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The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
SHALL ST. CAR co. OR THE
PEOPLE USE THE PARKS?

city was quite A consideration He
did not know what Stone & Webster
would accept but he did NOT think
they wanted TO spend money - bad
that they would he willing to build
street car line extensions under terms
that were too OVerOUS. They mad ne
said. put more than 4 million dcIIarH
INTO this property during the past vesr
and were willing 10 look To the fu-
turA TOT returns on the money. and
theN were not LOw going To lay more
for thing than ii is worth
Nr. Blount said he would bc sOrrv
10 see park IN the center of PaI2fox
street as had been suggested He
admitted that no lad recently changed
MS opinion on the park question.
formerly having been very much IN
favor OF making a park Of that Dor
uOn of the street. He then made IN
argument against the park idea sas-
ing that a park there would seriously
lnJure me abUttine property for busl-
ness purposes and that he thought the
street (Which is $50 feet wideD should
Ultimately be paved entirely
Mr. BlOunt explained that as 20 the
life of the franchise il could not un-
der the state law be granted for long
er thdn 80 years. and he personally
knew Of no objection 10 having ,hat
specifically stated in the franchise.
The present Franchise. he said. eE-
tended only until 1891. and if this new
extension was made part o. ia
old franchise. the life of the new one
would be even less than 30 years.
Attorney W. B. Barton made a ring.
ing and eloquent speech in favcr oF
retaining the center of PaIafox and
Garden streets for park purposes. He
said the idea Of providing park
Tor tn" street car company and max
ing the citizens take to the bricks
looked ridiculous to him He wanted
to see new car line extensions built.
but he did not want TO see tho CITY
get the habit of giving franchises
away II was a bad habit. Mr.. Par
ton $ speech was splendid exposition
of the park idea
The Sentiment for Parks.
With the exception OF the eXnraS-
SiUns by Manager Leadley and Attcr-
ney BlOunt for the street car com
pany. the sentiment so far as ex-
pressed by private citizens not con
nected with the company was unani-
mously in favor of making the com
panv use the streets which we're in
tended for such use and giving the
street parks TO the people
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
Public Library Comfortably
Established i'm q New Home

Two of the handsomest rooms in
the new BlOunt building on the third
floor are now occupied by Pensacola's
Public Library.
Last week the library Vas moved
from its old quarters on Chase street
INTO its handsome new quarters. and
MISS Robinson. who is acting librarian
IN the absence of Miss Flynn. who
IS visiting in Savannah. has every
Jhlng pTettily arranged and in order
The rooms connect. and are very
large and cool. The front room is
used. Tor reading room. and is fitted
up WIN comfortable chairs and tables,
ana the latest magazines and period
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
Notice to Advertisers.

A great number Of The Journals
advertisers will close their places of
business hereafter on Friday after
moons. We therefore ask that they
prepare their Sunday copy Thursdays
or sooner hereafter, because many of
them will net have time, or forget to
prepare their copy Friday morning.
Saturdays are usually busy days for
the merchants and they seldom have
the time TO attend TO advertising on
that day. and besides The Journal
cannot always handle copy sent in
here as late as Saturdays.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

icals. can be found there. This room
Is open all day as a reading room.
The other room is the book room
and many book cases. filled with GOOD
books adOrn the walls.
The Pensacola Library has one OF
the finest assOrtments of books OF any
library of its size They are well Sc
l'A'ted, and the rooms are 10 be fitted
up soon with new curtains. and art
squares for the floors and some new
furniture When these furnishings are
completed, there will be no pleasant
er place in the city.
4 large order of new books is eX-
pected at an early date.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
ALL SORTS.
Alaska. Said Mexicn-

