The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-30

Pensacola on the west to the Chatta-
hoochee on the east, connecting with
Georgia's splendid roads at the De-
catur county line; and not only this
but agreeing to put steel bridges over
their streams, thus eliminating the
troublesome ferries; and Jackson coun-
ty. not content with simply building
one highway from east to west, has
voted to issue 100000 bonds to build
complete system of hard surfaced
sand clay roads throughout the entire
county. The other counties named
have laid plans to get sufficient bond
issues through to enable them to build
complete systems of hard surfaced
roads. A new era is dawning in West
Florida. The timber is fast disappear
ing and with her naturally fertile
lands all that is needed is transporta-
ton facilities in the form of good
roads to get that degree of develop
ment she is entitled to.
The cause of this enormous activity
and the occasion for the contract men
toned was the proposed highway from
Moultrie, Ga, to Pensacola and con-
Meeting with the national highway at
Triton. After scouting out over one
thousand miles of roads through West
Florida and South Alabama and hold
ing a meeting of the scout committee
at Moultrie on June 30t1, at which
time the champion of each route was
heard, 1t was decided by the commit
tee to award the highway 10 the West
Florida route. This decision was based
on the shortest mileage and on &C
count of the perfect organization of
the forces in charge of the road build
Ing along this route. The committee
from West Florida presented a con-
tract duly signed by the county COM
missioners of each and every county
through which the highway was TO
pass guaranteeing the building Of the
highway thirty feet wide of sand-clay
surface and the elimination of the fer
ries. substituting steel bridges. This
contract is one Of the most wonderful
documents on road building in the
south, contemplating the expenditure
of nearly half a million dollars in
building a main line of good roads to
connect with the national highway"
The Apalachicola river is navigable
to Columbus, Ca, for good sized boats,
while the Chipola river is navigable to
Mariana, for small craft. There are
numerous sp,ing- streams running into
these two rivers, the Long Moss
Spring, as well as many others OF sim
liar character that are fine water pow
er. The Chipola river has numerous
sites for extensive water power, sew
eral falls that afford good attractions
for investment along this line Phos-
plate has been discovered and no
doubt some day valuable minerals will
be obtained from Jackson county's beds
of rock.
Eyes Turned Southwark.
Horace Greedy once said, Go west
young man; go west. Go west and
build up with the country" But that
was time when the west was a great
uncultivated waste, and the young man
who followed the advice of Mr.. Greedy
found the building of the west any
uLing but a picnic. Today the people
of every section Of this country are
looking toward the south, and when
we invite you to come into our midst,
we dN not invite you to come into a
great unsettled and uncultivated and
uncivllized waste, but to a country
where primitive roughness has been
removed for many decades. We invite
you to country where churches and
good schools are already established.
where are good soils awaiting mans
industry, with a temperate and health
full climate to make that industry