The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-18
lhLAnDO GOOD
4; ;OA1S| BOOSTERS
ELL Ii OF TRIP
ERE HIGHLY PLEASED WITH
The HOSPITALITY EXTEND.
ED BY LAKELAND.
Was 4 Tired But Enthusiastic
Bunch That Reached Tampa
Last Night.

VI -
AZ stated IN the Telegram yester-
~ afternoon. the Coed Roads
oosters OF Orlando reached here
lortly before 5 o'clock, and were
lven q Lakeland welcome by a large
umber of members OF the Board of
rade ana their ladies They all
r,oke In highest terms of the treat
lent rsceisad at the hands of the
soplc of LAKELAND. The following
Interesting account of their trip is
ken from thfs mornings Tribune:
Fifteen automobiles, containing
{ fty-two Good Roads Boosters, ar
we'd at the Hillsborough hotel from
rlando At 1880 o'clock last night,
2 lowing the dust of ia miles Of
,adway some good. but mostly
.ad-travefsed since 1880 o'clock
sstcrday morning. Several of the
oosters drove to Manuel Garcia's
q sstaurant u partake of Spanish
Inner. This morning the boosters
Ill re6nmo their journey, heading
r 81. Petersburg. their destination,
a I'd going afound b yClearwater
3. nd Tarpon SPRINGS.
- @. y. Howard, secretary Of the Or
lndo Board OF Trade, and spokcs-
ian for ths party, said last night,
! What w IRE making the trip for
.'I to advocate better roads and the
--ostins ofwhat roads we have"
", Nll1boroueh Roads Best.
- Speaking Of the condition Of the
IA miles of road covered yesterday,
r lr. Howard said that the best
a tretch the boosters travelled was
Encountered at the Fillsborourh
ountt line, that the road continued
ood all the way into Tampa. Polk
ounty came in for a bouquet, too,
Gr. Howard speaking we'll of the sew
rn-mile stretch out of Bartow on the
'ay to lakeland. Although the
lrst seven miles of that road was
ood, the other six miles was not
hought - be quite so good, CAS- for
est Of the way" he said, "the roads
|ere rcugh and san1y."
Refsfrink now to the receptions
cccrded thm by the towns en- route,
e. Howard was especially pleased
tth the 9racious compliment paid
ae boootqeS by the Lakeland Board
TrAd6 which made an effort to
;lipse tho receptions rendered by
ther towns. "Seven miles out Of
artow." Is said, 1--WE we're met BY
10 Lakeland Board Of Trade, who
oudue:cd ne ct once to the High
ma Ceuntry Club. where we were
lven cordial welcome. A fter tar
ving there only a short time, we
ere led next into the town OF Lake
snd, where, upon arrival at the
ty park. VIC were met by COM
ittee Of ladies from the Board of
rade. Who served refreshments.
ere we were treated royalty Kis-
mmeo alDo was on the lookout for
3. When we arrived at Kissimmee,
le Board Of Trade was there to
leet - md to give us demonstra-
on oe Klssimmee's new automobile
1 70 apparatus. The exhibition
iovo4 the motor running around
ae couafe several times, attaching
hoee quickly to a couple of hy-
rants and throwing two streams Of
ater. This we greatly enjoyed.
I'VE sot to Barlow at 1:5o p. m.
nd had dinner at the Oaks hotel
iers. Barlow was asleep. It's Board
Trade was not In sight"
Hsw the Trip Was Made.
Iho otArt was made in Orlando at
so sharp yesterday morning. One
Pur an1 fifteen minutes later, the
npoetefp arrired at Kissimmee. hav-
vlg covered a distance Of eighteen
ile4 At S:45 they were at Lough-
an, tAifty-one miles out. Leaving
iere q 10 O'Clock, they arrived
fty-five minutes later at Davenport
miles farther. Leaving Daven-
UT at 1850 they went into Haines
ty ct i1:2o-that is, ten cars of /
. . nfteen did. The other five had /
ilen behind. The advance guard
a. nov forty-one miles from Or
MO. After a layover Of twenty
inutes 10 Haines City, the whole
'rfy ef Fifteen cars left. at mid
Ys orence Villa. They did not
rer. until they got TO Bar
IA five miles from Orlando.
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