The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-05-23
As Others See 1t
SEMINOLE HOLDS HER OWN


Seminole county has again demonstrated that
the most progressive counties III me
S,ate wnen 1t comes 10 road building anu max
ing ali necessary ImproS ements Tor the DenenC
OIL the residents and the tourists. Having une
system Oh goOu roads and 1Indlng roads
deterioratlng many points it was thought al
yIsabIe by the board OF county commissioners
TO sell 100000 worth OF time warrants Ia priv
lege made possible by a law enacJed through the
eHorts OF Forest Lake while he was in the House
OF Representatlves) and with these time warrants
the work OF improving the roads and also build
ing steel drawbridge at the Osteen ferry could
b accomplished. The matter was brought to the
attention OF the Chamber OF Commerce the varI-
Gus clubs and organizations, the people IN gen
eral all over the county and the overwhelming
majority Tor the bonds yesterday proves that the
WORK OF the commissioners was approved by the
people ana their judgment in regard to floating
the time warrants was sound. When in the history
OF any county city or private enterprise IL be-
comes necessary to raise money for improve
ments it is always good business judgment to
borrow money and make the needed improve
ments and by making them save twice the sum
OF money in stopping deterioration and loss OF
time and money. Our roads need repairs, they
will continue to need repairs, but once they are
repaired right they will last for many years with
minor repairs made by the road supervisor on
the job ali the time. Roads are like railroads,
they need repairs all the time and ii these repairs
can be made when needed much money can be
saved the county and the taxpayers and the idea
of floating the bonds and fixing the roads now
and building the bridge thus giving Seminole
county the best Of roads and a good bridge al
one crossing of the st. Johns river will be worth
more than double all the money that will be levied
| by taxes and the extra taxation that will result
from more bonds. The bridge will soon pay for
itself and then can be made free bridge thus
again, demonstrating that Seminole county IS one
OF the most progressive in the state and is gov
elned by business men and peopled by tax payers
who believe in spending money where 1t VIII do
the most good The bonds voted yesterday were
different from the ordinary bond issue they
meant saving what already have. 1t was very
much like the man who has fine car that is
needed in his business and minor break occur
ing the man leayes the car in the garage because
the repairs would cost something and while the
car is in the garage he is losing money by not
having the use of the car in his daily business.
Roads that cannot be used that going to
pieces for the lack OF few dollars spent on their
improvement are a source Of expense, inconveni-
ence, poor returns, bad business
| To build good roads and let them fall into de
! cay is poor business judgment dthe Herald
wishes to congratulate the people OF Seminole
county upon their big vote for the bonds.
1t means better roads, more roads, drawbridge
instead of a ferry, better county in many ways
and progressive commonwealth that spells sue
cess, progress, civic beauty, good business.
Seminole county, one OF the pioneers in good
road building in the state is holding her lead
and will continue to do so as long as the pro-
gressve citizenship thinks along these broad
lines