Southern good roads . Ocala, Gainesvilleand other points back to Jacksonville. Several leadiug newspapers of the state have com-mented favorably on tin; liill aud the Pensaeola Jour-nal voices the general opinion when it says that witha few amendments this proposition will lie acceptableto the majoritj- of the counties and their representa-tives. The principal one is that calling for branchroads conecting the counties which the roads will nottraverse. Mitli the main thoroughfares. Mr. Angles schedule ealls for the roads to runthrough a portion of thirty-two counties and no doubtthe representat
Southern good roads . Ocala, Gainesvilleand other points back to Jacksonville. Several leadiug newspapers of the state have com-mented favorably on tin; liill aud the Pensaeola Jour-nal voices the general opinion when it says that witha few amendments this proposition will lie acceptableto the majoritj- of the counties and their representa-tives. The principal one is that calling for branchroads conecting the counties which the roads will nottraverse. Mitli the main thoroughfares. Mr. Angles schedule ealls for the roads to runthrough a portion of thirty-two counties and no doubtthe representatives of these counties will be in fav;irof his plan, lint it should be remembered, cautious the•lonrnal. that this is a state bond issue that is proposedand the other counties should be given their pro rataof the benetit. liranch roads extending from the mainlines into the other counties should be called f ir inthe bill, and if this is done the bill slnjuld he certain ofsupport, jirovided it is ]ir(qier]y (liatte( Shell Kuad, Near M,.tbile. Alabama Ten million dollars of state bonds will hardly be feltby the taxpayers of Florida but the good from such anetwork of roads will be of inestimable benefit audgood to the state. Having th(> convicts do the workwill insure rapid construction, aud if the bill is passedl-loricla will have within five years one of the bestroad systems in tlie entire country. Georgia. The iiiHiieuce of a great, conservative mnvspaper istruly wonderful. In the good roads niovement it hasbeen demonstrated iu a thousand ways that the news-paper is the real power behind the throne. In Geor-gia the Journal and the Constitution, of Atlanta, haveespecially distinguished themselves in the good roadsmovement. The Journal through its National High-way activities, has become a national force for roadimprovement and the .Constitution has become a pow-erful factor at home. Recently the Constitution brieflyreviewivl some of its work as folows: 24 SOUTHERN GOOD RO
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