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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-24
NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRACTORS


Sealed bids will be received By the Boart
Of City Commissioners Of the City Of Lake
land Florida until 2 80 O'Clock p. m. on thu
25th day Of November. A. D. 1919. for TIT
grading. paving, curblng. and otherwise I'm
proving certain streets, avenues and alleys
as named and described below:
Also for the construction Of service lines OF
house connections for both water and sanitary
sewers on the streets designated for improve
ment on which are now located sewer or va
ter mains.
PROSPECT STREET:
From Dakota avenue west to the right Of way
EAST MYRTLE STREET:
From Kentucky avenne east to Iowa avenue
Paved 20 feet wide.
WEST MYRTLE STREET:
From Florida avenue to New York avenue
Paved % feet wide.
| IOWA AVENUE:
From the southern intersection Of Parker
street north about 100 feet, thence east alonl
Parker street to Vermont avenue, concrete
curb and gutter to be constructed along eitheI
| side thereof.
WATERLOO AVENUE:
North from Lemon street to Morton street
to be paved 20 feet wide.
BLUEFIELD AVENUE:
North from Lemon street to Morton street
to be paved 20 feet wide.
vISTABULA STREET:
From Lake Morton Drive east to Ingrahan
avenue to be paved 1875 feet wide.
PARK HILL AVENUE:
From Palmetto street south to Mcdonald
street. to be paved 20 feet wide.
MISSISSIPPI AVENUE:
From Lake Morton Drive south to Mcdonald
| street paved 20 feet wide.
ORANGE PARK AVENUE:
From higgins street south to Mcdonald
street, to be paved 20 feet wide.
| NEW YORK AVENUE:
North from Magnolia to Pear street: paved
| 20 feet wide.
ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS:
Alley north from Lemon street TO Cedal
| street, between Kentucky and Massachusett!
avenues; alley leading west from the abov'
| named alley beginning at center OF block II
Mum Survey, and extending 10 Florida ave
| nue. and alley leading south from the las
named alley beginning In the center Of bloch
| IS OF Munn's Survey, thence to Lemon street
Proposals will be received for the improve.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-24

nent Of the above described streets and ave-
nues by grading, paving and otherwise i'm
proving; concrete curb and gutter will be con
structed along either side Of the paving: and
the type Of pavement shall be Of durable con-
structlon either asphaltic concrete or sheet
asphalt.
The alleys as described above will be paved
their entire width Of brick with cement grout
filler.
All Of the above proposed improvements
shall be done In accordance with the plans
and specifications as prepared by the City En-
gneer, which specifications will form a part
Of the contract to be entered into by the sue
cessful bidder.
A certified check for $1,000. made payable
to the City Of Lakeland. Florida. must &C.
company each bid as a guarantee Of good
faith on the part Of the bidder. Each check
will be returned to the bidder after the award
Of the contract excepting that Of the success
full bidder. whose check will be withheld YIN
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-24

til the contract and bond as provided fer]
the specifications are duly executed and
cepted by the City Commissioners.
The right Is reserved to reject any q
bids. And II Is further mutually agresd
the City shall have tho right 10 limit
amount Of pavement to be laid at such /
and in such manner IS they may elect.
Plans, profles and specifications tor
above proposed improvements will be On
in the City Engineers ONCE In the CITY
Lakeland, Florida, on ana after the lSth
of November, 1919.
Commissioners will convene at :S5 0el'
D. M on the above named date for the y
pose Of opening and considering any an4
proposals made. All bidders as well -
general public are invited To be present.
J this meeting
]. M. KEEN,
Street Commissioueg
Attest:
H. L. SWATTs. City Clerk. q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

