Panama City pilot., 1908-05-28
Beach Combines.


near here on Friday night Of last
week.
A. j. Gay was a caller in town yes
terday. He states that his tie contract
with the railroad company is about
completed.
o. f. Williams, of Dothan, arrived
on Monday nights train with large
crew of negro labOrers who are en-
ployed upon the ice plant.
Roswell Gay has been busy the past
two weeks in getting a supply of wood
for the wood burning engines of the
railroad, that are running on this end
of the route.
From letter received from Hon.
w. II. Milton we learn that he ex-
poets to be here within a few DAYS,
when the Bank of Panama City will
be opened for business.
There are numerous large catches
of fish here now days. Red fish,
founders, Dream, and many other
varieties are being brought in by
those who go after the fish.
The machinery at the Novelty
Works is about in place and as soon
as the broken. parts of the engine can
be secured, that will be set up and
the plant be ready for work.
Mr. Lawrence, foreman for Con-
tractor Elkin, states that track lay
ing from the q. A. l.. crossing to the
bay shore will begin today. He is
hoping to have the work completed
within week
ID. H. Mays, who goes into the End
Primary with Keboe, for representa-
tive, was passenger on the Tarpon
Wednesday, spending his time while
the vessel was at Bay ports in shak-
ing hands with the voters.
The long stay of the Tarpon here
last Friday, while unloading the ma
chinery for the ice plant, gave Capt.
Barrow and his officers an oppor-
tunity to visit their many friends
hereabouts, and look over the future
metropolis of West Florida.
The cottages of Messrs Crawford
and Farmer, being erected on the
bay shore east of the hotel are fast
assuming their finished condition.
They are convenient, pleasant, houses
and will afford their occupants very
pleasant summer residences.
The first consignments of gasoline
by rail from DOthan to this place
came in last Friday evening. This
opportunity of getting in gasoline
will end the oil famines that have
been productive of SO much trouble
with our launches heretofore.
p. P. Mock, of cambridge, Ga,
who was called to Panama City on
account of the death of his mother,
left for home Tuesday morning, ac
cOmpanied by his niece Miss Eula
Mock. She will visit friends in Geor
gia, returning by Mobile, Ala, to
visit her brother.
The application for a charter for
the Panama Ice Company will be
found in another column. 1t will pay
to read it over and ponder upon the
possibilities that such company has
in store for the upbuilding of the Bay
country. They are builders, not
knockers, and will be heard from in
Tue time.
There has been a large crowd at
work all the week moving the ice
plant equipment from the outer end
of the dock to the shore, and from
there to the location of the plant. Up
to this noon everything had been
moved but the large boiler. The Tar
pom will have another large load of
material tomorrow. The stills of the
plant are in place, and the work is
being rushed as fast as men and
teams can hustle it.
Gen. Mgr. B. w. Steele and Traffic
Manager Mcclellan brought in two
cars of rail on tuesday night to begin
the laying of track from the present
stopping place of the trains to the
terminus on the bay shore. Mr..
Steele states that track laying on the
main line is now going on at point
something over two miles south of
Bayou George. Two week more
should about close up the gap between