situation. The association is not
ironbound in its support of this pro
gram; it is expected that improve
ments may be offered. But it is be
lieved that in a general way, at least,
it is the best program to be presented
to the legislature. The association’s
report to Governor Dorsey, made at
his request, takes up the salient
points.
Legislative action is recommended
along these lines:
1. Reorganization of the State
Highway Department.
2. Amending the motor vehicle law
to increase the license fees.
3. Amending the state constitution
to permit the appropriation of money
for building and maintaining the roads
and the issuance of state bonds for
building the roads.
4. Designation of a system of state
roads connecting every county seat,
and a fair distribution of all funds
on this system of state roads.
5. Permitting joint inter-county
bond issues.
It is recommended, that the Statel
'Highway Department consist of the]
following: , A commission of threel
‘members to be appointed by the gov
‘}ernor for terms of six years; North,
Central and South Georgia being r'ep-|
{resented, through a division of the
'state into three parts by congressional
l districts. The appointees to serve for
terms of two, four and six years, the
isenior member to be chairman. This‘
will prevent the changing of the whole
commission by a mewly-elected gov
ernor. These members to receive no
salary, but a per diem and actual ex
penses. No commissioner to hold a
state elective office.
This body is to act as a legislative
body of the State Highway Depart
l ment; control the general policies and
‘finances, and designate the roads to
' be built and supervise the expendi
| ture of the funds.
A chief engineer is to be appoint
ed to act as secretary to the commis
sion and be chief executive of the
commission, with authority to appoint
assistants. He will be the official di
rectly in charge of the road building
|and maintenance, directed by the com
| mission. He is to be chosen on the
{ recommendation of a board of con
lsulting engineers composed of the
dean of engineering at the Unive‘rsityi
of Georgia, the professor of highway
engineering at Georgia Tech, and a
third member to be appointed by
the governor, who must be a civil
engineer of recognized ability. This
board shall act in an advisory capac
ity to the Highway Department,
The recommendation as tq license
fees is that they be increased to an
average of $2O each; that motor
truck fees average $4O, based on ton
capacity, and ‘that dealers’ license
fees also be increased. The revenue
for 1918, on this basis, would have
produced more than $2,000,000, and
it is conservatively estimated that the
‘number of cars in Georgia will in
crease ten per cent each year for
the next five years at least.
The roads to be constructed under
the State system are recommended
as follows:
l A network of important connecting
roads consisting of two roads from
leach county seat having one member
in the house of representatives, and
| for counties having two or more rep
' resentatives, not to exceed four such
roads.
Additional roads of notable traffic
' importance, necessary for more direct
|connection with cities of more than
5,000 inhabitants is recommended.
’ This clause is to permit reaching such
towns as Barnesville, which, though
'not the county seat, is an important
market center. There are perhaps
twenty such towns in Georgia.
Additional roads of marked local
importance needed to connect smaller
towns, and approved by the commis
'sion are recommended.
‘ All roads will be designated by the
commission, which will consider the
}population served, the market facili
‘tids, the inter-connection of the sys
‘tem and all other points. The pro
gram guarantees to each congression
al district a fair share of the funds
in proportion to the mileage of the
state system.
1t is recommended that at least 70
per cent of all funds be spent on pav
ing, the remainder to. be used for
bridges and other work. It is ex
pected to use for the most part the
roads already graded and drained by
the counties, as most of the principal
highways are.
It is recommended tha¥ two or more
counties be permitted to issue joint
bonds for road construction. This
would permit two prosperous coun
ties to assist poorer counties lying
between them in building a through
highway. Under this system, for in
stance, the counties of Fulton, Henry,
Pike, Spalding, Monroe 'and Bibb
could issue joint bonds for an Atlanta-
Macon highway, the two city counties
paying the greater part of the bill
It is anticipated that such a road
could be built by county funds on
the approval of the highway com
mission, without waiting for the state
to reach it, and that these bonds
would be taken up and paid out of
the state fund when it becomes avail
able, the counties thus being reim
bursed by the state and having their
good roads without waiting for di
rect state work.
Why not enact this great and truly
constructive legislation as proposed?
The ' Georgian 'certainly favors it,
heartily fand enthusiastically. ?
—The Atlanta Georgian
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Our Sunday School is moving up
ward in both interest and numbers.
Our attendance on last Sunday was
199. We are hoping for 250 next
Sunday.
Dr. White preached two splendid
sermons.
The ‘“‘gtay-away’”’ members who are
missing Dr. White’s sermons are
missing much that is good.
B. Y. P. U. meets Sunday evening
at 6 o’colck.
Prayer service Wednesday evening
at 7:30.