the next six years of $3.50 miles Of
highway at a cost of more ths I
$50, 100000 has been approved.
In the New England states-Con-
necticut, Massachusetts,, Rhode Is
land, Vermont and New Hampshire
have been interesting in closing up
short gaps on their main highways,
which are otherwise improved for
the entire distance. The same con-
dition has been true in New York,
where numerous projects are be-
ing linked up with an extensive
network Of roads which arc al
ready hard surfaced.
Complete Dixie Highway.
One of the features of this years
work will be the completion of the
Dixie highway, which will be done
by the states cooperating with each
other and with the government. For
instance, in Illinois the highway
will be improved in many spots. one
of which is over a distance of 54 5
miles at a cost of 1904 200 and tie
construction will be of concrete
and bituminous macadam. At the
same time Georgia will be working
on the road froE1 Atlanta through
to Macon, a distance of 70 miles
and a continuation of the Dixie
highway in that state. In Tennes-
see and Kentucky projects are I'M
der way which will further serve
to improve this famous old high
way, which cuts through the cen
trail section of the country from
north to south.
Iowa is entitled to the palm for
consistent road contraction. This
state, which has more automobiles
per capita than any other state in
the union, spent in the neighbor-
hood of $15,000,000 during both 1917
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
fRIDAY-THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUs-sEPTEMBER 10, 1919

and 1918, and is spending $780,
49S,534 this wear. Iowa has an
ideal road building program When
their state system is completed it
will be not only the equivalent
of a trunk system converging to
the cities, but to a trunk line
clear across the state from east to
west through every county, and
north and south through every
county as well The Iowa plan
will give each state the most nota-
Bile achievement of any state in
the nation Nowhere else has a
system been adopted that treats
every county alike or that reaches
every district impartially.
Texas Ahead.
Texas leads the nation in high
way expenditures this year with
$50, 100000 available Texas also
led last year. Within her borders
Texas has $4,000 of unimproved
roads, as against $4,000 miles of
improved highway.
Iowa, California, Michigan, Ohio,
Indiana and Minnesota rank next
to Texas in expenditures for road
building in the order named. Thus
it will be noted that the agricul-
turaI states appropriations exceed
those of other regions by many
millions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

child in the United States would
contribute this much for the build
ing and lettering of roads were
taxation on such a basis. Were the
expense apportioned out on an
average basis each state would pay
$7,083, 1913.
The era of good roads talk has
at last been succeeded by the era
of good roads construction. Publ C
sentiment is solidIy behind extern
sive highway building programs
now, says one Of the Goodrich high
way correspondents, but the en-
thusiasm must not wane. The mil
lions being spent will be spent in
vain unless states undertake to re-
pair roads as quickly as they build.
While the amount available for
expenditure this year seems stag
gering it will not be enough to
make up for deferred war construc-
ton, for normally the amount
spent on roads in the United States
is well above $2,500,000 and the war
restriction brakes applied brought
road building almost to a stop il
many localities.
Three Things Responsible.
Three great factors have been
largely responsible for this year s
highway expenditures.
First, the incentive for states to
match federal aid appropriations;
second, the passage of enormous
bond issues for good roads in many
states; and third, the attention on
the urgent need of good roads by
the war.
Reports from state highway
commissioners to the Goodrich of
hclals give some interesting indi-
vidual features.
Construction in Virginia during
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
new ROADWAYS
WILL BE BUILT
IN ALL STATES
Average Expenditure For Nation
Comes to $500 Per Capita
in Boom Year.

The United States is in the midst
OF the greatest highway building
Campaign in the history of the
world. The aggregate amount to
be expended this year on the roads
and lanes of the country would
build and duplicate another Pana-
ma canal According to figures
collected by the b. F. Goodrich
Rubber company, combined forces
of the federal government, states
and counties will spend 1913 900 900
in new construction and mainten-
ance of the nations network of
highways This is the first COM
plete- survey of 1919 good roads
expenditures. The amount to be
spent in each state in the union
fo11nvue-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

assessment of the cost of said i'm
provement, according to benefits,
said assessment being payable in
eight 90 installments, each bearing
interest at the rate of five per cent,
per annum, and an assessment
therefore having been made and
returned to said court, the he-fing
thereon will be had on the 4th day
of October, A. D., 1919, at the hour
of o'clock a. M, or as soon there
after as the business of the court
will permit
All persons desiring, may file OBJ
jections in said court, before said
day, and may appear on the hearing
and make their defense.
Dated at Rock Island, Illinois,
September IS, A. D., 1919.
CLARENCE ISAACSON,
Officer appointed to make the
assessment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
PROPERTY HOLDERS NOTICE
General No 5Q4

Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested that the City Coun-
ell of Rock Island, Ill, having or
dered the paving of Eighteenth ave
nue. from East line of Twenty
seventh street to the east line OF
Thirtieth street, the ordinance for
the same being on file in the office
of the city clerk of said city. and
having applied to the county court
of Rock Island county, ILL.,, for an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
CIOthcr0ft Suits

Some men buy Rolls-Royces and others get a
thoroughly satisfying service for their pur-
poses out Of moderate priced cars. It's the
same with clothes. You do not have to buy
the most costly to secure good STYLE shape
retaining tailoring, all-wool fabrics and good
service. We've made the practice of clothes
economy real safe in these suits and top
coats cox up to GSE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

s o'clock p. m, for the purpose of
acting on the proposition for tie
sale of the assets of the Grayson
County Oil & Gas company, to the
Texas-Eureka Oil & Refining Cor
poration, and to transact such 9th
er business as may PROF erly and
legally come before said meeting.
This meeting is called by, and
this notice is signed by a majority
of the directors of the Grayson
County Oil & Gas company, on this
Bird day of September, A d. 1919.
(Sigled) JOHN F. SMITH,
F. J. STEWART,
c. ]. GARRETT,
W. F. POTTER,
J. E. BODEEN.
+. H. RAILSBACK,
D. J. HOLZINGER.
". H. HOLZINGER.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
EXCURSIONS.

On the mammoth steamer st.
Paul-Moonlight Saturday night al
8:15-Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock to Muscatine Only so cents
round trip-Last excursions of the
season.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
NOTICE OF SPECIAL STOCK.
HOLDERS MEETING.

Notice is hereby given 'that there
will be a special meeting Of the
stockholders of the Grayson COun-
ty Oil & Gas company. held at the
Office of said company in the Mar =
ufacturers' State Bank building, in
the city OF East Moline, Ill. on the
14th day of October, A. D. 1919, at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
GB110fS

R. L Clean Towel Service. Phone
r I. 243S
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
Davenport 934.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
Boys Suits

The famous ruff and Turf suits in new
belted or Norfolk models with yoke or panel
backs in natty, all-wool fabrics of blue and
green mixtures. These are very serviceably
mad made 9s and are nf fea- $3.50 to $22
nsseb TROUSERS sf. sstst to $3.50 to $3.50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
$34O,394,536

$34O,394,536
Everybody Would Pay So.
Roughly Goodrich officials esti-
mate that the expenditures for
highway improvement is approx
mately $500 per capita; or, to en-
phasize this, each man, woman and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19


eases. Vartcose Veins and
,nronic Diseases of Women, NerV-
sous Diseases; also Chronic Diseases
of the Rectum. We do rot treat
acute cases.
kidney OF Bladder Trouble
Bring a small bottle of urine along
for special examination.
GIasses.-If your eyes are giving
you trouble, we will be glad to test
then and advise you what to do, or
If you need glasses We will fit same
QuaIificaiOns-(D Six years in
general practice; (2l Eight years
in practice of Chronic Diseases;
80 Is years in Illinois; a. Lii
censed (by examinatioD to prac-
tfce medicine and surgery in Illi-
nois. by State Board Of Health; 60
Former President Belvidere Board
OF Health, BelvideEe, Ill; 90 Wis
ted your town and surrounding
towns for the last light years.
FREE EXAMINATION, CONSUL
TATION. ADVICE.
Remember-You are given a
thorough examination free OF
charge. No matter # you have been
treated before and failed to get well
it might be of value 10 you to see
us-get our opinion of the case be-
fore giving up all nope.
Our Terms-We do not over
4 charge nor do we do our work
eratis. However, the examination,
consultation and advice is absolute
BY free.
Bank Reference.-Peoria or coun-
frxr bauIrc IL dnzirod
Permanent address: 1871 Glen
dale avenue, Peoria. Ill. Telephone
iOld Phone) Main SA12,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19
The "KOrnbO" Suit

