The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23
IMPORTANCE OF
HARBOR INSURES
LIBERAL AID
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the delightful little niceties of manner
a great man should have. He has
one of the finest faces l ever saw,
and impresses one with his broad and
comprehensive grasp of a situation.
"Of course we will not say anything
definite" he said relative to his in
spection of the passes at Apalachico-
TALLAHASSEE NO TWO.
la and Carrabelle. but have my i'm
pressions. Just say that l was great
ly pleased with my reception at both
places. From here 1 will go to Pen
sacola. The great importance of the
harbor there insures liberal aid from
the government"
tOf Immense Value.
Another delightful man who was
with the party was Mr.. John A. Bet
jeman, of the Business Mems League
Of Albany, Ca, who had joined the
party at Albany. Discussing the trip,
he said: 1--WE intended to go to Pen
sacola by boat, making an inspection
of st. Andrews and st. Joseph's bays
but our time was too limited. The de-
velopments at those points will be of
immense value to Florida, but their
greatest value will be to Georgia and
Alabama.
Albany has increased her values
three and a half millions OF dollars
in a little more than four years." M
Betjeman continued 1--WE are asking
the government to remove the flint
boulders from the channel OF the Flint
river so the draught of our steamers
can be increased. Thornateeska, the
Indians named our river, which means
Flint river. The bottom of the river
channel is almost solid flint, and when
the bolders are removed the improve
ments will be permanent What we
want Is for the appropriation to be
sufficiently large to accomplish this.
Heretofore the appropriations have
been distributed in small amounts
which has not resulted in as great
benefit as one large. appropriation
would have given.
There is something restful AMI sat
isfying about Tallahassee. Ii will al.
ways be so unless you cut the trees
out and pave the Streets" he added.
II hope We will wake up and pave
the streets some day." l answered,
but the trees are sacred to all Tai.
lahasseeans, surely you would not
have them cut?'
mo, they are half the charm of the
place." was his reply
Founder Of CarrabelIe.
A recent visitor to the capital was
Mr.. o. H. Kelly, the founder of Cara
belle, now the southern terminus of
Of the G.. F. & A. Railway. Mr.. Kelly
came into national fame in the seven
ties as the organizer of the National
Grange. The Grange was the rage
among the American farmers for a
number Of years and still exists in
some strength in the northern states.
Mr.. Kelly has lived to see the wind
beaten little fishing village on the
Gulf grow to place with future as
roseate as its superb sunsets. Col. ].
p. Williams, president of the G.. F.
& A, has announced his intention OF
deepening the channel himself If the
government will not, and is preparing
to build mile or two of pier out
from the hotel to where there is al
ready water Of sufficient depth for
large vessels TO enter. This will
greatly facilitate shipping.
Mr.. Kelly was formerly a resident
OF Washingtos. d. c., but now makes
his home at Carrabelle. His faith in
Florida sand is evidenced by the fact
that he is now establishing a plant
at Carrabelle for the manufacture of
white sand brick from tho SnoI,,,. !,