The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-02
GARRISON HEAD.
BOND CAMP AICN.
SECRETARY OF STATE ROAD DE-
PARTMENT RESIGNS TO ENGAGE
IN GOOD ROAD MOVEMENT

Tallahassee, June 1,-(SpeciaD-J.
|P. Clarkson, Secretary of the State
Road Department Of Florida has re-
signed that position and will devote
his entire time. with head quarters
in Tallahassee, to the State wide cam
paign of the Florida State Automobile
Association in favor of the adoption
of the proposed amendant to the State
Constitution authorizing the issuance
of State Bonds for the purpose Of
building and maintaining State sys-
tenn of permanent roads and bridges.
Five years ago, after a number of
years devoted to newspaper work dur
ing which he served for considerable
time as city editor Of the Jacksonville
Times Union, Mr.. Clarkson undertook
for the State Good Roads Association
a campaign of education, through the
newspapers of the State in favor of
the enactment of legislation providing
for the creation Of State Road De-
partment for Florida. During his con-
nection with the State press he had
continuously advocated good roads
and he was at that time and for sew
eral years thereafter secretary of the
State Good Roads Association. With
practically no financial support the
campaign was carried on and it is
generally conceded by those familiar
with the matter that the result thereof
was the enactment by the 1915 session
of the Legislature of the law creating
the State Road Department of the
AState of Florida.
From the date of the organization
{ the Department up to the present
Ir. Clarkson has served continuously
rst as chief clerk and assistant to
e Secretary, as the law originally
fovided that the Secretary should be
member of the Department and serve
vitihout compensation, and since the
nactment of the law reorganizing the
Department and providing for the EN-
Yployment of a secretary, he has been
Secretary of the Department. He has
filled the position to the entire salts
faction of the Department and when
his resignation was rendered it was ac-
cepted with expression of regrets by
the members. All who have had deal
ings with the Department have been
will pleased with the manner in which
the duties OF the secretary have been
performed by Mr.. Clarkson.
When the Florida State Automobile
Association decided to stand sponsor
LII Lie pIOpOSto amendment TO the
! State Constitution authorizing the is
suance of State bonds for roads, Mr..
Clarkson was chosen for the position
OF conductor of the campaign which
! the association decided to inaugrate.
So great an interest has Mr.. Clarkson
always taken in the success of the
movement that he was prevailed upon
to accept the position although to do
SO necessitated severing his connec-
ton with the State Road Department.
J Mr. Clarkson will continue to reside
and have his headquarters in Talla-
hassee. He has been given full author
ity to conduct the campaign as he NAV
deem best, but states that he will at
all times be guided by advice of those
VINO have had large amount of ex-
perlence in such matters. He will have
the unqualified endorsement of the of
ficlals and members of the State An
i tomobile Association in his efforts to
put Florida in the list of progressive
States in the way of providing for a
State system of permanent ros ds.