The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-25
LEEseURe's CHALLENGE TO ALL FLORIDA
Geesburg Commercially

G.eesbmg Commercially
Good roads are the proudest boast of any community
in Florida and much of general is boosted by
this, that and the other city town county Now
let's get this good road claim down to working basis
and find out which part of Florida and which town in
Florida entitled to first claim to being the real
HUB of a network of good roads.
Meeting all comers, assert that Leesburg is the
only city town. village hamlet in Florida that
boast fifteen good road loops, all within the county in
which it is located.
By loops we mean driving out one road and coming
back another. In only two of the fifteen loops claim
do you touch any road the that you have
driven on the way out and of these is less
than mile of retraveled road but if there is any
ddate that come enough to make it interesting
we will eliminate these from claims.
Moreover we want to challenge the state further in
the matter of beautiful scenery these drives and the
diversity OF. that scenery
If this challenge stands, the of the state must
admit that Leesburg has its point superiority. Tn
less it is successfully controvered-and the burden
controverting it here and now place upon our
friends of the press throughout the sateLeesburg will
this point in its advertising and declare the point
admitted.
We bar county and no city. Merely that FOUR
town can equal these fifteen loops all within the county
and outside the corporate limits CT your town, and
will back up Can you do it?
Here our loops-all good roads, too:
1. Directly west from end CT Main street to turn;
turn right to Whitney road; Whitney city limits
Slightly under mile
2. Start same; turn left to first road running east
and west, thence this road to Groveand road;
in on Euclid About IL miles
3. Leave Main street on Whitney road. turn right by
cemetery and return Montclar road, entering Lees
burg Heights Hotel About 2, milea
4. Same start; turn right at first r to Montclar
turning Leesbug Montcair road. About IL miles
). Same road to Monelair; thence to Frutland Park
and into Leesburg Dixie Highway to Thirteenth
street. About 10 miles.
c. Same start turn left at first T and drive to Whit
ney thence railroad to Fruitand Park and re
turn as No. D. About 10 miles
7. East from Main street; Loop of the Shady
Dells." miles
s. Same start right at Silver Lake forks; RICH;
at Tavares bridge right at Double Run through by
IIowey ard Yalaha to Groveand road, entering Lees
burg on Euclid avenue. About 35 miles
o. Same to Double Run; thence by Minneoa to Cler-
mont, to Groveland to Mascotte. to Okahumpka and
Leesburg, entering Euclid About 60 miles.
10. East from Main street; left at Silver Lake forks
through Lisbon and Grand Island to Euss thence Ia
wares and return to Leesburg Dead River bridge
About "a miles,
IL. Same to Eusti5 thence to Mount Dora, to Ia
wares to Double Run to Yaaha, to Leesburg, entering
on Euclid. About SO miles
Clermont returning by Groveand, Mascotte and Okla
humpka. About 20 miles.
49, East form Main street turning left at Silver Lake
forks to Orange Bend, thence to the Tavares
road and back to Leesburg. About Is miles
IA. North from Thirteenth street on Dixie Highway
through Fruitand Park to Lady Lake; turn left
meandering road among lakes and hills to Whitney; on
Whitney road entering Leesburg on Main street from
west About q miles.
Is. The master loop. Leave Leesburg going east
Main street as in No. 10 to Eusas, thence to Mount
Dora thence Tavares and by Double Run, turning left
at Montverde fork thence through Montverde to Or
lando road turning right Minneoa; left Cler
mont; thence by Groveland past Helena Run BRIDGE
turn left then turn right at first road thence to Whit
ney road to Whitney and across reversing No. IA and
entering Leesburg Thirteenth street the NORTH
having three quarters of the compass around
burg. About 100 miles.