The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-28

'bia and Orange counties assembled in
the city of Orlando March %, 1900,
temporary organization was effected
by electing II. w. Long chairman and
POrcher LEngle secretary. An exec
utive committee consisting of the
chairman of the board of county com
missioners of the above named coun-
ties, with H. w. Long of Marion as
chairman of the committee, was ap-
pointed, which was authorized to pro-
mitigate call for state convention
of the county commissioners of the
several counties of the state to meet
at such time and place as said COM
mittee may determine, for organizing
a state association under such name
and for such purposes as they may de-
termine. Under authority vested in
said committee a call was duly made
for a state convention of the several
boards of county commissioners of
the state to meet in Jacksonville in
February, 1900, to effect a permanent
organization. In response TO which a
goodlv number of counties were rep
resented, and a permanent Organiza-
ton was effected by the election of
H. W. Long president, H. H. Dickson
vice president, and j. w. White sec
retary and treasurer, to be known as
the County Commissioners associa-
ton of Florida. The convention ad-
iourned TO meet in Ocala June, 1900,
which was we'll attended and was en-
thusiastic in its deliberations. At this
meeting the name of the association
was changed to the County Commits
sIoners and Good Roads Association
of Florida. object being to make all
good roads men eligible to member
shin and entitled to a voice in it's de-
Iiberations At this meeting Hon. A.
8 Mann. vice president of the Ma
tional Good Roads Association, was
mad and constituted state organizer
of tba association of Florida.
Annual Meetings.
Tho association has held annual
meetings in different cities of the
| STAT from that time to the present.
ana nv IFS efforts has been an import
ann factor in educating the people OF
FIorida in the utility and importance
! Of eoo5 roads and in bringing county
aftsr county into action in the con
| strnc+ion of good roads. 1t can now
noint with Becoming pride to every
! conn+v If the state as having been
benefited and educated in the good
ros5s ~71ovenent. At the time of OuI
| o1-,s-,izatiou but few counties had en-.
gagad in building good roads Since
maj time hundreds of miles have been
CONSTRUCTED. and county after county
lis falling into line as active good
foods bniIders. The association has
aiso haen Instrumental in having q
nrn,ber ~ bills passed by the legis
Iat1-e e Florida, OF far reaching ben.
EFT tn the masses of the people of the
state
-he serersj boards of county commits
$780, - the state as TO their author.
+he PROVISIONS of eX STING
- ~ the actual expenses OF
- hereof as delegates tc
IoI meetings of this associa
tt = being important for the
ol-C - roads throughout the
U ss,srT county OF the state
80, - A' e.,resented in these annual
.-"..dd as to create concord OF
.n.seA ss-nony of purpose among
anu = commissioners of the
several couniles i,oirIo+ - =
/ Snu n1--ssocss ton prepare a bill
&c VI IiiIS -s-ing law so as TO make
s a41ie Als ~ Several boards Of
= R-aIh l-ia .s.;sss0plers of the state be
~ n -