The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-05
A ROAD INTO
BALDWIN co.
Importance to Pensacola 1t
We are to Get Trade of
That Section.

The subject of a hard road and a
bridge or ferry across the Perd1do RIVER
territory into communication with Pen
sacola, is one that is interesting Bald
win county people as much as II Is Pen
sacola people and probably more
such communication would mean many
thousands of dollars annually to Pensa-
cola's business men and II we 90 npt
step in and reap the profit OF Pensacola
lack of enterprise The last issue % Of The the
Baldwin County Times contains the toi-
lowing concerning the matter.
An Important Project
We publish today an article from the
Pensacola Journal written by G 9
Packard. who has been in South Bald
win county for some time past and VINO
is more or less familiar with the con
markets TO which our fruits. vegetables
and general crops are sent Iht attGh-
ton of our readers is called to this ar
ticle. In an editorial on the subject.
Mr. Frank Mayes Editor of the Journal.
and by the way. man who never 1allS
TO scent a good thing for Pensacola says:
Let our chamber of commerce take
hold of this matter at once. put II right
up t. our business men, and see II they
can't find some way to PROVIDE cheap,
frequent and regular transportation
across Perdido Bay To the end that Pen
saola may secure this large and rapidly
mobile will get it if we don't-in fact.
Mobile is getting il now. but she won [
keep ii ling with proper energy on our
part. for here Is the natural market IOr
all the country
1t is very pleasing to US. well as
encouraging. to note the attention beng
paid to- the marketing OF BALDWIN coun-
-ty products by both Mobile and Pensacola.
1t means much to the real products OF
our county and especially those located
in the southern portion Sooner or later
New Orleans will he after this trade and
out of il all the planters of our county
cheaper transportation will be given us
and Il competition created which VIII
mean top prices and that at our Own
door and not out in the markets
Let the work go and never stop
until Baldwin County crops OF all kinds
can be easily. quickly and cheapy placed
markets. The profit will all be on our
Up to the Cult Cities.
on the same subject the OnloOker.
live weekly published at Foley, Baldwin
county says:
an article by @. c. Packard. editor if
the North & South. in which after re
citing the growth OF thus county. ne
wake up and get into the field after the
business before il has been diverted to
We have cnntinucly advised the people
Of this county TO use the local market
to the fullest extent, and the people of
Mobile and Pensacola to get into the
to the fullest extent. and the people of
neither town seem to care for more bust
ness. they will neither advertise nor send
personal solicitors after the trade and
when the people Of this county visit those
towns the merchants instead of catering
after their trade seem to consider them
easy prey and endeaVor to either put on
eNtravagant prices or load them up with
inferior goods. which will not work with
any intelligent community like the one
growing up in this county and as a con-
sequence the people here are TO a great
extent going where they can at least re-
ceiVe due courtesy
The field is a fertile one for energetic
merchants. but it looks like the dear old
Gulf cities were either self satisfied ant
do not need more business or else are
too lazy TO go after II.