The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-28
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am proud to say that in my opin-
Ion Tampa Board of Trade is en-
titled to all credit, for starting the
movement and placing confidence
behind it resulting in Hillsbor-
ough's fine system of vitrified brick
roads. was on a committee of the
Board of Trade which was instruct
ed to Investigate the cost of main
tenance of our poor roads and re-
suit of this investigation revealed
the startling information that
Hillsborough county was expanding,
l believe, $4,000 per annum in
the up-keep and building of the
worthless highways which then
prevailed. Shortly thereafter the
Board of Trade of Tampa appointed
a committee of prominent citizens
and this committee working in con-
junction with the county commits
sioners went before the people and
advocated her million dollar bond
issue which was carried by a large
majority. The saving thus effected
to Hillsborough county today not
only provides the interest on her
, bond issue but also a comfortable
sinking fund for the retirement of
her bonds.
have attended good roads meet
ings in Polk county on numerous
occasions and whenever the oppor-
tunit! presented itself have sound
ed the note of warning that some
fine morning we would wake up and
find complete system of good roads
vile via Brooksville, Ocala and
Gainesville and when this occurred
the people of Polk county would
realize the sad mistake they had
made in not keeping abreast with
the times and providing roads such
as can be passed over in comfort.
Have you realized that Polk county
is practically the only missing link
between Tampa and Jacksonville via
Lakeland Orlando-Daytona route?
You build today and you repair
tomorrow. You are only adding to
the expense of maintenance in put
ting down roads which are not of
lasting quality. understand you
are now going to test the sand oil
system in a number of different
places and in addition to finding out
if it is serviceable you will be able
to educate the farmer voted of this
county. | cannot conceive that our
farmers of Polk county lack the in
telligence to vote bond issue for
Polk county good roads Of a perman-
ent nature, provided they have the
assurance and confidence that the
money derived from said bond issue
! will be economically expended and
fwhile you are making these tests dc
you not know that you are retard'
| ing the growth of other counties by
reason of the poor roads which will
, prevail here until yu do connect
them up? Follow the example OF
| Hillsborough county and of Other
) counties to the north--connect III
r yur main truck lines with bricl
= abut which there can be no ques
= ton as to endurance, give the peo
l pie who are anxious to see the beau
ties of Polk county an opportunit!
to get within ur borders on passabl'
roads. then make your laterals ant
less important roads of your san'
2 oil material or something similar
but build roads-that is the cryini
need of Polk county today and thu
I Board of Trade of the City o
Lakeland could undertake no NOR
= important work than to become tn
e champions of a brick highway con
= Meeting up the Jacksonville-Tamp'
= route, which is so badly needed.
We complain bitterly Of the cos
of transportation but If the trutl
a were told it would probably devel
: Cd that it costs Mr.. Farmer as nue.
h to haul crate eof Strawberries o
a box of oranges into Lakeland o
Winter Haven as it does to trans
port them one hundred times tina
, distance by rail. You will all agre
with me that the glories Of Florid
must be seen to be appreciated
Honeycomb Polk county with
, system of roads connecting wit
r those of other counties, make 1t
comfort and a pleasure for IN
: automobiles and the farmer to trav
, ell along your countryside an