The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-06
BOARD OF TRADE DOING
GOOD WORK FOR ARCADIA.

Board of Trade, has I'M returned
from Tampa, where he has been hAv-
ing conference with Congressman
S. NJ Sparkman in reference 10 nat
tiers Of interest to Arcadia.
Representing the citizens nul pnt-
rons of Bermont and Sparlman post-I
offices, Mr.. Jones presented Mr..
Sparkman with petitions asking that
the mail route to these two places be-
changed from Cleveland to Arcadia,
and at the same time he presented a
strong resolution from the Board Of
Trade asking the postoffice officials
to grant the change as petitioned tor.
Mfr. Jones went into details with MIR.
Sparl<man and showed lin conclu-
sivey that 1t was to the interest Of
the residents of that district to have
he change made, and that Ly making
the change the government could save
several hundred dollars. Mr.. Spark
man pledged his best efforts to have
the change made at an early date.
The matter Of a more cOmmodious
room for our postofflce was discuss
ed. The postmaster and the Board Of
Trade have had this matter up with
the department for quite a while,
without results. The quarters now
occupied by the postoffice are about
one-third as large as they should be,
and the, equipment is scarcely fit for
a small country postoffice, and were
out Of date years ago. The postmas-
ter has not been furnished with the
proper facilities for the handling Of
the business of the office. All these
facts were shown Mr.. Sparkman, and
he assured Mr.. Jones that they would
be corrected at the earliest possible
date, stating that he had secured
speedy relief for other places that
had the same conditions to contend
with.
When asked as to the possibility Of
the appropriation bill at this session
Of congress carrying an appropriation
for location for a government build
ing for Arcadia and for the building
itself, Mr.. Sparkman said that just
before leaving for home he had call
ed on the president and discussed the
matter Of appropriations with him, TO
ascertain his ideas in this connection,
and he found the president opposed
to any new appropriations contemplat-
ing new projects, his ideas being that
congress should take care Of what
projects they now have on hand, and
only make appropriations for this spe-
cihc purpose. This being the case, he
was very much Of the opinion that the
appropriation bill would not carry
any appropriation for public build
ings or sites. Mr.. Sparkman did not
concur with the president in his posi-
ton, he being in favor of carrying on
the regular work and providing for
buildings and sites, and assured Mr..
Jones that he would be glad to do
all in his power to see that Arcadia
was literally provided for should such
a bill be presented. He stated, how.
ever, that Congressman Frank Clark
was chairman of the committee be-
fore whom this matter would come,
and who would have the most inhu-
once, and suggested that he take it up
lirect with Mr.. Clark.
Mr.. Jones had written Congress-
nan Clark about the matter some
line ago, and has his assurance that
10 will see that Arcadia is taken care
# at this session should an approprl..
ltion bill be introduced.
Mr.. Jones also appealed to Mr..
Sparkman for congressional aid inHu
having Peace river made navigabley
rom Charlotte Harbor to Arcadia, so ~
hat 1t could be used for transporta-t
ion purposes. He was assured that
survey would be ordered as soon as P'
ertain data was furnished. The OPEN
ng of Peace river so that it could Il
'e used for carrying freight would n
mean n great deal to Arcadia. and we ]
rust that the business men Of Area n
LA will rally to the support Of the
'oard of Trade in this worthy object
At the conclusion Of their business
matters, Mr.. sparkman began to talk &C
olitics and inquire as to the situa. II
Ion In DeSoto so far as the congress 10
ional situation was concerned. Mr.. in
parkmsn stated that he would leave nc
'r Washington Saturday to resume &c
Is duties in congress next week. but to
nat before leaving he would make in
ositive statement as to what his DO at
tion would be in the coming cam to
aign-in fact, he said he would not TT
eep his friends and prospective can alb
dates waiting longer, but would SIT
AXE his announcement ar an earIv ne