Hon. Holder Pallors,Presid ent, Old Spanish Trail Association, Mobile, Ala.
My fl ea r :,ir . T’ill. an s :
Pardon this tardy acknowledgement of your recent lei ter.
-hunk you,very much, for your confidence in my ror>. I shall always try to run vrithir. safe lines, in c1 e-a ling v.i th importin': matters. I felt quite sure that neither you nor Mr. I.eKlanc blamed me i or anything, hut it v:ag kind of you both to reassure re on tl is point.
State highway Commissioner Cocke says the bids submitted for the construction of tie Apalachicola Bridge ore higher than -or mooted . Ho decision, rill be made , until a meeting is had of 'he State Hoad •uerart-roent members ,vhicb >. ill be called as soon as possible.
There is a good d §r-l of "Flu" in various parts o this State,and a for ceres bore; the continued rainy weather door not heir con nit ions, find mer tinge are not encouraged , at this time, for these reasons* I rill Vec-p you rested, and as seen us the contract is. let, rill keen ur publicity, about the fridge ar.d Trail. Ho story has as yet boon giver; to the press, as. no action has been taken on the bids.
V.'isMng you a pleasant Christman and much wood luck during the teeming year, ri th regards.,! am,
DIRECTORS
FLORIDA J. M. CALHOUN.
J. B. PERKINS
V.	W. HELM
W.	M. CORRY
ALABAMA CAPT. JOHN CRAFT.
W. M.CLEMENS
DR. MCR. SCHOWALTER
L. C. IRVINE
MISSISSIPPI F. H. LEWIS.
W. H. BOUSLOG HART CHINN
LOUISIANA LUCIEN LYONS.
WALTER PARKER W. A. SCHULER W. E. DERMODY.
TEXAS HOMER D. MATTHEWS.
VICE-PRESIDENT MALCOLM A. FRASER
NEW MEXICO FRANCIS E. LESTER.
H. A. LANE
ARIZONA HARRY LOCKE^ ^ ^
WARREN MAC ARTHUR HARRY WELCH JOHN F. MYERS
CALIFORNIA ED. FLETCHER.
'J?al lahaasee» Fla. Dec. 21,1918.

Also .wishing you all that you wish yourself, Mr.