Hon. John Graft
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March 5, 1921
The field secretaries Trill carry on the detail and prciaot.ion work, and tho nvnaginp director will endeavor to •7io.lt the tinwral uivioiona as much as possible.
•ho sutv.5 found wo do not make much hoadv/ay depending alone on volunteer effort. If we are to get e high ray finished nd in service »e must bull Headquarters into an active, pushing, intelligent force. I relieve we are’doing this.
To carry on our work v,e cu.lcul.ato not lose than ;.?56,0'j0. v;ill be needed in 1921.
Ovr policies r.vid .daoc. now in varyiv. stages of progress are:
(l) Development of a large, active membership, for we must have the power and influence of a .1 arrro nenhovf'lp to carry into effect ■ ihousv-yva bir and little things needed• • to rate and keep the Old Spanish Trail ■> greet • -.r- ■: •.••••• navit
pi .yground or tl e Hat ion.
(S) Cooperation :lr rll oesaunities to yet construction actually vender way.
(3)	Cooperation with state leaders to get .increased state aid and good state highway legislation.
(4)	Cooperation with federal authorities st Ur.?:-. ir.gton, and with Senators an Congressmen, to promote Feder lid of
a character suitable to the South, ‘ids continued appropria-' tiovi of llOO.C’OO,CIO '’-er •/...“r IT. vi d:
(5)	Concentration of state v federal aid on vital trunk lines, tout the present nraottoo of sc-T:.ttorirg it all over a state mr.y > ■ »o - ■ . Tkyor trunk Air : •• ■? being delayed for years. The Highway Departments and the national engineers favor this policy.
(S) A Grand Torre 5s nor in process of or realisation to bai in at St. Augustine and Tampa in Jline and end at the a Jifio Coast. Harry J. Vogel, Field Secretary, is now working e stward areparieft for thin Tour. If is planned to oroate national interest in the GST end to foster roc-building activities -v irywi sre. We are trying now to finance this.
(?) The issuance of the Hegassino, already olecoed with the Geographic as to character. It is already beii g v.-ie-t'. in. schools nd col.legos »s text for t -cchln?;.
(8) The publication of a hiotor-ioal story of tho Spanish occupatioi of this whole Sout country. Historical research has be n progressing for 18 months. Thic is in constant demand, for everyone wants the romantic story of the olu S;. anish days.