The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-07-23
TRANS
STATE HIGHWAY
To Pass Through Palatka-
Central Florida Highway
ASSO'n Favorable.

The Tampa Tribune of Monday con-
tanned the following story concerning
the proposed Lee-Jackson Translate
highway through Florida:
"That Tampa should be the termi-
nus of at least .one great translate
highway, if the belief of the board of
trade and leading citizens and move
ment has been started to that effect.
Miami has been designated as the ter
minus of the Dixie Highway, but
Tampa, it is declared, is a far more
important point. Since the Dixie
Highway movement was begun, agl-
tation has also been going on in IA
vor of a Lee and Jackson Highway
from Washington, D. c., southwark
via Richmond and it is of this high
way that Tampa is seeking to be de-
signated the terminus.
1.-THE Lee and Jackson Highway
movement is fathered by Richard II.
Edmonds, editor of the Manufactur-
ers' Record, who has been agitating
the project for several months. Mr..
Edmonds will strongly support any
efforts made for such highway.
Yesterday Assistant Secretary L. P.
Dickie of the Tampa Board Of Trade,
who is secretary Of the Central Flor
ida Highway Association, was in con-
ference with A. j. Holworthv secre-
tary of the Lakeland Board of Trade,
and as result telegram was sent
Mr. Edmonds on the subject.
"The suggestion is made that the
project be discussed at the meeting
of the Central Highway Association
in Lakeland, September Is. The tel
egram sent yesterday follows:
Highway Route Suggested.
"The Lee and Jackson Highway
should be reality. Suggest for route
Washington, Richmond Wilmington,
Charleston, Savannah, Brunswick,
Jacksonville, Palatka, Sanford, Kis-
simmee, Lakeland and Tampa. Can
secure support of needed men and
suggest calling of meeting in Lake
land middle Of September, when Cen
tral Florida Highway Association
meets; greatest aggregation OF good
roads advocates in Florida. You
should request Governors to endorse
and appoint commissioners to be at
meeting. Call on me for help and
you will get support. (Signed) L.
P. Dickie, secretary Central Florida
Highway Association"
"This route is the same as approv-
ed by the Central Florida Highway
Association for the Jacksonville
Scenic Route" and is declared to be
both practicable and desirable.
"The Central Florida Highway AS
sociation has been very active for
good roads recently and at a meeting
of the executive committee held in
Tampa last week it was announced
that the western branch of the Dixie
Highway through Florida had been
pledged and would be completed not
later than May, 1916"
Hon. H. Clay Stamford, president
of the Kissimmee board of trade,
seing the above article in the Tri-
bune, Immediately wrote to Secretary
Elliott of the Palatka board of trade
as follows:
81 send you clipping from Tampa
Tribune of this date, and it seems to
me that this Highway from Washing
ton, D. c., to Tampa is good thing
for us to oct behind and push. Be
sure to be at the Lakeland meeting
of the Central Florida Highway As
soriation with a good delegation"
To this letter Secretary Elliott sent
the following renly on Tuesday:
"Ycur favor of yesterday received
and thank you for your interest
end clipning re9ardir~ the Jackson
ZEE Highway from Washington to
Tar1na. I will he at Lakeland with
NV fighting clothes on and with the
help of Green Cove Springs. Palatka,
Crescent City, DeLand. Sanford, Or
Ilaado, Kissimmee, Lakeland and other
cities we should be able to put it
over"