The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-19
BUY SITE Of
THE NAVY YARD
IS SUGGESTED
MAN WELL VERSED IN NAVAL
AFFAIRS BELIEVES THE STATE
SHOULD PURCHASE THE IN
PEc,VEMENTS AND DISPOSE OF
TIE PROPERTY TO A PRIVATE
CONCERN.

CONCERN.
Tbs talk OF the Pensacola navy yard
since Ro5saveIts order was issued
has caused many 10 discuss the stu
0n. but none have advanced a more
IOaical theory from a business stand
point tdau d man who has been con
ne,ted with the yard for number of
years. and who believes the state
Should purchase the improvements at
IL, yard. secure the land coded TO the
government. and then dispose of the
property 10 private shiPbUilding
concern or railroad Talking of The
matter yesterday he said.
Instead Of the citizens of Pensacola
mailing such concerted and uhtiTing
Efforts 10 have the Pensacola navy
ward gates kept Opon-fOr that Is
. ,0Ut ali il viii amour 10 If the order
OF President Roosevelt is revoked
va Y do they not devote the same en-
Cr..y toward having IL turned back
in,o The hands Of the state? II the
navy ward here is 80 utterly worthless
aud 30 very expensive 10 maintain.
and the approach 20 The harb0T so
shallow and dangerous for the larger
EaftieShiDs TO enter then i would
sem Idle for the government 10 re-
tain il even d an emergency repair
BltTt A. a matter of fact. and a.
" all know. the navy ward site j.
mu@J ideal one from a commercial
standpoint and Pensacola would Oe
much better off and far less depend
en- or the whimsical and childish ca
perS o. he political bubbles 10 have
the state pay the l. :. government
TO thf improvements at the local
yard and in turn dispose OF il TO Il ship
building company or railroad COrpO-
ration to be developed and used is
ship building and ship-fttiHg eStaD-
lisLment. for which purposes il is I'M
sun -aSSed. or as one of the most Ideal
Slipping points on the gulf coast
WOULD JUMP AT OPPORTUNITY.
ut goes without saying that the
ran Dad companies would jump al the
Opportunity of paying for the improve
mCUS the water II deep there and
1t y near the entrance TO The harbor.
l. would assure us OF another railroad
o: 50 and with the additional rail
W0LlC do
"a would mean Infinitely more TO
p, uzacola from every view pOinJ 10
have the government relinquish all
Cl3Im 10 the naval reservation. which
! believe she should do as soon as
>hn ceases 10 maintain an active plant
hero Entirely too much stress is
laid upon the Importance of the yard
10 the city. If it IS decided 20 retain
the ward as an emergency repair sta
lion this means nothing TO Pensa-
celia Should perchance. there be
NC.seI sent here for repair. II would
mean the temporary employment Of
4 few skilled IabOrcI.,. If these la
borers were employed elsewhere. they
cHuiI not afford TO quit their positions
FIR an unknown quantity. for "a soon
as the ship-Vhich will be good tor
snC sore eyes 10 SEES. completed OF
required. jhr men viii be turned ont
10 root hog or die.
What does this mean uur loss
- FpuSacOIa2 No skilled mechanic,
who aas devoted years of work and
s5uuy TO attain his trade can afford 70
wait until another emergency jon is
sent here The consequences would
b. that he WOuld leave for parts I'M
known in search of something TO do
in his line The position that he had
thrown down in order 10 accept a jem-
pors.ry Job on the emergency would
BE- filed by another Pensacola would
tn, TCfore lose those men who had
been foolish enough TO give up their
positions and emOarraS5 their m
plOyeTs by taking the temporary work
a. IN, navy yard.
a FAR DIFFERENT CONDITION.
On the other hand. if the ward was
ON nee by a private -IipOUiljing con
cen Oh a railroad ir would mean the
of all kinds of labor.
skilled and unskilled. and as the plant
increased the number OF employees
vnuli increase. There would be no
trh thing as aa Individual concern
-caGing lis work away from The best
advantages such as dep water. a
Il ear coal supply. plenty of wood and
timber and ia ready reach Of the Ala
hlma iron fields etc because tae
people did MOI vOt" aS they wanted
f'.,l 10 vote. Since rh- Panama
CARL Il al assured projecj, This woaId
b. lie Desr possible possession rail-
road o. ship company could wish Tor
+ Ea- an the southern and central
states TO lis back with their uumer-
0ua and unlimited resources for OK
rJt- and being direct iu line. would
De- not only the cheapest but the
nearest route for shipping them. This
means Very nearly all 20 rHa com
T TriaL world or today and there YOU
'aNa f. in nutshell
80 lets eudeavOT To 81, This white
elephant from of the Door govern
meHfs hands. and UUt II 10 our best
interests. since the government ap-
Deais 10, 10 have Our interests ar
heSIj.
ROBINSON POINT