ENiaSN~s OalO Mexico
Say. Canada" said Senior Mex.
with mind upon the case of Tex.
And all the land that nOrthward La.
For which Napoleon got Pa
o. WyO, why not let L. S
Join with the States? What say you,
yeS?''
Il Kan not think of it," said she.
y. \. nOt?' with surprise asked he:
"Minn to yOu like a sister is.
And brothers are Wash. and Mont [
Wis
Why should you squint y c. so ILL.,?
It's Conn. game, come, say you will?"
All. New r. l.. shall Col it good
To join so mixed a sisterhoOd.
II you Ten. times persuaded Me,
I'd sit y. B. unmoved-D. C?
My cool aloofness Is. dore:
Id sell such creatures in their Ark
Ind. eed I'm no such easy mark"
Ala. now, girl. don't get too Ga.
The States don't want us any Va.
The fault in L. S. plain to see,
You want 10 be the whole !. T. L.
But | will feel you tell you what il is,
If you and | got wise AriZ
And asked to he let in, I know
Wed be fOurth-raters, Neb er Ne.
But Join nation N A. other
Would know lots better than TO
bother"
No use" and she. in termination.
On me. you've Miss'd your Cal Ky.
lation.
With this the cOliOqUy was ended.
And home. with noise in air, each
wended
George Fay in Success Magazine.
He-Yes, wrote TO the pater and
told him | supposed he wouldn't see
me starve
She-What did he say?
Hc-Said he didn't suppose so,
either, as he lived 200 miles away
The bishop Of London. who is IN
visit the United States during the
coming summer. is on the borderland
of the ffties. and still bachelor He
has proved himself an ideal ruler OF
the sea, for which his thirteen years
acquaintance and sympathy with the
life of people in London. and parti-
cularly of the East End, admirably flt-
ted him. He won the real affection
Of the people Down East" by his
free and easy manners with them
and by acting up to his motto. Don't
be afraid 10 be human" He would
often salute an irreclaimable ruffian
with q genial, Hello, old boy" On
one occasion ne lent SeedY lndiyld-
ual his great coat censured by a par
Dchial relief committee for indiscrim-
inately giving half crowns away. One
lad, who played football with him.
says: Ingram is pretty firm on his
pins"
Now doth the summer girl venture
DIithelv from her winter furs Into
the street and into the park, into the
sunlight and under the trees she trips
iaintily. Shyly she comes. for she
has watched the whimsies of the
weather and thinks she must beware.
But she comes. That is the great.
cheering, thrilling fact-she comes.
Almost any girl who is prose at other
seasons may be verse in summer. In
-wo more weeks the summer girl will
not steal forth so shly, for she viii
De in the height of her season then.
She will rule in a kingdom all hers.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

builder throughout his tenure Of Office
as a county commissioner
Wit and Wisdom.
Col A S. Mann. of Jacksonville,
the tireIeSS state organizer Of the
good roads movement, was reserved
for the last address on the pro
gramme Col Mann arrived in the
city on delayed train from his home
at 1:3O o'clock in the afternoon. and
was very much indisDoSed, having
been i'll all the way en- route 10 the
convention, but in his usual happy
style - eloquent. humorous. con
vincing. practical ne held the aJtPn-
tiOn of the audience for thirty minutes
in the delivery Of what he was
pleased to term AN impTOmptu intro
duction 10 prepared address which
| will make at tomorrow evening
session of the convention Many
striking points were apuy illustrated
by well related anecdotes, which kept
the audience in splendid hJmOr.
Musical Features.
One Of the most pleasing features
of the evening session Of the cOnven-
tiOn was a program of music. both
instrumental and vocal, and reCita-
tions. arranged by the committee.
This feature consisted of three
numbers. and was as follows:
Violin solo. by Mrs. Walter 7. Viii
liams. with piano accompaniment by
Miss Williams.
Vocal solo, by Miss CawthOn. with
piano accompaniment by Miss Laney.
Recitation by J. Francis KeeIeS.
At 1915 o'clock. the convention ad-
journed until 10 O'Clock this morning.
To-Day's Program.
Business session from 10 a. III. until
II a. m, when adjournment will be
taken for a trolley trip TO the navy
yard and Fort BarTanCas. with stop
at Little Bayou for an inspection Gf
the road now being constructed be
tween the two bayOuS TO connect with
the military road to the national
cemetery. A train of three cars will
be in waiting for delegates and ciGi-
Zens with badges sThe cars VIII re
turn to the city by I:30 p. m.
At $50 p. m. carriages will he
taken at the court house for a drive
over the roads leading out of the city
TO north and west
At & O'Clock p. m. a business ses-
sion, including the election OF officers
for the coming year. will be held and
the convention will adjourn sine die.
Ii is hoped that a large attendance
will be present at both of tOday's ses-
siOnS of the convention: also that
there will be a representative number
OF citizens on the trolley trip.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

