The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-27

matter, saying that any great delay
might make it necessary for the state
road department to withdraw it's Of
fer. In other words. Mr.. Smith s
statement was to the effect that if
Marion county wants the $250,000 of
the state road funds. the county must
arrange to provide its share of money
for the construction of the Dixie
Highway thru this county very short
iy.
Before leaving Orlando Wednesday
morning, the motorcade drove around
the city. Orlando is certainly one of
the most attractive cities in Florida,
with its beautiful lakes, homes and
parks. Nearly all OF the streets of
Orlando are paved with brick, and the
city recently passed a bond issue of
$780, ,0C0 for additional street paving,
Orlando is also building a new city
hall and handsome new fire station
At Orlando, Ed Morgan, ]. C. How
ell and P. V. LeaVengood left the
motorcade, business requiring them
to return to Ocala.
The next stop after leaving Orlan-
do was Kissimmee. Both Orange and
Seminole counties have brick roads
A short stop was made in Kissimmee
Just south of Kissimmee a short gar
in the brick road system is under
instruction and detour was neces,
sS.ry.
The Osceola-Polk county line was
| reached about noon. There the motor.
cade found large delegation of citi
zens from Polk county. mostly from
/ Lakeland, among whom were large
number of former Ocala citizens. L
was a delightful meeting for all con
| cerned. Most of those in the Poll
county welcoming party had driver
all the way from Lakeland to tn,
county line to meet the Marion motor
lists. A swapping of places in th'
automobiles was again made and tn,
mOtorcade struck out over Polk coun
| ty's magnificent sand-asphalt roads
of which there are 300 miles in tina
county. The trip to Haines City wa
| quickly made. At Haines City tn
motorcade turned off down the "Sceni
Highway" The trip down the "Sceni
Highway" from Haines City to LAX
| Wales, was one of the most attractiv
legs of the entire trip, made attrac
tive by the beautiful hills, lakes an
mile after mile of orange groves
About noon the party stopped at tn
beautiful club house of Mountain
Lake, the magnificent winter hom
development. Luncheon had bee
brought from Orlando, about a mil
and a half south of Mountain Lake
At Lake Wales it was decided to Gu
off a part of the original schedule fo
the motorcade. Instead of going t
Frostproof and Fort Meade, the part
took the road straight west into Bal
tow, drove around Barlow, saw it
beautiful homes and its magniicer
sphalt-cOncrete streets, and went o
to Lakeland. Arriving at Lakeland
the party drove direct to the ba
grounds and took in the game betwee
Lakeland and Barlow.
At o'clock Wednesday night d.
Iightful buffet supper was served {
the Elks' Club by the Lakeland r.
t&ry Club and former Ocala citizer
= who are now living in that city. tt
: supper was followed by number (
: short speeches.. During the supp'
. it was disclosed that upon his arriv
t IL Lakeland, Mr.. George MacKay hs
f been taken to the foundry and le
1 there, and had later been arrested /;
/ spy by order of Nayor~Eaton, hin
: self a former Ocala citizen. Mr.. Ma
i L IL =
supper, and he called on Mayor EatC
t for an apology: Mr.. MacKay sa
: that the whole thing was just
$ frame-up to compel him to buy Il