The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-16
DELEGATION TO GO
TO WASHINGTON To
SECURE TOURIST
RATES TO FLA.

ing held at Jacksonville yesterday
was an evidence of the interest felt
by all sections of the State in the i'm
portant question of securing reason
able rates and necessary transporta.
tion equipment for the winter visi-
tors who are to be invited to come to
Florida this coming season.
Secretary Holworthy reports an
attendance aggregating about fifty
representing some twenty-five or
thirty of the live committees Of the
state in the person Of hotel, chamber
of commerce or the business CLASH
fication.
Lakeland was ably represented by
Secretary Holworthy and also by
G. o. Pinch, chairman of the Public
ity Bureau of the Chamber of Com.
morce, who spent both his time and
money to attend the meeting in the
interests of this community and to
whom great credit, therefore, is due
on that account.
The meeting was quite informal
and conducted almost as a pleasant
family affair There was a fine spir-
it of optimism and enthusiastic de!
sire to cooperate together on broad
| lines for the real welfare of the
entire State of Florida and the re-
suit of the meeting, briefly stated
was that, after the adoption OF suit
able resolutions, committee of not
less than five wer appointed tC
go to Washington, for the purpose
of laying before the Director of Rail
roads, the Food and Fuel Administra
tors and other departments the i'm
portant question of reasonable rates
and transportation so that Floride
may be able to have the large mum
Der of winter visitors which are ex
pected this coming season, the reso
lutions asking nothing of the Rail
road Department but offering then
the tremendous opportunity of savin'
tremendous amount Of coal, foo
clothing and other war necessitie
which northern people must have
they stay home this winter but vii
not need if they can come to Florida
Representatives were present fror
!; Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami, St. Pc
: ersburg, Tarpon Springs, DeLant
TT Myers, West Palm Beach, Fee
nandina, St. Augustine, Tallahassee
and Lakeland
The chairman, Mr.. Jules M. Blu
;, quieres, President of the West Pail
: Beach Chamber of Commerce, by IL
struction of the meeting divided tn
r state into five districts, requestin
y the Board Of Trade or Chamber {
Commerce in those districts, as fo
I lows, to name their Representative
!. and on motion of Mr. Holworthy I
i Laeland, the district should be aske
to provide the expenses Of the del
i gate, or failing this, some other di
x trict chosen.
d Tallahassee-embra north-we
r territory.
Jacksonville covering north-eas
ern territory.
DeLand--central counties in peni
: sula, 4
Tampa-Southwest coast territo
Manufactures territory.
Provision was made whereby al
community which might desire son
special representation may appoi
its own delegate, provide for his G
penses and be an accredited memb
a of the committee.
Senator Fletcher is at present G
deavoring to arrange for a confern
with the authorities at Washingt'
and the call for the Committed
presence may come at any moment.
There as a strong desire on t
part of those present at the meeti
that opportunity be afforded for o.
err get-together gatherings of this
ture for the purpose of harmonizi
differences and building up the Sta
on broad and comprehensive has