And. now Putnam county proposes
to have a wet-Or-dry election. One
by one, the smaller counties of the
state are declaring in favor OF pro
alibition.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

The citizens of Lakeland recently
held a mass meeting and protested
against the proposed movement to
build a new court house for Polk
county. Perhaps Lakeland has hopes
j of being a county seat at some future
day.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

Candidates for the various state of
fees will soon begin to announce and
even now "feelers" are being let out
by certain prospective candidates.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

The Quincy Times says 1t does not
know who Will be the next governor
o FLORIDA, but Il does know who
ishould be goyernOr-that he should
Re "a man OF brains; one who does
not belong 20 any political faction; Il
1n2n who has no friends TO reward
and no enemies 10 punish; a man big
sagnt Of al things save the good OF
the sts.se." VIII the Times man
point out which part, If any, of its def
milton does no. ~ PeusacoIa's cauGi-
date
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

If there is one class of men in --e
state who should steer clear of cheap
politics. it is our judges: Whenever
they stoOp from their positions to par
ticipate in a bitter political hight, they
do much to injure them and their
usefulness as guardians of the rights
and privileges of the citizens as a
whole.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

Rumor has it that Suwanee county
Twill furnish a candidate for one Of the
s-cabinet positions next time.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

present improved conditions in the
districts through which good roads
have been constructed
Secretary White announced the
programme for the afternoon and
evening, and suggested, at twelve
O'Clock, that an adjournment be taken
and that the delegates place them
selves in the hands of the local assO-
cations committee until o'clock
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

And now comes the Gainesville
Elevator and for want of space, and
for causes other than lack of candi-
dates in the already mentioned"
class proposes the name of William
Wade Hampton for governor. Let
the motion be entered and filed.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
The BaV and Island.

In accordance with the secretary :
suggestion, the meeting adjourned un-
Til the evening session. and the dele
gates were taken in charge by mem
bers of the Escambia County Good
Roads Association. representatives of
the Chamber Of Commerce and the
board Of county commissioners.
The elegantly appointed pilot boat
pilot" had been placed at the dis
pOSal of the committee on entertain
ment. composed Of Chairman John A
Merritt, secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce, W. G. Jones. secretary of
the Escambia County Good Roads AS
sOciation, F. NJ. Williams and Frank
L. Mayes, and at O'Clock p. m. the
delegates from distant counties and
a large number tof Pensacola ladies
and gentlemen boarded the boat at
PalafoX wharf. A run was made TO
the sea buoy and return 10 the life
saving station where an elegant fish
dinner was served Returning to the
city the boat arrived at the wharf
at six o'clock p. m.
Evening Session.
At eight O'Clock p. M, pursuant to
adjournment at noon. Vice President
Dickson called the convention to or
der AT the evening session a much
larger attendance was present than
at the morning session.
1t was hoped that Governor Brow |
ard would arrive on the night train |
TO attend the sessions Of the cOnven- |
ton, but Secretary White read a tele !
gram from the governor expressing !
regret that pressing official duties |
would prevent his attendance.
President Longs absence was eX-
planned in his address. which, as !
printed elsewhere in full, was read |
by Secretary White.
Opportunity and Work.
Vice President II f. Welles, OF the /
Escambia County Good Roads AssO- !
citation, was on the programme. but /
was i'll and Hon. John r. StiIlman, col (
lectOr Of Customs, and one of Es-
Gambia, cOunty'S most enthusiastic
good roads advocates. was introduced
His address is printed elsewhere.
Hon. Frank Johnson. who served
the people of E,scambia county for
seven years as a member Of the board
CT county commissioners, was the next
speaker introduced, and for twenty /
held the attention Of the /
audience with an address based upon
his practical experience as road
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
American lesnue.

