The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1914-05-07
PAVED HIGHWAYS
REUNION TRAVELS
jacksonville Has Many High
Class Roads to Points
of Interest
TRIPS to Be Taken Over Them In Az
tomobIles During the Reunion OF
Cenfederates May 6, z, g

jacksonville, Fla, April.-f is sare
to say that hundreds, and possibly
thousands, of visitors to JacksonVllie
during the week Of the great Reunion
of Confederate Veterans and Sons OF
Veterans, will make the trip from
their homes in automobiles. Numer
Gus inquiries have been received from
all parts Of the country concerning
road conditions, and especially IN re-
gard to the practicability OF reaching
other points in Florida by automobile
trips from Jacksonville.
For the information Of auto owners
,desirous Of bringing their cars 10
Jacksonville at the time Of the Re
union, attention is called to the fac,
that the city license books show that
there are over 1000 licensed automo
biles in the city of Jacksonville alone
and during the past winter season
more than $500 motor-driven vehicles
have passed through Jacksonville en-
route to various places on the Florida
peninsula. Unless there were fairly
good roads, leading from Jacksonville
to other sections Of the State, there
would not have been ons-tenth as
many cars In Florida this season, and
the home people Of Jacksonville would
not have invested 80 heavily in motor
vehicles.
Duval county, Of which Jacksonville
is the county seat, was among the hrst
u The Tlorida counties to issue road
improvement bonds and to begin the
paving Of its highways with vitrifed
raving brick and concrete. With q
population of only $4,000 in 1909, this
county issued road improvement bonds
that year to the amount Of $1.soo, 900,
and It was provided that not more
than $750,0o0 was TO be expended In
road construction each year for four
years. The bonds were sold at q
handsome premium and the money
has all been expended on the roads OF
the county, with result that this
county now has some Of the very best
IN the South, and these roads are q
Joy TO the 1oyridsr and TO all persons
who uS9 them.
But this Ii not all; for the Board OF
County Commissioners is at the pres
snt time working up interest in .
proposition 10 Issue from $2,0oo,ooo to
&6,eeo, ,6Co additional road improve
0sat bends and construct system OF
paved roads and highways throughout
he county Of Duval that VIII b .
model for all sections OF the country.
Jaoksonrflle 70 only seventeen mises
A Q Grset line from the Atlanos
Ocean, who're there - one Of the hnsss
beaches in The world. anoeding speed
way toanr hundred fest In width aAd
twenty miles ia length Hsrs 10 tss
hdsal automobile course and II In w.
sted by thousands Of cars every yesf.
From the city 70 the seashore tn
county has constructed . magnificent
boulevard. paved with vitriaed brick
and with concrete for the entire dis
sance Hundreds OF cars traverse this
Atlantic Boulevard, a. II Is known.
daily, and during the Reunion many
shousAnds Of visitors VIII make the
tSt0 hy auto TO the beach. once on
the seashors they VIII And much TO
Interest them Surf bathing wiz be
at its best during the Reunion weex
and many Visitors nom interior pointA
who have never kefore naa the oppor
tunlty 70 plunge iheo tae Dig orsaAsrs
OF oo ocean' wiz nne inc experience
O novel and dellghuui one.
From 5acksonViie 70 81. AugastS
me distance oy auto Is 81 miles aoe
the trip Is easily MADE IN TWO hourA
In fact, the record Tor the tr1p 10 one
hour and nine minutes, out that ID ~
moot too Ast Tor Trip TO the oioeH
city In th' United States.
. The road from South JacksonNiset
On the opposite sios OF tne mA'esu"
81 !ohns rver Hon INC neuhion ei's.
~ paved WIN snell iot nins nilss anu
the going - sooo. inen comes sA
miles OF brick paving over Whlcn tAe