The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-04-15
Miami Fears
This Section
Will Receive
Some Notice
IN A FEVER RELATIVE TO TER.
MINUS OF DIXIE HIGHWAY
Believes That Governor May Be In
fluenced to Give This Part of
the State Some Representa-
ton on the Board

Miami, April l5-That CONNER
cial organizations on the west coast
are wa2ing strong campaign
against the adoption of Miami as the
official terminus of the Dixie High
way, was limited at in message re-
ceived yesterday by S. A. Belcher
chairman of the county commission
ers, who was a delegate from this
city to the Chattanooga conference
of governors, and whose name was
mentioned by the local Chamber Of
Commerce to Governor Park Tram
NELL for appointment as one of the
two commissioners 20 further the
good roads project. The telegram
Der of Commerce and calls attention
to a meeting to be held at Chat
tanooga on Thursday. April 18th,
for the purpose of determining the
southern terminus of the Dixie
Highway"
Inasmuch as the terminus was Of
ficially agreed upon and this city
was unanimously chosen for this
honor, local boosters in sympathy
with the project and who have fol-
lowed it and were responsible for
the selection of Frank B. Shuts,
president of The Herald, and S. A.
Belcher to represent Miami at Chat
tanooga April 2-3. are inclined to
view the matter in the line of joke,
rather than give serious attention
to it. They point out that official
action has already been taken and,
therefore, the powers that be" on
the west coast are unable to change
that decision.
A message to this effect was sent
the Jacksonville Chamber of Com
merce,, following a conference in the
Chamber of Commerce of several To-
cal boosters.
Information has reached the
Chamber of Commerce that Governor
Trammell, who was authorized TO ap.
point two commissioners to look
after the Florida end of the Dixie
Highway, has not yet been officially
clothed with this power and not.
withstanding requests from the
Chamber of Commerce that Mr.. Bel.
cher be appointed, this has not beer
compiled with.
TO expedite matters in this con
nection the Chamber of Commerce
late yesterday afternoon wired Gov
ernor Rye, Of Tennessee, as follows
please wire at our expense par
ticulars Chattanooga Highway meet
ing called for April 18th. Governor
Trammell has not yet selected two
Florida representatives and is wait
ing ofHAjal notification that HI
should do so. Please send him sucf
notification"
Members of the Chamber of Com
merce believe that strong influence
from the west coast organizations
has been brought to bear on the ex
ecutive, and some of them opinet
last night that somewhere well de
fined political string was beini
pulled.
Carl Fisher, who is responsible
for the Dixie Highway, and who hat
Miami in mind from the very out
set of the project as the southern
terminus, said last night that he die
not anticipate any change in the
plan as already adopted. He will
leave for Indianapolis the latter par
of the week and en- route will prob
ably call on overnor Rye at Nash
willie, and Gov. Ralston of Indiana
upon his arrival at the Hoosiel
capital. While it is understood thai
west coast people are waging {
strong campaign to intercept thu
proposition as already adopted, Mr.
Fisher is of the opinion that Miam
will not be robbed of the honor al
ready given it and he will strongl!
oppose any action detrimental to thu
Magic City's interests.
1t is expected that further infor
nation will be received by tn
Chamber of Commerce today, follow
ing Gov. Trammell's official notifica
ton of power of appointment o
Florida's representatives. Mr.. Bel
cher was unanimously elected to rep
resent this end of the highway an
his name was strongly recommend
ed to the executive. In view of tn
fact that Miami had representation
at Chattanooga while the west coas
did not, and also that Chairman Bel
cher has authorized the expenditur
of $1,000 annually towards tn
maintenance of the Chicago-to-Mia
mi highway, it is generally felt her
that Governor Trammell cannot d
other than appoint Mr.. Belcher an
oppose any suggestion that may b
made for the highway being trans
ferred to the west coast.