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The State of Florida and Its Highways

By FRANK F. ROGERS, in “Michigan Roads and Pavements”

While Florida boasts in the possession of the old¬
est town in the United States, St. Augustine, founded
in 1565, geologists tell us that in reality Florida is
the youngest of the States.

It has no mountain section and may be described
as an outgrowth and extension of the southern
coastal plain. It is entirely underlain with lime¬
stone, mostly of the upper Eocene age. In fact one
writer describes it as an immense mountain top, or
table rock of limestone, mostly submerged, but cov¬
ered with a network of pit holes varying from a few
square feet to thousands of acres in area which form
the beds for countless fresh water lakes mainly fed
by springs of subterranean streams.

The comparative youth of the state is substan¬
tiated by the upper layers of fossil rocks showing
practically the same formation now going on at the
Florida Keys. In fact the state has not ceased to
grow.

The surface of the state, especially in the central
and northwest portions, is gently rolling and com¬
posed of sand, clay, marl, limestone, shells, etc. The
center of the peninsula is a rather low ridge which
forms the watershed between the Atlantic Ocean
and the Gulf of Mexico. No part of the State is
over 300 feet above sea-level.

From Lake Okeechobee on the south to within 40
miles of the north boundary are numerous lakes in

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the beds already referred to—estimated at some
30,000. Most of these lakes are small but situated
as they are in the orange belt, they add greatly to
the charm of this part of the state, which otherwise
would be quite devoid of scenery.

Abundance of sunshine and the mild climate which
this State affords, will ever make it popular with
those desirous of escaping the rigors of our northern
winters.

Since the peninsula is more than 400 miles in
length from north to south it presents a most pleas¬
ing variety of climate, ranging from the mild but
invigorating temperatures found at St. Augustine,
having the tang % of a Michigan October, to the really
tropical climate of Miami and Key West, more near¬
ly resembling our weather in July and August. But
there are no hot nights, for the ocean breezes make
them forever impossible.

No description of Florida would be complete with¬
out some mention of the Everglades, some 5,000
square miles in area, and located to the east and
south of Lake Okeechobee.

It was here that the great hurricane of September,
1928, caused the loss of more than 2,000 lives. The
land immediately adjacent to and for 15 miles or
more to the east and south of the lake is a low lying
mucky marsh, not over three or four feet above the
level of the lake, but now quite well drained by
numerous canals, five of which have outlets in the
ocean.

Lake Okeechobee is oval in shape, about 40 miles
north and south and 30 miles from east to west and
is over 1,200 square miles in area. It lies some 27
feet above sea level and is very shallow—scarcely
more than 15 feet in depth.

The hurricane of 1928 blew violently, first from
the northeast, thence from the southwest, passing
through the north, and literally rolled the waters out
of the lake and onto the marsh to a depth of eleven
feet as estimated by eye witnesses interviewed by
the writer. It is needless to say that all of the frail
small houses occupied by laborers were swept away
and most of the occupants drowned. At the time of
my visit many small automobiles were strewn over
the marsh whence they had been driven by the
waves.

The most property damage and loss of life was at
Belle Glade, near the southeast side of the lake and
about 40 miles west of Palm Beach.

State Products

The products of the state are not so varied nor so
profitable as in many of the northern states.

Once the state was well covered with long-leaf
pine and lumber is still a most valuable product. In
fact of all the state’s industries, lumber, though ne¬
cessarily growing less, still leads and amounts to
more than one-third in value of the state’s products.
Tobacco ranks second at over 15 percent, while
food products—citrus fruits and winter vegetables
rank third at 12y 2 percent of the total. Paper pro¬
ducts rank fourth, while minerals and chemicals,
especially phosphates deserve special mention.
Though not ranking high in total value, Florida
leads all of the States in the production of phos¬
phate.

Will Florida Come Back

My answer to this question is that the real Flor¬
ida has never been away. The recent boom in Flor¬

ida may well be compared to a wild scramble in the
stock market, when all sorts of speculative semi-
speculative and even some good stocks sell for prices
far in excess of any real values based on earning ca¬
pacity.

During the boom northern capital poured into
Florida without stint and boom towns were started
on lands having little or no real value. The game
was good so long as outside capital continued to
come in, but once it stopped, the public began to
wonder what it was all about—and if it had been a
dream? All building operations stopped, apparently
at once as if in the night; hence the great number
of empty and unfinished buildings, and abandoned
town-site projects well scattered over the State.

The permanent and basic industries of Florida
will ever be the cultivation of citrus fruits and win¬
ter vegetables to the full extent that the market will
absorb (there is no lack of suitable land); and car¬
ing for all the tourists that can be induced to spend
their winters in a most delightful climate.

The lumber industry, as in Michigan, will neces¬
sarily come to an end.

The Roads

We entered Florida Wednesday morning, January
30, driving south from Dothan, Alabama, over U. S.
231, now under construction. (See Alabama and Its
Roads in April 4th number of Michigan Roads and
Pavements).

At the state line we were on a typical Florida
road, limestone or sand-clay base (they both look
alike when finished), surface treated with asphalt
and slag chips, the latter being shipped in from
Birmingham, Alabama. It was smoother than the
average concrete, had wide shoulders, at least six
feet, gentle front and back slopes all neatly seeded
with bermuda grass and the roadsides were well
kept. It was a perfect road picture and I now
fully realized the meaning of the remark of Federal
District Engineer Toms when he said: “You have a
real treat coming when you ride over the Florida
roads.”

This type of road continued a little over 40 miles
to the Apalachicola river. Here we saw our first
long bridge. It was nine-tenths of a mile long, all
wood trestle except over the stream proper, which
was steel and probably not over 300 feet in length.
The rest of the structure was required to span the
wide flats, more or less flooded with every freshet.
It was typically characteristic of the coastal plains
streams on a large scale.

A Soft Limestone Quarry

A few miles over the Florida line, still in com¬
pany with Col. Finnell, who had accompanied us
from Montgomery, we visited a soft limestone quarry
that was getting out the stone for the base of the
Alabama road. It was the typical stone used for
base on hundreds of miles of roads in Alabama,
Florida and Georgia. Much of this stone is as soft
as marl, but containing enough pieces of harder
rocks, a few almost like marble, so that the whole
product was put through a double set of crushing
rolls and reduced to a three-fourths inch size.

The general specifications call for an 8-inch com¬
pacted base of this material, which after being
opened to traffic for a time is re-scarified and planed
with a blade grader until perfectly smooth. It is

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Project 659, Road 3, Clay County

then usually given a light surface treatment of tar
and again opened to travel for a short time, after
which it is surface treated with asphalt and slag
chips. Three to four-tenths of a gallon of asphalt
and 40 to 45 pounds of slag chips to the square yard
are used.

I never drove over more delightful riding road
surfaces than are thus produced.

After crossing the river I found 20 miles of cement
concrete leading to Quincy. The remainder of the
road to Tallahassee via Havana was all sand-clay,
but much of it was under construction as concrete—
mostly on a relocation.

At Tallahassee I called on State Highway Engi¬
neer Cresap and the new chairman of his Board,
Mr. Bentley. All were very busy due to a recent
change in the personnel of the board and the ap¬
proaching first meeting of the new board. However,
they took time to receive me courteously and give all
the information asked as well as anything they could
think of that would be of use or interest to my trip
through the State.

Florida has 58,680 square miles of area which is
served by 38,000 miles of highways, some 6,000 miles
of which are legally on the State system, though at
this time the State is maintaining only about 3,000
miles. As in other Southern States there are no
township roads, the counties being responsible for
the construction and maintenance of all roads not on
the State system.

The counties are not required to contribute to¬
ward the building of State roads, but are allowed
to do so if they wish in order to expedite the build¬
ing of the State trunk lines within their borders.
In 1927 the counties thus contributed more than was
received from automobile licenses, or about five mil¬
lions of dollars.

The State’s total highway revenue from all sources
in 1927 was a little over 19 millions, about one-fourth
coming from the licensing and taxing (ad valorem
basis) of motor vehicles, a little larger sum from the
counties and the remainder from the gas tax and
Federal aid.

Thursday, January 31, we drove from Tallahassee
to Jacksonville, a distance of 172 miles. The road
was all hard-surfaced except five miles of sand-clay
which is slated for early construction. Bituminous
surface-treated roads predominated, although there
were many miles of concrete, especially on the Jack¬
sonville end. This road was marked Florida No. 1,
but really should be U. S. 90. I regret to report
that none of the U. S. numbers have been erected in
Florida. That was the only disappointing thing to
me in the entire drive through the State, for I per¬
sonally believe that a State so dependent as Florida
on the tourist should do everything possible to co¬
ordinate its roads with the interstate system and
mark them as such wherever the U. S. interstate
numbers apply. It would at least please all motor¬
ists from other States.

On Friday, February 1, we drove from Jackson¬
ville to St. Augustine. The distance is 40 miles and
the roads were bituminous surfaced macadam, con¬
crete and brick. They did not average as smooth as
the roads between Tallahassee and Jacksonville. As
in most States, the older roads do not present the
smooth riding qualities that the new ones do.

St. Augustine is a quaint and interesting old town.
Since it is the oldest town in the United States, it
boasts the oldest house and revels in antiques.

They brag of the narrowest street in the world,
only seven feet wide. It is closed to vehicular traffic
by posts at both ends. I would call it an alley. We
stayed there four days and just got into the spirit

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Florida Highways

Published Monthly

Official Publication of the State Road Department

PERSONNEL OF DEPARTMENT

Robert W. Bentley (Bradenton), Chairman
(Official Residence , Tallahassee.)

W. A. Shands, Gainesville
J. Harvey Bayliss, Pensacola ,, ,

G. D. Perkins, Jacksonville Memie

Ernest R. Graham, Pennsuco
Walter P. Bevis, Tallahassee , Secretary

PERSONNEL OF EMPLOYEES IN GENERAL
CHARGE OF THE WORK OF THE
DEPARTMENT

Engineering Division

J. L. Cresap, Tallahassee.State Highway Engineer

L. K. Cannon, Tallahassee....Ass’t. State Highway Engineer

G. L. Derrick, Tallahassee.Bridge Engineer

Harvey A. Hall, Gainesville.Testing Engineer

F. W. Berry, Jr., Tallahassee.Office Engineer

Paul G. Kennemur, Gainesville, Acting Supt. of Equipment

R. L. Bannerman, Marianna.1st Division

Counties—Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf,
Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa
Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington.

J. H. Dowling, Lake City.2nd Division

Counties—Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Ham¬
ilton, Lafayette, Madison, Nassau, St. Johns, Suwannee, Tay¬
lor, Union.

R. C. Fergus, West Palm Beach.3rd Division

Counties—Brevard, Broward, Collier, Dade, Glades, Hendry, Indian
River, Lee, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, St. Lucie.

L. B. Thrasher, Ocala.4th Division

Counties—Alachua, Citrus, Flagler, Gilchrist, Herndando, Lake,
Levy, Marion, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia.

Henry Wilson, Lakeland.5th Division

Counties—Charlotte, DeSota, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough,
Manatee, Osceola, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota.

Auditing Division

S. L. Walters, Tallahassee.Auditor

B. A. Meginniss, Attorney for the Department,
Editor and Business Manager.

Volume VI May, 1929 Number 5

of things when it was necessary to move on. Inci¬
dentally, I met Frank Beard, County Road Commis¬
sioner of Port Huron, who was passing through,
and Judge Steere, late of the Supreme bench, who
was making quite a stay and had become much in¬
terested in the town.

Monday, February 4, we started for Miami, taking
the Ocean Boulevard, a toll road, between St. Au¬
gustine and Daytona. On the whole it was not as
good as the State roads, but the view of the ocean,
at intervals, was good, and since the waves were
rolling rather high the drive was very interesting.

At the north edge of Indian River City, we turned
west to Orlando, a distance of 37 miles. That looks
like th^most modern town in Florida. Its streets
are alFbrick paved and the houses are of a modern
bungalow type and most all stuccoed.

We* sent a mixed box of oranges and grapefruit
home from here, but before night repented that we
had not sent the fruit from Indian River county,
which was then picking some of the finest oranges
we saw anywhere in Florida.

Returning to the Miami road again, we drove as
far south as Vero Beach and put up for the night.
I have already described the different types of roads,
so that most of our driving was like giving the
kaleidoscope a few more turns with nothing especial¬
ly new or different.

