The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-03-23
THE FLORIDA
BOULEVARD
Proposed to Build Road from
Jacksonville to Miami
AUTOMOBILE PARADISE
The Road Now Built through Dade and
Other Counties are Aiding Plan tor
Automobile Boulevard.

The Florida East Coast has the good
roads fever IN the most vlulrnl form
aS shown by the continual opening uf
new roads, such ~ new roads from Or
mond to New Smyrna. the route Il l.
lowing the beach tom Ormund to Day
lOna on taking the ilalilaN RIVER road
on the mainland. connecting with the
new shell road of some twelve miles
from Daytona to New smyrna. This
was built by Nolusia county aided by
private subscriptlons through the
efforts of the +. f.. &. A. A.
Mr.. Harrington, the leading Boston
real estate operator. recently arrived
at Ormond and with Mr. John Amber
son, who h. the ownerof much property
at Ormond, got to work and btg real
estate deal was put through, Mr..
Harrington taking hold Of the Ormond
property of several hundred acres
which 1t is proposed viii be laid out
into attractive building spaces for
elegant winter residences This will
make Ormond still more attractive for
automoblists
| The opening of the new road from
/ Palm Beach To Miami. GG miles in length
to be doubled in width the coming sum
mer by Dade county and II. Nj. Flaglcr,
is other evidence Of the active interest
in the good roads movement. a this
il only AN indication Of what will be
done on the Florida East Coast as Mr..
| Flagler has laid his hands to the good
roads plow, and as Mr.. flaplcr is not
in the habit of looking backward but
always forward the Automobiles can
also look forward to IN ideal touring
place for the winter.
The dream of Il road 400 miles in
length along the Florida East Coast,
Jacksonville to Miami, is likely to hc
Il reality inside of two or three years,
as the counties through which the pro-
posed roads will run are employing
convicts in road building, and as the
beaches can be used at least one-lhrd
Of the way the trip from Jacksonville
to Miami by an automobile will be- one
of the most important of automobile
touring in the United States.
Fine residences will undoubtedly
spring up ut the most attractive spots
along the road as wealthy northcrncrS
are now always looking for wintcrplay-
grounds and the big automobile toy calls
be found in Florida when the great
Cross roads will undoubtedly be built
connecting with the main road and this
will act as feeder for the Florida Fast
Coast railroad and give the fruit grow
ers and others an opportunity of getting
their produce to the markets as well rs
get their goods hauled over good road.
BY the time the road is built the
freight automobile will be with Us and
81. I., fab.
rest and the road will be less expensive
to maintain.
George w. Perkins, the well known
junior partncrof J. j. Morgan, who has
recently bought the highest priced tour
ing car ever sold in the marker the sum
It is said, being $23, 900. will arrive at
Ormond in Il few days with, his family
for long stay. Mr.. Perkins has been
an annual winter visitor at Ormond for
many years and knows its automobile
driving attraction.
The loo mile road alluded to above
will probably be used for II national on
durance test of 700 miles. The distance
and stopping places could be something
us follows:
Jacksonville to st Augustine for
lunch, 81 miles.
st. Augustine to Ormond for dinner
and night, 80 miles. Total 81 miles
Second day Ormond to 1'itusvic for
lunch, 80 miles. Titusvile to Rocklcdpe
20 miles for dinner and night. Total 20
miles.
Third day Rockledge to Fort Pierce
for lunch. 81 miles. Fort Pierce to
Royal Poinciana, Palm Beach, 3? miles,
total, l25 miles for dinner and night.
Fourth day Pain Reach to ,ort
Lauderdale for lunch, ~ miles. Fort
I.auderdale to the Royal Palms, Miami,
for dinner and night, - miles, total 81
miles.
This would give an ideal four days
endurance run The third day being
the longest distance, The return run
.ould be made a total OF 200 miles,