The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-03
PENSACOLA FLORIDA WEDNESDAY MORNING, April. 8
Mail Service in
City of Key West.

City of Key West.
The editors of the state have been
profusa in their words OF praise of
the good people of the Island City of
Florida fo- the. hospit&bie' treatment
of them while on their recent outing
in that delightful town, and have been
singing the praises of Key West ever
since their return. Certainly the
people of chat city left nothing nm
done that could have contributed to
their enjoyment and pleasure during
their short stay there
Key West has many advantages as
a city and IA port, and is destined to
be a great towr some day Its great
disadvantage has always been its in
accessibility, and for a great many
years only three boats a week landed
at the island from the mainland of
Florida.
From Tampa to Key West there
are three mail and passenger boats
a week, and the same number from
the same management, and there is
no reason for the one 10 compete with
the other in the matter of making
schedules so as to attract the pas
.sengers going to or leaving the Island
rCity
With six boats a week from the
mainland of Florida the city of Key
West only receives mail three times
a week. This is caused by the fact
that the boat from Miami reaches
Key West al about the same time as
the boat from Tampa and on The
same days of the week There is no
necessity or occasion for the boat
from Miami to reach Key West on
the same night as the boat from
Tampa. because the one from TAMPA
goes on to Havana and a connecting
boat from Havana takes the pdssen-
gers from the Miami boat over the
same night and only a few hours after
the Tampa boat leaves KEY West.
There may be some explanation
for this schedule, but we have failed
to see it From this distance. il
looks like a slap al Key West Ger
tainly if the managers Of this line
had the interests Of the Island City
at heart they would try and arrange
The schedule so that the city would
at least have jhe full benefit OF the
six boats a week. and have them a.
rive at Key West on different day.; OF
the week. instead OF having b0ra
Miami and Tampa boats arrive there
on the same night
II there We're no Havana boa; al
Key West 10 connect with the Miami
boat, then there would he some reason
for having the Miami boat arrive in
Key West on The same night with
the Tampa boat. hut ,he Halifax does
connect With the Miami boat and
leaves Key West for Havana only a
few hours after the Tamna boa.
OF course this is a matter thar IN.
terestS Key West more than i. does
the other cities OF Florida. hut pSop!e
from other sections Of the state are
occasionally called 10 Key West ana
are compelled TO submit to the ser
vice rendered by this company. 1t IS
surprise to us that the citizens OF
Key West have allowed such treat
ment without some kind OF a protest.
Key West is one of the most import
ant cities OF the state. and as such
is entitled To better treatment from
this particular line.
Taft has thrown down the gauntlet
10 FORAKER and the ears of the nation
are stretched to hear what th, ad-
ministration has 10 say about The i'm
pending political row in Ohio.
Thirteen white couples and twenty
three Colored couples were married
a tTalladesa. Ala. during the month
of March. Troubles brewing for
some of them.
Strange as il may seem, John d.
Rockefeller is opposed 10 get-rich.
quick schemes.
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