“POM-POM”
‘“Pom-Pom,” the light comic opera
that Henry W. Savage has added to
his long list of successes comes to
THE ATLANTA THEATRE, Atlan
ta, on Jan. 30-31, and Feb. 1, mat
inee Saturday, with a most enviable
record. It has never had an adverse
criticism, kept New York amused for
a whole season and has always played
to capacity houses. Anne Caldwell,
who contributed the book and lyrics
for “Chin Chin” and other successes,
has done the same work for this mu-
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Destroyed By Fire!
and not insured
—a phrase orten heard
The elements, electric wires, kerosene lamps and careless
ness, are some of the measures you must constantly guard
against. No property is safe. You gamble with fate by not
having it insured.
Insurance is the Cheapest Safeguard
It does not cost much, and then you have no cause for
WOrry.
Insurance That Insures
: We represent four strong companies, and are prepared to
insure property in all of Cobb County.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
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Marietta, Georgia
THE MARIETTA JOURNAL
sical offering. The music is by Hu
go Felix, author of “Madame Sherry”
and other pretentious scores. Joseph
Urban, whose fame is internationall
in the matter of stage settings, is
shown at his very best in “Pom-Pom.”‘
There is an ideal cast headed by Do
rothy Webb, with thirty speaking!
parts and also a hand picked chorus
most of whom play parts. Some of
the bést known players in the cast
are Jane Carroll, Betty Webber, Be
atrice Cliff, Grace Hunter, W. J. Mc-
Carthy, Ed. M. Favor, Tom Walsh,
Frank E. Squire, Charles Prince, Will
iam Ritter, Charles Angelo, James S.
Ryan, William C. Allery, Fred Bond
and Larry Lawrence. The story is
of Paulette, a popular young actress,
who while dressed in boy’s clothes
for the character of “Pom-Pom,” the
pick-pocket, is arrested in her own
dressing room along with a number
of real thieves who are there after
her jewels. Relishing the lark, Pom-
Pom participates in the escape from
the police station, rollicks in the
Black Elephant, a den of thieves, and
afterward engineers the burglary of
her own apartments. And finally
she falls into the arms of the gifted
police inspector whom she had long
loved and who had been prowling
around in the guise of a criminal by
way of being astute in the detective
business. Her assumption of the boy
pick-pocket is a bit of unusual acting,
besides which the action is accom
panied by dashing and delightful mu
sical numbers. A special orchestra
is carried that adds much to the
charm of the various numbers.
If you want to see a good picture
go to The Strand Friday and see “The
Squaw Man.” Also Charlie Chaplin]
in “His Million Dollar Job.”’ |
FAMILY SHOE BILLS
Tramping 18 miles a day, Mr. H. M.
Foreman, a mail carrier of Allentown,
Pa., found that shoes with ordinary
soles last about one month. Eut he
says a pair cf Nezlin-soled choes gave
him more than nine months of service,
in which time he walked over 4,000
miles.
His experience shows how you may
save shoe money by providing your
family with Neolin-soled shoes, which
give extra wear wiaere other shoes wear
out quicizest.
You czn get Neatin-soled choes in
any type of shce ycu want. Prices
are about the same as for shoes that
give only ordinary wear, sometimes
they are even less. If your dealer
hasn’t the style you want, he can get
it for you quickly. Remember, Neolin
Soles are created by science to be what
soles should be. They are aveilable
everywhere for re-scling as well as cn
new shoes. They are made by The
Gocdyear Tire & Rubber Company,
Akron, Ohio, who also malke Wingfoot
Heels—guaranteed to outwear any
other heels.
Nealin Soles
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AFTER ILLNESS |
When Your System Needs Strength, After a
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yvour body strength. Lack of iron
makes many people pale, weak and
languid. To put iron into your blood,
take Ziron Iron Tonic. Especially af
ter a severe illness do you need Ziron
to bring back appetite and build up
weakened vitality.
J. E. Clifton, of R. F. D. 8, Lyons,
Ga., writes: ‘“Last summer I had ty
phoid fever and had hemorrhages of
the bowels and my health was wreteh
@d. I seemed to be unable to get my
strength back. I had no appetite, I
bad no energy, I didn't think I was
ever going to get well. My knees were
weak, my flesh felt clammy, I was in
a pretty bad condition. I heard of
Ziron and what a good tonic and
strengthener it was, and I sent for it
at once. It helped me. I began to
improve and soon felt much better and
stronger.”
All druggists sell or can get Ziron
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Advertising in The Journal Sells the Goods
limportant
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ed in the office of the
County Commissioners
on or before the 25th of
each month to be includ
ed in the current months
pay roll.
By order of the Board of Commissioners
J. R. MILLER; Clerk.
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