On February 5, Tuesday, we drove into Miami.
Now we were really getting into the tropics. The
weather was warm and the palms (there are said to
be 1,000 varieties in the world) began to be more of
the tropical varieties. Coconut and royal palms were
strikingly different.

Miami

Miami is a colorful city. Population (A. A. A.
guide), 147,000. It is truly a beautiful city, with
its Biscayne Bay skirted by a wonderful boulevard
of the same name. This consists of three wide paved
driveways with beautifully landscaped parks on
either side as well as between the driveways.

Fronting on the Boulevard is the city proper, with
several large modern hotels facing the boulevard
and overlooking the bay. These large hotels to¬
gether with several high office buildings, present a
sky line of which any city could well be proud.

The stuccoed buildings (all the new buildings are
stuccoed) present a pleasing variety of colors, rang¬
ing from rich orange to an almost spotless white.
The absence of factories with their black smoke
helps to keep the town clean and truly it presents
a pleasing contrast to the smoky industrial towns of
the North—something that is greatly appreciated by
the tourist. Anyone who wishes to turn winter into
mid-summer cannot do better than visit Miami.

Miami Beach, reached by the great causeway and
several other highways, contains all the bathing
beaches, public and private, as well as the winter
homes of many multi-millionaires. It is a separate
municipality. Miami, without the Beach, would lose
most of its popularity and all of its notoriety.

I did not drive to Key West, because that highway
is interrupted by a 40-mile ferry, which really ren¬
ders good service in waters quite well sheltered.
Enroute to Havana I passed over the “ Over-seas
Railway” which skirts the highway and revealed
what should have been a pleasant and easy drive
had it not been for the long ferry.

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Project 545, Road 5, Hernando County

On Tuesday, February 12, we left Miami over the
Tamiami Trail and had what to me was the most
interesting ride in Florida, in spite of the fact that
many tourists are advised to avoid it on account of
its lonesome monotony. After leaving the environs
of Miami and Coral Gables, there is absolutely no
population until the west coast of Florida is reached
and there, on account of indenting bays, the road is
well back and the first town we saw was Naples,
which is only a hamlet with two hotels. It is 105
miles from Miami.

This road crosses the Everglades and its construc¬
tion was a herculean task, though it presented no
new engineering difficulties. The coral lime rock
which underlies this whole region is very close to
the surface. Near Miami the soil was about five
feet deep and towards the westerly edge but a few
inches, just enough to grow some rough grasses. Saw
grass predominates.

Seventy miles of this work was through solid rock
formation and the problem was to excavate a canal
in the rock on the northerly side of the road, deposit
the rock on the south bank, level it down and surface
it for a highway. It is needless to say that the com¬
pleted road is a surface-treated macadam having all
the desirable riding qualities of the best of Florida’s
roads.

From Coral Gables, just west of Miami, the dis¬
tance to Naples is 102 miles and this stretch of road
cost $5,084,317.12, an average cost of nearly $50,000
a mile. But due to varying conditions the range
was from $30,000 to $100,000 a mile.

Wild life along the road was abundant and inter¬
esting, ranging from fish and alligators in the canal
to snakes on the road and birds in the air. Turkey
buzzards and pelicans were present in flocks and
hundreds of wild ducks were leisurely floating on
the water. An Indian woman dressed in bright col¬

ors carrying a papoose on her back in a sort of bas¬
ket hanging from her shoulders was a reminder of
the people who formerly inhabited this part of Flor¬
ida—the Seminole Indians.

The drive from Naples to Fort Myers in the after¬
noon was without incident, except that for a short
distance north of Naples the road was under con¬
struction, but happily in a new location so that the
old, not very smooth, road was still open to travel.

Entering Fort Myers we passed the winter homes,
side by side, of Henry Ford and Thomas A. Edison,
who were both there at that time, the later just hav¬
ing celebrated his 82nd birthday. We did not see
Edison, but Henry was out in front, apparently en¬
tertaining a flock of reporters.

The houses are both well back in broad lots so
full of trees and shrubbery that they are not very
visible front the highway. The lots extend back
to the wide Caloosahatchee river, which is navigable
for rather large boats.

Wednesday morning, February 13, we left Fort
Myers after having spent a comfortable night in an
interesting town with a delightful climate. The long
avenue in the easterly part of the town shaded by a
double row of royal palms is considered one of the
most beautiful streets in the South.

The roads to Tampa were mostly the normal Flor¬
ida roads, except that we encountered some old
brick, and, in Hillsborough county, of which Tampa
is the county seat, some asphalt block roads. Neither
the brick nor the asphalt blocks presented such fine
driving surfaces as do the slag top surface-treated
roads. It is quite apparent in Florida, as in other
Southern States, that where the counties contribute
towards the cost of State roads they have a consid¬
erable voice in the selection of the materials of which
the roads are built. For this reason types usually
change at county lines.

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Thursday, February 14

Having established Tampa as headquarters, we
proceeded to drive to the nearby towns and places of
interest.

Today we drove to St. Petersburg via the short
route over the Gandy toll bridge. We found the
bridge proper to be two and one-half miles long,
spanning the narrows in an arm of Tampa Bay. An
equal length of causeway had been filled in (suction
dredge work) for bridge approaches, making the
entire structure just a little over five miles. Toll
was 65 cents for our roadster and two passengers.

St. Petersburg (47,000 A. A. A. guide) has adopted
as a slogan, “The Sunshine City.” The local papers
are given away every day that the sun does not
shine.

Probably no other city in Florida is so wholly
given over to entertaining its guests as St. Peters¬
burg. Benches are not only placed in the parks but
on the sidewalks as well. The walks are wide and a
row of benches set back to back with ends toward
the curb are placed throughout the business district.
On arriving and parking our car midway in one of
the business blocks we found the benches so full of
people that it was necessary to walk in the street
on the pavement to the nearest cross-walk before it
was possible to get onto the sidewalk. Some of the
people were reading papers, others letters, but most
of them were just sitting in the sun.

In the amusement parks we found horse-slioe
pitching, shuffleboard, dominoes, checkers and chess
all being played with much interest. Everyone is
expected to play something part of the time. The
weather was perfect and since everyone was resting
or playing, one soon gets the notion very strong that
this is an ideal place to come and—just rest.

Friday, February 15

We drove east through Plant City, Lakeland, Win¬
ter Haven and Dundee, thence south to the Edward
Bok “Singing Tower,” which is near Lake Wales.
Boads were of the types and character already de¬
scribed.

The tower is an octagon 205 feet high surrounded
by an iron fence and a moat. It has a carillon of
61 bells, the setting is ideal, on a knoll (locally called
a mountain) with some natural second growth trees,
mostly pines and oaks, which have been supple¬
mented by some very artistic landscaping.

To the southeast, south and southwest are some of
the finest citrus groves in all Florida, while to the
northwest are some golf courses, club houses and
millionaires 9 estates, all perfectly landscaped.

This is the heart of Florida’s lake region and for
those who do not care so much for the salt water,
these inland towns and small lakes are very attrac¬
tive while the winter climate is all that can be de¬
sired. The beautiful winter homes in several of these
towns evidence the fact that all this is appreciated.

Saturday, February 16

We drove to Tarpon Springs and around the Gulf
shore to St. Petersburg and back to Tampa around
the north arm of Tampa Bay. Tarpon Springs, a
town of less than 3,000 inhabitants, is chiefly inter¬
esting to the tourist from the fact that it is a port
from which a large number of sponge divers work.
There are said to be 75 boats thus engaged. Locally
they claim to have the largest sponge gathering fleet
in the world. Key West also has a large number of
sponge divers and a few years ago claimed to have
the largest business of this kind on the Gulf.

Each boat, manned by five or six men, forms a
little company by itself, the men all working on a

Project 50, Road 14, Putnam County

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percentage basis. The divers are all Greeks, the
original sponge industry having started on the Medi¬
terranean sea. Sponges are marketed only four
times a year.

The drive along the Gulf coast through Clear-
water, county seat of Pinellas county (in which St.
Petersburg is located) was interesting and revealed
many beautiful spots wdiere a Northerner could
spend the winter in comfort and with delightful
surroundings.

Monday, February 18

We drove to Ocala, via Brooksville and Dunellon
over Florida State Road No. 5 (U. S. 41 but not so
marked) with a cross-over to the east on Florida 16.
The distance was 111 miles and we arrived before
lunch. What has already been said about Florida
roads also applies here.

We passed several phosphate quarries and some
orange groves. At Brooksville w^e shipped some or¬
anges to the highway department from a packing
firm that rendered better service than those hereto¬
fore patronized.

From Ocala we drove east five miles to Silver
Springs—one of the most talked of natural wonders
in Florida. As already noted, there are many under¬

ground springs pouring from subterranean rocky
caverns, but this is the largest, and is said to dis¬
charge more than one-half billion gallons of w^ater
every 24 hours. This water finds its way to the ocean
through the Ocklaw^aha and St. Johns rivers.

A trip on the glass-bottomed boat disclosed many
beautiful rock formations as well as animal and
vegetable life. The ^vater is so clear that the bot¬
tom could be seen at a depth of 80 feet.

A certain school of fish, being well fed many times
a day on the arrival of this boat would rise to the
surface and take bread from one’s hand.

On Tuesday, February 19th, we drove north from
Ocala to Baldwin, thence east to Jacksonville, thence
north on the coastal highway, U. S. 17, to Savannah,
Georgia. We crossed the St. Marys river at 11:00
a. m., 131 miles from Ocala, having finished three
w^eeks of a most delightful sojourn in Florida.

During that time we drove some 1,900 miles over
easy and pleasant driving roads, which, wFile not
built to withstand the deep frosts of our winters nor
the heavy trucking traffic found on most of our
Northern roads, are really serving the Southland in
a most satisfactory and economical manner—Michi¬
gan Roads and Pavements.

Project 614, Road 5, Sarasota County

Bedtime Yarns

“My dear,” exclaimed the husband when he ar¬
rived home late and found his wife waiting for him,
“you’d never guess where I have been tonight.”

“Oh, yes, I can,” replied his wife, “but go on
with your story any way. ’ ’

“Mother,” said the small boy, “do they have elec¬
tric plants in heaven?”

“No, dear,” replied the mother. “It requires en¬
gineers to build electric plants.”

Streets of Gold

A bob-haired, scantily clad flapper w^as making
her application at the pearly gates and St. Peter w 7 as
putting her through her category.

“What was your occupation?” he inquired.

“Men called me a Gold-digger,” she tittered.

“I’m sorry—but on account of the paving we
can’t let you in here!”

If you would take the real measure of a man, note
the size of the things that make him mad.

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Transactions at A Quarterly Meeting State Road Department

April 10,1929

T HE second regular quarterly meeting of the
State Road Department of Florida was held at
the offices of the Department, in Tallahassee, on
April 10th, 1929, with the following members present:
Robert W. Bentley, Chairman; W. A. Shands, J.
Harvey Bayliss and G. I). Perkins. J. L. Cresap,
State Highway Engineer; B. A. Meginniss, Attorney;
W. P. Bevis, Secretary, and H. J. Morrison, Highway
Engineer for U. S. Bureau Public Roads, were also
present.

Receipt of Bids

The hour of ten o’clock A. M. having arrived, the
Department proceeded to open and read bids sub¬
mitted pursuant to due advertisement on the projects
hereafter set out, which projects, together with the
bidders thereon and the amounts of their several bids
are as follows:

F. A. Project No. 40-B, Road 4, Brevard County

The following bids were received for hydraulic

approaches to Turkey Creek Bridge:

Waldeck-Deal Dredging Co. Miami $17,245.70

Hollywood Dredging Co. Fort Pierce 16,372.50

C. E. Lucas Merritt 11,788.20

Murphy Construction Co. Orlando 9,605.20

J. C. Johnston Constr. Co. Tampa 14,735.25

J. B. Purdy Lakeland 9,605.20

J. W. Williams Daytona Beach 13,098.00

F. A. Project No. 62-B, Road No. 24, Osceola County

The following bids were received for concrete
structures:

Central Florida Constr. Co.

Murphy Construction Co.

Frost Construction Co.

Southern Bridge Co.

Fla. Bridge & Constr. Co.

Powell Bros.

H. D. Spangler

Gr. Cove Spgs.

