The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-27
guided solely by the needs OF the
navy"
FROM MILITARY STANDPOINT.

navy
FROM MILITARY STANDPOINT.
The secretary said that all the
future of the navy would be guided
by it's uses and needs from military
standpoint.
Referring again to the Pensacola
navy yard, he said that Pensacola had
plenty of water, the buildings and
equipment were good and in good con
dition but the dock would hold none
of the new battleships and none or
the navy could be locked here except
some torpedo vessels and things OF
that kind He said constructing a
new dock. large enough to meet the
requirements of a modern navy, would
mean an appropriation OF at leasS$2
100000
Secretary Meyer said that he could
not form an opinion at all until he
had seen all of the yards and that he
had not yet seen Key West.
He said that an idle navy yard was
a detriment to a city and gave it the
appearance of a dead boom town.
| The water front could in any Of these
cities be used much more advan-
| tageously for commercial and indus
trial purposes.
He said that when the Panama
canal is opened the Importance of the
present naval policy of the govern
ment will be recognized. It will be
seen then that the fleet must be kept
in easy reach Of the canal and that
Guantanamo and the supplemental sta
| ton must be as near by as practi-
cable.
The secretary said that 1t would be
the policy of the department to d.
vide the Atlantic feet into four divis-
ions of five ships each and that one
ship from each division should be 10
the navy yards for repairs at one
time, leaving in the Caribbean sea,
four divisions of four ships each.
Il do not believe it will hurt your
| town." he said, "if the navy yard
| should be taken away. I said the
same at New Orleans and I shall say
| the same at Key West"
In conclusion, the secretary con-
graduated the city on It's prosperity
and progress. He mentioned the wide,
| well paved streets and beautiful
buildings. He said he could under
stand that its future growth will be
great.
i GOES TO KEY WEST.
I The most definite arrangement
that the secretary and his party were
able to make last night about leaving
Pensacola were that he will probably
leave this morning at II o'clock for
Montgomery and will go from that
city to Jacksonville tonight and will
then Immediately go over the East
Coast road to knights Key, where he
will embark on the Dolphin for Key
: West. From Key West he will visit
, Guantanamo and will then return in
the Dolphin to knights Key and &C
directly to Washington. He will then
hurry home to Massachusetts, trying
to reach there in time to vote and
will then return to his post of duty
at the capitol and will spend the next
} few weeks in preparing his annual re
, port, a work he said that involved q
great deal of labor.
Among the prominent citizens who
: were at the hotel last night. the fol
: lowing. among a dozen or so others
were noticed:
! Mayor Reilly, T. F. McGeurin
James McHugh, Peter Lindenstruth
+ Frank L. Mayes. Henry Hyer, George
: Hervey, Harry Hervey, J. H. D'Alem
!, berte, S. A. Friedman, Alex. Lischkoff
. John G. Ward, G.. r. Greenawalt, H
NJ. Miller, Rufus Jones, G. A. Water
man, Henry Hor1sler, John e. Still
: man, Julius Menko, l. Fried, Alba H
: Warren, James White, H. Fl. Thorn
} ton, Rix NJ. Robinson, Ed Forcheimei
: Sol Calm, H. eastman and Council
D men Meyer, Kugleman,. Bear, Pfeiffe
and DeSilva, as well as several others
D The entire reception lasted les
? than an hour and the citizens Wen
: away as quietly and as unostentatious
: ~ as they came. The reception
pleased the secretary and he said
took just exactly the turn he desired
inasmuck as his time in the city wa
5 so limited