The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-08
MASSS MEETING
I ABIG SUCCESS
e.od Roads Association Organ
;,ed With Fifty Members
A1FvtNING'S BANQUET
, ,,.s,;yc Citizens Of Miami Address
" Meetings and Lend Aid in Organiza-
don of Good Road Efforts

Tho leen interest manifested by the
.anIe Of St. Lucie county in the con-
l r~ri of good roads, and the open
~ ~ the National Highway from Mi
w; n Montreal through our county,
~. "as amply demonstrated by the large
' s that thronged our streets Tues.
law and attended the Good Roads mass
S ~:,otng in the Crystal theatre during
@s afternoon and the smoker in the
morOyement club hall in the evening.
Practically every settlement and post
,Sce within the county was represent
s sdby prominent citizens, large delega-
inns coming from all of the towns south
%Fort Pierce, with Walton furnishing
ne largest contingent, and contributing
The enthusiasm and success of the
~ession BY having their homes along
,bs highway gaily decorated with the
national colors, as though in holiday at.
fire. This attracted much favorable
eOmment from the delegation from Mi
anil as the eight automobiles from that
eDterprising city passed this place,
making them feel welcome, and assur-
iug them that they were entering a
county where the spirit of progress and
enterprise is not dormant and that the
interest in good roads is vital, living
force. ,
From early morning the citizens of
Fort Pierce were astir and awaiting
the arrival of the delegation from Mi
ami, Geographic advices stating that
enht cars were enroute, filled with
prominent citizens of the Magic City,
active members of the Miami Good
Roads and Automobile Association, who
would address the mass meeting
The car of Walter F. and Samuel G,
VanLandingham was the first to reach
our city, arriving here before 9 O'Clock,
ithaving made the run to Stuart the
night previous. The scout car of the
Mani Metropolis and the car of Reed
Bryan, of Fort Lauderdale, arriving to.
gether at ll:45, and shortly after noon
The other five cars Of the delegation
rolled into Fort Pierce. The actual
running time of the scout car between
Miami and Fort Pierce was five hours
and fOrty-three minutes, the other cars
making about the same time, but being
delayed little at the ferry crossing at
Stuart.
The following composed the delega-
ton from Miami:
The Metropolis scout Care. h.
Ward, H. R. HudgeOns. l.. T. Highley-
man, R. B. Anderson. l.. A. Warner
and R. B. Einig.
vanLandingham car-W. F. and Sam
vel VanLandingham.
vandyke car-Dr. C. H. Vandyke and
wife.
Mills ar-Mr. and Mrs. Il. L. Mills,
We Brown, E. V. Blackman. Orlo
Hainlin.
Heyser car-Judge and Mrs. A, E.
heyser, Stuart P. Heyser, Miss
SShmidt and Miss Redifer, of West
Palm Beach.
Douglas CARE. B. Douglas, J. 7.
Sanders, j. W. Watson. Will Peddy.
komfh car-Ed Romfh and Albert
Jones.
Bryan car Reed Bryan, of FIT. Laud-
emale, Joe GLADDEN. and Porter Savage.
At three o'clock Tuesday afternoon a
most largely attended and enthusiastic
mass meeting assembled in the Crystal
.neatre' with the stage occupied by the
'peakers of the occasion.
n Judge Penney, as president OF the
board Of Trade, opened the meeting
Win an expression of thanks for the
ple:ence of the citizens of our neigh
I0rng county, and called upon Hon. II.
=. 3. Floyd. the '.silver tongued ora
.0f from Apalach," recent addition
woar citizenship. to deliver the address
" Welcome. which was done in most.
n m; wien. and as only Harry Floyd
don. J. W. Watson. of Miami, was
@s nrst speaker among the visitors,
~. suu ne portrayed the great benefits
s %sI mad accrued 10 the citizens of Dade
Ssnty since its system of good roads
Lay Ssa oeen completed. 1t has opened up
SS;;saerto inaccessible territory. placed
Sxn values on unmarketable lands,
s ".ugnt the city and country closer to-
sy'ner, made new communities, new
xpOols. new churches, and had render
~ most valuable service to the farm
~ y the country in making 1t possible
NIL w. mem to haul their produce to ship
n.x stations at less than One-fourth OF
All former cost. Mr.. Watson also
; T"so attention to the value of a Nat.
Sr;,i. highway. and the necessity or
= s''c'ng up public sentiment to insist
ss.; me National Government lending
= ;. y in Good road construction
~" mas always done in lettering the
sno waterways of our country. i,
ao,s nes I. Sanders, former Brevardi
i 10y "y boy, was next introduced, ana
b. 'y'o OF the great amount Of good
~ improved highways had been to
county; of the amount of work,