The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-05-04

high, is not a pole mast as was nrst
used in the wireless service, but IS
built up of 6x6 timberS and will be
twenty inches square from top to bot
tom. This construction has been
found to be Of greater strength, at the
same time it's cost is less Mr.. j. y.
F. Bishoff, superintendent OF construc-
ton for the DeForest company, is
experimenting the building OF the
mast and will remain here until the
Office building is also completed. The
office building is to be a one-stoTy
frame building 20x20 feet.
Tle raising gang, whose work 1t is
to rig the wires and the necessary con-
trivances before the mast is raised.
left Savannah to-day for Charleston,
from which place it will come to Jack
sonviIle 50
A 2OS-foots mast was raised at Savan-
nah last Friday. The one to be raised
at Charleston this week is 1S4 feet.
the same size as tne Jacksonville
mast.
Key West is already equipped with
a first-class station and it is expect
ed that Miami will be the next town
TO be covered.
The reason given for locating the
station outside of the city is that the
Herschelian waves meet WITH less re-
sistance and obstruction from the
wires and tall buildings of a city which
ordinarily have tendency to increase
the static in the atmosphere.
While the station here will connect
Jacksonville with the larger cities of
the country and it is expected that
some commercial business will be
handled. the service is principally for
ships AT sea, and a number of steam
ships operating in Florida waters are
preparing to install the seTvice.-Jack-
J sonville Sun.
Now for the Watchdog.
The Florida Legislature is on TO the
fact that there is surplus. The
watchdog of the treasury" will not
be long in getting to the fore. That
! is what We said when the Legislature
! first convened. To which Editor APP
pleyard of the Lake City Index rejoins:
But is there a surplus, Bro. Pratt
Just look up and compare the bonde.i
/ debt and see if i; not just what it was
=, when the grand old man, W. d. Blox
ham, left the governors office? Be
sides which, is it not fact that tnt
good business management" sinc1
that time has tied up the internal I'M
proyement fund by Injunction? If some
member will introduce a resolution
calling for the condition of the moneys
of that board, the people will be
wiser. "-Leesburg Commercial.
"Jim Crow" Bill Reasonable.
The so-called Jim Crow" bill, which
simply provides for the separation o.
the races on street cars, is now gener
ally conceded to be very reasonable
bill in every way. Il imposes no par
ticular hardships upon the street rail
way companies of the state and pro
vides for very small expense in tht
way OF providing for the separation
The Herald believes that this law wi!
meet the demands Of tine public IL
every way and that 1t should prev,
nowise Objectionable to the colore.
people il they look at matters in Z
rational and reasonable light. Unde
the law they will be protected jus
the same as the white people and w
feel sure that the even and impartia
enforcement of the law win give salts
faction to all concerned and reduce
considerable amount of friction ,whicl
has hitherto been shown when tn
traces became too closely associates
Ion a packed street car.-Tampa Hel
aid.