Misrepresentation of L System. 1t
can be worn as any of four distinct mod
els. With belt all-around, half belt back,
half belt front or without belt in a waist
seam style. 1t comes both single and
double-breasted in rich shades of plain
blues, browns and greens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-09-19

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Bids will be received at 2 p. m,
Sept 81, 1919, for constructing
bridges in Buffalo Prairie town
ship. WALLACE TREICHLER,
Superintendent of Highways.
Smyrna times., 1919-03-19
FranoIais a New Tongue.

"F'rangfais" is a new language that
you hear in France today. The word
is made out of Franchise and Anglais,
the French words for French and
English-and the language itself is
made out of a fearful tumble of words
that were perfectly good when they
played by themselves, but don't always
mix.
Franglais is what you hear where
Americans and English men and wom-
en- without a very good knowledge of
their hosts own speech find themselves
at work alongside of French men and
French wOmen-sOldiers, nurses, relief
workers, shOpkeepers and all sorts
of folk.
American Red Cross workers say
that when you gather up several
hundred little French babies who have
hardly begun to speak any language
at all and several hundred little ones
who are speaking the universal and
universally incOmprehensible language
of babyhOod, the results are one de-
gree harder to understand than grown
up Franglais.
Smyrna times., 1919-03-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C. Thackery of
Elkton, Md, well known in Dover,
celebrated the thirty-ffth anniversary
of their marriage Tuesday of last
week. The groom's present to the
bride, nee Miss Miss Lizzie Stevenson,
was handsome Buick touring car.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-10
BY
HENRY FORD
First One in His New Magazine At
tacks Absentee Ownership and
Non-EssentiaIs Manu-
facture.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 1O.-Henry
Ford, automobile manufacturer, takes
to task men Of power regarding work
ing men as factory fodder" In an ed
itorial under his W name. in his
national weekly, the Dearborn INDIE
pendent, which will appear tomorrow.
Responsibility for the war is placed
on "a bad condition everywhere" In
idividuals may have seized the occas
ion for their own personal ends, but
the world condition made it possible
for them to do so, writes Ford.
1--WE were piling up mountains OF
munitions, great mountains OF man
killing TOOLS" reads the editorial.
.sThe world was simply fostering
with s%elfishness. Men of power were
regarding workingmen as factory fod-
der. We thought society could re-
main healthy with n part suffering
need and the other part rolling in lux
ury. We thought a system which
stepped on one man because he was
poor and bowed before another be
cause he was rich, was going to last"
Mr.. Ford also advocated depressing
the manufacture Of many articles
which during the var were placed In
the "n~on-essentiap' class. He holSs
they should give way to new and
useful industries" =.
He attacks absentee ownership"
and writes "the only interest they
have in the business or the product
is the dollars they can squeeze out.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-10
Yelling az Collar Theft

