Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-10-17
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Especial Dispatch to The Journal) ?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct, 14--Jack-
Ionville is alive with interest in the 1911
Glidden tour which Slogan at o'clocK
today. and the next 10 days will consti:
ute busy season OF preparation. C. H.
Mann, chairman of Sthe entertainment
committee of the board of trade, has
called a meeting of1the committee for
Monday night at o'clock, when final de-
tails of the receptioni and entertainment
Of the tourists will be. agreed upon. Sub
committees on the various features will
oe named and begin work Immediately.
DIR Mann is also president of the
riverside Civic league Immediately on
being advised that the tourists will come
into Jacksonville through Riverside, he
instructed the public. works committee to
arrange to have ALL weeds along the
route cut and the streets put in perfect
condition. Residents rof Riverside along
the route to be followed have agreed
to decorate their homes with flags and
bunting. The association will have out
several pilot cars prettily decorated.
HIGHWAY IS READY.
President Conroy, of the board Of trade,
and F. o. Miller, chairman of the good
roads committee, are keeping in close
touch with the progress of the work on
the highway in Duval county and are
satisfied with what has been done. Sew
eraI stretches of fine flat-woods road
have been stricken from the contract, be-
cause of their perfect condition. En-
gineer Perkins, who has the contract for
the 17-mile stretch from the county line
to the,brick paving, was fortunate enough
to find several large deposits of mari
n aH
of clay. 1t was placed on the roadbed
to an average depth of six inches and
given a two-inch coating of sand. This
will be gone over with King dragS after
the first rain after which 1t will be in
perfect condition The average cost has
been 81 ,07O per mile.
Discussing the change of route in
bringing the tourists into the city, Chair
man Miller said:
Inability to complete bridge on the
three-mile stretch now being laid with
brick will necessitate change of route.
The GIidden party will be led by short
cut TO st. Johns avenue and down that
thoroughfare along the banks of the pc
turesque st. Johns river.
THE national highway will be left at
point 200 yards east of the sand clay
road. At this point the original scout
car had placed a New York Herald-At-
lanta Journal highway yellow Slgn.- Inc
right fork will be taken, which will lea.
to fairly good crossing over the Sea-
board Air Line tracks within 400 yards
OF the yellow highway sign.
NEW ROUTE LAID, OUT!
.'Crossing the tracks, there are three
roads-one heavy travelled to the right,
one to the left and one straight on The
straight-ahead fiatwoods road win be
taken. Two hundred yards from the
railroad will be found a bridge over a
large ditch. Two hundred yards beyond
this the roads fork again. The left will
be taken here, which will lead into the
main Middleburg road at a point near
the Gardner home Here will be found a
short stretch of sand that win be pine
strawed.
The Middleburg road will be Travelled
for one mile,. when Edgewood avenue will
be entered. The party will turn to the
right on the avenue and for two miles
will enjoy stretch of fine road that
is as straight as a crow flies. AT the
end of this avenue, view of the st.
Johns river, at a point where 1t Is nearly
two miles wide, will greet the tourists.
They will turn left on st. Johns avenue.