The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-10-18
|PlAN AN AUTO
TRIP HENCE To
JACKSONVILLE
Start Proposed at Pensacola
Nov. 13 Over Old
Spanish Trail.
ROAD DEPARTMENT
is INTERESTED
Idea of Jaunt Originated
With ]. D. Smith, State
Road Secretary.

Tallahassee Fla, Oct. 17.-Hon. J.
| d. Smith, of Mariana, secretary of
| the state road department, was q
| visitor to Tallahassee Tuesday and
WhIle at the headquarters of the road
department sent out a formal invita-
ton to each of the boards of county
commissioners of the northern tier of
counties along the east and west
highway between the Alabama state
line and the Atlantic ocean, to meet
with the five members of the de-
partment andSState Read Commission
er William f. Cooke at designated
points along the highway at the
time the department is to make a
trip by automobile over this road,
which is to become state road No. 1,
when all of the unfinished gaps have
been improved.
This inspection tour of the east
and west highway, which is also
known as the Dixie Highway from
Tallahassee to Jacksonville as we'll as
known as the National Highway from
Madison to Jacksonville, was decided
upon at the annual meeting of the
state road department, held in Talla-
hassee last week.
The object of the tour is to allow
the members of the department to
become familiar with the actual con-
dition of all parts of the road as
found at the present time. Also, to
meet with the county commissioners
and advise them officially just what
the road department has decided to
do in the way of assisting the coun-
ties in improving the bad gaps.
The idea of making this inspection
trip, which is later to be continued
over the north and south highway,
trom the Georgia state line to the
southern end of, the state, originated
with J. d. Smith. the secretary of
the department. The other members
readily agreed that the proposed tour
ould afford the very best method
Of getting a first-hand comprehen-
sive idea of what is needed to put the
entire road in the best possible con-
dition and as a result, the trip was
is ciGed upon.
The following is the official pro-
gram of the trip, which is to start at
Pensacola and end at Jacksonville,
the members meeting in Pensacola
on the evening of Monday, November
II. and starting out in a seven-pas-
senger automobile Tuesday morning,
November Is.
ITINERARY OF TOUR.
First Day, Tuesday, November Is.
Escambia County, Pensacola, San
Carlos Hotel, 8 a. m. 1
Santa Rosa County, Milton. Ex-
change Hotel. II a. m.
Okaloosa County, Crestview, Court
House, 2:30 p. m.
Walton County, DeFuniak Springs,
Court House, 5 p. m.
Second Day, Wednesday,, Nov Ia
Washington County (first stop
Caryville, a. m.
Holmes County, Bombay, Court
House, $50 a. m.
Washington County, (second stop
Chipley, Hotel, 1890 a. m.
jackson County, Malianna, Court
House, II 80 a. m.
Gadsden County, Quincy, Court
House, 800 p. m.
Leon County Tallahassee, Court
House, 6 p. m.
Third Day, Thursday. November Is.
jefferson County. Monticello, Court
House, $50 a. m.
Madison County, Madison, Court
House, HOO a. m.
Suwannee County, Live Oak, Court
House. 1:30 p. m.
Columbia County, Lake City, Court
House, 7:30 p. m.
Fourth Day, FRIDAY, November 16.
Baker County, Macclenny, Court
House, 90 a. m.
Nassau County, Mattox Junction,
HOO a. m.
Duval County, Jacksonville, Mason
hotel, 200 p. m.
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