The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-01
ENORMOUS WORK BEFORE
DIXIE HIGHWAY IS
READY FOR TOURISTS

An enormous amount of work still
remains before the Dixie Highway
Will be officially dedicated to the
public and tourists advised that a
trip can be safely made from the
north to Miami, and in order to
stimulate interest and to bring to a
realization the fact that nothing
shoull be shirked along this line.
Field Secretary w. S. Gilbreath, of
the Dixie Highway, is remaining in
town a few days securing applicants
for membership into the Dixie High
way Association.
'fDade county has done admirably
in this work" Mr.. Gilbreath stated
recently, but she is placed in Pc
culiar position, in tina she suffers the
lack of interest that might crop out
elsewhere along the route. 1t is our
purpose of stimulating interest in the
highway, to get as many members as
possible interested in the work, and
to keep plugging continuously in or
der that the general interest will not
log,
Then too, there is the expenses
OF maintaining our offices and eX
penses of organization, and carrying
to completion that 1000 miles of
projected Dixie Highway.
1T is also paramount to the sue
ceuss that as many memberships be
secured in order that expenses Of
maintaining the services of expert
engineers needed by the many coun-
ties and sections, to enable them to
spend their mony to the best possible
advantage, may be met.
Another expense is the furnish
ing of comprehensive system of in
formation to give out from time to
time to inquiries which we daily re-
ceive at the general offices; to assist
in meeting expenses Of the semi
monthly paper, The Dixie Highway
whose purpose is to educate everyone
to the advantage of good roads; to
pursue systematic and vigorous
campaign with view of interesting
congress in supplying substantial
federal aid. and also to create a pub
lie sentiment with view of provid-
ing plans for state aid system"
Mr.. Gilgreath believes that when
these things are carried out then the
achievements desired-that of bring
ing to speedy end the completion
CT the national project-Tha Dixie
Ilighway-will eliminate.
But" he added. united and CO.
operative Efforts desired f rom all
citizens throughout the section af-
fected, before we shall officially turn
the proposition over and give il the
stamp Of approval, which will bring
to this country thousands of autoists
annually"
Mr.. Gilbreath stated that a promi-
nont Detroit man had recently IN
Quired the condition of the Dixie
way, with the purpose in mind of
bringing to Miami fourteen carload
of wealthy tourists, bit. in justice
to the objects of he Dixie Highway,
to promote harmony and thorough
understanding, he was compelled to
advise the inquired that it would not
be safe to make the trip over the
route at this time. and when such
htime as needed repairs had been ad-
ministered he wuld keep the Ill
CURED advised so that he and party
could then make the journey IN the
knowledge before haul that it. was
going to be worth while and enjoy
able trip.
Mr.. Gilbreath stated that while
several interested men in Miami had
Joined the association, he believed
that Miami's quota of membership
should be Greatly increased and it is
for this purpose that he is staying
over for couple of days before
starting back in his official capacity
of field secretary.
SIGNAL HONOR FOR