The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
McM1lIan's Great Summer
Sale begins to-day. He leads
in bargains!!!
SAGE LEAVES.

North Pole of Greater Pensacola,
July 5.-The subway pipes have now
been snugly placed under Davis street
at the crossing of the River Styx."
The hard finish is completed on the
new driveway from Ninth avenue to
this point, where the work will be
suspended until the sewer cOnnec-
lions are made between Tenth street
and Gadsdn.
It will be a wise thing to have all
connections made first, to save much
decentralization of the hardened bou-
Ievard.
The grading of streets and side
walks for pavement necessitates the
removal of some valuable shade trees
which only years and years can re-
place. But we must CheeTfully sub
nit to the broad axe of true progress,
in heWing to the straight lines which
brighten our future. Let new trees,
of choice evergreens, be planted next
winter, at suitable distances from the
sidewalks, all over the city, in the
true spirit of useful advancement.
1t is useless to plant any kind OF
valua BILE trees without having the at
ter intention of fertilizing, watering
and hOeing.
of old cement walks in the cities by
the growth of thrifty trees, where
they are in immediate contact with
the edge of the walkway. The
growth will raise the pavement as
surely as would a blast of dynamite
When l surrounded my New City
blocks with evergTeens l planted them
about eight feet outside of my lines,
which l trust Will never be regretted.
Thirty-five years ago Mr.. J. V.
Dansby occupied block 1919, south OF
the electric line, between Eighth and
Ninth avenues, where he had the
model garden Of West Florida. The
cottage occupied the centre of the
garden, with a front entrance fTOIl
the south centre. The wagon en-
trance to yard and buildings was at
the west centre.
The late r. H Turner built him g.
high, rabbit proof fence, enclosing
the entire block, which gave it fort
flied appearance.
Those huge live oak trees on the
west, which make a parkway OF
Eighth avenue, were promisCuOuSly
outside thickets, which were snake
harbors at that period.
I am wondering what Will be the
fate OF these wonderful trees when
the city takes up the improvement of
Eighth avenue? A huge oak in the
centre. at the north end of the street,
next TO the car line, has almost mo-
nOpolized the entire street
spreading its dropping branches like
Outspread wings over either sidewalk,
and so close to the ground that We
hicIes can only pass through by trac-
ing the winding way.
I am glad to see that Prof. Allen
is rejuvenated over thu prospect OF
a competing railroad line to Pensa
cola. The sacrifice of his entire fifty
year crop OF whiskers in the event
of its success, should almost assure
the proposed line.
I am also pleased with the rImor-
ed success of Explorer Peary III
req ching the North Pole.
When he returns with a splinter
from the long sought stick for IN
Gle Sans museum, and Prof Allen
displays a smooth face in commence
ration of the finished Andalusia rail-
road, I may shed off the left side Of
my whiskers, retaining the right half
to be sacrificed in celebrating the
invention of perpetual motion, which
we are assured is about being start
ed TO run forever and ever more.
THOS. M'MILLAN.