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THE EASTERN SITUATION
Last Monday I published the enclosed in the EXPRESS
What I didn’t publish was this:
Instead of a bunch of solicitors eating up money I taught the chambers of commerce, the auto clubs. Rotary, Kiwanis, Givitan. Optimists and others, that this highway was their highway and if they wanQ ed the work to go on THEY must see that the people financed it.
All those organizations from Pensacola to Now Orleans accept this. Six civic presidents in Mobile met me and pledged me to lead a two day tour to the Louisiana state lino, while I came to San Antonio. August Qg all the LEADERS of all the towns.gathered together, and also went with one another on the tour. Newspaper reports (now being put in a scrap book) show it was two days of remarkable work.
Senator Pat Harrison has Introduced in the Senate a resolution for the War Department to report on all bridges needed, lie will figh that thru.
As to finances, all towns underwrote their- quota for GST expenses. This money is now going in an eastern bank. Additionally, the Chamber of Commerce of Pensacola has voted to raise $1500 and other West Florida towns will follow that lead. These are not more promises but ”papex* good at the bank" as one sew Orleans paper put it.
Moreover, all eastern expenses since January 1 are paid, No bila are due. J32SS §795 were sent to San Antonio, and the Washington work was paid by the East, not a dollar of help coming from the San Antonio Headquarters.
That's the Eastern situation—financed and with their acknowledged awaiting our continued leadership.
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Sept. 1	1920