The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-06-02
LIVE TOWNS
STILL AFTER
THE HIGHWAY
LETTERS CONTINUE TO POUR
INTO THE MoULTRIE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE FROM PLACES
DESTROYS OF GETTING ROAD
WAY.
Special to The journal.


Moultrte, Ga, June 1.-Although the
Moultrie Chamber of Commerce scouts
have finished their work in scouting
out the three proposed routes to Pen
sacola- and are now going over the
data, the Towns traversed by the three
routes have not ceased in their deter
mination to have the highway pass
through their town.
AS soon as the scouts arrived home
letters began pouring into the office
from the towns they had passed
through on their scouting trip, stating
that their counties had started on
building the roads, and others asking
the scouts to scout out new roads
wherein a, benefit would be derived
for the highway such as shorter dis
tances and better roads.
The following are extracts from
few of the letters received by the
scouting party today:
Moultrie Chamber Of Commerce
Scouts.
Gentlemen: 1 want to compliment
you on your safe arrival at Moultrie
after your long journey to Pensacola
and back The object of this letter Is
to request you to keep me informed
as to the progress you are making in
the selection of the highway. We of
Geneva county are deeply interested
in this project, and the members IF
the Geneva Progressive League will
energetically assist you in strengthen
ing any weak links which may exist
in the chain connecting Moultrie and
Pensacola via Geneva county.
+ Thanking you in advance for the
information I request, 1 am, yours
for better highways.
VIM. L. WILKINSON.
Secretary Geneva Progressive League
Moultrie Chamber of Commerce
Scouts
Gentlemen: The Florida. legislature
has passed our pet scheme, the sub
district road and bridge law, and we
will build a hard road from one end
Of the county to the other without
doubt and 1 see by the papers that
Escambia and Santa Rosa counties
will build the bridge across the river
making it a direct route from Moultrie
to Pensacola via lower route.
We are all pulling together on this
good road question and something VIII
come Of it and you gentlemen of tn.
scouting party are responsible for the
sudden awakening, so since you have
caused us so much trouble we think
you ought to do your best and give us
the highway. With warmest regards,
I am.
Yours sincerely,
HARLEY CAWTHON,
Secretary, DeFuniak Springs. Fla.
Moultrie Chamber Of Commerce
Scouts.
Gentlemen: I have been inquiring
and have found that there is a good
road between here and Milton, Fla,
and that it has no bridges to cross
nor any hills; 1t is not sandy, either.
and after reading the Pensacola papers
and seeing that there is a movement
on foot to build bridge over the Es-
Gambia river near Milton I can see
that the route between Florala and
Pensacola would be shortened at least
81 miles
We would like to know If you will
scout out this new route or if you
prefer we will do it and send you the
data Dothan, Geneva, Florala, Mil
ton and Pensacola Look at the map
and you will see that if the road be-
tween here and Milton can be put in
f1rst-class condition, and we guaran-
tee that it will be. Is the most direct
all good road route that is on the
map.
See where you reached Mou1trie
safely and we extend to you our most
hearty congratulations.
Very truly,
]. ]. LAMAR,
FIorala, Ala.
The Moultrie Chamber of Commerce
scouts are still hard at work going
over the data Of the several proposed
routes and it will be some time yet
before the selection of the highway Is
made known to the public.