The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-02
LARGE ATTENDANCE
At MEETING POLK
CO. GOOD ROADS ASSN


undertook fifteen or sixteen months I
ago, as was evidenced by the meet I
ing held in Barlow on Monday, No 4,
vember 1. and the results of the en-
thusiastic interest manifested there. ,
About sixty members being present. ,
The meeting was called for the
purpose of electing officers for the +,
ensuing year and to consider steps ,
row necessary to be taken in con-
nection with the proposed bond issue
which they have succeeded in per-
suading the County Commissioners
to call in the near future.
The secretary read a compre-
hensive report, outlining the work of
the association up to the present
time and recommending the immed-
late commencement of an a.: aggressive,
systematic and well-organized cam
f,aign in preparation for the election.
Cwip,, to the fact that there are sew
cral hundred good roads boosters
and taxpayers in the county who
have not yet registered and under the .
law, will have no opportunity to reg
lister prior to the election, it will be |
necessary to get out every friend OF |
the cause and by thorough cam
pai7n of education and information
the removal of many dougts, mis-
understanding and false impressions,
to add new friends. The association,
| after careful consideration and argu
ment pro and con, decided not to
postpone the election until such time
| as the non registered taxpayers could
f qualify, which would delay actual
) work on construction until the late
: sl-ring or early summer of 1917, but
+ to make a vigorous attempt to carry
r the election with the present voting
y strength The campaign contem-
h plates a thorough personal canvass
o o. every qualified voter in the coun-
ty, along the lines already mention
;. ed and it is believed that while the
o work will be very hard and intensive
" That an honest and earnest effort will
h result favorably.
h The membership of the associa-
e ton has increased from "a to $50
le and an effort is to be made to in
crease this number to 200. There
I hot ppt
" the taxpayers in the county viii
ne fail to realize the tremendous value
~ of the Dixie Highway, whicl it IL
in conceded cannot be built as pledged
ay without a bond issue. It Is also be
Cd lieved that if the county, as whole
ng should fail to realize the importanc
of this highway, that the Lakeland
= and Winter Haven districts woul'
.ct proceed at once to organize roa
district and by bonding for road
re through that district be, INCA posi-
Is, ton to offer hard-surfaced him
IN way for the Dixie route through III
,se north end of the county. to Tampa
re and from there to Arcadia, there
tie Join the loop east to Miami Tn
at association would deplore this. as
of desires to keep the county unifie
ms and harmonious and the progressiv
oh taxpayers in the south end OF TN
ad county would feel very badly to b
I'VE cut off from this highway: In vie
,R. of these various argumentsr I'll
fact that Polk c ounty Is the onl
county in South Florida which h;
KS not already bonded, or at least cal
in, an election, for good roads, tt
are members of the Association nay
The unanimously decided to go into Il
cal matter now and by hard and effe
me tive work secure successful resu
ere at an election to be held as soon
by the engineering work and co
lily tractors bids shall have been cor
are Melted i'm order to determine thetot
All cost, material to beu sed and 9th
ou' necessary data.
ar The annual election of the Office
of the association resulting In
following selection: Governor
Mulberry District; Measrs. y
, a pipkin and G. G. Martin; Fe
has Meade District, r. f. Ohlinger a
the w. ID. Turnkey Barlow District
on T. Cline and G. II. Walker; Wln'
Haven District Henry Lewis and
tho Walker Pope; lakeland District;
veil r. Schurman and L, Y. lversen ]
ling present president, John ). HoWa
was unanimously chosen for the
- suing year, as also f. +. Cline
Tyy1 vice-president and A. J. Holwort
3 for secretary-secretary treasurer.
: q The Campaign Committee and
|. q governors OF the association Will h
81. a Joint meeting in Barlow on NJ
5SSs day, November 10, and settle
plans for the campaign. In
D55l meantime, every one Interested
"a GOOD road, for Polk county q