Orlando

Tampa

Tampa

Orlando

Ft. Lauderdale

Pompano

$107,610.89

108,280.79

106,423.88

110,649.08

104,952.42

108,275.73

107,520.82

Project No. 808-A, Road No. 25, Hendry County

The following bids were received for clearing,
grubbing, grading and drainage structures:
Everglades Construction Co. Hialeah $34,204.29

Okeechobee Construction Co. Okeechobee 29,984.30

R. C. Huffman Constr. Co. Coral Gables 29,630.96

Project No. 806-C, Road No. 25, Hendry County

The following bids were received for clearing,
grubbing, grading and drainage structures:

R. C. Huffman Constr. Co.
Wilkins & Hobson
MacDougal Constr. Co.

R. B. Stewart

Curry & Turner Constr. Co.
Everglades Const. Corp.
Okeechobee Constr. Co.

Coral Gables

$43,990.60

Cleveland

46,552.70

Atlanta

45,549.47

Fort Myers

40,692.16

Bradenton

43,082.78

Hialeah

50,225.04

Okeechobee

45,425.80

Project No. 806-D, Road No. 25, Hendry County

The following bids were received for clearing,
grubbing, grading and drainage structures:
Everglades Construction Co. Hialeah $67,108.98

MacDougal Constr. Co. Atlanta 67,084.86

R. C. Huffman Constr. Co. Coral Gables 57,228.10

Project No. 518, Road No. 5-A, Lafayette County

Alternate bids were received as follows:

Duval Eng. & Con. Co., Jacks’ville, Slag Sur. Tr. $240,990.28

Duval Eng. & Con. Co., Jacks’ville, Rock Sur. Tr. 240,990.28

Broadbent Const. Co., Ocala, Slag Surf. Treat. 222,530.67

Broadbent Const. Co., Ocala, Rock Surf. Treat. 222,530.67
Broadbent Const. Co., Ocala, Bitum. Concrete 391,892.22
Broadbent Const. Co., Ocala, Sheet Asphalt. 382,613.32

Project No. 587, Road No. 5-A, Columbia County

Alternate bids were received as follows:

McLeod Const. Co., Tampa, Slag Surf. Treat. $55,174.78

McLeod Const. Co., Tampa, Rock Surf. Treat. 54,135.16

Manly Const. Co., Ocala, Slag Surf. Treat. 51,557.37

Manly Const. Co., Ocala, Rock Surf. Treat. 51,557.37

Manly Const. Co., Ocala, Bitum. Concrete . 92,104.30

Manly Const. Co., Ocala, Sheet Asphalt . 89,765.05

Duval Eng. & Con. Co., Jacks’ville, Slag Sur. Tr. 49,246.55
Duval Eng. & Con. Co., Jacks’ville, Rock Surf. Tr. 48,986.64

Project No. 715, Road No. 28, Union County

Alternate bids were received as follows:

Robt. G. Lassiter Co., Jacksonville, Slag Surf. Tr. $79,658.46
Robt. G. Lassiter Co., Jacksonville, Rock Sur. Tr. 79,041.25
R. G. Lassiter Co., Jax, Plain Cement Concrete 115,342.56
L. M. Gray, Gainesville, Slag Surf. Treat. 64,475.42

Project No. 716, Road No. 28, Union County

Alternate bids were received as follows:

R. G. Lassiter & Co., Jacksonville, Slag Surf. Tr. $197,269.55
R. G. Lassiter & Co., Jacksonville, Rock Sur. Tr. 195,953.00
R. G. Lassiter & Co., Jax, Plain Cement Concrete 265,236.70

L. M. Gray, Gainesville, Slag Surf Treat. 150,406.85

F. W. Long & Co., Jacksonville, Slag Sur. Treat. 160,919.77
F. W. Long & Co., Jacksonville, Rock Sur. Tr. 160,261.50
L. B. McLeod Const. Co., Tampa, Slag Surf. Tr. 159,206.70
L. B. McLeod Const. Co., Tampa, Rock Surf. Tr. 156,573.60
Southeastern Const. Co., Brad’ton, Slag Sur. Tr. 172,236.65
Southeastern Const. Co., Brad’ton, Rock Sur. Tr. 169,603.55
Duval En. & Cont. Co., Jacks’ville, Slag Sur. Tr. 144,112.12
Duval En. & Cont. Co., Jacks’ville, Rock Sur. Tr. 143,453.85
J. C. Johnston Const. Co., Tampa, Slag Surf. Tr. 197,301.55
J. C. Johnston Const. Co., Tampa, Rock Sur. Tr. 194,668.25

Project No. 718, Road No. 5-A, Columbia County

Alternate bids were received as follows:

Duval En. & Cont. Co., Jacks’ville, Slag Sur. Tr
Duval En. & Cont. Co., Jacks’ville, Rock Sur. Tr
L. B. McLeod Const. Co., Tampa, Slag Surf. Tr
L. B. McLeod Const. Co., Tampa, Rock Surf. Tr

Manly Const. Co., Ocala, Slag Surf. Treat.

Manly Const. Co., Ocala, Rock Surf. Treat.

Manly Const. Co., Ocala, Bitum. Concrete.

Manly Const. Co., Ocala, Sheet Asphalt .

$ 92,959.49
92,447.23
104,233.59
102,304.53
93,241.76
93,241.76
168,477.25
164,136.70

Project No. 587-B, Road No. 5-A, Columbia County

The following bids were received for reinforced
concrete bridge over the Itchtucknee River:

Perkins & Lawson
Okeechobee Const. Co.
Southern Bridge Co.

Fla. Bridge & Const. Co.
C. T. Dawkins, Inc.

Valdosta, Ga.

Okeechobee

Tampa

Orlando

Tampa

$10,368.84

11,995.30

17,035.40

14,791.47

12,915.35

Project No. 678, Road No. 10, Bay County

The following bids were received for hauling rock:

McVay, Lindsay & Son Palm Beach $12,600.00

J. W. Quillian Daytona Beach 12,825.00

J. M. Faile Panama City 12,915.00

Project No. 755, Road No. 17, Polk County

The following bids were received for furnishing
and delivering approximately 2,500 yards riprap

stone:

A. T. Thomas Co. Ocala $5,000.00

Cummer Lumber Co. Jacksonville 5,125.00

A. A. Griffin Williston 7,250.00

Ocala-Tampa Lime Rock Co. Ocala 5,175.00

Standard Rock Co. Morriston 5,125.00

Connell & Schultz Inverness 4,375.00

L. B. McLeod Const. Co. Tampa 5,500.00

Ocala Lime Rock Corp. Ocala 5,800.00

After reading the bids listed above, Mr. Shands
made a motion, seconded by Mr. Perkins, that the
announcement of awards be made tomorrow morn¬
ing at ten o’clock, which motion was duly carried.

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Project 683-A, Road 4, Palm Beach County

Sale of Surplus Materials at Equipment Division

Mr. Geo. W. Trout, representative of Government
Surplus Goods Company, of Jacksonville, appeared
before the Department with reference to purchasing
surplus and useless materials now in the Equipment
Division at Gainesville.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman be and he
is hereby authorized to advertise for bids for the
sale of all surplus and useless materials in the Equip¬
ment Division at Gainesville, and that the Superin¬
tendent of such Division be instructed to prepare
and submit to the Chairman at Tallahassee a list of
such surplus and useless materials or articles.

Flagler County, Road 28

Messrs. E. F. Warner, Z. G. Holland, A. S. Fowler
and W. R. Reynolds appeared before the Depart¬
ment and requested the members to reconsider their
action in locating State Road 28 on the northern
route in Flagler county and to adopt the southern
route in lieu thereof. After a lengthy discussion
of the matter, the following resolution was, on mo¬
tion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss, unani¬
mously adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Department now
proceed with its regular order of business.

Jefferson County, Roads 42 and 96

Messrs. P. H. Boland, R. H. Herring, J. E. Lewis,
J. A. McClellan, B. 0. Granger and S. D. Clarke
comprised a delegation which appeared before the
Department with reference to the program of the
Department relative to Roads 42 and 96 in that
county.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bay¬
liss, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:

RESOLVED, That this Department do accept
from Jefferson County its funds available for the
construction of a grade on State Road 96 and that
the Chairman be and he is hereby authorized to
advertise for bids for the construction of the same.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon the
completion of said grade that this Department do
hereafter maintain the same.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That when Jeffer¬
son county shall make available to the State Road
Department the necessary money therefor, that the
Department pursue the same policy with respect
to State Road No. 42 in said county.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bay¬
liss, the Department was adjourned until 2 o’clock
P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION, 2 O’CLOCK

Present as at morning session.

Okeechobee County

Messrs. Peter Toinasello, Jr., T. W. Conely and
C. E. Simmons of Okeechobee county presented to
the Department the claim of that county that the De¬
partment is indebted to the county in the sum of
$210,000.00 and requested a refund of that amount.
Further discussion and consideration of the request
was deferred until tomorrow, when Mr. R. Y. Pat¬
terson will appear with the other members of the
delegation relative to the matter.

Sumter County, Roads 23 and 36

Mr. S. W. Getzen, representative of Sumter coun¬
ty, presented to the Department the following re¬
quests :

(1) That the State construct and maintain State
Road 23 in that county.

(2) That the Department take over for mainten¬
ance that portion of Road 36 between Leesburg and
Inverness, via Wildwood, which is now completed.

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Project 53-B, Dora Canal Bridge, State Road 2, Lake County

and that it complete the construction of said road,
including the bridges.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the request of Sumter
county as presented by Representative Getzen be
taken under consideration and that he be advised
of the action of this Department thereon before its
adjournment.

Road No. 84, Calhoun County

Messrs. Henry McClellan, J. J. Clemens, W. H.
Harrell, Lum Lewis, R. J. Flanders and Sam Adkins
of Calhoun county appeared before the Department
and requested that the State construct the culverts
and bridges on Road 84 between Marianna and
Wewahitchka.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the request was taken under advisement.

Asphalt Specifications

A delegation consisting of L. G. Hitchcolk, K.
Stern, Joe Couch, E. L. Anderson and W. V. New-
some presented to the Department a request that
there be inserted in the standard specifications an
alternate specification for Natural or Lake Asphalt.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the following resolution was adopted.

BE IT RESOLVED, That there be included in the
standard specifications of this Department an alter¬
nate specification covering natural or lake asphalt,
and that the State Highway Engineer be directed
to work out such specification, which shall be sub¬
ject to approval by the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads.

Concrete Curing by Process

The same delegation presented to the Department
a request that there be included in the specifications
for curing concrete a specification of curing by an
asphalt coating. No formal action was taken, but

the delegation was informed that the request would
be taken under consideration and considered in con¬
nection with the Bureau of Public Roads.

Inspection of Road Materials

Messrs. H. C. Nutting and 0. K. Fletcher, repre¬
senting H. C. Nutting Company, Tampa, Florida,
submitted to the Department a formal proposition
for the inspection of various materials used in high¬
way construction. The original proposal, dated at
Tampa, April 9, 1929, and signed on behalf of the
company by H. C. Nutting, has been placed in the
files of the Department and is made a part of these
minutes by reference, as if fully set out herein. The
prices in brief are as follows:

Cement testing and inspection, l^c per barrel.

Testing reinforcing steel, 20c per ton.

Testing by individual samples, $1.50 per sample.

Testing structural steel, 75c per ton.

Inspecting creosoted timber, $1.00 per MBFM for
lumber, lc per lin. ft. for piling.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the State Road Depart¬
ment do employ H. C. Nutting Company, Tampa,
Florida, on the basis of its proposal submitted to¬
day, to make for the Department all inspection of
cement, structural and reinforcing steel and creo¬
soted timber.

Proposed Change of Specification of Reinforcing
Bars

Messrs. B. F. King and H. P. Barton appeared
with a request that there be a change in the stand¬
ard specifications so as to permit the use of rail
steel reinforcing bars in reinforced culvert work.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Engineering Depart¬
ment be directed to confer with the Bureau of Pub-

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Project 574, Road 9, Madison County

lie Roads, and if acceptable to said Bureau to amend
the standard specifications so as to permit the use
of rail steel reinforcing bars in reinforced culvert
work.

Project 669-Y, Road 27, Collier County

Messrs. T. W. Bryant and John E. Ballenger, rep¬
resenting Wm. P. McDonald Construction Company,
appeared before the Department with further refer¬
ence to its claim for work done on Project 669-Y,
Road 27, in Collier county. There was presented at
that time a bill in the sum of $7,829.31, which had
been duly examined by the Auditor and the State
Highway Engineer.

