The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-09-17
ALL ROADS ARE TO
LEAD PALATKAWARD
Senic, Lee and Jackson and
East and West Loop of
Dixie Highway
Will all Pass through this City-Nation-
al Highway also Likely to Have
Terminal in Palatka.

Secretary Elliott has been playing
a winning game in all the contests
which have been going on in the State
to secure 1routings for the several
leading highways that are soon to
traverse Florida. Palatka has been
designated as a station on each one
of them, and when they are complet-
ed Palatka will be first among the ci-
ties of the State in its highway con-
lections.
1t will be the center from which all
the roads will gravitate. Through
it will pass the Lee and Jackson
Highway, north and south, and over
this same route the Florida Scenic
Highway, as well as the east and
west loop of the Dixie Highway,
which is to connect with the main
highway at Hastings and run to
Gainesville. This is not only the Of
fetal, but the only possible connec-
ton, as Palatka holds the key in that
lis possesses the only wagon bridge
across the st. Johns river.
Not satisfied with his achievements
so far. however, Secretary Elliott is
now at work with more than a fair
chance of success, in efforts to make
an official connection for Palatka with
the National Highway, and this over
route that heretofore has not be4n
mentioned at any of the highway
meetings.
In this proposed new route Secre-
tary Elliott is now interesting all the
rood roads boosters of Putnam, Brad
ford, Columbia and Hamilton coun-
ties, the four counties through which
this route will pass
Beginning at Melrose, Ga. this
route, according to Secretary Elliott
should come southeast to Jennings,
Jasper, White Springs, Lake City,
Lake Butler, Starke, Hampton, Mel
rose, Putnam Hall, Grandln, Flora
home, haywood, Carraway, SPRING
side to Palatka, its terminus. This
route will open a splendid and grow
ing section in the counties named
and make an air line for the Nation
al Highway from Atlanta, Macon and
Nldosta to Palatka, as the crow flies
without a ford or ferry to build, and
without a crook or turn. and tourists
making the State from Atlanta wnull
save about a hundred miles to all
points south of this city over any Of
the other proposed routes.
Secretary Elliott has been in COM
munication with parti's at Lahe City
and other points on the proposed nj"
line route and they are all willing,
ns anxious, to pull their coats and
Oh md this movement.
as been asserted that this
J. { could be officially oucned in d
few months time, as any nG the coUn-
ties would have but lutte to do to
make the proper connection; and log
the route for official publication. Put
nam county has most Of this road
built and graded through y splendid
ly thriving section. and with less than
six miles to make it complete.
The board of trade will take the
matter up at its next meeting on
Monday night, Sept goth, when it will
likely appoint a committee to wait on
the county commissioners to ascer
tain Just what Putnam county ca
redge in the way Of roads a. meet
ing which will be held y va long "f
representatives of the four counties,
probably at Starke.
This highway will have the adH90t
age ever any highway 1AW reaching
tire State. or any p"oHo 'oI route. and
with a terminus at iaiiukG from
v1 ch all par Of The Stale can be
reached over modern E'1nNays.