The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-20

2 compromise. there was allowe1 an
expenditure Of fifteen thousand dol
IsIs Tor span at McDayid. The def
nltlon or bridge and span is about
sne same. Possibly the meaning in
THIS case does not include the road
rom hill to hill, but Of course each
county would have to bear its ex-
pense in putting a road to the county
uVQlng line, and the river proper
would be the object to be spanned
Jointly, as we do not think that the
commissioners from either county
could pay out public funds in the ad-
joining county.
Thersfore. if span could be built
across the river for fifteen THOUSAND
dollars at one place, and as the So
called Investigation showed that Ferry
Fass was the cheapest point, why then
spend eighty seven thousand dollars
OF the peoples money when fifteen
Inousand would do. Why not divide
the amount. one at the central and
one at the lower end. ali for less the
cost estimated to put up the bridge at
the logical point and center of popu-
iaeion and at a place SO as a fellow
cannot get across anywhere to get to
Atmore, Ala, as your valuable paper
stated editorially. We make the
statement without fear of contradic
ton that the center of population may
be between Milton and Pensacola. but
is the intervening country and lands
/ extending to settlers the advantages
and prospects OF agriculture thst
lands in he northern sections of both
the counties do, II so the government
soil survey does not show II. Again.
IN Pensacola and Milton not one citi-
| zen in twenty-five would ever use the
bridge or be benefited by it in the
/ lower end Of the county. Milton and
Pensacola are closely connected by
water and rail, therefore the ner-
! chants OF Milton can sell as cheap as
eountrynan would drive all the way
from Milton to Pensacola with a, bale
OF cotton or other products just to
| cross the bridge.
/ The upper end Of both counties feel
that the whole proceedings so far
| have not been to the interest Of the
farming class of taxpayers and tbs
| Lord knows if the interests of tbs
i farmers are neglected, how can the
1 county progress.
| We do not ask for class legislation
nor do we feel like granting it, and
| IL the pea-patcher and dcp-eared
mule is to clear the track for the
| gasoline horse. sometimes the peslzy
old brute Of mule ballSs IN thesnlid-
die of the road.
We must have a connection by
wagon between the two counties al
the northern end, and the decision ol
/ the joint hoard of our commissioner
| was sufncient to cause an enthusiast
tic meeting of the citizens of the
northern end of Santa Rosa and Els
Gambia counties to pass ttssr protest
and show that the matter as it now
stands VIII deter the advancement oil
| the best agricultural districts OF both
counties, and by the way Of paren-
thesis. we will say that the Escambie
river Was on q boom, but while she
refused 70 allow any passing over be-
/ tween the state line and Escambis
| bay, she showed the logical point
| without the use Of surveyor or en-.
gineer by keeping Off the higi1es'
point of Escambia river swamp. thai
| is the road at the most centrally To-
| Gated to the clay foundation farming
lands OF both counties. That is AT o.
| near Blur SPRING., as the citizens o.
Santa Rosa came right on through
the swamp with their teams and wer,
ferried over. Nowhere else on the
river could this have been done. Ma.
ture has made this, taking everything
into consideration. the cheapest poan
to build a span or whatever name j
will go by 50 as the two counties car
have easy intercourse at all times
SO let's have three fifteen thousans
dollar spans.
/ ]. ". CRARY.