The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-12
CENTRAL FLORIDA
HIGHWAY ASSN
MEETS next
IN LAKELAND

ohco, lHe seInl-dnnual meetlng OF the
Central Florida Highway Association
at Haines City yesterday, was well
worth the time and energy of those
who attended. The meeting was
rather inclined to seriousness and
there was much food for thought in
the messages of the various speakers.
The meeting was called to order
about ten o'clock by Mr.. ]. M. Sam
pie, who greeted the delegates and
called on DR.. Ros to make the formal
address of welcome. DIR. Ross briefly
outlined the history of the good roads
movement in Polk County, extending
back to eleven or twelve years ago,
right on to the present time and ex-
pressed his satisfaction that at last
this county was going to have the best
system Of roads of any county in the
South and that the five men who rep
resented the county in the spending
of one and one half million dollars
for this tremendous piece of work
were men of proven integrity and abil-
ity in handling such bg job so sat
isfactorily as appeared by all the lat
est reports.
Mr.. 7. Ed Bryan, the President of
the Association, then opened the bus
mess of the meeting which was large
ly of a routine character, reading of
minutes, reports of officers and COM
mittees etc. Several important reso-
lutions were offered. One by Mr..
Perry, of Ft. Myers. endorsing the
proposed bond issue of $S75,00O.0O for
connecting roads in Hillsboro county,
and urging the voters to act favorably
on the question. Another resolution,
was adopted with regard to the beau
tlhcation Of highways, especially in
the planting of trees, asking the State
Highway Commission to prepare a
cross section of improved road, show
ing drainage bitches, etc. so that
planting of trees might be scientific
ally and uniformally taken care of.
Copies of this resolution to be sent to
each Board of Commissioners in the
counties included in the scope Of the
Associations activities. A similar
resolution was adopted recommending
that planting of trees should not be
closer than fifteen feet from the CEN
ter Of an improved highway.
A resolution was offered and unan-
imousely adopted urging the passing
of no-fence law at the next session
of the legislature.
The most important resolution was
one offered by Mr. Perry, of Ft. Ny
ers and unanimously adopted where
by every county along the route of
the Dixie Highway in the territory of
the Central Florida Highway Asso-
citation is put on notice that If at the
next meeting of the Association in
June it shall be shown that any coun-
ty has failed to adequately provide
for the construction of its part of the
Dixie Highway, the Association shall
at that time proceed to make re-
routing. This is not joke but an
action made necessary by the require
ments of the Dixie Highway Commits
sion. The time has now come when
all parts of the country must deliver
their part of the construction so that
the completed Dixie Highway may be
a completed work
Delegates were noticed from the
following counties: Hillsboro, Pinel-
las, Polk, Lee, and Orange.
The entertainment furnished by the
good people of Haines City was a
complete surprise The lunch which
was rendered and served by the young
ladies of the town was fit to grace
the tables of the Delmonico, and from
a gastronomic standpoint Haines ity
has captured the honors. Over Vi
hundred guests were served with the
iOllONIHs menu dL ldDleS HlOSJ Dedu-
tifully set Grapefruit with maras-
chino cherries; combinations salad !;
quail. with new potatoes, both Irish
and sweet, creamed corn, homemade
rolls and butter. jellied fruits, pic
kles olives. coffee and cigars. Beau
ful place cards were provided by Mr.
Robinson, miniature works of art In
themselves, the title being, Good
Roads in Pleasant Places" Called
On for after dinner speeches. there
was an utter absence of frivolity, the
speakers all seeming to be under the
influence of conditions which make
mere idle talk waste of time. The
earnest talks on every day matters.
made by DR.. Ross, Mr.. Perry and 9TH
ers were very thoughtful and timely.