On motion of Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr.
Shands, the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Department does
hereby approve and allow the claim of Wm. P. Mc¬
Donald Construction Company for work on Project
669-Y, Road 27, Collier county, in the sum of $7,-
829.31, together with an additional sum of not to
exceed one and one-half of one per cent of the
amount last above mentioned, as and for the
premium paid on contract bond in connection with
such work.

Alachua County, Road 31

J. L. Cresap, State Highway Engineer, presented
to the Department a report with reference to the
proposed enlargement of the opening on State Road
31, in order to permit the drainage of Paynes Prai¬
rie through the same into Orange Lake. Mr. Cresap
stated that it was proposed to enlarge the opening,
using State forces, and by adding five spans of
bridge to the present opening, at an approximate
cost of $3,750.00.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted.

BE IT RESOLVED, That the State Highway En¬

gineer be authorized to make the necessary enlarge¬
ment of the opening on State Road 31, to permit the
drainage of Paynes Prairie into Orange Lake, with
State forces, by adding to the present opening five
spans of bridge.

West Florida Storm Damage

The Chairman presented to the members a report
of the extent of damage to State roads by the recent
flood. The Chairman stated that the estimate which
has been made of the damage indicates that it will
run to $150,000.00. In connection with the report,
the Chairman took occasion to compliment the engi¬
neers and the State forces on their excellent work
in restoring traffic. He stated that the engineers
have recommended that a concrete surface be placed
across Choctawhatchee Swamp and Yellow River
fill and that a concrete apron be placed on the down¬
stream side.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bay¬
liss, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Department adopt
the recommendation of its Engineering Department,
to place a concrete surface on State Road 1 across
the Choctawhatchee Swamp and Yellow River fill
and a concrete apron on the down-stream side at the
points mentioned.

Alachua County, Road 2

There was presented to the Department a request
from Alachua County Road & Bridge District No. 1,
that it be relieved of its obligation to the State Road
Department on the construction of State Road 2 in
said District.

On motion of Mr. Bayliss, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the following resolution was adopted :

BE IT RESOLVED, That Mr. Shands, member of
this Department, be authorized to settle with

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Alachua County Road & Bridge District No. 1, by
accepting from said District the sum of $37,000.00
in full payment of its obligation to the Department
in the construction of State Road 2.

Taylor County, Road 19

The Chairman reported to the members that he
has entered into an arrangement with Taylor county
whereby the construction of Road 19 in said county
will proceed with the use of the county’s equipment
and until the funds applicable to said construction
by Taylor county, to-wit: $7,500.00 per mile, shall
have been exhausted, and with the understanding
that the Department will thereafter make arrange¬
ment to continue the work, using State funds.

Dixie County, Road 19

The Chairman reported to the members that in
pursuance of the resolution heretofore adopted, the
Department has received from the County Commis¬
sioners of Dixie county $75,000.00 of interest-bear¬
ing coupon time warrants, dated April 1, 1929, and
bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per an¬
num, said warrants maturing serially to and includ¬
ing July 1st, A. D. 1940. That he has issued to the
County Commissioners his receipt for said warrants,
in which the Department agrees to sell the same
and apply the proceeds thereof solely and only to the
surfacing of that part of State Road 19 between
Cross City and the Suwannee river. He stated that
the County Commissioners have agreed that they
will secure the passage of legislation validating the
issuance of said time warrants, after which, with
the approval of the Department, it is his desire to
sell the warrants and proceed with the work.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was unanimously adopted:

WHEREAS, Dixie County has issued and deliv¬
ered to this Department $75,000.00 of 6% Interest
Bearing Time Warrants, in the denomination of
$1,000 and maturing serially to and including July
1st, A. D. 1940, as will appear by reference to resolu¬
tion of the Board of County Commissioners of Dixie
County, duly adopted March 26, 1929, a certified
copy of which is in the files of this Department; and

WHEREAS, This Department has heretofore pro¬
posed to Dixie County that it would receive and sell
said time warrants and apply the proceeds solely to
the hard-surfacing of that section of State Road 19
between Cross City and the Suwannee river; and

WHEREAS, The said county has agreed to secure
the passage of legislation validating and confirming
the said issue of time warrants; and

WHEREAS, The Chairman of this Department
lias issued to the County Commissioners his receipt
for said time warrants, in the words and figures fol¬
lowing, to-wit:

The State Road Department of Florida hereby
acknowledges receipt from the Board of County
Commissioners of Dixie County of seventy-five (75)
Interest Bearing Coupon Time Warrants, each dated
April 1st, 1929, and each in the denomination of
One Thousand ($1,000.00) dollars, aggregating
Seventy-five Thousand ($75,000.00) dollars, said
warrants bearing interest at the rate of six per cent
per annum, represented by coupons attached to said
warrants, said interest being payable annually. Said
time warrants maturing and becoming due as fol¬
lows, to-wit:

Five warrants aggregating $5,000, numbered from
1 to 5 inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1930.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 6 to 12 inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1931.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 13 to 19, inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1932.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 20 to 26 inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1933.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 27 to 33 inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1934.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 34 to 40 inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1935.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 41 to 47 inclusive, due July 1st, A. I). 1936.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 48 to 54 inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1937.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 55 to 61 inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1938.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 62 to 68 inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1939.

Seven warrants, aggregating $7,000.00, numbered
from 69 to 75 inclusive, due July 1st, A. D. 1940.

Said time warrants are issued under the authority
of Chapter 10479 and are to be sold by the State
Road Department and the proceeds thereof to be
applied solely and only to the hard-surfacing of that
part of State Road No. 19 between Cross City and
the Suwannee river. Said Road Department having
by resolution agreed that upon the issuance of said
warrants and delivery of same to this Department,
it would liard-surface said section of said road.

Dated at Tallahassee, Florida, this 9th day of
April, A. D. 1929.

STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA,
By Robert W. Bentley, Chairman.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That
the action of the Chairman in issuing said receipt
be and the same is hereby approved.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That when the
said time warrants shall have been duly validated
by legislative action, that the Chairman do proceed
to advertise for bids for the sale of said time war¬
rants

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chair¬
man be and he is hereby authorized to advertise for
bids for the construction of that part of State Road
19 in Dixie county between Cross City and the Su¬
wannee river, or to build same with convict labor,
and that upon receipt of bids and due and regular
award of contract, that he be and he is hereby au¬
thorized to proceed with the work of construction.

Award of Contracts Approved

On motion of Mr. Bayliss, seconded by Mr. Shands,
the following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, This Department advertised for bids
for the construction of the projects hereinafter men¬
tioned, and

WHEREAS, The firms mentioned were found and
determined to be the lowest responsible bidders
therefor;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That
the action of the Chairman in awarding and execut¬
ing contracts on said projects be and the same is
hereby approved, which said contracts are as fol¬
lows, to-wit :

Project 686-767, Road 10, Bay County. Erection
of timber bridge awarded to H. W. Johnson, Pana¬
ma City, at and for $2,334.44.

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Project 655, Road 18, Highlands County

Project 661, Road 2, Lake County. Sheet asphalt
surface, awarded to Manly Construction Company,
Leesburg, at and for $8,466.50.

State Road 125, Escambia County

The Chairman reported that he had inspected the
three miles of State Road 125 just out of Pensacola,
as directed by resolution adopted at the last meeting
of the Department, and that he found that the said
road does not meet State specifications.

On motion of Mr. Bayliss, seconded by Mr. Shands,
the following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, a request was made that the State
Road Department take over for maintenance three
miles of State Road 125 just out of Pensacola, in
Escambia county, and

WHEREAS, After investigation, the Chairman
has found and reported that the same does not meet
State specifications;

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman be and
he is hereby authorized to advise Escambia County
that the Department can not take the same over for
maintenance.

State Road 14—Gilchrist County

Mr. Shands, member of the Department, in pur¬
suance of resolution adopted at the last meeting, re¬
ported on the status of State Road 14 in Gilchrist
county. He recommended that the Department call
on the county for $45,000.00 and that it proceed to
hard-surface that section of the road between Tren¬
ton and the Suwannee county line.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman be and he
is requested to call upon Gilchrist county for the
sum of $45,000.00, to be used in the hard-surfacing
of Road 14 in said county.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon receipt

of said sum from the county, that the Chairman be
and he is hereby authorized to advertise for the con¬
struction of that portion of said road in said county
between Trenton and the Suwannee county line.

Sumter County—Roads 23 and 36

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman be and he
is hereby requested to advise Hon. S. W. Getzen,
Representative of Sumter county, that the Depart¬
ment’s budget for the year has been made up and
the Department can not comply with the request to
construct or maintain any portion of State Roads 23
and 36.

Calhoun County—Road 84

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman be and he
is hereby authorized to advise the representatives
of Calhoun county that the Department is not au¬
thorized to expend funds on State Road 84 or the
bridges and culverts thereof, as requested by the
delegation on yesterday.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the Department was adjourned until 9 o ’clock A. M.
April 11, 1929.

APRIL 11, 1929

The Department met at 9 o’clock A. M. pursuant
to adjournment. Present as on yesterday.

Use of Slag in Construction of Concrete Roads

The Chairman reported to the members that in
pursuance of the resolution adopted at the last meet¬
ing he has made an inspection of slag built concrete
roads in certain sections of Georgia as well as in this
State. After a discussion of the matter the follow¬
ing resolution, on motion of Mr. Shands and sec¬
onded by Mr. Perkins, was unanimously adopted:

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BE IT RESOLVED, That the Department con¬
tinue its present policy against the use of slag in the
construction of concrete roads until it is con¬
vinced of the wisdom of such use.

Okeechobee County

Messrs. T. W. Conely, Peter Tomasello, C. E. Sim¬
mons and R. Y. Patterson appeared before the De¬
partment with further reference to their request
made on yesterday, that the Department refund to
Okeechobee county the sum of $210,000.00 alleged
to be due the county by the Department. After
some discussion of the matter, the. following resolu¬
tion, moved by Mr. Shands and seconded by Mr.
Perkins, was unanimously adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman be and he
is hereby authorized to take up with former mem¬
bers of the Department the matter of the adoption
of a resolution presented by the representatives of
Okeechobee county and alleged to have been adopted
by the Department.

*BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That when the
Chairman shall have secured the information sought,
that he be and he is hereby authorized to call a
special meeting of this Department for the further
consideration of this matter.

Project 630—Claim of Bank of Okeechobee

Mr. Peter Tomasello, Receiver of the Bank of
Okeechobee, appeared before the Department and
called to its attention the fact that there is still a
balance due Myers Construction Company on Project
630 and that the Bank of Okeechobee has on file with
the Department an assignment of said balance ex¬
ecuted by the contractor.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Department do pay
over to the Receiver of the Bank of Okeechobee the
balance due to Myers Construction Company on
Project 630, in accordance with an assignment of
said balance given by the contractor to said bank.

Road 30 Between Vero Beach and Frostproof

The Chairman directed the attention of the mem¬
bers to a request that it take over for maintenance
State Road 30 between Vero and Frostproof.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the engineers of the De¬
partment make an investigation of State Road 30 to
ascertain whether or not the same has been con¬
structed in accordance with State specifications.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That when they
have made their investigation that they report their
findings to this Department for consideration in
connection with the request that said road be taken
over for maintenance.

Leon County—Road 10

Dr. C. M. Ausley, member of the Board of County
Commissioners of Leon County, appeared before the
Department and requested assurance that if Leon
County shall divert its bond funds applicable to
State Road 19 to State Road 10, that the Depart¬
ment will construct said Road 19 of concrete. No
action was taken by the Department and Dr. Ausley
announced that he would appear later with reference
to the same matter.

Road 48—Bradford and Clay Counties

Senator T. J. Knabb and Mr. F. W. Buddington,

member of the Board of County Commissioners of
Clay County, appeared before the Department to
ascertain what arrangements, if any, could be made
for the State to take over the completed portions of
Road 48 in Bradford and Clay counties. On motion
of Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr. Bayliss, the follow¬
ing resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the engineers of this
Department be directed to inspect the completed
portions of State Road 48 in Bradford and Clay
counties and to report what may be required to
bring the same up to State specifications.

