The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-09-21

Eodd no 10 anu the majority VIII rule,
but that politics rules the board and
that there is a deuce running wild in
the politics and until we can put our
fingers on that wild deuce we will not
be able to handle the highway COM
mission. He says that three against
US and two for us would seem to make
i hopeless case, but to stop and
consider that we, the people, created
tie state highway commission and if
we the creators decide that we don't
like the creation we are strong
enough to destroy it. If we who want
road No. 2 are the majority of the
people we can force the highway COM
mission to act. Mr.. Phillips says we
have asked the highway commission
for road and it has fed us soothing
syrup to put us to- sleep. He says the
commission will again try to feed US
soothing syrup enough to put US to
sleep until 1850. but urges that we
have sense enough not to take this
dose OF syrup.
He begs the people present to
realize that road No. is the artery
of the state. 1t will enhance the
value Of property all over the interior
of the state # it is constructed. 1t
will give the farmer an open market
for his products. 1t will bring in
many new people and new settlers.
He begs all the people of central
Florida whether directly on road No.
2 or not to put aside petty politics
and work for the road. He says the
highway commission will spend all its
and time building the road from Sa-
vannah to Jacksonville through the
swamps there unless we prevent it.
He accuses the highway commission
of working entirely for the benefit of
Jacksonville and the East Coast. He
says that one of the state highway
commits ssioners said that if the people
of central Florida did not stop bother
ing him about road No. he would not
give them any road>at all. Mr.. Phil
lips is for getting into the thing with
sleeves rolled up and fight the COM
mission to the end. Mr.. Phillips de-
sired to have the Ocala convention go
on record as requesting and desiring
the whole-hearted assistance of the
Florida Federation of Women's Clubs.
He says if we have the women on our
side we are bound to win.
Mr.. Fred Comb of Columbia county,
was the next speaker. Mr.. Comb says
Columbia county is once and always
for road No. 2. That we must work
until we get it. 1t is up othe people
of central Florida to stick together
until we make the highway commits
sion build this road for US.
Mr. b. B. Johnson of Jasper, spoke
briefly but humorously on what he
wanted He favors good roads ev-
erywhere, all the time, but No. 2
first of all He says he had to hunt
up a preacher and be re-baptized as
soon as he reached Ocala after ride
over No. yesterday. That his re-
ligion was hanging by the ragged
edge.
Mayor Adkins of Gainesville, also
had few licks to deliver to the state
highway commission. Mr.. Atkins says
he heard from good source that one
of the members of the commission
said give Jacksonville a road and he
didn't care whether the rest of the
state got one or not. Mr.. Atkins ad-
vocates bringing public sentiment to
bear upon the highway commission
ard to go even higher and exert what
pressure we can on Governor Hardee.
Mr.. Atkins endorsed the Woman's
Club idea and makes a further sug-
gestion that we enlist the aid of the
travelling men. He said they enter
every nook and corner of the state
and can do world of good if they
viii talk and pull for the construction
of road No. 2.
Mrs. McCollum, president of the
Florida Federation of Women's Clubs,
made a. short talk and pledged the
I support of the women for road No. 2,
She said they are 1000 strong and
that they have some influence. She
said they are the third best medium
of spreading news anyway and cited
the three best mediums as the tele-
graph, telephone and tell-a-woman.
Mr.. Eaton of Gainesville, spoke
with a good line of rich sarcasm di-