The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-17
CHICAGO MAN
TALKS ABOUT
THIS SECTION
GOOD ROADS ADVOCATE IS
SPENDING SOME TIME IN PEN
sAcoLA-TALKs INTERESTING
~ TO JOURNAL REPORTER.

Among the many Chicago business
men now IN the Deep Water City Is
G. ". Collins. general agent for the
Baker Manufacturing Company Of that
city. Mr.. Collins is in the south in
the interest of good roads and last
night when seen by a Journal repre-
sentative he talked interestingly on the
subject.
THE good roads movement" said
1fr Collins, 'is a matter that Is talk
ed On every hand and find the people
Of Florida very much interested in the
subject. This is my first visi. to the
south but IN every section have visit
ed I ind the same sentiment calling
for more and better roads. People
are beginning to realiez that good
roads make the cities and these towns
which haven't good roads leading to
them are going backward instead of
forward.
Il see that Pensacola is actively
pushing forward in the matter of street
paving, and this Is one of the greatest
signs of progress in any city. Wide
streets are an advantage, tco, and I
am sure the wide streets here today
prevented a fire many times as great
as 1t was.
s.Irer several weeks I have been in
Mobile and sections of Alabama and
while that is a pretty country 1t does
not compare with Pensacola. Mobile
Is not as wide-awake nor has the
town as much to look forward to as
Pensacola
Mr.. Collins is very enthusiastic over
the good roads question, but in talk
A. Il
the question and took occasion to
say few things politically. He said
this was his first trip south and one
of the things he enjoyed most was to
get where everyone was Democrats.
%1t's coming up our way. though" he
said, and Chicago is sure to go DEM
ocratic again. The Republicans have
put out the best man in their party
in an effort to stay the tide. but senti-
ment is too strong and I feel confident
that we viii win"
The reporter asked Mr.. Collins about
the Lorimer matter, but he refsued
TO comment on the subject He just
smiled, but the smile did not convey
the impression that he was an admir-
er Of the seantor.
II am glad to See so many good
men spoken OF. for president and that
IS one sign that the party l. getting
stronger. and among the leaders are
many smart men. but people are mis-
taken when they think Mr.. Bryan Is
a back number. I have travelled all
over the country and everywhere find
that he has larger follow ing than
ever before. I had the pleasure of
haring him make the famous Chicago
speech and believe he has become
stronger every day since. When the
convention meets and the time for
nomination arrives there viii be five or
six candidates with a strong support,
but the Democrats will rally around
Mr.. Bryan and I believe will again
nominate him as the standard bear
er"
Mr.. Collins says he believes that
Governor Burke, of North Dakota,
would make an ideal candidate for vice
president, as he has been three times
elected governor Of a Republican state
and has large following in that whole
section of the country.
Mr. Collins ssys he will be in this
section for some time and may make
some talks on the good roads ques-
ton. He has made the question per-
sonal study and says he would be glad
TO give any information to anyone
interested in the matter in this or any
county in the state. He is stopping at
the San Carlos.