Award of Contracts

On motion of Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr.
Shands, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted :

WHEREAS, This Department, after due adver¬
tisement, on yesterday received bids for the con¬
struction of the projects hereinafter designated, and

WHEREAS, the firms and individuals hereinafter
named are and have been determined to be the low¬
est responsible bidder for the respective contracts
hereinafter named, Now, Therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, That contracts for the con¬
struction of the projects hereinafter listed be and
they are hereby awarded, as follows:

F. A. Project 40-B, Road 4, Brevard County—

Hydraulic approaches to Turkey Creek Bridge.

I. B. Purdy, Lakeland .$ 9,605.20

F. A. Project 62-B, Road 24, Osceola County—

Concrete bridges—Florida Bridge & Construc¬
tion Co., Orlando .$104,952.42

Project 587-B, Road 5-A, Columbia County—

Concrete bridge over Itchtucknee river—Per¬
kins & Lawson, Valdosta, Ga.$ 10,368.84

Project 518, Road 5-A, Lafayette County—Rock
surface treatment—Broadbent Construction

Co., Ocala .$222,530.67

Project 587, Road 5-A, Columbia County—Rock
surface treatment—Duval Engineering & Con¬
tracting Co., Jacksonville .$ 48,986.64

Project 715, Road 28, Union County—Surface
treatment—Awarded to L. M. Gray, Gaines¬
ville, with request that he use Florida rock._..$ 64,475.42
Project 716, Road 28, Bradford County—Rock
surface treatment—Duval Engineering & Con¬

tracting Co., Jacksonville .$143,453.83

Project 806-A, Road 25, Hendry County—Clear¬
ing, grubbing, grading and drainage structures.

R. C. Huffman Const. Co., Coral Gables .$ 29,630.96

Project 806-C, Road 25, Hendry County—Clear¬
ing, grubbing, grading and drainage structures.

R. B. Stewart, Fort Myers .$ 40,692.16

Project 806-D, Road 25, Hendry County—Clear¬
ing, grubbing, grading and drainage structures.

R. C. Huffman Const. Co., Coral Gables .$ 57,228.10

Project 678, Road 10, Bay County—Hauling rock.

McVay Lindsey & Son, Palm Beach.$ 12,600.00

Project 755, Road 17, Polk County—Furnishing
and delivering 2,500 yards riprap stone—Con¬
nell & Shultz, Inverness .$ 4,375.00

Project 718, Road 5-A, Columbia County

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following* resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That action on the bids sub¬
mitted for the construction of Project 718 be with¬
held until the Department’s engineers have made
an actual survey of the amount of the excavation re¬
quired, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chair¬
man be then authorized to award and execute con¬
tract therefor to the lowest responsible bidder.

Purchase of Rock

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was unanimously adopted:

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Project 571, Road 1, Madison County

RESOLVED, That the Chairman be and he is
hereby authorized to purchase the lime rock re¬
quirements of this Department for use on State
Road 10, Project 678, Bay County.

Road 5-A, Extra Width Paving* and Curb and Gutter
in Mayo

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, the Town of Mayo has requested this
Department to construct curb and gutter and extra
width paving on State Road 5-A through the said
town, Now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, That if the said Town of
Mayo shall turn over to this Department the sum of
$5,000.00, the Department will construct curb and
gutter and extra width paving through said town,
as requested.

Project 718, Road 5-A, Columbia County

Mr. George H. Hodges, representing Duval En¬
gineering & Contracting Company, appeared before
the Department with reference to his bid submitted
yesterday for construction of Project 718. It was
explained to Mr. Hodges that the Department has
withheld its action on the bid, pending an actual
survey of the amount of excavation required, because
of the possibility that if the excavation is much in
excess of the amount estimated it may result in
Broadbent Construction Company being the low bid¬
der instead of Duval Engineering & Contracting
Company.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the Department was adjourned until 1:30 o’clock
P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION—1:30 O’CLOCK

The Department met pursuant to adjournment.
Present as at morning session.

Re-Arrangement and Reduction of Number of
Divisions

On motion of Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr.
Shands, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted:

WHEREAS, It is the judgment of the members
of this Department that its work as now outlined
can be efficiently carried on by five divisions of the
State instead of seven, as now constituted, and

WHEREAS, the re-arrangement of the counties
into five divisions and the elimination of two as they
now exist will effect a great saving to the State,
Now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, That the State of Florida be
redistricted in accordance with the following plan,
that is to say:

1st Division, with headquarters at Marianna, shall
consist of the following counties: Escambia, Santa
Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Bay,
Jackson, Calhoun, Gulf, Gadsden, Liberty, Franklin,
Leon, Wakulla and Jefferson.

2nd Division, with headquarters at Lake City,
shall consist of the following counties: Madison,
Taylor, Suwannee, Lafayette, Dixie, Hamilton,
Columbia, Baker, Union, Bradford, Duval, Nassau,
Clay and St. Johns.

3rd Division, with headquarters at West Palm
Beach, shall comprise the following counties: Bre¬
vard, Indian River, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, Martin,
Glades, Hendry, Lee, Collier, Palm Beach, Broward,
Dade and Monroe.

4th Division, with headquarters at Ocala, shall
comprise the following counties: Gilchrist, Alachua,
Putnam, Flagler, Levy, Marion, Citrus, Hernando,
Sumter, Lake, Volusia, Seminole and Orange.

5th Division, with headquarters at Lakeland, shall
comprise the following counties: Pasco, 1 inellas,

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Hillsborough, Polk, Osceola, Manatee, Hardee, High¬
lands, Sarasota, DeSoto and Charlotte.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the re-ar¬
rangement hereinbefore outlined shall be and be¬
come effective Mav 15th, 1929.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chair¬
man be and he is hereby authorized to select from
the present personnel the division engineers who
shall be in charge of the several divisions as above
listed.

Testing Division

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED by the Department that the
Testing Division at Gainesville be and it is hereby
authorized and directed to investigate Florida pro¬
ducts available for road construction, with a view
to their use in the construction of State roads.

State Road 78

The Chairman brought to the attention of the
members a resolution of the City Commission of the
City of St. Augustine, and a resolution of the Lions
Club of said city, offering to release the Department
from its offer to furnish $125,000.00 for the con¬
struction of a bridge across San Sebastian river,
provided the Department would add thereto the sum
of $75,000.00, the whole amount of $200,000.00
thereby provided to be used in the construction of
State Road 78. No formal action was taken on the
resolutions, but it was the sense of the meeting that
the Chairman will write to these organizations that
the Department is not authorized to divert funds
from a road on the preferential system for use on
another road which is not included in the first or
second preferential system.

Palm Beach County—Roads 117 and 110

The Chairman presented a letter from Senator
Alfred H. Wagg, requesting that a survey of roads
117 and 110 between West Palm Beach and Indian
Town be made by the Department’s engineers.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the engineers of the De¬
partment be directed to make a survey of the route
of State Roads 117 and 110 between West Palm
Beach and Indian Town.

Project 717—Road 28—Bradford County

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was unanimously adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman be and he
is hereby authorized to advertise for bids for the sur¬
facing of that section of State Road 28 between
Starke and the Clay County line.

Okaloosa County

A delegation consisting of Senator Purl G. Adams,
Messrs. II. A. Burke, Claude Meigs, J. J. Ward and
C. II. Overman requested the Department to give its
approval to suggested legislation looking to the
diverting of funds of approximately $38,000 which
the Department now holds, to place a sand-clay sur¬
face on Road 54 in Okaloosa County and to use the
remainder of approximately $12,000.00 in the bet¬
terment of the county road between Niceville and
the Santa Rosa County line.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That it is the sense of this

Department that it has no objection to the legisla¬
tion as suggested by the above delegation from Oka¬
loosa County.

Rights of Way for State Roads

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was unanimously adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That from and after October
1st, 1929, it shall be the policy of this Department
to ask and secure rights of way for State roads of a
width of not less than 100 feet.

State Road 44—Volusia County
Mr. Fred R. Wilson of Sanford appeared before
the Department to ascertain if the State is in a po¬
sition to do anything with respect to the construc¬
tion of State Road 44 in Volusia County. Mr. Wil¬
son was advised that the State Road Department is
not authorized to expend its funds on said road.

Location of State Road 27 Through Naples
On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That this Department does
approve the change of location in State Road 27
through the City of Naples, along the following
route, that is to say:

West of 5th Avenue South to a point, thence on a .
curve to tlie right, said curve having a radius of 100
feet into the center line of 9th Street running north.
Road 17—Plant City to Tampa
The Chairman presented a letter from the Mayor
of Tampa requesting that concrete be used in the
construction of Road 17 between Plant City and
Tampa, and that the same be widened in the city
limits of Tampa. No formal action was taken but
it was stated the Chairman would write the Mayor
further with reference to this matter.

Letter to Governor Carlton
The Chairman read for the information of the
members a letter which he had transmitted to the
Governor, showing that the Department had reduced
its payroll $13,047.92 for the month of February as
against the January payroll, and that it is expected
further reduction will be shown in the payroll for
March and subsequent months.

Atlantic Coastal Highway Association
An invitation was received by the members of the
Department to attend a meeting of the Atlantic
Coastal Highway Association, which will be held at
Key West on June 24th. The Chairman was re¬
quested to acknowledge receipt of the invitation
and state that the members will attend if possible.

Road 76—Tallahassee to Quincy
Senator S. W. Anderson of Gadsden County, and
Dr. C. M. Ausley, member of the Board of County
Commissioners of Leon County, appeared before the
Department and asked that the Department request
the Bureau of Public Roads to include in the Federal
Seven Percent System, Road 76 between Tallahassee
and Quincy.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman be re¬
quested to ascertain from the Bureau of Public
Roads if it can include in the Federal Seven Percent
System, State Road 76 between Tallahassee and
Quincy, and if so what may be expected on said road
in the way of Federal funds.

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chair¬
man also ascertain from Leon and Gadsden counties
what assistance may be expected from said counties
if this road is also included in the Federal System
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chair¬
man be requested to report the information obtained
at the next meeting of this Department.

Road 58—Glades County
Senator S. W. Anderson of Gadsden County re¬
quested the Department to state what it could do
with reference to the construction of Road 58. Sen¬
ator Anderson was advised that the Department is
not now authorized to expend its funds on said
road.

Expense Accounts Approved

On motion of Mr. Bentley, seconded by Mr. Bay-
liss, the expense accounts of the members were ap¬
proved and ordered paid, as follows:

W. A. Shands .$ 56.55

G. D. Perkins. 201.53

R. W. Bentley . 32.78

Minutes Approved

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bayliss,
the minutes of the meeting held March 5th and 6th,
1929, were duly approved.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Per¬
kins, the Department was adjourned.

Project 685. Road 10, Franklin County

Famous Slogans Revised

“When better Chevrolets are built, Pontiac will
build them.”—General Motors.

“What a whale of a difference a few scents make.”
—Lifebuoy Soap.

“If garters were worn around the neck you’d
have to have two necks.”—Paris Garters.

“If you don’t know she wears them, have your
eyes examined.”—McCallum hosiery.

“Even for lazy people.”—Wrigley’s gum.

“It slips.”—Ivory soap.

“When it rains it’s empty.”—Morton’s salt.

“It’s roasted.”—Lucky Strike advertising copy.

“Twenty Mule Team obstinacy.”—Borax.

“Good to the last drop.”—American Parachute
Co.

“Ask the man who owns one—then run.”—Pack¬
ard auto.

“After every meal.”—Bon Ami cleanser.

“Eventually, why not now?”—Mortuary Monu¬
mental Works—The Pathfinder.

So They Say

The following are some answers given by eighth
grade children—so the story goes:

The equator is a menagerie lion (imaginary line)
running around the earth.

A blizzard is the inside of a duck.

The wife of a vicar is a vixen.

Martin Luther did not die a natural death—he
was excommunicated by the Pope’s bull.

The epistles were the wives of the apostles.

You can look down a volcano and see the creator
smoking.

M. D. means “mentally deficient.”

A deacon is what you light on the top of a hill.

A thermometer is an instrument for measuring
temperance.—The Pathfinder.

Wenders of Americanese

“Give a sentence with 4 accommodating.’ ”

“How soon shall I be accommodating you again?”
asked the eager swain.—Judge.

