The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-08-27
DUNFERML|NE
PLANNING TO BE
. A GREAT CITY
PLACE FAMED AS THE BURIAL
PLACE or. SCOTTISH KINGS
WILL CLAIM AS CITIZENS ALL
woRKMEN AT HRITAIN's NEW
NAVAL BASE.
" associated Press.

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LONDON, Aug. 26.-Dunfermline
famed as the burial place of Scottish
kings, is ABOUT to inaugurate a town
planning scheme to an extent never
before attempted. The establishment
Of a naval base at Rosyth, on the
Firth OF Forth, is responsible for the
enterprise OF the older Scottish town.
Britain is building at Rosyth, to
help her in any possible war with Ger
many, q naval station, which besides
being the most modern will be the
largest in the United Kingdom.
Already thousands of men are at work
laying the foundations of the docks
and stations, with which splendid
progress 10 being made and in q few
years arpeFfnanent staff will be en-
ployed In the yards and workshops,
keeping the ships of the North Sea
fleet in shape to meet any foe from
across 1he water.
DHnferrnIine is preparing to take
possession Of this population and claim
ii for her own. The admiralty is
naturally encouraging this praise
worthy object. They have no desire to
have city crowded around the gates
of what In time will be the chief naval
base, from a defensive standpoint, at
any rate, and are lending what aid
they can to provide homes in the city
Of Dunfermline for their workmen, In
cluded in the plans is a good street
railway system. for Rosyth is 1--WE miles
distance from the old town. and the
men mist be taken to and from their
work The street railway, like the
other public utilities, will be munlc-
fpally owned, and cheap rates for
workmen will prevail. Dunfermline,
therefore, now known chiefly because
of its abbey and graves of kings. is
about to blossom out into a modern
city. and If England and Germany con-
a ri q q
sfble foes in a great war, become the
home of one of the biggest industrial
populations in the Kingdom.
In the past the town has been bene-
fitted much by gifts from Andrew
Carnegie, who was born there.
The Great Dock Strike.
Those who remember the great dock
strike of twenty years ago, the leader
IN which, John Burns, is now a cab
met minister, read with grave con-
cern the recent order of the strike
committee to the men to quit work.
The strike of 1889 completely paralysed
the port Of London, and worse still,
drove away trade which has never re-
turned Antwerp, according to the
English view, owes its growth largely
to the London strike of that year, ahd
merchants asked themselves what port
would benefit from another prolonged
strike on the Thames.
2 The recent strike, too, came at a
very inopportune time, when local pro-
duce was scarce, on account of the
long spell Of hot weather and just af-
ter the announcement was made that
the port of London authority created
by an act of parliament, had adopted
plans and would start work early in
the coming year on the elaborate
scheme which It is hoped will re-es-
tablisFT London as the leading port of
the world.
The strike showed that the lockers,
teannsters and other workers, who
handle the goods from the docks, were
well organized and could bring work
in the port to an absolute standstil
should they so desire.
Heat on Asphalt.
Londoners. who have been in the
habit of pointing with pride to the
condition of the streets in the metrop-
oils and making comparison with
the streets of other cities, not favor
able to the latter. have learned some
thing this summer of the effect of heat
on asphalt pavements. London has
this summer had real summer weather
extending for a period which London
ers cannot remember to have been ex-
ceeded The effect on the Londor
streets has been an eye-opene- to the
snBritisher. The asphalt. which usually
presents a nerfectly smooth surface ane
which in normal summers can be kept
In order at very slight expense. has
taken TO curling up and then with the
passage Of vehicles forming fine dus'
and innumerable rlts. Victoria street
cne Of the best paved in London, has
r. anr earance OF a black sea, the
ss~holt forming rolls and waves. ovel
s-fio' +''a motor cars and motor
busscs ',Gu7n unfieasantly.
Certain districte Of London are SUI.
fertng from thu gang" system