Washington ?, Cleveland 1.
Philadelphia q Detroit 6.
New York 6. ST Louis l.
Boston 6, Chicago ;.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

primary promises to be as long as
the one three years ago if not longer.
Besides the senators and representa-
yHives in congress, and all the county
officers, it Will contain names of can
didates for presidential electors. dele
gates to the national convention,
members of state and congressional
executive committees. and every ca bi-
net officer and minor state official,
with the exception OF the state uu-
ditor.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

The name of w. c. G. Kilgore. of
Sumter county, is being mentioned as
a probable candidate for commissioner
OF agriculture to succeed Mr.. McLin.
Mr. Kilgore has served two terms In
the lower branch of the Florida legis-
lature. and while there made splendid
records. He is eminently qualified to
discharge the duties of this office. and
If he decides TO become a candidate,
egill make strong race
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
Matter Was Argued Before
Franchise Committee
Last Night.

w. A. BLOUNT AND
MANAGER J. w. LEADLEY
SPOKE FOR THE COMPANY AND
PRIVATE CITIZENS DEFENDED
PUBLICS RIGHT TO STREET
PARKS.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
BASEBALL
Record of Runs Made Yes
terday in Great Amc1i,
can Game.

TODAY'S GAMES.
Mobile at GulfpOrt.
Columbus at Jackson.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
Southern Leaoue.

Shreveport s. Nashville >
New Orleans l, Atlanta ;.
Memphis 6, Birmingham O.
Little Rock 4, Montgomery 3, - in
niugs.
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South Atlantic [

Charleston 5, Savannah =.
Jacksonville (. Augusta l.
COlum bia >, Macon o.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

The Orlando Reporter-Star pays the
following welI-deserved tribute to
Editor Powell, of the St. Petersburg
Independent better known as the
principal promoter of EInellas county:
! Editor Powell OF the St. Petersburg
Independent has sold his automobile
and bought typesetting machine In
7he early fall the Independent will
come out in daily form, an innovation
for the people of St. Petersburg.
Speaking Of Powell brings to our
mind a place up in Illinois, where the
sign above the door reads Powell
PriEtery. Wherever you see Powell
YOU see hustler and the community
is always benefited by his presence.
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
Gathering Of Advocates
of Good Public Highways

Continued from First Page.)
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19

Under the provisions of the general
RpppUpc1ation hill, which goes into
effect July !, the state chemist. the
state auditor, assistant state auditor
and adiutant general, Will receive the
same salaries as all the cabinet Off
GERS. The chief clerk in the attorney
generals ONCE. the chief clerk in the
dreasurer's Cflice. and the bookkeeper
in the comptroller's Office will receive
more than did the cabinet officers ten
years ago, while number of other
minor clerhs will receive as much as
did these cabinet officers at that time
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
RESULTS YESTERDAY

At Gulfport l. Mobile 0, 10 innings
At Jackson 0, Columbus T.
At ViCksburg 4, Meridian 0, first
game
Vicksburg 0. Meridian 0. second
The Pensacola journal., 1907-06-19
National IRanue

National League.
Pittsburg ). Philadelphia Z
Cincinnati 8. New York 4.
St. Louis o, Brooklyn l.
Chicago 3. Boston l..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-05
Opium and Alcohol.

It seems that the consumption of alcohol is increasing in India, and the Anglo-Indian temperance association recently submitted to MT. Morley, the secretary for India, some formidable statistics of the damage done, and urged the government to carry out a stringent program of reform. Till lately alcohol has been used very little i'll India, where opium has taken it's place It is a curious fact that every people uses either alcohol or opium, but not both, because both are not needed to satisfy the craving for se- dative. When either is used habit ually for a long time, there seems to come some degree of hardening against the injurious effects, so that natives of India consume opium much as Europeans consume wine, with no very disastrous effects to the normal individual But to the European opium is deadly, andsi it may be sup posed that the Indian is equally ex- posed to the danger of alcohol, which has wrought such havoc wherever it has been introduced by the white man. MT. Morley said the government was cordially in favor of doing all in its power to check the growing evil It is odd enough however, to see the same Christian nation solioitously pro tecting India from, alcohol, and fore ing opium upon China at the can mons mouth.-Springheld Republi-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-05
Led One IocalItr Escane.