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Transactions at A Special Meeting of the State Road
Department Held May 9, 1929

P URSUANT to due and legal call, a special meet¬
ing of the State Road Department was held at
Tallahassee, May 9, 1929, with the following
members present: Robert W. Bentley, Chairman,
W. A. Shands, J. Harvey Bayliss, G. D. Perkins and
Ernest R. Graham, the latter having been appointed
by the Governor, qualified, and confirmed by the
Senate as member of the Department for the 4th
Congressional District since the date of the last
meeting. J. L. Cresap, State Highway Engineer, B.
A. Meginniss, Attorney for the Department, and W.
P. Bevis, Secretary, were also in attendance.

Minutes of the meeting held April 10, 1929, were
read and on motion of Mr. Perkins, seconded by Mr.
Shands, duly approved.

Road 1—Choctawhatchee and Yellow River Fills

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Bay¬
liss, the following resolution was unanimously
adopted :

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Chairman be author¬
ized to change from concrete construction to a rock
base across Choctawhatchee and Yellow River fills,
such road surface to be tied into concrete apron, in
the event that he shall find this method as satis¬
factory and economical as the use of concrete sur¬
face, which was contemplated.

Okeechobee County—Road 8
Messrs. D. R. McNeill, Peter Tomasello, Jr., T. W.
Conely, W. W. Potter, R. Y. Patterson, C. E. Sim¬
mons and John Price, of Okeechobee, and Senator A.
W. Young of Vero Beach, appeared before the De¬
partment with further reference to the claim of
Okeechobee County that the State Road Department
is indebted to said county in the sum of $210,000.00,
and asked that that amount, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, be applied to the completion of
State Road 29, in pursuance of the authority granted
by Chapter 10962, Special Acts of 1925. Judge H.
B. Phillips of South Jacksonville, former member
and chairman of the Department, was also present
and participated in the discussion of the matter.
After an exhaustive hearing, the following resolu¬
tion, on motion of Mr. Shands, seconded b}^ Mr.
Perkins was duly adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the Department do defer
consideration of the claim of Okeechobee County for
a refund of $210,000.00 pending an investigation by
Mr. Graham, new member of the Department, of all
testimony and files and such additional evidence as
may be submitted to him at Okeechobee.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That Mr. Graham
be and he is hereby requested to make a report and
his recommendations to the Department at its meet¬
ing to be held May 15th, at which time final action
on the matter by the Department will be taken.

State Road 4—Boynton

Mr. J. Stockton Bryan of West Palm Beach, Attor¬
ney for the Town of Boynton, presented to the De¬
partment the claim of that municipality for reim¬
bursement to the extent of the cost of 18 feet of
pavement on Road 4 through said town. On motion
of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mr. Perkins, the follow¬
ing resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That the engineers of the De¬
partment be and they are hereby directed to make
an inspection of that part of State Road 4 through
the Town of Boynton, with a view to ascertaining
if said road has been constructed in accordance with
standard state’s specifications.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the en¬
gineers be requested to furnish to this Department,
at its meeting to be held May 15th, an estimate of
the amount which would be required to construct
its 18-foot pavement through said town, basing their
figures on unit prices in bids which were received
for the work on said road outside of the municipality.
Project 669-W—Road 27

Mr. R. A. Henderson, Jr., of Fort Myers, presented
a claim of Mr. W. O. Parmer for damage to his grove,
alleged to have been sustained by reason of in¬
efficiency of drainage in construction of Road 27 at
Naples. On motion of Mr. Graham, seconded by Mr.
Shands, the following resolution was adopted:

BE IT RESOLVED, That an engineer of the De¬
partment be sent to Naples to ascertain the cause of
the damage done to the grove of W. O. Parmer, and
whether or not this Department is solely or partly
responsible for said damage, if at all.

Award of Contracts Approved

On motion of Mr. Bayliss, seconded by Mr. Shands,
the following resolution was adopted:

WHEREAS, The Department advertised for bids
for construction and materials on the projects here¬
inafter described, and

WHEREAS, the firms and individuals named were
and are hereby declared to be the lowest responsible
bidders therefor, Now, Therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, That the action of the Chair¬
man in awarding and executing contracts for the
same be and it is hereby ratified and approved,
which said contracts are as follows, to-wit:

Project 743, Bay County, Road 10, approximately
20,000 tons of rock, delivered to Bay Harbor, Mari¬
anna Lime Products Co., $41,000.00.

Project 815, Road 54, Okaloosa County, sand-
clay, Penton-Mathis Construction Co., Florala, Ala.,
$24,940.00.

Project 500-C, Road 20, Bay County, creosoted
timber, Pensacola Cresoting Company, Pensacola,
Fla., $5,445.17.

On motion of Mr. Shands, seconded by Mi*.
Graham, the Department was adjourned.

GAS TAX NOW UNIVERSAL

Gasoline taxes will be in effect everywhere in the
United States this summer. New York, the last
State to pass a gas tax, has adopted a 2-cent levy
which will go into effect May 1. Illinois recently
adopted a 3-cent tax, to go into effect August 1.

Nebraska last week voted to increase the gas tax
from 2 to 4 cents. Wyoming recently increased its
tax from 3 to 4 cents. The average rate for the
forty-eight States is now over 3.4 cents.

Quebec, British Columbia, Nova Scotia and Prince
Edward Island have a 5-cent gas tax, and all the
other Canadian provinces collect 3 cents.—Kentucky
Highways.

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Universal Safety Service

The complete list of subjects and dates, with the
names of nine of the thirteen celebrities who will
make up the “Universal Safety Series” of radio
addresses to be given over a nation-wide air hookup,
was announced recently by the National Broadcast¬
ing Company and the National Safety Council,
sponsors of the programs.

Thirteen weekly safety talks will be given on suc¬
cessive Saturday evenings, beginning April 20. The
addresses will be broadcast over a nation-wide
hookup by national leaders representing varied lines
of modern activity. Charles M. Schwab will be the
first speaker, on “New Values in Industry.”

The purpose of the series, according to Managing
Director W. H. Cameron of the National Safety
Council is to awaken a sense of individual respon¬
sibility by direct radio appeal to a probable audience
of thirty million people. Twenty-seven stations of
the National Broadcasting Company red network
chain will participate in the programs.

‘T am firmly convinced,” says Mr. Cameron ‘‘that
the series will result in a substantial reduction in our
national accident figures during 1929. It is a tragic
fact that there are nearly 100,000 accidental deaths
in the United States each year. It is a tremendous
waste that could be greatly reduced if the individual
would only pause to reflect on his own responsibility
in the problem. ”

The first address will be given next Saturday eve¬
ning at 7 :00 p. m. eastern standard time. The sec¬
ond talk will be given a week later at 7 :15, eastern
standard time. All other addresses are scheduled
for succeeding Saturday evenings at 7:15 p. m.,
eastern daylight savings time.

The complete program as prepared to date, is as
follows:

April 20, 7:00 p. m. (Eastern standard time)—
Charles M. Schwab: “New Values in Industry.”
The series and Mr. Schwab will be formally intro¬

duced by President Henry A. Reninger of the Na¬
tional Safety Council.

April 27, 7:15 p. m. (Eastern Standard time) —
Albert W. Whitney, Associate General Manager,.
National Bureau of Casualty & Surety Underwriters •
“Death Through Accidents.”

May 4, 7 :15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings)—P.
E. Crowley, President New York Central Lines:
“The Railroads and Safety.”

May 11, 7 :15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings) —
Hon. Robert P. Lamont, Secretary of Commerce:
“Safety as a National Problem.”

May 18, 7 :15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings) —
Madam Ernestine Schumann-Heink, famous concert
and operatic star: “Safety in the Home.”

May 25, 7:15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings),
(Speaker to be announced)—“Education—The Part
it Plays in Safety.”

June 1, 7 :15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings) —
Dr. Miller McClintock, Director Erskine Bureau:
“Making Our Highways Safe.”

June 8, 7:15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings) -
Grover A. Whalen, New York Commissioner of
Police: “Enforcement as an Aid to Safety.”

June 15, 7:15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings),
(Speaker to be announced)—“The Automobile and
Safety.”

June 22, 7 :15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings) —
Joseph E. Sheedy, Executive Vice-President U. S.
Steamship Lines: “Safety on the High Seas.”

June 29, 7:15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings),
(Speaker to be announced)—“Safety in the Air.”

July 6, 7:15 p. in. (Eastern daylight savings) —
Hon. James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor: “Safety
and the Worker.”

July 13, 7:15 p. m. (Eastern daylight savings),
(Speaker to be announced)—“Summing up.” A
summary of previous arguments for a Safer
America.

Contracts Awarded by State Road Department
January 1st, 1929, to May 16th, 1929

Proj.

Road

County

55

14

Alachua .

624

50

Hamilton .

858

4

Duval .

678

10

Bay .

695

2

Lake .

6

1

Madison .

669-Y

27

Collier ...

854

60

Walton .

855

60

Walton ..

661

9

Lake .

767-688 10

Bay .

40-B

4

Brevard .,.

806-A

25

Hendry .

806-C

25

Hendry .

806-D

25

Hendry .

62-B

24

Osceola .

518

5-A

Lafayette .

587-B

5-A

Columbia .

678

10

Bay .„.

715

28

Union .

716

28

Bradford .

587

5-A

Columbia .

718

5-A

Columbia .

815

54

Okaloosa .

. 1

717-706-A

28 Bradford-Clay .

749-750

14 Gilchrist .

820

96

Jefferson .

821

96

Jefferson .

Z’””’ZZ

615

5

Sarasota .

25

Palm Beach .

Contractor

Length

Length

Contract

Miles

Feet

+ 10%

Type

. 16.77

206,412.32

R. B. S. T.

. 6.23

84,888.18

R. B. S. T.

. 7.00

68,438.10

Mac. Asph.

. 5.00

9,295.00

Hauling

. 0.40

5,380.54

It. B. S. T.

91,560.17

R. B. S. T.

. 13.55

99,705.56

Grading

85,160.28

Sand Clay

. 9.32

90,311.26

Sand Clay

.14

9,313.15

Sheet Asp.

75

2,567.88

Timber

.

10,565.72

Embankment

. 11.00

32,594.05

C. G. & G.

44,761.37

C. G. & G.

. 12.76

62,950.91

C. G. & G.

789

115,447.66

Cone. Bdg.

. 17.57

244,783.73

R. B. S. T.

99

11,405.71

Cone. Bdg.

. 4.66

13,860.00

Hauling

. 5.26

70,922.96

R. B. S. T.

. 11.22

157,799.23

It. B. S. T.

. 4.43

53,885.30

R. B. S. T.

. 8.22

101,724.95

R. B. S. T.

... 12.50

27,434.00

Sand Clay

....... 12.06

173.340.83

R. B. S. T.

. 8.52

100,722.27

R. B. S. T.

. 9.38

63,008.18

G. & D.

_ 5.13

25,478.80

G. & D.

. 1.20

20,359.90

R. B. S. T.

. 4.00

.

5,575.87

S. T.

.211.92

963

$2,089,653.88

L. M. Gray .

Manly Const. Co.
F. S. Whitney

McVay Lindsay & Son
..Manly Const. Co.

..Duval Engr. & Contr. Co.

Kerr and Lawrence .

..G. W. Byrd

C. C. Moore Const. Co.

Manly Const. Co.

H. W. Johnson .

I. B. Purdy .

It. C. Huffman Const. Co.
.11. B. Stuart

It. C. Huffman Const. Co.

Florida Bridge & Const. Co.

Broadbent Const. Co.

Perkins & Lawson .

McVay Lindsay & Son .

L. M. Gray

.Duval Engr. & Contr. Co.
Duval Engr. & Contr. Co. ..
.Duval Engr. & Contr. Co. ..

G. W. Byrd .

Manly Const. Co.

L. B. McLeod Const. Co. ...

H. D. Spangler & Co.

H. D. Spangler & Co.

L. B. McLeod Const. Co. ...
Southern Asph. Const. Co.

Total

20

Florida Highways

Tamiami Trail, Road 27, Collier County

Detours are Sign of Road Progress

MAY BE A BIT TRYING BUT HAVE THEIR PLACE; 12,000 MILES OF THEM THIS YEAR

Bv E. E. DUFFY

D ETOURS, like mothers-in-law, are grossly
maligned. The detour, though all too fre¬
quently bumpy and dusty, is a sure sign that
an effort is being made to provide smooth and
economical travel conditions for the motorist.

