The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-22
". N. LINDSEY WRITES
Interestingly
FROM RUSlON, la.

The editor of the Telegram has
just received a personal letter from
Mr.. w. NJ. Lindsey, who is now at
Ruston, La, and on account of the
many friends, he and Mrs. Lindsey
have here, we are going to share it
with Telegram readers. Mr.. Lindsey
says: t.--
We arrived here Sunday night,
April 3Oth, after delightful trip,
spending Saturday afternoon and ev-
ening in Birmingham, and all day
Sunday in Vicksburg, where we en-
joyed a visit to Vicksburg National
Military Park, probably the most
renowned and naturally beautiful of
all the several such parks in the
country Here we saw the monu-
ments erected in memory of the SOL
diers of the States both North and
South, the old cannon mounted on
J the hills, the trenches and tunnels,
and the exact spot of the final sur
render There are twenty-seyen
miles of hard surfaced roads within
the park following as near as posi-
| BILE the battle lines of the two arm
les. These roads are called the in
ner and outer roads.
Speaking of roads, we are anX-
iously awaiting Polk county's YER
diet on June /, and wish that we
could be there to vote great big
yes. " If the election fails to carry
it will be a blow to the welfare of
Polk county for years to come, and
a blow that has received so much adj
vertising. But we are at loss to
comprehend how such cause could
meet defeat. The benefits of an ade-
quate system of good roads are so
many and so far-reaching as to be
almost Unreasonable.
We are keeping tab on you folks
down there through the Sunday Tri-
bune, The Grower, and the Daily
Telegram, and are glad to observe
you are making such creditable
campaign in favor of Progress and
better Florida. This educational
campaign should remove the only
conceivable cause for the defeat of
the bonds. When the people really
come to know the truth, there can
be only one logical result-an over
whelming majority in favor of bonds
progress and prosperity.
In your issue of May 18th, you
speak of the St. Petersburg Times
kindly comment on Uncle Joe Dixon
and express fear that it will fail tc
reach him. Let that fear be removed
for he will see il this afternoon.
discovered Uncle Joe here in RustoI
two or three days after our return
He got in from Texas few days
previous, and we have had mum
Der of very enjoyable visits already
discussing lakeland and Uncle Joet
travels since leaving there in March
Mr.. Dixen always makes his las
, stand at Ruston every year before
returning to Lakeland. He is thu
guest here of Mr.. s. NJ. Lewis, editol
of the Ruston Daily Leader, a papel
which Uncle Joe controlled some fiji
teen or eighteen years ago. He say
that he is feeling much better, ant
that the touch of paralysis is jus
about gone-that he doesn't know
when he will get back to Lakeland
-"just whenever the notion strike
/ me to move"-and that he sends hes
/ regards to all of you. He reads ev
t cry word in the Telegram-adver
tisements and all-and, you bet, he
: in favor of good roads.
/ We are sorry to have missed
: "Coney Island" and agree mos
: heartily with GLADYS" and secon'
, the motion to move Coney down T.
Lakeland where it really belong
anyway. Like Uncle Joe and Mr.
Wider who wrote from Chicago
"our hearts are in Lakeland. " w
n surely will be looking for tina
, Welcome" sign this fall.
With a Here's to the Goods Road
, Victory" sincere best wishes am
kindest personal regards.
Yours very truly,
w. NJ LINDSEY,