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Letter to Farris Bryant from Frank L. Watson.  ( 1962-01-08 )

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Title:
Letter to Farris Bryant from Frank L. Watson. ( 1962-01-08 )
Series Title:
Governor, 1961-1967. Turnpike 1961-1962. (Farris Bryant Papers)
Creator:
Frank L. Watson
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Language:
English

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Subjects / Keywords:
Bryant, Farris, 1914- ( LCSH )
United States. Office of Emergency Planning. ( LCSH )
Florida. Board of Control. ( LCSH )
Florida Turnpike Authority. ( LCSH )
Florida. State Road Dept. ( LCSH )
Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway (Fla.) ( LCSH )
Politics and government -- 1951- -- Florida ( LCSH )
Bryant, Farris, 1914- -- Correspondence ( LCSH )
United States. Congress. Senate -- Elections, 1970 ( LCSH )
Segregation -- Florida -- St. Augustine ( LCSH )
Political campaigns -- Florida ( LCSH )
Elections -- Florida ( LCSH )
Governors -- Florida -- 20th century ( LCSH )
Political campaigns ( JSTOR )
Governors ( JSTOR )
Banking ( JSTOR )
Lions ( JSTOR )
Political elections ( JSTOR )
Woks ( JSTOR )
Financial bonds ( JSTOR )
Torts ( JSTOR )
United States Senate ( JSTOR )
Spatial Coverage:
North America -- United States of America -- Florida

Notes

General Note:
SubSERIES 4c: Administrative and General Subjects,1961-1967 BOX: 18

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University of Florida
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University of Florida
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All rights reserved by the copyright holder.
Resource Identifier:
UF80000325_0018_011_0024

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75a
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no: honorable urti- Bryant 14/74.

non Kr. frank L. Natoon
Darla: January 8. l962

a: Friday. January 5th. 1 callod on Ir. Choovor
Wok or hith. Barnoy 5. Co. in low York primarily to
pay ny roapocto and to diacuoo gonorally with hio ooaa of
tho probluo connoctod with tho Jackaonvillo uproaoway
financing.

During our convoraation. ho alludod to tho rocont
rlorida furnpika bond ioouo. I told hi- that I tolt tho
iant banking houooa on Hall Stroot woro not outfi-
ciantly awaro of your participation in tho dooiaion that
tho l955 Turnpiko Bonda ahould bo roiundod. l atatod that
intholattarpartofl960youhadconcludod that itwould
bo nocoaaary to rotund tho outatandinq 1955 turnpiko londa.
it tuturo financing waa to bo ouccoooful. l aid that you
had otuck to thia pooition throughout tho ontiro yoar ovon
though you roaliaod that politically it won unpopular and
that you had boon aubjoctad to conoidorahla critioian. I
told him that tho banking houoaa ahould ba nada awaro of
yourehiirlnoaa in thia position rogardlaaa of tho political
woo r.

harmick roadin agrood that it waa not ganorally
khan in low York that tho dociaion to rotund had boon pri-
narily youra, but ho oaid that ho roaliood it not hava boon
'rough alodding'. no atatod that during tho lattor part of
tho Collina aduiniatration ho had talked with Oovornor Collina.
at hio roquoot. rogarding tho toaaibility of financing an ax-
tanaion of tho Ilmrnpiko northward tron tort Piorco. After
conaidorablo atudy. Bar-mick room-ondod to Warner Collina
that tho only oound plan woo to rotund tho l9 Turnpike bonda
and build tho oxtonaion undo: a now truat indontura. At that
tino. Covarnor Collina ropliod that porhapa Baraick was cor-
roct. but that politically ho could not atand tho criticio-
ho would ho oubjoctod to. aarotick than told him that a ouc-
ccoding lion typo of inatrmont would bo oo unworkablo that
Smith. Barnoywouldnotcara toboconnoctodwith itandho
withdrow. You nay tuna-bar that Bhoaroon and Ilaill than
triad to financo an axtonaion to Orlando undor a ouccoodinq
lion typo of inatrumont which. of oourao. novor can to
narkat.






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