Our sympathies are concerned witt
 an effort to keep small patch 0.
 earth big enaough for an automobile
 to turn around on free from such ve. hicles. We have high regard fol automobiles in their place, and theii bplace seems to be practically every where on earth; but why not leave one spot, on the road to nowhere, where man may live and neither hear the honk, be blinded and suffocated by the dust nor smell the stench? It is not necessary to scorch across Nan tucket in getting from anywhere to anywhere, otherwise we would bow to the inevitable, and render unto speed its tribute. As it is, however, we sympathize with Robert B. Coffin-- good old Nantucket name!-when he said at the town-meeting: If we have to pay taxes for a road to be used by automobiles it is time Nantucket sunk"
 At the same gathering Mrs. Harry R. Brayton said that the owner of the motor car nearly ran down her moth er--"and he never raised his eyes" In that remark we catch glimpse of how far out of the world Nantucket is. Here in such contingency we should remark 1t as extraordinary if the mo- torist did raise his eyes In Nan tucket they still think that when you nearly kill man you should stop and apologize, They do not know how precious is time compared to life, and they still fancy the latter is worth as much as it was before the automobile was invented They are a primitive people in Nantucket, and slow; they know nothing of the glories of speed sung by the latest carburetter school of poetry Still they are entitled to keep their old-fashioned notions of the value of life compared to speed, fore as we have said, they live on the road to nowhere They may even be permitted to retain their old-fashion- ed prejudice in favor of air unmixed with dust and unperfumed with gaso- line, The rest of the countryside re- gards the odor of gasoline as a per- fectly normal feature of country life, and would feel Ill at ease without 1t, no more noticing it than the inhabit- ant of a Newfoundland fishing village notices the ripe odor of drying fish ex- posed to the sun by the ten thousand. A visitor spoke to Newfoundland villager once of this overwhelming smell, He sniffed the air with evid- ent relish. Yes" he said, its wholesome" So the suburban dwell- CT mistakes gasoline for ozone and waxes fat on it But Nantucket is not inured to modern conditions, and we hope it will not be. Save some spot on the earth as sort of rest cure There even speed maniacs might oc- casionally repair to find relief from their excesses, and return after q brief respite to the great business of making records.-New York Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-05

Work on improvements, the total cost of which would have been more than s2,0oo, 900, has bene ordered stopped by President J. r. Hanson of the Central of Georgia railway, be- cause of the reduction of rates en- forced by the Georgia Railway com mission. Regarding the order, Presi- dent Hanson says: The reduction in the rates which are being forced upon us makes 1t necessary for the Central to stop improvements. We would not be able to pay for the work. The track mad equipment will be kept in the best possible condition, but no other work will be done by the Central"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-05
TWO ENGINEERS IN T1IE CAB.

There have been of late so many cases of the sudden disablement of the engineer at the throttle, thereby leav- ing the train without control, as to lead to a renewed discussion of the question of placing two engineers in the cab, at least on the more import ant fast trains. There was a time, in the days of smaller locomotives, when the fireman had more leisure than now for general observation, both of the signals and of conditions in the cab He was in closer touch with the engineer To-day. however, the lo- comotives have increased to such large dimensions that the attention and energy of the fireman are fully occupied in keeping the huge furnaces fully supplied with fuel and the boiler with water. Not so very many years ago 1000 square feet of heating sur face was the maximum to be found on most of even the largest engines; but to-day the standard express pas senger engine will have from 2,500 to 5, 500 square feet of surface, and the most powerful freight locomotives from 4,500 to $500 square feet. From personal experience when riding in the cab of fast and heavy passenger trains, we know that what time the fireman is not shoveling coal, he is att tending to his injector or peering ahead for the first glimpse of the sig nals It Is our conviction that loco motives have grown to such a size that the railroad management should give careful consideration to the question of placing a third person in the cab of the largest engines for pur- poses of observation and this is par fticularly necessary on those locomo- tives in which the engineers cab is separate from that of the fireman Scientific American.