The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-08-31
HELP TO IMPROVE
FLORIDA HIGHWAYS
Marion County Should be Well Rep
resented at the Central Florida
Association Meeting


The Marion County Board of Trade
has received the following letter:
Tampa, Fla, August 81.
To All Members: We want you to
attend the quarterly meeting of the
Central Florida Highway Association
which will be held in Lakeland Thurs
day, September 9th, the meeting to
be called to order at 1890 a. m. in
the auditorium, which has a seating
capacity of several thousand. We
want to make this meeting the big
gest thing of the kind ever held in the
South. We had over four hundred
delegates at the meeting in Orlando,
and, if possible, we want a thousand
at Lakeland. Would like to see you
come in your automobiles, if possible,
and bring a load of good roads en-
thusiasts with you. Each member
has vote and the individual mem
berships are only 2 per year.
If you are not aware of the fact,
will state that as yet the central loop
of the Dixie Highway through Flor
ida has not been designated, and
neither has it been agreed upon by
the two Florida commissioners, and
the meeting at Lakeland will deter
mine the routing Of this highway,
especially with respect to the route
north of Gainesville; whether it shall
go west and north of Gainesville to
Tallahassee, or north from Gaines
vile to Lake City. This is a most i'm
portant subject and we are all vitality
interested in the final decision. Each
member will have a vote on this ques-
tion and it is necessary that you as
well as your friends be there.
This meeting will be held in the
largest city in Polk county. The
county that is now agitating a bond
issue for a sum something like ST.
100000. You should lend your sup
port by your presence in showing
Polk county citizens the interest in
Florida for good roads; your presence
will make sentiment greater for the
ultimate building of 200 miles of
highway in Polk county.
Other highway matters will be
brought up and reports concerning
various recommended routes will be
received. Some of the points to be
brought up are the designating of
certain tributaries to the Dixie High
way, the Identification of highways,
aI4 ,F In
tions favoring other interstate high
ways that will be of national impor-
tance; your city should be located on
every important highway route that
is possible, and if you are absent it
might mean a loss of an opportunity
that may not present itself again
The executive committee has rec
commended an amendment to the by
laws, as herewith attached; this will
be voted on at the Lakeland meeting.
Come and bring all the good roads
boosters you know of; have them on
hand in Lakeland early in the morn
ing, Thursday, September 9Th, 1915.
Entertainment is being arranged for
by Lakeland citizens and the meet
ing will be an all-day and evening
session.
1t is possible we will have Presi-
dent Allison and Assistant Secretary
Robinson of the Dixie Highway As
sociation, also several members of
the Dixie Highway Association direc-
torate, with US, and we are urging
the Florida commissioners, Mr.. Bel
cher and Mr.. Saxon, to be present.
Yours very truly,
l.. p. Dickie, Secretary,
Cnntrnl Elnridn Hinhrrar Aratn