I "Why not refine ou ,wn nickel ?''I
asked Canadians. The International
Nickel Company of Canada answer
ed the challenge by erecting a $5,-
100000 refinery at Port Colborne,
Ontario, at the head Of the Welland
Canal. This Is a strategic location
lis a short, straight-away haul
from the famous Cobalt mining dis
trict; allows . water haul for the
fuel and fiuxes that must be import
ed from the states, and for the ex-
port Of finished metals. Twenty
thousand pounds Of nickel and 8,O0O,-
600 pounds Of copper is estimated
as the annual capacity Of the new
plant which has been constructed
with a view to enlargement as the
promoters plan to have the entire
output Of the Sudbury mines handled
at Port Colborne eventually. These
mines furnish 70M of the worlds
output Of iron ore, this when smelted
results in matte Of nickel and cop
per.
This refinery represents the last
word in refining efficiency. Where
ever possible, mechanical devices
have been installed to economize on
labor which has been scare during
war days. Travelling cranes handle
ears of ore far more easily than .
man IAN handle . wheel-barfow,
which old-fashioned system still pre-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-10
INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE
Socialists to Meet In Switzerland VIII
Work on Problems Contained
in Fourteen
Points.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
PARIS Jan. 10.-The international
labor and socialist conference in
Switzerland will devote its energies to
working out a solution of problems
contained In President Wilson's four
teen principles, it was officially stated
today.
The statement was made by Camille
Huysmans, Belgian socialist leader
and international secretary of the So
cialfst organization, who is in Paris
comforting with French leaders regard
ing details of the conference. Ee de-
clared emphatically that the confer
ence has no intention OF promoting
determination among the socialist
groups of various countries.
The conference, Huysmans an
Inounced, has been postponed until
early in February, because of difficult
ties of communication. In the meantime
there will be a meeting of f~nternation-
al socialist bureau in Geneva or Eerne
on January 80 to make final arrange
ments. He said that three preliminary
meetings had been proposed. The first
would be that of entente socialists, the
second of neutral socialists and the
third OF central powers socialists.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-10
Daily Stock Letter.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The New
York Evening Sun financial review
today says:
That the reactionary movement
which set in at the close Of yester-
days session should carry further to-
day was not unnatural in view of
the weakened technical position Gre
ated by several days of advancing
prices for specialties. 1t was notice
able that ~steels, equipments and
other standard shares which have
not participated in the rise in other
quarters of the market were about as
weak today as any of the recent
favored. In view Of the backward
ness of rails and steel stocks it was
not surprising that traders abandon
ed for the time being their efforts to
mark up specialties and took profits
in the particular stocks which have
been under exploitation for the past
week or so.
What movements there were In
prices originated from special causes
for there was nothing new in the
way Of general information bearing
on securities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-10
Stock Market Notes.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-Prices we're
generally higher at the opening Of
the stock market today. U. S. Steel
opened at 91%. off n. Mexican
Petroleum 1875, up 1; Anaconda 60B,
up Is; Crucible Steel sou, up ~;
Distillers SIS, up Il; Utah Copper
71h, off II; American Sugar HAS;
United Cigar Stores 113, up ".
The market closed steady.
All oil issues were reactionary in
the afternoon, American Locomotive
at 81, off l., rubber stocks featured
the late trading and were all strong.
Pittsburgh and West Virginia yielded
on small offerings.
U. S. Steel closed at 91B, off "a;
Marine preferred vas off Il at 1O71s;
Tobacco Products 77as, off rs.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-10
WOULD AVOID
EXTRA SESSION
Congress is Anxious for Peace Before
March Fourth and an
End to Speech
Making.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-Adm1nfs-
uation leaders in congress are eager
for speedy peace. Their plans to
clean UP necessary legislation by
March 4th and so avoid an extra ses-
Sion are being seriously interfered
with, they said today. by delay at the
peace conference. This is because a
large element in congress is unwill-
ing to pass certain legislation be-
cause it does not know what the
peace conference is going to do about
Inc league of nations, freedom of the
seas and International disarmament.
Inc big supply bills, approprfating
,or the army and navy are involved.
MANY congressman argue that con-
sress cannot intelligently appropriate
untl It knows whether the United
states ideas Of world peace are to
prevail, making practicable the re-
|uucion of sea and land war forces
70 a minimum.
AYerywhere hailed as the recon
suuction congress" the present ses-
|.,oa has been devoted almost en-
|ureiy to speech making. Peace
selms generally and the league Of
nalons in particular have. occupied
must OF the senate's time, while the
nouse is little farther along with its
Mone OF the appropriation bills
|aaSe been voted on.
senate leaders have been holding
IL snlerences this week with the idea
|" setting together a program for the
republicans who want an extra ses-
next spring. SO they may write
o.,n onslructlon legislation of their
enoa. see In the democratic differ
the realization OF their hopes.