Rodwell reports that "As a whole I think blackout here very successful," though there were several violations "through error" because "The public forgets fast."
The report states that "About 75% of the entire city area under observation was lighted at the time the airplanes flew over the central section of the city."
His brother, Alexander K. Hall, accompanied him on the trip. In the brief account he mentions his poor health, the weather, and communities they saw along the way. A transcript is included.
The commissioners discuss the towns through which they traveled; the points marked on the proposed boundary line; and the landscape in northeastern Alabama and northwestern Georgia. They also refer to the conflict between themselves and the...