Panama City pilot., 1907-11-14
Incorporation Meeting.
Drummond's Ultimatum!
ST ANDREWS 7 SECTIONS OF LAND.
PANAMA CITY But ONE.
Comment and Communications.

Pursuant to the call issued last week
by j. II. Drummond some sixty odd
persons assembled in Wares Hall on
Tuesday evening to take action upon
the incorporation of st Andrew.
Mr. Drummond called the meeting
to order and stated in a general way
what should be done by the bay people
toimprove This section so that visitors
and investors might be induced to
come among us, and the necessity of
prompt and united action to that
end.
Mr. Drummond was then elected
chairman of the meeting, and G. T.
Allen, secretary. Mr. Drummond then
read from the Statutes those sections
referring to the incorporation of a
community into village, and called
upon those present to give their views
upon the subject. There being no
immediate response Mr. Drummond
noted that G. NJ. West, of Panama
City was present, and suggested that
he give his views. Mr. West stated
as there had been no limits to the
municipality that it was proposed to
organize placed before the meeting,
he was not sure that he was entitled
to speak thereon, as possibly no in
terest with which he was connected
would be involved. Mr. Drummond
then gave the meeting the
limits that he had decided upon,
stating that he would not consent
to incorporation unless they were
maintained.
These limits were beginning at
point on the bay shore on the section
line between sections and 6, Town
ship South Range IA West, thence
north to the northeast corner of sec
ton 80, thence west to the bay, taking
in sections 6, Township 4 South,
Range IA West; sections 80 and 81 in
Township 3 South, Range IA West;
sections %, 26, "a, 80 and 36, Town
ship 3 South Range Is West; and
section 1, Township 4 South, Range
Is West; with all the waters of the
bay in front of these lands to the
centre of the bay.
AS the meeting was Mr. Drummonds
affair there was no use in further
parley after he had delivered his
ultimatum, but as large majority
of the lands in section 6, Township
4 South, Range IA West are the prop
erty of the Gulf Coast Development
Company, Mr. West General Manager
of that company stated that he
thought the proposition unfair to
Panama City, and one that he felt
positive would not be received ia
vorably by the people of that place,
or the voters in the east end of Pre-
cinct 5. Mr. R. L. Mckenzie, Vice
President of the G.. G. d. Co., also
gave it as his opinion that too much
was being asked for in the way of
territory, and thought that a COM
promise of the conflicting interests
was advisable that, harmony might
be maintained, and the:object sought
by the st Andrew people be attained.
Mr. j. II. Brown when called upon
for his views stated that it appeared
to be personal matter between Mr.
Drummond and Mr. West and he did
not consider it proper to take part
in the discussion. Mr. Bruton, of
cambridge, Ga, was called upon by
Mr. Drummond and gave the latter
what assistance he could. Mr. Brown
was then called to the chair while Mr.
DrummOnd showed his clientage a
map he had prepared of the territory
he should insist upon, stating that
he thought it was a fair proposition
and that they might as we'll have in
cluded Panama City. Mr. West further
opposed giving St Andrew a territory
consisting of some seven sections,
leaving Panama City but one, and
stated that it was his opinion that it
was "hoggish proposition that no
honest man would approve Of" Mr.
Emmons doubted the G. c. D. Co.'S
ownership of such portion of section
6 as was claimed by Mr. West, and
was shown a map of the companys
property by Mr. Mckenzie in con.