The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-25
BEST way TO Co
10 TO Hi|Nfs IA .S CITY
NOW IS VIA
AUBuRnDAlE

To determine which is, at present,
the best road out of Lakeland to
Winter Haven and Haines City, Sec
retary Holworthy made the trip yes
terday with Rev. Mr.. Curtis IN the
latter's "fiivver." Leaving Lakeland
at S:15, the old road to Auburndale
was taken, leading through the Cum
bee settlement, leaving the main road
and crossing the railroad a. the
southeast corner of Lake Parker,
sk,,ting the Alfree place. Following
this old road the first turn left is /
made, the road being easily distin-
guished BY automobile travel. The
road winds, but is easily followed.
Most of it is good fiat woods road.
with little water here and there in |
low places, in the neighborhood of
the Saddle Creek branches. None Of
these are worth mentioning, tho sand
bottom being firm.
At no time was the trip over the
new road. but all of it, until enter
| ing the corporate limits of Auburn
dale, was made over the old Auburn
dale trail. The going is fairly good.
Auburndale was reached at four
o clock. From there to Lake Alfred,
going was good, the new clay which
has been recently placed on this road
being now well packed, though, in
places a trifle rough. The road from
Lake Alfred to Haines City is fine
the clav base which has all been laid
being in fine shape. Two miles from
Haines City the asphalt Is reached,
which continues on with the excep-
tion of short strip close to town.
Arrived at Haines City at 4:50. Left
Haines City at Sis, making the
same route to Auburndale, but from
thence taking the new road via Car
ters. No one will take this road
second time willingly, for it is as
bad as has been described. The ruts
are as deep as the clay itself, aud. in
p!aces, the bottom Of the car craes
, along the surface of the bog There
are about two miles Of this, and the
> rest Of the road is much worse than
an: found on the old road. Time
. consumed on it's return trip, two
a hours.
A Now a word about the trip via
" Winter Haven, which is several miles
n further. While the road to the Bar
tow turn is in better shape than II
r. has been for some time, it is quite
IS rough. and aside from the few we
N ,uots on the old Auburndale route
d. is NOT any better, while the roa'
% from the Barlow turn to Winter ia
e. ven is all Of it BAD, and particular
ID " the last two miles into Winte
N Haven, which is indescribable
es i, is believed that parties takin
t,,e old road to Auburndale will nm
this, by all odds, the best road I
Auburndale, Wiiter Haven, Lake Al
T fred and Haines City.
Travellers to Jacksonville may pc
haps find better road via Plan
~ civ. Dade City, Trilby, Linden, Cle'
lK mont Orlando, Sanford and Day,on'
i" for on this route there are ON
=" twenty miles of poor road-eight d.
tween Jacksonville and Daytona, an
Twelve between Clermont and Lax
es' land A total of only twenty miles
$ Moor road in run of two hundrt
az and seventy miles Is mt bed IN al
-iF state. Going via Haines City, M
lis simmee and Orlando to Jacksonvill
IN there is a total of thirty-three mil
oe moor road. counting the whole
Ct the fifteen miles to Auburnda'e
%" poor. The total mileage by th
Isl route is two hundred and fifty-seV
mt. miles. Better time can be made al
led more comfort obtained by taking I