The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-06-18
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Editor Pensacola Journal:
In last Sundays issue of The Jour-
tnal there appeared a communication
written by Mr.. John f. StiIIman, ad-
vocating the proposition OF giving
away everything in sight to the Pen
sacOla Electric Company In fact,
! Mr. Stillman would be pleased to
turn over the whole town TO this com
pany. Judging from his expressions,
and let the next generation do the
scrambling to get it back. This pol
icy is one that carries baruacleS. It
grew whiskers long ago, and has
long been maintained by a cOterie of
humans who put their paws upon
everything in sight for slight favOrs,
and slipped the honey of to-day with
no care for the day that comes to-
morrow This old bewhiskered policy
/ has been upon intimate terms with
things that have been, the drifting
/ seasons 10, these many years, around
/ this once unlucky, hoodwinked town.
/ 1t is the chief explanation why am
bition here in days past never scared
any higher than a one story house.
1t is the climax of all reasons why
city will get the gO-tO-sleep-stagnate
land dry-rot condition. Just a ham,
!
/ life drifting peacefully over the bar.
/ We have looted the town, so let II
/ 20: that is tale for anOther's woe.
/ I am glad that this selfish and lazy
old policy can never again sap the
! life-blOOd of these Gulf washed
! shores. Unfortunate it is that there
are a few who sorrowfully part win
THE past, and who dotingly linSer over
the evervthin9-in-sight ownership
Our friend. Mr.. Sullman, says that
the Pensacola Electric Company are
willing to take chances to spend their
money and make Improvements that
give us facilities that will be OF pres
emf material benefit TO us, lets take
the chance on letting them make
some money in the future. and take
our benefits while we are alive. That
is give them what they ask Tor,
which Is about all the city has left
He is dangling the same old, glorious
DOlicv that has swept over seasons
that are dead. and came near Killing
q CITY that could never have survived
except for the eternal humping upon
her shores Of the most magnificent
sheet of water to be found anywhere
upon the eastern littOral of our ma
tiOnal domain
Surely the feeling of generosity OK
sacola Electric Company is tender in /
deed. If one were not aware that .
this hustling enterprise could take /
care of itself. a fellow would think /
thcv were here for their health. But .
I wish to assure my friends that ~" I
Pensacola Electric Company is q live
proposition. with a feeling that this /
is one of the healthy suburbs of the f.
world. where under ordinary human
conditions il pays 10 live. and ] would .
caution the people of this coming
town not to throw too many gifts
into the NAV of this big baby, which /
has 4 habit of growing. fast and ma
turing early. You NAV need these
things some day mighty badly, and
maVbe very soon
Keen the street cars off the middle
of Garden street. Beware. my friends.
and don't cultivate suckers. Do all
Won can to keep this live wire in
FAINT healthy. and make him strong
but don't cultivate suckers Do not
by any means let slip from vOur
hands the middle Of Garden street for
the benefit of any private or corporate
enterprise.
You will find it GOd-send some
day. more precious than you ever
dreamed it would be The sides of
the streets are roomy enough for all
street car purposes, and lots of space
TO spare. On account of the fact that
Garden street is destined to be a bust
ness street. il is not likely that
shade will ever be had from
trees edging the pavement. 1t
is not a very wide street. and with
out shade and lawn would become Il
blister in the summer heat. But just
think of a lovely park in the center
of that street, shaded and beautified,
changing the skyline, with its sOOth-
ing, cooling fragrance. Do you think
it would prevent the interchange of il
traffic across the street? Not much,
No man would object to taking of
his hat a part of the way in crossing
a street that offered inviting shade
in his moments of traffic
A franchise should be sold by all
means, if only for five dollars. The {
precedent of the thing Will be worth !
more than any one can conceive Of in
future years Extend every Cpp0r- {
tUnity Of this company within reason: s
encourage them by helping them over
small obstacles. We surely need I
them. and they need us They are
finding this a delightful country to I
hike round in. but don't. nv friends. {
part with the middle OF Garden street {
Sell them the franchises they need
in the streets for the sum Of ten dol y
lars. if need be, but don't give them V
away. for il is a habit that grows. II
culuVates suckers, and last of all do d
not heap everlasting regrets rDon J
your children. who will be the fixture
rustOdianS of this God favored town h
W. B. BARTON. t
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