The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-27


advantages. They have known
Winter Haven feared our growing
community would soon oversha-
dow it. They have known that
cherished any unselhsh brotherly
love for Auburndale. But they
have always considered the citi-
zens of Winter Haven as honor
able men and fair fighters, and it
is therefore difficult to express
their feelings of outraged justice
and utter amazement when the
following report of an attempt at
gentlemanly piracy came to light
in the WinterHaven Chief OF
August 10th:
AT an executive meeting OF the
Chamber of Commerce OF Win
ter Haven called for the purpose
of considering the proposed
routes of highways for Polk
county as recently published by
the county commissioners, the
following resolution was passed
and the committee representing
this body before the county COM
missioners and the good roads
board of governors was instruct
ed to submit same at the meeting
of those bodies August IL in Bar
tow:
That because OF the small de-
velopment, and the swampy, wet
nature of the territory traversed
by the proposed Haines City
Lakeland road; and because it
practically parallels the Dixie
Highway part OF the way, and
other good surface roads pre-
scribed through the country by
the commissioner, be it therefore
Resolved, that we petition the
county commissioners to cut out
that line of road from the pres
ent system Of roads as presented
in their published report of pro-
posed roads. and be it further
Resolved. to recommend the
adoption of the following route
to supply the needs of the district
traversed by the Haines City
Lakeland road to follow the Dix
lie Highway to Lucerne Park,
then nine foot road from Lu-
cerne Park, south of Lake
Haines to Lake Alfred. then
south to Florence Villa to the
Auburndale road as presented to
the commissioners advertised re-
port, and then to Auburndale,
and be it further
Resolved, that the road from
Auburndale to Lakeland be a
nine foot road instead of a flf-
teen foot road.
These resolutions are submit
ted to substantiate our conten-
ton that the routes herein SET
forth will more economically
serve the majority of the people
in the district traversed, and be.
cause the greatest development
in the northern section of Polk
county has been along the route
selected by the commissioners fol
Dixie Highway, which present:
to the traveller as attractive ane
beautiful scenes as can be fount
in any portion of the state o
Florida.
Be it also further resolved tina
we respectfully solicit your hon
orable body to grant the addition
of nine foot road from White
Haven to Dundee.
Unanimously adopted.
Now that's a very nice mess 0
falsehood, SANDER, ignorance AM
greed to emanate from such
supposedly representative bod
as Chamber of Commerce, ism
it? To citizens of Auburndale
and to all who know the tru
conditions, it isn't worth curse
But, in order that the truth ma
be made known to all the worlc
let's look over the ukase point b
point
Small Development swan
py. wet nature of the territory.
This, let us sincerely hope, pre-
ceeds from ignorance. That thi
ignorance may be enlightened
wree respectfully refer the Chan
Der of Horrors to the article i
last weeks issue of the New Err;
outlining just trifle of Small
development bordering this roa'
Just HON swampy this territor
is NOT can be seen by travellin
over the road right now, an
drainage canals already undo
way will eliminate practically
surplus water. And if the learne
gentlemen desire to convin'
anyone that the territory of the
own pet road is wholly free fro
dampness. it would be wise
get a company of blind men al
equip them with rubber boots
such might possible be convince
Ill