Member United States Chamber of Commerce WHERE FAMOUS HIGHWAYS MEET 'CallaJjassee Cljamfoej: of Commerce TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA Maroh 85,1922. Mr. H.B.Ayres,Managing Lireotor, Old Spanish Trail Association, San Antonio, Texas. My dear Mr. Ayres: Congratulations 1 You oertainly had great success, and everyone owes you a lot for your fine work for the OST and the bridge aoross Mobile bay. I oan understand just how you feel: the apathy on the part of people who ought to be the most interested is hard to bear: but, I refuse to beoome discouraged, and I am working on to the best of my ability under the handicaps. So many things are ooming in a bunoh,about May, I really feel that that may be too early to oall a meeting here. We are going to start some looal meetings,in Leon and ^adsden counties, to boost bonding for hard-surfaoing State -^oad Ro. 1; we will have several meetings,and will also invite Jaokson county to attend. I am now inclined to think that we will get better support if the OST meeting is put off until fall. Harry Looke expeots to oome Rast again in the fall; road oonstruotion in oounties east of Tallahassee will be further advanoed, and it is likely that from Columbia county to Jacksonville will be practioally completed:this is the worst stretch of the entire distanoe,and if oars oan get through easily,the attendance will be good from eastern points,I am sure. We are working here for a modern hotel of 100 or 150 rooms. The joint oommittees of the Chamber of Commerce and citizens will meet at our office Monday night. If the hotel oan be financed so as to be finished by late fall, we oan then make this a convention oity and get big attendance;but no one likes to stop at the Leon hotel,so that handicaps us on meetings of oonsequenoe here. I will keep you posted, and will try to work up interest in the OST meeting,to be seoured later on. So many meetings here are scheduled for April and "‘‘ay, it makes me tired to think of the effort necessary to get through with them right. I can sympathize with you. Rest up, and cheer upj We will win everything,even if we have to wait awhile. NO TOUR OF FLORIDA IS COMPLETE UNLESS YOU SEE THE CAPITAL CITY TALLAHASSEE Capital of Florida. On tlic Dixie Highway and the old Spanish Trail, and is the terminus «•£ the North and South National liee Line Highway. Most beautiful Inland city in the State—Clean, progressive and moral. Hard clay roads. Abundant supply of pure water. Mild winters; heat of summer tempered by breezes from me Gulf and frequent snowcrs. Nights generally cool. Average nnnual temperature, CC.tJ. Low rents. Strong nanus and up-to-date mercantile establishments. Electric lights, gas telephone and telegraph connections. Splendid educational facilities—Florida State College r o r Women, fine Grammar and High Schools, l’rlvnte Schools. Churches or lending denominations. Grain Elevator, Feed Mill and Cash Market for Produce and Livestock; permanent market for milk; two refrigerator cars, daily service to Jacksonville. Excellent hunting, fishing and bathing nearby. Golf course most picturesque m the South. INVITATION Come to “The Hill City of Florida" — You will be charmed with the scenery ana climate. LEON COUNTY Most beautirul county in Florida; finest section for dairy farms and livestock. All-year growing season. Forty acres Is a large enougn rarm with Intelligent cultivation. Land steadily advancing in price. Unexcelled for stock and diversified crops. Most desirable part or Florida in which to establish a home. For Jurtncr information address Secretary.