Considering the attitude the average motorist
possesses toward the detour, probably no set of
figures would be more depressing to him than those
showing detour mileage. Be that as it may, in 1928,
motorists are being compelled to travel 4,000 miles
over improvised roads because of high type pave¬
ment construction, and 8,000 miles because of other
road construction and bridge installations.

A few years ago a facetious gentleman remarked
that there was more 4 4 de-touring ” than touring.
At that time he was undoubtedly right—for then
detours were established helter-skelter and the dilly¬
dallying of highway builders prolonged the agony.

But today, the detour is usually a fairly well kept
roadway and travel is directed over it for as short
a time as possible. Road builders now accomplish
as much in a week as they did in a month ten years
ago, and this means that paved highways are being
thrown open to traffic much earlier.

Road builders have adopted a striking method of
road construction for which the motoring public
may be thankful. This is half at a time construction
wherein one-half of a pavement is laid while traffic
continues traveling over the other portion. When the
first strip of pavement is laid traffic is moved over
to the pavement and the gigantic paving mixer then
travels down the other lane leaving a trail of con¬

crete flush with the strip in use. This is of course
not always practicable.

A community without detours is either a com¬
munity with enough good roads, a rara avis, or else
that community is neglecting its roads.

Even at that, the detour is certainly no worse
than the roadways over which travel in buck-boards
was current a few years ago. If the detour is a bit
rough, the only thing to do is to be Pollyanish about
it.—Badger Highways.

Ma: “Where’s the cow, Johnnie?”

Johnnie: “I can’t get her home; she’s down by
the railroad track flirting with the tobacco sign.”

OUR SERVICE ON

Contract Bonds

and all other classes of Surety Bonds is unsur¬
passed.

American Surety Company

of New York

Atlanta, Ga., Branch Office, 1320 Hurt Building.

H. N. HUTCHINSON, Manager.

Florida Highways

21

Many Modern Highways Follow Ancient Roads

M ANY motorists who speed along the Old Post
road out of Boston today are unaware that
Paul Revere galloped along that same route
after hanging his famous lantern in Old North
Church.

Nor do travelers on the Corniche road in the
French Riviera always realize they are skimming
over a sector of the Via Aurelia, a Roman “speed¬
way” which Emperor Aurelius began more than
two centuries before Christ was born.

“Speedway” is entirely correct as an appelation
for those Roman roads, a National Geographic so¬
ciety bulletin points out. We have the word of
Pliny, an early geographer, for it. Once a Roman
emperor traveled 200 miles in 24 hours, in three re¬
lays of chariots. He sped at eight miles an hour.
Pliny describes that record as “a wonderful thing
and an instance of incredible celerity.”

“Many present-day roads are telltales of ancient
history for they follow the routes of historic high¬
ways, ” continues the bulletin. “This is especially
true of highways of modern Europe and even of the
United States. Watling Street and Stane Street and
Peddars Way are survivors of the military roads
with which Rome once adorned Britain.

“Nobody knows who built the first road but re¬
mains have been found of a highway laid out by
Cheops, builder of the great pyramid, in Egypt.
Babylon had three great highways and the first levy¬
ing of tolls in the history of highways took place on
one of these Babylonian routes. The Carthaginians
were the most scientific road builders of ancient
times, but the details of their construction have been
lost.

“ 4 All roads lead to Rome/ was not a metaphor,
but a fact during the supremacy of the Roman
empire. Roads led to the imperial city from Dacia,
present day Transylvania, on the east, and Germany
on the west. Another road branched from the very
tip of what now is Spain. By the Roman laws the
roads were free for the use of the public. They could
belong to no one person or group of persons and the
emperors were charged with their maintenance.
Soldiers, convicts and slaves kept them in repair.
In some places service on the roads eliminated the
payment of taxes. The Romans were proud of the
emperors who built highways. They honored them
with triumphal arches and medals and named the
highways after them, such as the Via Appia and the
Via Aurelia.

“The Via Appia was the Roman 'Lincoln High¬
way. 7 Over it St. Paul the apostle traveled, un¬
troubled by toll collectors. It was begun by Caesar
Appius Claudius in 312 B. C., and when completed
reached to Brindisi on the Adriatic coask Modern
traffic takes a new path, but the Via Appia still runs
its course from Rome across the Alban hills.

“The Romans had no road maps. They published
itineraries listing the stations along the road with
the distances between each station. Their nearest
approaches to road maps were drawings of the sta¬
tions with topographic features of the surrounding
country.

“When the Roman empire declined, road build¬
ing did likewise. Charlemagne, emperor of the
Franks, began a program of road construction, but
after his death the development passed into a
lethargy which was hardly disturbed during the
middle ages.

“A quaint law was passed in England in the mid¬
dle ages relative to the muddy and rutted highways
of the day. According to the law bushes and trees
were felled for 200 feet on either side of a road to
prevent the gentle inhabitants of the countryside
from rushing out and attacking travelers! The first
toll for the maintenance of English roads was
passed by Edward III in the fourteenth century.

“The Incas of Peru had the most extensive high¬
way system in the New World. Their ‘Queen of
Roads/ which connected Quito and Cuzco, was five-
times as long as the completed Via Appia. They
were shrewder engineers than the Romans. The
latter built their roads in straight lines, conquering
all difficulties in their paths. The Incas curved and
graded their highways to avoid ascents and forests.

“The father of modern road building is Napoleon.
He systematized the industry and appointed a body
of engineers to supervise the construction of French
roads. Other European countries and the United
States were quick to perceive the value of improved
highways.

“Turkey, long closed to western ways, is plan¬
ning an asphalt-surfaced highway from Constanti¬
nople to Angora. Every day new announcements
bring in tidings of new roads being built in lesser
known parts of the world. Automobiles demand an
ever widening touring radius, and modern travelers
no longer fear the mythological creatures which
medieval people believed inhabited the unknown
parts of the earth. 77 —Michigan Roads and Pave¬
ments.

SPEED VS. SAFETY

Proofs to show us positively that speed is often a
saver of so little time as to be absolutely unneces¬
sary, is offered by the American Road Builders 7
Eq. Association. This association cites a test made
by a Chicago taxicab company to show the futility
of unreasonable speed as a means of gaining time.

“Two cabs were started simultaneously, destined
for a point nine miles distant, over a main thorough¬
fare of that city. One traveled at top speed and the
other at a reasonable speed. The speeding cab ar¬
rived at its destination only four minutes prior to

the arrival of the safety cab. Dozens of hazards
were created by the faster cab, lives were endan¬
gered, property imperiled, and laws violated—all
for four minutes time. 77 —!!

Only one thing further need be said : If you value
a saving of one-half a minute per mile more than
you value the 30, 40, or 50 years you expect to live,
then by all means, speed! Automobile hearses are
much faster than the old horse-drawn ones.—Badger
Highways.

If one could add to his life at fifty the time he
wasted before fifty, centenarians would be as com¬
mon as Fords.

22

Florida Highways

Status of Construction

THROUGH FEBRUARY 28th, 1929

Total

Per Cent

Proj.

No.

Contractor

Road

No.

County

Length

Miles

Clearing

Miles

Grading

Miles

Base

Miles

Surface

Miles Type

Com¬

plete

6-A

Duval

Engr. & Contr. Co.

. 1

Madison .

5.56

0 00

0.00 S.T.R.B .

0.00

52

R. G.

Lassiter & Co.

. 1

Escambia .

10.00

0.00

0.00 Concrete .

0.00

53-C

Manly

Const. Co.

2

Lake .

1.87

1.87

1.87 Bit. Cone...

97.00

55

L. M.

Gray

. 14

Alachua .

16.44

13.15

0.00 S.T.R.B.

61.00

56

Nelson

Bros.

. 10

Leon .

17.98

11.51 Concrete ...

62.00

62-A A. D. Weeks .

62-C Everglades Const. Co.

62-D A. D. Weeks .

624 Manly Const. Co.

672 J. B. McCrary Engr. Corp.

24

Osceola .

12.52

11.89

11.89

. . Graded _

.. 98.00

24

Osceola .

11.83

11.83

11.47

. . Graded .

. 95.00

24

Osceola .

12.62

12.62

12.11

. . Graded .

.. 95.00

50

Hamilton .

6.48

1.37 0.00 S.T.R.B.

. 18.00

1

Leon .

9.92

. 2.47 Concrete .

. 23.00

673 R. G. Lassiter & Co. 1 Gadsden

678 McVay Lindsay & Son . 16 Bay .

685 Pararo Const. Co. 10 Franklin

687-B Win. P. McDonald Const. Co. 2 Lake .

688 State Convict Forces . 10 Bay .

14.97

3 75 Concrete

24 90

5.65

0.00

12.00

0 00 S T R B

0 00

18.46

1.48 S.T.R.B

60.00

14.02

14.02

1 40 S.T R.B

80.00

9.32

9.32

8.85

. Graded .

.... 93.00

707

719

723

724

Leon County Forces . 43

Broadbent Const. Co.5-A

R. J. Carroll . 48

State Convict Forces . 66

Leon County . 66

Leon . 5.31 4.83 1.59

Suwannee . 8.57 . .

Jefferson . 8.83 8.83 7.00

Leon . 11.76 .

Leon . 10.67 10.67 9.99

8.57

. Graded . 34.00

1.00 S.T.R.B. 72.00

. Graded . 86.00

9.00 Sand Clay ... 76.57
0.00 Sand Clay ... 85.00

726

State Convict Forces .

. 19

Dixie .

12.62

12.62

11.36

728

State Convict Forces .

. 10

Leon .

11.65

11.65

11.18

732

Gilbert & Hadsock .

. 17

Polk .

8.94

8.94

7.60

733

W. J. Bryson Paving Co., .

. 33

Walton .

4.23

4.23

2.54

734

Penton-Mathis Const. Co.

. 40

Walton .

7.89

7.11

3.71

. Graded . 87.00

. Graded . 97.00

. Graded . 85.00

0.00 Sand Clay ... 45.40
0.00 Sand Clay ... 45.06

735

740

743

744

745

W. J. Bryson Paving Co.

Baker & Lewis

. 40

. 10

Walton .

Gulf .

13.71

9.63

13.71

5.49

9.63

9.12

0.00 Sand Clay
4.82 S.T.R.B. .
6.75 S.T.R.B. .

. Graded .

. Graded .

... 40.46

. 85.00

..... 47.15

. 99.00

. 98.30'

Baker & Lewis

. 10

Bay .

18.25

State Convict Forces .

State Convict Forces .

. 19

. 19

Madison .

Taylor .

5.79

15.95

5.79

15.95

5.79

15.79

749

State Convict Forces .

. 14

Gilchrist .

7.81

7.42

7.03

. Graded .

.... 87.00

750

State Convict Forces .

. 14

Gilchrist .

12.97

T.65

7.00

. Graded .

. 57.00

751

W. J. Bryson Paving Co.

. 40

Walton .

7.28

6.71

2.55

0.00 Sand Clay

... 29.02

752

W. .T. Bryson Paving Co.

. 40

Walton .

8.72

8.02

2.88

0.00 Sand Clay

... 29.95

755

B Booth

. 17

Polk .

11.22

11.22

9.54

. Graded .

.... 85.00

763

Duval Engr. & Contr. Co.

. 50

Suwannee .

12.23

4.32

0.00 S.T.R.B. ..

.... 37.00

764

Duval Engr. & Contr. Co.

. 50

Suwannee .

12.00

•

12.00

4.00 S.T.R.B. ..

.... 85.00

765

Duval Engr. & Contr. Co.

. 50

Suwannee .

7.00

4.89

0.00 S.T.R.B. ...

.... 67.28

766

State Convict Forces .

_ 10

Bay .

8.74

2.88

.17

Qrji ded

5 00

767

State Convict Forces .

. 10

Bay .

5.27

4.76

3.90

. Graded .

.... 60.00

780

F. W. Long & Co.

. 29

Okeechobee .

. 11.00

3.63

0.00 S.T.R.B. ...

... 25.00

781

F. W. Long & Co.

. 29

Okeechobee .

11.00

0.00

0.00 S.T.R.B. ...

... 0.00

782

C. F. Walker .

. 29

Okeechobee .

6.62

6.62

6.62

Graded

95.00

787

State Convict Forces .

. 10

Walton .

16.27

3.25

1.63

Graded

8.00

788

W. .T. Bryson Paving Co.

. 10

Walton .

