The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-09
INTEREST IN MONTREAL
TO.MIAMI HIGHWAY

Pierce will entertain the greatest
GOOD roads rally in the history OF
Florida on December 6 according 10
indications observed along the route
Of the proposed Montreal-to-Miam'
highway by the scouts sent out by
the special committee OF the board
Of trade.
The official scout car selected by
the board of trade was the Cadillac
machine which came through the
Glidden tour from New York TO
jacksonville with perfect score
and was awarded the cup for its
class. The official scouts were r.
O. Miller, chairman OF the good
roads committee of the board OF
trade, and r. l.. Boyd, a member OF
the special committee on the east
coast rally. Girls S. Robertson. gen.
eral manager for Claude Nolan. the
Cadillac distributor, was the pilot.
The machine left here Sunday morn
ing and reached Fort Pierce at $40
o'clock Monday afternoon. The dis
lance was a fraction over 249 miles,
and the actual running time was IL
hours and n minutes, making an
average of 20 Ia miles per hour
over the highway.
On the arrival of the scouts at
Fort Pierce they found big good
roads mass Meeting arranged at
the court house. Messrs. Miller and
Boyd addressed the meeting. and
speeches were made by prominent
local men. A special committee OF
seven citizens was named to attend
to the reception and entertainment
OF the visitors on December 6. Ear
" the day before the rally big del
egation from Jacksonville will start
out, picking up delegations OF au-
t0ists and gooi roads enthusiasts at
all towns to the south. Simultan-
eousiy a delegation from Miami will
start nOrthward. picking IN cars
along the route. The two parties
will meet at Fort Pierce the morn
ing of December 6. The rally will
lie held during the afternoon and
evening. the autOists leaving for
their homes the followoing morning.
The scouts met delegation from
Miami Tuesday morning. and in con-
ference with the Fort Pierce COM
mittee discussed details of the meet
ing. They were present at meet
ing of the st. Lucie county commits
sioncrs Tuesday when a good roads
bond issue of 100000 was signed.
The scouts report that the aver.
age condition of roads Is good, and
tn..:. the bad places will be put In
fine shapebefOrc the end Of the
month. At all the towns along the
route they were met by delegations
generally headed by county officials
and board Of trade officers. In all
sections there is the greatest inter
est in the meeting. and in the deve-
lopement Of roads. Chairman Mil
Ter declares that there has beer
marked Improvement in the condi.
ton Of the highway since the round
the-state tour in June.
Early next week. Claud Nolan
who is chairman of the special com.
mittee On the east coast rally. will
call meeting Of that body and pre-.
pare report to the full committed
on good roads On the strength III
this report final arrangements fol
the rally will be made. II is known
that the rally will be attended Logal
Waller Page. director of roads in tn,
u. S. department of agriculture. ant
Secretary Elliot. of the Touring Clu'
Of America. two of the greatest au
thorities on road building in tn,
country.
The main purpose of the rally is 4
get under way arrangements for fin
ishing the Montreal-to Miami high
way. II is practically certain thu
the route of the national highwa
will be followed from Iacksonvill
to New York. but from New York :
Montreal the route is vet to be Sc
. lccted.
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