The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-14

GREAT STRIDES
Stone & Webster Man Talks
of Wonderful Progress
City is Making.

The great development which Pen
sacoIa has made in the past three
years and the promise of still greater
development which the near future
holds out for the Deep Water City is
attracting general attention every
where. Every visitor to Pensacola is
struck by the activity which is EVIL
dent here and nearly all of them are
free in their comments concerning II.
Stone & Webster Man Talks.
Pensacola is going to be great
city" said Mark Lowd, southeastern
manager of the Stone & Webster En-
gineeTing Corporation, with headquaT-
tiers at Dallas, Tex, in conversation
with d Journal representative yester-
day
"On my arrival in Pensacola" con-
tinued MIR. Lowd, Il noted that great
progress had been made in building
construction during the siXty-day in
terval since my last visit. This IN
dicates that the enterprising business
men of the city are pulling together,
and are rapidly giving to Pensacola
the modern improvements which will
do more than anything else to MAKE
the great city for which nature mas
provided an admirable site.
The sidewalk contract for some
twenty miles of concrete walks, and
the paving contract for several miles
OF street paving, will go long way
toward making Pensacola one of The
most attractive and desirable places
of residence in the country. Good
streets and sidewalks are among the
most necessary improvements of the
modern city. Strangers generally
Of r.fS -
from the condition of the streets and
sidewalks, and nothing helps more to
make that impression favorable than
well kept streets
Street Paving Elsewhere.
Il have observed that the pavement
in use in the cities of Galveston,
Jacksonville, Tampa and to a cOnsid-
cradle extent in Savannah. is of citri-
fed brick laid on sand foundation,
and mas been most satisfactory in
every way The first cost is low and
the cost of maintenance much less
than that of any other form of per-
manent pavement For business
streets in this part of the country the
brick pavement cannot be equalled by
any other pavement except one OF
greater cost.
The new hotel and the new bank
welcome additions to the several
present modern buildings and are sure
to be followed by others.
The record OF Pensacola since Sep
TENDER. 1906, is truly surprising. /
am told that the total value of public
and private improvements, already
completed or under contract, amounts
to fully three million dollars. l doubt
if any city in the country of the
same size can make such a wonder
full showing of public and private en-
teTprise.
Street Car Line Extension
The Pensacola Investment Com
pany has contracted with the Stone
& Webster Engineering Corporation
for. the' construction of the electric
railway line to East Pensacola
Heights.
This line will commence at Ger
vantes street and Sixteenth avenue
in Pensacola. running easterly on Ger
vantes street to Bayou TexaT, cross
ing Bayou Texar ION a new and sub
stantial trestIe) to Fifth street in
East Pensacola; thence easterly on
Fifth street to Knowles avenue, to
Eleventh street, and eaSteTly on
Eleventh street to Chipley avenue.
Bids are now being requested for
the construction of the tTeStle across
Bayou TeXar- The construction of
the line will be first class in every re-
spect. and will be completed July LIST,
1909"
Mr.. LOwd left last night for points
on the Pacific coast where the COM
pany has various interests.