17.54

1.92

.87

. Graded .

... 3.80

798

State Convict Forces .

. 13

Nassau .

15.03

6.50

2.45

. Graded .

... 22.00

802-A

fl, C. Hayes ...

. 10

Okaloosa

8 68

7.90

3.30

... .. Graded .

. 47.50

802-C

Curry & Turner .

. 10

Okaloosa

10 24

6.55

3.58

Graded

31.00

803

Collins Const. Co.

. 10

Okaloosa

11 13

6.12

2 45

. Graded

. 23.40

804

C. A. Steed & Sons, Inc.

. 67

Glades .

18.56

18.56

18.56

18.56

16.00 S.T.R.B. ...

... 98.00

807-A

R. C. Huffman Const. Co.

. 25

Palm Beach .

10.82

10.82

10.82

10.28

0.00 S.T.R.B. ...

... 78.00

807-C

R. C. Huffman Const. Co.

. 25

Palm Beach .

6.14

6.13

4.35

2.50

0.00 S.T.R.B.

... 64.00

815

Silas Gibson ..

54

Okaloosa

13 58

13.58

13.44

. Graded .

... 99.00

824

W. J. Bryson Paving Co.

. 41

Okaloosa .

9.82

9.82

9.50

. Graded .

... 98.00

827

S. G. Collins .

Esen rnhin

8 12

8.12

8.12

... Graded

100.00

840 State Convict Forces .

.115

Walton

10 45

2.04

0.00

6.74

5.63

0.00

1.12

0.00

2.48

1.69

0.00

Graded
graded
Graded
Graded
Graded .

. 10.00

842 W. J. Bryson Paving Co.

...115

Walton

10 00

. 0.00

844-A State Convict Forces .

844-C State Convict Forces .

845 State Convict Forces .

.115

.115

. 19

Okaloosa .
Escambia
Taylor ....

. 7.10

. 5.63

. 8.57

. 39.10

. 34.00

. 0.00

Total complete February 28, 1929 .

. 2789.44

2718.03

1364.32

1950.38

Complete month of February .

. 18.82

21.68

24.51

39.98

Total complete January 31, 1929 .

. 2770.62

2696.35

1339.81

1910.40

TOTAL MILEAGE COMPLETE

Asph.

Concrete

Brick

B. C.

S. A. B. M. Block

S.T.R.B

S.T.S.C.

S. C.

Marl

Total

Complete to Jan. 31, 1929 . 269.63

17.13 38.80

114.61 109.57

23.20

1063.26

224.06

123.24

27.58

2011.08

Complete month of January . 7.96

.89

22.88

2.33

6.35

40.41

Complete Feb. 28, 1929 . 277.59

17.13 39.69

114.61 109.57

23.20

1086.14

226.39

129.59

27.58

2051.49

NOTE :

Tables

revised and corrected as

of January 1st, 1929.

Florida Highways

23

Left: East Harris St. (Atlanta); 1^-mch
Slag binder course and l^-injjh Asphaltic Slag
Concrete wearing surface.

Right: F. A. P. 104 (Etowah County, Ala.);
9.94 miles of Asphaltic Slag Concrete from.
Gadsden to St. Clair County line; laid 1921-23.

iLAi

county, Aia.; ; is miles ot Aspnamc
Slag Concrete on Slag Macadam base;
laid 1922 by Independent Paving Co.
(Birmingham).

Slag Concrete streets; laid 1921 in
Greenwood, Miss., by Hornaday Con¬
struction Co., Memphis.

the Dixie Highway from Albany to Syl¬
vester, Ga.; laid 1921 by Ely Construc¬
tion Co., of Augusta.

ATLANTA BIRMINGHAM JACKSONVILLE

THOM ASVILLE MONTGOMERY OCALA, FLA.

Crushed and screened Blast Furnace Slag,
so contractors have found, is the ideal
“mineral aggregate” for Asphaltic Con¬
crete on account of the fact that slag is
angular, tough and porous .... and has
a greater surface area for adhesion than
other standard aggregates.

Prior to July 1st, 1928, a total of
2,484,699 sq. yds. (more than 235
miles) of Asphaltic Concrete had been
laid throughout the Southeast in which

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AS10 9LA(j

CELLS HUD SCEEEJNXD

was used in the wearing surface. Much
of this paving owes its present splen¬
did condition, after five to eight years
of heavy traffic service, to the fact
that it was laid on slag concrete or
slag macadam base.

Some of the longest and most important
Asphaltic Concrete pavements in the
Southeast are shown on this page. Most
contractors are familiar with the slag
factor in the service record of these big
projects.

BIRMINGHAM SLAG CO.

Slag Headquarters Jor the South

24

Florida Highways

Here’s a New One

A Scotch traveling salesman, held up in the Ork¬
ney Islands by a bad storm, telegraphed his firm
in Aberdeen: “Marooned here by storm, wire in¬
structions.”

The reply came: “Start summer vacation as from
yesterday.”

Knew His Stuff

The general was walking down the street when
he was stopped by a beggar.

4 ‘Don’t refuse a trifle,” said the latter; “I’m an
old soldier.”

“An old soldier, eh?” replied the general. “Then
I ’ll give you a test. ’Shun. Eyes right. Eyes front.
Stand at ease. Now what comes next?”

“Present alms,” retorted the beggar.

They were on their honeymoon and the groom gave
the porter a dollar not to tell anyone they were
bride and groom. At breakfast the next morning
everyone stared. The groom called the porter and
asked, “Did you tell anyone on the train that we
were just married?”

“No, sah, ” replied the porter, “I told ’em you-all
was single.”

Knew His Policemen

A motorist was held up by a traffic policeman.
“What’s your name?” demanded the cop.
“Abraham O’Brien Goldberg,” replied the mo¬
torist.

“What’s the O’Brien for?” asked the officer.
“For protection,” returned Abraham.

Professor (in an engineering class) : “What is a
dry dock?”

Student: “A physician who won’t give out any
prescriptions. ”

“Say, Joe, why do they always put straw on fresh
concrete?”

“That’s to keep the concrete from blowing away.”

“Mama,” said little Elsie, “I never see any pic¬
tures of angels with whiskers. Do men go to
Heaven ?’’

“Well,” said the mother thoughtfully, “some men
do go to Heaven, but they get there by a close
shave.”

Sound Logic

A colored preacher had just concluded a sermon
on “Salvation Am Free,” and announced that a col¬
lection would be taken up for the benefit of the
parson and his family. A member in the audience
objected to the paradoxical nature of the proceed¬
ings and received this bit of negro logic in response:

“S’pose you was thirsty an’ come to a river. Yo’
could kneel right down and drink your fill, couldn’t
yo’? An’ it wouldn’t cost yo’ nothing. Dat water
would be free. But s’posin’ yo’ was to hab dat
water piped to yo ’ house, yo’d have to pay, wouldn’t
yo’? De salvation am free, but it’s de habin’ it
piped to yo’ dat yo’ got to pay for.”

Oh, No! Not Really!

The teacher was telling a story to the kindergar¬
ten and interest was intense.

“So that night the wicked red fox came and stole
a chicken. The next night he came and stole an¬
other chicken. And the next night he came and
stole another chicken. And”—dramatic pause—
“what do you suppose happened the next night?”

“Oh, teacher!” panted Peter. “Did he git an¬
other chicken?”

“Your uncle seems rather hard of hearing.”
“Hard of hearing! Why once he conducted family
prayers while kneeling on the cat!”—Tit-Bits.

New Popular Song

Voice over the phone: “How much is coal now?”
Dealer: “Eighteen-ninety a ton.”

Voice: “Ha-ha! I gotta oil burner.”—American
Legion Weekly.

What He Bid On

A certain convivial young chap dealt and bid a
no trump; all passed. Dummy put his hand down
and remarked:

“Well, I can’t imagine what you bid no trump
on when I have three aces and four kings.”

“Well, if you want to know,” the dealer said, “I
bid it on one jack with two queens and three cock¬
tails.”

“Hey, Mike,” said a workman to the other atop,
“don’t come down that ladder on the north corner.
I took it away.”

Legitimate Prognostication

“So your father knows the exact moment he will
die, does he; the exact year, month and day?”
“Yessuh, he had ought to. The jedge tole him.”

Teacher: “Use ‘despair’ in a sentence.”

Grade Five: “If a tire blows out, put on de spare.”

“John, did you ever see one of those machines that
tells when a man is lying ? ’ ’

“Did I? Lord, I married one of them!”

Protective Barrage

Harry Wilcox of this city left today for a short
business trip to Chicago. The Baptist Church of
which he is a member will hold prayer services to¬
night.—Minneapolis Star.

Use a Bathtub

Never break your bread or roll in your soup.—
Etiquette hint in an English paper.

Who remembers when neck was a noun?

CAREY Elastite can be
ordered in any quantity,
from an armful to a train¬
load. And usually the
shipment is on the way
within forty-eight hours.
Store it anywhere, pile it
high—it does not weaken
or warp with time.

THE PHILIP CAREY COMPANY

Lockland, Cincinnati, Ohio

ALL TYPES OF
TREATED TIMBER
FOR

ALL KINDS OF SERVICE

In fifty years of wood preservation
Eppinger & Russell Co., has been
called upon to solve wood decaying
problems in practically every industry.

Their treated building timber has
eliminated the danger of rot in the
construction field. Their poles may be
found in the lines of many of the
country’s largest telegraph and tele¬
phone companies. Their ties are
lowering replacement and upkeep cost
for leading railroads.

And so on down the line—so that—
today, Eppinger & Russell Co. with a
wealth of experience and two modern
plants offers you a service you cannot
afford to overlook. Investigate.

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Creosoted or ZMA Treated.

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, JINCE 167 fl

,E&Ri

10 Murray Street, Suite 1812
NEW YORK CITY
Plants—Jacksonville, Fla. and
Long Island City, N. Y.

Instrument Repairing
by Experts

Surveying Instruments and other
Technical Goods used by Engineers
and Contractors, repaired and
overhauled in the most completely
equipped shop in the South.

Modern machinery, expert workmen
and latest methods insure satis¬
factory results, reasonable prices
and unusually quick delivery of
all work entrusted to us.

Technical Goods for the

Engineer and Contractor

45-49 West Bay St. Jacksonville

TONCAN COPPER MO-LYB-DEN-UM IRON

has been recognized by the leading contrac¬
tors and highway builders all over the world
as the most rust resisting culvert metal in
existence.

Toncan corrugated iron culverts made of
this super-metal insure many years of eco¬
nomical service. They are strong—they are
tight—they are everlasting.

Write us today for prices and information.

RE6.U J.PAT.0fF.

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COPPER

Molybdenum

" IRON

The Berger Mfg. Co.

Jacksonville, Fla.

HIGHways at LOW cost

Lincoln Highway, near Buckstown, Somerset County, Pennsylvania—Surface treated with Tarmac P

There’s a Grade of TSsfOtide
for Every Highway Need

Tarmac will transform any road with a good foundation,
into a durable smooth-riding, skid-proof, high-speed
HIGHWAY. Tarmac provides these desirable qualities
at low cost.

Tarmac is used for construction, maintenance and repair,
on every type of road . . . water-bound macadam, cement-
concrete, brick, gravel, top-soil, sand-clay, shell, wood¬
block and all bituminous surfaces.

Tarmac CP—for Cold Patching
Tarmac HP —for Crack Pilling and Hot

Patching

Tarmac A —-for Hot Surface Treating
T armac T —for Penetration Pavement
Construction

Tarmac P —for Cold Surface Treating
and Prime Coating

We will be glad to give you details of its application . . .
for main highways, for county and township roads, and
for city and borough streets. Let us submit quotations,
no matter how much or how little road tar you require.

American Tar Products Company

General Offices: PITTSBURGH, PA.

New England division: TAR PRODUCTS CORPORATION, Providence, R. I.

Plants

Chicago, III. Utica, N. Y. Providence, R. I. Follansbee, W. Va.

Milwaukee, Wis. Lowell, Mass. Hartford, Conn. St. Louis, Mo.

Youngstown, O. Birmingham, Ala. Kearny, N. J. New Haven, Conn.

Hamilton, O. St. Paul, Minn.

MAKES GOOD

Florida Representative

M. D. MOODY

402 Masonic Temple
Jacksonville, Florida

R OAD S

J. APPLEYARD, INC., TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA