Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-08-22

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Aug, 21.-(Spec-
iaD.-Florida is expected to add 10 or 20
entries to the gildden tour this week
Members of the local committee began
work in earnest this morning. 1t is their
purpose to interview practically every
owner of standard touring car or runa-
bout in Jacksonville before Saturday.
Many entry blanks have been put out
but none of them were returned during
the last three days of last week. Tardi-
ness is accounted for by the, fact that
several teams are in process Of formation.
and their entry will come in bunch.
Local interest centers particularly in the
team which will represent the Jackson
Vile board of trade in official capacity.
It is known that f. ,1.s.Miller, chairman
of the good roads committee of the or
ganization and secretary of the State
Good Roads association, will be one of
the team. 1t is believed that Francis p.
Conroy, the president of the board of
trade, will be another. Mr.. Conroy is
now in the east with his machine touring
the New England states. An effort is be-
ing made to have him arrange to meet
the tourists at New York and make the
trip back as one OF the official represen-
tatives of the organization of which he
is the president
MIAMI TO THE FRONT.
Miami is making a. strenuous effort to
be the first Florida town formerly to en-
ter team. A letter from President
Douglas, of the Miami Good Roads and
Auto association, requests enty blanks
and he wants them without delay. This
Is one Of the strongest and most enter
prfsing units of the states federation Of
good roads organizations. The associa-
ton has made several official junkets
to nearby towns and small cities to or
ganize associations. It's members have
lknack of arousing enthusiasm to the
highest pitch, and their efforts are in
variably successful in the extreme. Other
towns down the east coast have written
for entry blanks. All of them express
determination to be represented in the
run by one or more cars If not by teams
Tampa is believed to be preparing to
enter one or two teams. There is con-
siderable amout of interest in the event
there, and also in Key West Pensacola
is one of the banner auto and good roads
towns of the state and may be counted
upon to do something worth while, but
no 1nJlmauOn OF WnaL may De eAp6Ctcu
from there has heen received by the
Jacksonville committee.
Madison. Lake City and Live Oak. the
largest towns along the route Of the
highway are active in their preparations
Special committees. are at work il most
of them with view to arousing inter
est in the event and also to preparations
for the proper celebration of the event
which is to be the. official dedication of
the national highway. Capt w. ]. Hill-
man, one of the prominent Live Oak en-
thusiasts, is a frequent visitor to Jack
sonville, and each time he brings better
reports from his town
STATE INTEREST,
The state is waking up to the magnif-
cent results of the tour, already mani
rested in the competitive road building
along the route which will be followed
by the tourists. Jacksonville, where the
DuvalL county commissioners broke all
records in deciding upon and letting
contract for the completion of stretch