The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-08
MASSS MEETING
ABIGS SUCCESS
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surface than the Ddde county ROCK, De-
sides being almost dustless. Mr..
Conkling stated that the deposit found
is more than one thousand feet wide,
and a known depth Of more than four
feet. It is expected that the deposit
runs north and south, and that it may
cross the tracks Of the Fellsmere rail-
road, in which case, it can easily be
mined and loaded for transportation.
AT this juncture, Judge AID. Penney
thanked the visiting gentlemen for
their presence and their addresses, and
extended an invitation from the Goard
Of Trade for all visitors in our city to
attend the smoker in the Improvement
club hall at 7 o'clock, and the meeting
adjourned,
More than two hundred citizens and
visitors responded to the invitation to
attend the smoker and supper" IN the
Improvement club hall, and at seven
O'Clock all were being served with an
ample repast provided by the commit
tee, composed of J. X. Williams, j. E.
Andrews and A. ID. Penney. Cigars,
pines, tobacco and cigarettes followed
the supper for nearly an hour, when
Judge Penney called the meeting to at
tention, and announced that talk
fest" would begin with an address by
4. h. Douglas, of Miami,
Mr. Douglas is president of the Mi
ami Good Roads and Automobile asso-
citation, and is an enthusiast. he
made the first run frCm New York to
Atlanta, in 1908, in which siXty-five
cars entered, and won a trophy, of
which he is proud He was pioneer
IN the movement to extend the Nat
iuna highway from Atlanta to Miami,
aud through his efforts, coupled with
that 81 the Miami association, the route
has been officially declared by govern.
ment maps issued by the off re of pub
ic roads and published in journals OF
national circulation. Mr.. Douglas
stated thai large touring parties would
come down the coast the coming win.
1tr ana that 1t was up to st. Lucie
county 20 make It's portion of the high
W3A IA passnbe condition, if we ex-
p,.lcd anyone 20 come this way. His
talk was well received and showed
ablui5 rs public speaker which he
denied.
r. 4. Every, manager of the Fells-
mcc Farm, Company, explained in de.
tai Of uue finding Of the new road ma
tvrial. and stated that if the deposit
eNlcndcJ to the tracks Of the Fells-
mere Farms railroad, that the material
would be- free to the county, and that
lis railroad would transport free of
charge us many cars as the Florida
East Coast railroad would handle free.
Mr.. Every also gave description of
the great work his company is under
taking IN draining their tract of land,
for which one million dollars have been
appropriated, and stated that the four
ex.avators and two dredges now at
work made pay roll exceeding $751;
600 monthly.
c. II. Racey, of Mt Elizabeth, was
called and told his active interest in
good roads ever since he first came to
st. Lucie county seventeen years ago,
and pledged his support to any move.
ment that would hasten the building of
roads.
Stanley Kitching, representing Palm
Beach county, explained the needs of
bridge asross the St. Lucie river, at
Stuart, and stated that Palm Beach
county would willingly pay two-thirds
of the expense of such bridge, if the |
two counties could arrange to build it
west of the railroad bridge, where it
would be protected. He estimated that