The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-21

At very enthusiastic mass meeting
participated in by many members of
the legislature, held in the convention
hall at the San Carlos hotel last night
in the interest of good roads through
out the state, but more particularly
in the interest of the proposed plan
to build a highway from Pensacola
to Tifton, Ga, to connect with the Ma
tional highway, the following resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted:
Whereas. The greatest factor in the
development of any state or COM
munity has always been found in good
public highways and such highways
are now a necessity in the develop
metn of Florida; therefore be it
Resolved, That this mass meet
ing composed of the citizens and tax
payers of Pensacola hereby endorses
this movement and pledges the sup
port of this county in the construction
of a properly equipped highway to
meet with any route which may be Sc
letced as a Tifton- Moultrie- Pensacola
highway
The above resolution was prepared
by James G. Watson, but before its
passage it was amended, the resolution
as originally prepared meeting with
opposition at the hands Of T. A. Jen-
nings.
MEETING ENTHUSIASTIC.
The meeting last night was one of
the most enthusiastic ones ever held
in this city on any subject and a
number of most interesting talks were
made, not only by Pensacolians and
the members. of the scout party, but
by men of prominence from all over
the state, including a number of menu
bers of the legislature.
{ The nnnnfinp called m order ard
presided over by Hon. ]. E. Stillman.
who in a brief talk stated the object
and emphasized the Importance of
Pensacola being on the proposed high
way.
Mayor Reilly, following Mr.. Still
man, in a few well-chosen words, ex~
tended to the members of the scout
party and the other visitors present a
most hearty welcome, after which the
business of the meeting was begun by
W. E. Aycock, of Moultrie, Ga, who
was called upon by the chairman to
fully explain the proposition before
the meeting.
Mr.. Aycock stated that the highway
project was inaugurated by the citi-
zens of Moultrie and that the object
is to connect Pensacola with Triton.
Ga, that the route secuted out will
be rendered to the Automobile Asso-
citation of Savannah, Ca, which asso-
citation is in charge of the Savannah
to New Orleans highway. He stated
that the routes now being secuted
would be referred to the committee
which is composed of representative
of the Tifton Chamber of Commerce,
one of the Moultrte Chamber of Com
merce and one Of the Pensacola Com
mercial Association, who will decide
upon the route to be submitted to the
Savannah association. He called at
tention to the fact that if the lower
route (Which is the one over which
they came to Pensacola) is adopted it
will be necessary to make some con-
nection by ferry, or otherwise, be-
tween Milton and Pensacola. Mr.. Ay-
cock said that the county commission
ers of three counties had already
pledged themselves to build the part
of the road through their counties
and that he had been assured that the
board in this county would do the
same thing. He referred to the recent
trip of the scout car, showing that
for the 2S1.8 miles from here to Moul-
trie they had made an average of
about 25 miles per hour. some of the
road being ordinary woods road. He
told, by way of illustration, of the
wonderful benefits the building of
good roads had been. in Putnam coun-
ty, Georgia, and referred to his form