MEMBER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA F. R. S. PHILLIPS. SECRETARY MEMBER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ASSOCIATION GADSDEN COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE QUINCY. FLORIDA January 11,1932, Hr. B. 33. Ayres,Liana^ng director. Old Jpanish fr -il association, ..lObile, .i.lv... ..Iy dear ^r. .yresi I enclose some clippings, which, will show you that the .jneric .n .automobile -ssoci .tion is trying to practice just v/hat has been condemned in others---to roiite motorists a new road,unless communities take memberships in the 'A. A. A. or so it would appear from the nowsp.per articles? I hope you can work fast in Alabama .nu Mississippi nu up to Hew urleans, so the memberships will come into the 031' Associ tion treasury. You need not worry noout Florida: I feel sure that Florida will take great int rest in the frail,a little later on when money is easier in this section,—when the early crops have been sold, inis being an agricultural section—practically the whole State is that—there is not much money until after the general crops and citrus crop h we been marnoted,----except where the 'tourist crop' brings money to towns,away down on the fast Coast and in Couth Florida. fhe ctate ,.;oad department will have the frail hard-surfaced from Lake City to the duval county line,as fast as the road can be worked;Duval county is paved with brick, madison county has voted A750,000 bonds;so the next section to be. hard-surafoea .'ill be Madison and Suwanee counties, to connect on the east with the Lame City improved highway. I am using every opportunity to talk "up” bond issue for Gadsden, Leon and Jackson comities---to get the tourists coming into Florida at Jackson county! Marianna) and go east through Quincy,Havana and fallahassee to other' Florida points, it will take several meetings,and 1 think we can begin them about march. You will likely get oyer here in j.pril or Hay,and could address a meeting? I have planned to get up a picnic mass meeting at Victory Bridge on the Old opanish 'frail,at Apalachicola river,and can have this in the spring,or whenever you get this far east. If the bridge is ready for dedication,we can have a big time then? I will keep you posted ,so you can try to strike the psychological moment here. It will pay you best and help the most to complete the section between Hew Orleans and mobile,before coming to work Florida, is my honest opinionjbut,of course,this is between you and Mr.Marsh* With best wishes,! am,