The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-05-23
SEARCHING FOR
SHORTERROUTE
] TO PENSACOLA
MoULTRIE-PENsAcoLA s C OUT
PARTY AND CHAIRMAN ToMA-
sELLo OF SANTA ROSA COUNTY
VISIT SEVERAL PLACES ON Es-
GAMBIA RIVER WITH VIEW OF
BRIDGING IT.

Sunday afternoon the members of
Moultrie- Pensacola scout party in
company with P. Tomassello. chair
man of the board of county commits
Bioners Of Santa Rosa county, Charles
A Dexter, Of Dexland, and a Journal
representative went out to Roberts and
from there to a point on the Escam-
bia river in search for a suitable
place at which to bridge the stream
counties.
When the scout party came TO Pen
saoola they had to go from Milton
around by Flomaton, some sixty miles
out Of the way, to reach Pensacola,
and II was in search of shorter route
that the party made the trip Sunday
afternoon.
The site which was looked over was
Q place at the end Of the new road
from Gonzalez to the lower bluffs in
Dexland. BY way of Gonzalez and the
Flomaton road the site for the pro-
posed bridge is a fraction less than
twelve miles from Pensacola, but there
Is new road which is being laid out
from the Flomaton road directly north
on the section lines which intersects
the Gonzalez road about one mile west
of the proposed location of the bridge
which will make the distance to Pen
Eacola only ten miles, and the distance
from the river to Milton IL a fraction
less than fifteen miles, thus making the
route from Milton to Pensacola APP
proxinateiy twenty-five miles.
u Escambia river at this point Is about
two hundred and fifty or three hum
dred feet wide and on each side the
bluffs are more than fifty feet above
the water making it an ideal location
for a bridge, and probably a bridge
at this point could be built for less
expense than at any other point on
the river.
Mr.. Aycock, who Is greatly interest
ed in the proposed highway, was en-
thusiRstic over the idea Of having the
river brtdged. "Of course, I havn't
anything to do with the matter" he
said. but If you people, mean the
people Of Santa Rosa and Escambia
counties-want to get the full benefit
of the highway, no ferry should be
resorted to, for 1t is far from salts
factory whenever used, and the round
about way by Flomaton is far from
desirable to get from Milton to Pen
sacoIa-"
Mr.. Tomasello was also enthusiastic
In regard to the two counties build
4AS a DI4u60 dCIOS5 Tic T1NeTs anu ne
said the site looked at from all ap-
pearances seemed better than any 9TH
er location he knew of. I'VE need a
bridge across the river" he said, 'and
] viii do everything in my power to
see that one is built. The people of
both counties have much to gain. by a
bridge across the river, aside from the
fact that IT will bring the National
highway directly through the counties
when otherwise 1t would have to go
practically around it."
The country from the Escambia
river where it is suggested that the
bridge be built to Pensacola is some
of the best farming lands in West
Florida, as is the land in the Santa
Rosa county side of the river, and ii
n bridge was built at this point II
would open up a fine section of the
country which Is now handicapped by
not having a highway to Pensacola.
The surrounding section is most pic
turesQue and makes a good impression
upon anyone coming to Pensacola.
With a bridge at this point the trip
from Milton could be made in an auto
mobile in less time than the train
takes to come from Milton to Pensa-
cola and 1t would be of incalcuiable
benefit to the farmers In Santa Rosa
as well as Escambia counties for a
hard road with a bridge across the
river connecting them.
There is a great deal Of interest
being manifested in the proposed high
way and bridge and the proposition
viii probably be put before the coun-
ty commissioners Of Escambia and
Satna Rosa counties at their next
meetings.