The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-07-22

Declaring that property owners have
some rights IN the matter, but that he
desires TO see Henry McLauRhlin. pro-
moter OF the new railroad, build his
spur track to GouldinE along A street,
John e. Stillman, president OF the PEN
sacoia Investment Co, offers two sug-
geeCons as means of settling the dis
pute, one Of which has been proposed
TO Mr.. Mclaughlin and is now pend
ing. This is to allow the Pensacola
Investment Co. to operate an electric
line over the proposed roadbed to
Goulding, and the other is IL Mr.. Nc
Laughlin declines this proposition for
the public spirited citizens Of the city
TO subscribe a sufficient amount to re-
imburse the property owners for
whatever damages an unprejudiced
board may say they have been dam
aged. Speaking OF the matter to a
Journal representative yesterday, Mr..
Stillman said:
Referring to the proposed extension
TO Goulding Of the Mclaughlin rail-
road, allow me to say:
I had about the first Of this month
two conferences with Mr.. McLauEh-
lin with the view of satisfying the
| objecting property holders along A
street, by Mr.. Mclaughlin agreeing to
allow the use Of his track, so far as Il
would serve the purpose, for a street
Il
| Sacola.
7 saw the principal objectors and
talked with them along this line and
| found them very reasonable and In
clined to the view that, the advantage
Of street car line through their prop
erty would ameliorate to a great ex-
tent the damage they felt would
ensure from a steam railroad, propelled
| by wood-burning engines being built
through there.
These negotiations went 80 far
| that the Pensacola Investment Com
pany offered to enter into a contract
to operate such a street car line and
connect it with the lines Of the PenSa-
cola Electric Company in Pensacola.
| provided they We're able Co influence
| thereby the objectors TO withdraw
their objections and Mr.. Mclaughlin
| agreed to have such an agreement
authorized by his company, In oopsid-
Grafton OF our ability 20 comply with
his desire to go through without pay
ment for damages,
The only difference was as 10 the
term Of years the contract should
cover We contended for five years,
Mr.. Mclaughlin for three, and CORES
! pondence on the subject passed be-
tween us. We agreed to four years,
but Mr. Mclaughlin stood firm for
| three.
VI lZENO HAVE HlOH 81
This was preceding the entrance OF
the newspapers Of Pensacola into the
Held, which, In my Judgment, has in
no way been OF benefit 10 the situation.
! In the United States OF America self
| respecting citizens who have rights
that they honestly feel are being un-
Justly attacked, DO not yield because OF
such methods, but II is characteristic
Of them that they only stand by their
rights more firmly.
IF the owners affected were only
| large real estate holders the case
would be different but when as is the
case with several owners in the dis
/ trtct, II is all they own in Pensacola, I
contend II is not fair, lust OF reason
/ able for them to sit supinely by and
/ allow the city at large to benefit by
| their sacrifice
Il was surprised 70 read in the
| usually fair Journal this morning the
| following: AS a residence section II
will never amount to anything This
Is not true, in my Judgment, and shows
| at least woeful ignorance Of condi-
tions in regard to real estate in Pen
! sacola- The proposed road would pass
within two blocks Of the blocks on
which are situated the handsome resi-
dences Of Mr.. Jessie Mclean and Mrs.
] Henry Wright. To the westward OF
| the proposed railroad, Rev. Brown. the
| Episcopal minister, and Rev. Hall, SEQ
retary Of the Associated Charities, have
recently built handsome homes. It
passes along the Clapp tract, which is
among the highest priced residence
| property OF North Hill, and along the
Dallas tract, which contains some OF
| the most beautiful and available resi-
| dence property in the city. Out in
Englewood Heights there have been
! built several exceedingly pretty and
! expensive residences, and this is con-