The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-02-23
THE GOOD ROADS DEMoNSTRA-
TION TRAIN
Is Visited by Large Number Inter-
ested in Good Roads-Mr. Ed Car
michael Heads the Good Roads


Club for This County
The Atlantic Coast Line Good
Roads train, under the direction of
the United States department of ag-
riculture, in its itinerary through the
states of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and
Florida, reached Ocala Monday after
noon and remained over until noon
Tuesday.
The Atlantic Coast Line railway is
to be commended for the interest it
has taken for the propagation of the
good roads sentiment throughout the
south.
The special object of this itinerary
is to enthuse our people on the sub
ject of good roads, so that every
measure leading to the Inauguration
of better roads throughout this Sec
tion will be encouraged. The railway
company could not lend it's aid to the
promotion of any public enterprise
that would lead to better results.
The train is equipped with a pri-
vate car placed at the disposal of gov
ernment experts and representatives
of the National Highway Association.
There is also an exhibition car, sixty
feet long, with ratings and counters,
equipped with an engine for general
ing electric power for operating the
models in the exhibition car, and
light for operating the lantern in the
lecture car, which is also sixty feet
in length, and which is alike specially
equipped for the convenience of the
lecturers, as well as for the comfort
Of the audience.
Models of all types of modern high
way construction and working models
Of road machinery was exhibited and
operated by electricity, and their
practical workings were explained
and fully demonstrated.
Mr.. H. C. Wells, superintendent of
road construction work under. the
United States agricultural depart
ment, assisted by Mr.. j. H. Shielder,
gave very interesting and educa-
tional stereopticon lecture on the
building of good roads. The pictures
showed the building of roads in their
several stages of development, and
with all kinds of material and with
all kinds of labor. The lecturer said
that Georgia was completing ten
miles of good roads every day the
sun went down, and was building
them with convict labor, cheaper and
better than any other state, which
showed that it was the solution of
the good roads problem.
Mr. H. S. Fairbanks also gave
good roads talk, which was pointed
and enjoyable At it's conclusion
good roads club was organized, which
will be affiliated with the department
of agriculture at Washington, and it
will be benefited by receiving all the
suggestions and literature on the
subject of good roads that the depart
ment has at it's disposal. Mr.. Ed Car
michael was elected president of that
organization; Mr.. 2. C. Chambliss,
vice president; Mr. L. w. Duval, Sec
rotary, and Mr.. Nathan Mayo of Sum-
merfeld, treasurer.
All the editors of the county were
made assistant secretaries.
Everywhere the special train has
stopped it has been visited by large
crowds, and a great deal of enthusi-
asm has been worked up. =.
The train left here for Leesburg at
noon, and will finish 1t itinerary at
Lake Butler tomorrow.
The train crew consists of Engi-
neer Graham, Conductor A. F. Chris
tie and Flagman Harry Bullock.