The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-06
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Editor Telegram :

Thinking the experiences of my
self and friends might be of interest
to your readers, let me beg your in
diligence in the beginning for what
must be set down very incompletely
in a series of hurredly written let
tiers which cannot begin in any
reasonable limits to mention the
thousands of points of interest in
city and country, in plain and noun
! tain that shared the field of our at
tcntion
The objective poiAt Oh our journey
was the Panama Pacific Exposition
u; San Francisco. The road we were
to learn by actual travel. AS l write
memory brings before me the lon@
miles, the unsupported windings OF
the high road, the sudden glimpsce
of towns dancing into view or fad
ing drought the woodlands, or shin
ing lenqths of lake and river blend
ing.
/ It was "a beautiful afternoon in
Z May when seated in new Ford, o,ll
suit cases securely fastened on trunk
rack and tenders, we departed from
Barlow. The motor seems to hum
again, and the smooth hard road Of
Polk county passes beneath our roll
ing wheels, the miles of IIillsborOugn
are crossed and we are plunging ana
rolling through the sand of Pascn
county. Soon we are on fine clay
roads driving through q fair, rich
country, beautiful with rolling hills
and long valleys distances limiting oi
aisles of silver where distant lakes
shine in the radiance of the setting
sun
At Dade city we matted for the
first night. The next morning We
drove onward over as heavy sand as
we encountered anywhere on on
trip, For four hours or more we made
until we reached the hard road to In
Vcrness. From there we went onward
with good speed, over excellent
roads, visiting a short while in bot!
Ocala and Gainesville, and rcachin.
High Springs for the night.
I.ravinl High SPRINGS the next
morning we soon came into what i!
called the National Highway. II
was much travelled by cars. was very
,urdy. and exceedingly crooked. In
stead Of following the National IIi4h
way out to Naldosta Ga, we spent
west to Tallahassee where we spent
the major portion of day visiting
Tallahassee was full of many
sided life Politicians, place hunters
and a.cnts, made the lives OF official.
a mad round of dodgin@ II was ny
privilege To visit the House Of Req.
Representatives Hancock and Rob
son of Polk county were at thcii
desks alert. and attentive to the
questions before the assembly They
were pleased to see me and showed
me great courtesy. At the door
7 found my friend, General ] A. Cox
re Lakeland, who was doorkecper for
This session. lie was greatly delight
! ed TO sec me and still more pleased
when he learned who had come with
me and whittier we were bound
4 After dinner he and / went for a
drive over the town, and out TO the
campus of the Female College where
! he is an especial fayorite. Here we
spent a charming half hour after
which we drove back to the capitol.
During the afternoon / observed
/ the proceedings of the house, watch
/ ed thevarious interests engaged in
/ self-seeking about the Legislature.
and enjoyed the spectacle afforded
by the witty encounters of the de
baters. ] saw the State School In
spectors Lynch and Trackston moving