The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-07-09
Good Roads Election
VIII Soon Be Called
COuntY Commissioners Vote To DO 50
Bot Have Not Fixed Upon Date
As Yet.


Or. C. M. Ausley, Chairman Of the
Good Roads Committee Of the Leon
County Chamber Of Commerce, and
Mr. George B. Perkins, President Of
the organization, appeared before the
Board of County Commissioners on
Tuesday, and urged the board to order
an election on the question Of bonding
the county for $500, 0OO TO be used IN
the construction Of good roads.
In the afternoon, following the trans.
action Of the regular order Of business
Mr.. r. G. johnson moved that the com
missi0ners express themselves aa being
favorable TO granting the request.
Mr.. W. A. Register seconded the mo-
ton, and Il was unanimously carried.
The board, however, thought It best
to defer naming the date for the cleo
ton until their next meeting IN order
that the most appropriate time might
be adopted.
There Is no subject before the people
today that Is attracting 50 much atten-
ton as that OF good roads. Those coun-
ties and sections which are hrat 70 adopt
them will reap the most abundant pros
perity.
To show the wide spread interest Ia
the matter, we are permitted - Sop
the following letter from Mr..
Law, Of Chicago, who owns q
estate on Lake Hall, and who
the largest tax payers In the 9
GOOD ROADS.
CHICAGO, June 20, 1909.
DR.. c. N. Ausley, Tallahassee, Fla. :
Nv Dear Doctor-I notice n ssThe
True Democrat" with much pleasure,
the agitation going on and the EFFORT
being made By che good citizens Of
Tallahassee and Leon county, looking
10 the betterment OF the city and cOun-
". have also read with . vast amount
az interest and pleasure an article
headed "Dr. Ausley on Good Roads. "
There Il nothing that does more %
enhance the value OF property and add
% the attraction of any section than
good roads, coupled with the beauty Of
the shFubbery and shade trees along
such roads. Up 20 q few years ago.
the drives leading out OF Tallahassee
were noted for their beauty, and visit
Ors were loud In their praise, but note
the change that has taken place within
q brief time Beautiful shrubbery,
Cherokee roses, wild iasamine and
stately shade trees have been destroyed,
cot down or deadened, and al FOR whatl
That q few extra feet may be eultiva-
ted, when there are acres now idle that
could be cultivated instead.
Riding out on the various roads, no
tally the Meridian, ThOmasville and
MSco yukie, one is struck with the great
change that has taken place IN nve OF
ten ysaFa. / have been q constant vtB-
itor 20 dear old Tallahassee ever since
1881 hence am prepared % speak ed.
visedly Of the great change N the con
diti0n OF the drives. IL the destruction
Of the shrubbery and shade trees i9 %
II will be only . short time
before yLuF drives will lack their beauty
and attraction, even II the bed Of the
roads IL improved Hence, Is e not
time 70 call q halt, and, " possible,
bring sufficient influence 20 bear upon
your good cit'1, ne, owners Of prCpsrty
along your roads, 10 induce them %
cease destroying the beauty Of your
drives.
love old Tallahassee aud Gee good
people that ] have already dem0nstra.
ted BY Investing In Leon county and
building . winter home, with the expec-
tation that ! may ere long spend most
Df my time there. IsIleerely hope that
now that the question Ut coed roads
seems 90 well under way, the great tms
ooFtanee OF maintaining tha natural
beauty Of your drives viii not be lost
sight % By your committee, and The
sitizena Of your county.
n - m 81 vl,lr. vor,l irnln