The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-24
RAISED SALARIES
GOVERNMENT IS ANXIOUS TO sE.
 CURE LABOR,
Good Price Being Paid for WOrkmen h Pensac0la Causes Shortage
 of Force at Adjacent ..--,, Navy Yard.

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 Workmen are in big demand at the Pensacola Navy Yard. and in order to
 secure men. salaries have been ad-
 vanced by the Government temporar-
 fly The demand for extra labor is
 caused by the large amount of work that Is now being done in repairing
 buildings and vessels, and getting ma
 chinery in condition. thus requiring all classes os labor.
 The Navy Department has allowed a
 large amount of money for temporary
 repairs to the yards and vessels. but
 It is reported that the work is not
 progressing as fast as desired owing
 to the lack of labor.
 Under ordinary conditions plenty of
 men could be secured at the yard. but
 just at present the laboring men of
 Pensacola are offered plenty of work
 at salaries somewhat better than the
 Government pays, So as consequence
 the forces at the yard are short. Not
 only has the shipping assumed normal
 conditions and employing large crews
 Of men. but the repairs necessary to all classes of buildings and wharves. and in wrecking work. affords employ ment to all who would otherwise be idle. The pay rolls for common labor during the past two wteks have been larger than known in years.
 Relies are Unearthcd. The recent hurricane. which carried away large portions of the beach, un- earthed many things of interest, and | among the objects are numerous. Span ish and English coins of small denom- | ination, as well as brass buttons and bronze pieces from uniforms of Span | ish and English soldiers. and innum- erable cannon balls. grape shot and | musket balls. Among the most inter- esting finds are those made near the home of Mayor Charles H. Bliss, in the eastern section of the city. His resi- dence is one of the oldest In the city, and its site was evidently at one time the camp of an artillery post. There | many feet of ground have been washed | away and what was formerly the may | or's yard is now the beach.
 The waves uncovered many relics in | the shape of coin. and the Mayor has
 in his possession over a dozen pieces | ranging from half dimes to half dol
 lars. some of which have been cut in
 half. Several pieces date back as far
 as 1779. and have the crown or Kiug | Charles III. stamped on its face. while l other pieces have that of Kirg Charles ". and bear date at late as 1901. The l oldest Spanish piece found bears date l of 171s.
 Other parties searching along the
 beach have found at various points
 souvenirs of even more value. one pick | ing up an English gold piece of the date | of 1726. Another relic obtained and highly prized Is Spanish battle axe the upper portion of which has been | broken or rusted away, but the blade | after it had been cleaned. was in a good state of preservation.
 Bronze and brass buttons of both Spanish and English soldiers were found. all lettered, and if the site was not formerly occupied by soldiers. 1t is | evident that some party buried on the beach the money and other relics. which l have, after many years. been uncov- cred by the waves.