The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-16
Good Roads will
Open All Markets
To Grower
WILL BRING BUYERS TO THE
FARM
FARM
J. r. Davis, One of Folks Largest
Truckers, Stands for Bonds
and Good Roads.

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fits that good roads will bring to them,
as a class, J. r. Davis, one of the
largest and most successful Of the
truck growers and farmers in Polk
county, voiced his sentiments as to
why he is in favor of the bond issue
and good roads, from his view point.
Speaking as a farmer" said Mr..
Davis, there are various ways, almost
too numerous to mention, in which
good roads will benefit us. In the first
place it will lower the cost of hauling
our crop to loading station, which is a
considerable item when you figure
up the wear and tear on your equip
ment, to say nothing to the loss Of
time.
"Paradoxically speaking, the farther
away the farmer is from the station,
the greater will be the benefits of
good roads to haul over. In the Sec
ond place it will make for cooperation
among the farmers in that they can
make car-lot shipments, as the easier
haul will encourage the man with a
small amount to carry his truck or
produce to the loading station where,
with his fellows, it can be made up
into car and shipped. With the pres
ent system of bad roads the cost of
such hauling would be excessive, and
the farmer looses this advantage.
Another thing" he went on,
good roads, easy travelling, will at
tract buyers to the farm and many
sale would be made right in the
field, after looking over the crop, that
can not now be done because the buy
er will not put himself to the discom-
forts of travelling over a miserable
road full of holes and ruts, unless the
crop is large enough to warrant it.
Thus the small farmer is discrimi-
mated against, unjustly, on account of
bad roads.
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vacant places and increase the acre.
age under cultivation, and thus make
for larger shipments and better
prices, bringing more money into the
community. 1t will lessen the cost
of transporting his tools, fertilizer
material and labor to his farm. Make
communication easier with the towns
and will, l am sure, materially affect
bis freight rates and enable him to
,have his freight delivered right at his
door, or at the nearest point to 1t.
q believe the building Of the roads
will lead to the Inauguration Of {
TRACTION service, jitneys if you will
(which will be enabled to carr!
freight and passengers where the rail
roads can not reach. Another small
item, not much you may think, bu
. particularly aggravating to the farm
er, the having to pull out of the dir
road, where he can not move, to al
: low an automobile to pass. On tn
good roads to be built this will not b
necessary, as there will be room, o.
hard surface, for passage, and thi
, will mean no delay to either. TIL
elimination of dust by good roads
: another considerable item, particular
e ly so to those who have had to trave
1 during the recent dry weather. Thi
! will not only make for more persons
comfort but for health's sake.
I'm for the roads and the bond Il
sue" he concluded, land am workin
for them. l believe that they wi
carry by a good majority. / hav
, talked to a great many all over tn
county, and found some who were Of
r posed, but who when reasoned witt
: saw the benefits and are now fc
( them. Good roads mean better farm
: land better farmers"