The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-27
MOTORCYCLE WAS
A GREAT SUCCESS
This County Now Has Worst Roads,
but With a New System of High
ways will be Greatest Section in
the State.

the State.
The Marion county motorcade re-
turned Friday night from its four
days trip into South Florida. The
party had most enjoyable trip, and
vas splendidly entertained. The
weather was perfect throughout, not
withstanding the fact that Mr.. L. G.
Chambliss and Mr.. r. S. Rogers in
sisted several times that we were
going to have rain. A delightful
feature Of the trip was that former
Ocala and Marion county citizens
were met in almost every place visit
ed. As a result of what was seen by
the party during the four days, sew
eTal things stand out most promi-
nently:
1st. Marion county roads are the
worst roads the party had to travel
over during the entire trip, with the
exception of a short detour through
the woods in Osceola county. where a
stretch of brick road is being laid.
This detour, of course. was not main
road.
End. Orlando, Barlow, Lakeland,
st. Petersburg and Clearwater have
outstrfpped Ocala in the matter of
Eaved streets, lighting systems, parks
and other public improvements.
3rd. No county Travelled through
compares at all with Marion county
in the matter of rich lands.
4th. The scenic beauties of Mar
ion county are finer than in any coun-
ty that the motorcade went thru.
9Th. 1t was the consensus of opin-
ion in the motorcade party that as
soon as Marion county has system
of permanent roads, it will become
the greatest county in the state of
Florida.
The motorcade left Ocala about s
o'clock Tuesday morning with eleven
cars in line. The following persons
were in the party: A. G. Blowers, z.
c. Chambliss, E. c. Bennett, Dewitt
Griffin, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Van Horn,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Van Horn, C. E.
Simmons, r. L. Martin, B. Rheinauer,
c. K. Sage, James j. Taylor, Alfred
Green, Clarence Meffert, L. H. Cha
zal, R. S. Rogers, w. w. Clyatt, w. D.
earn, Mr.. and Mrs. George MacKay.
Robert MacKay. F. E. Colby, Ed Car
rcichael, j. B. Christy, c. Edward
Morgan, j. G. Johnson, P. ". Leaven-
good, j. c. Howell, Ocala; Miss Re-
tecca Gist, J. K. Christian, C. H
Dickson, w K. Dedman. Mcintosh,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis. Weihe, Miss Alice
Weihe, Miss Hattie Hafner, Belle
view; c.. B. Howell, B. o. Webb. Low.
ell; r. Strickland, c. r. Murphy, Oak
and Lee Priest, Anthony.
Mr.. A. C. Blowers big Cole "8" LED
the motorcade all the way, Mr.. Blow
ers acting as conductor for the trip.
AS the first car approached Lady
Lake Tuesday morning. it came to &
sudden halt. A rope was across the
Dixie Highway at this point, and the
road marked closed. There were
some rather violent CALCULATIONS from
the first car-not mentioning names
but there came out from behind the
trees a number of figures. The rope
across the road proved to be prac
teal joke on the part of delegation
from Lake county, that had come ou
Lake county party were Gilber
Leach, president of the Leesbure
board of trade and editor of tn,
Leesburg Commercial; r. w. Cogs
dill, Tavares; Willis B. Powell. secre
tary of the Lake County Chamber O.
Commerce, and others. Members O
the motorcade took seats in the au
tomobiles of the Lake county delega
ton, and members of the Lake count,
delegation took seats in the Mariol
county cars, for the purpose of get
ting acquainted and of seeing LAX
county to better advantage.
During the first morning ther
we're several mishaps among the au
tomobiles in line. Shortly after leav
ing Ocala the car of Mr.. C. E. Sim
mons met with an accident. This ca
returned to Ocala and later caught u
with the party at Eustis. Near Lad
Lake a spring broke on the car o