The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-22
WANTS AN AEROPLANE
MANUFACTURING PLANT
LOCATED AT PENSACOLA
President DobSon Takes Up
Matter With Officials and
Shows Pensacola Is Ideal
Location for Such a Plant.

President Dobson OF the Chamber
o. Commerce has taken up with navy
department officials and senators ~
Florida and Alabama tie matter %
establishing at asroplane manufac-
turing plant az the Pensacola navy
yard. The department Is 10 exrend a
portion Of the si.0oo coo recently APP
propriated ~ congress il establish
I ina such a plant and Il was announced
/ In the Associated Press dispatches
printed Ia The Journal recently that
/ New York and Philadelphia are being
considered a. the location FOR such
/ plant
/ Mr. Dubson IN q letter 20 the nena-
tors ami officials shows that Pcnsa-
/ cola is the ideal location for such a
plant and points 10 the well equipped
buildings already a the yard - wei As
the fact that material desired il close
a. hand His letter 10 these officials
/ follows
Pensacola. ria. March Is. 1915
\ Dear senator The papers this
morning carried an Associated Press
dispatch Ia which IL il stated that
the government IL about 10 spend con
siderable sums Ia equipping b plant
or plants at New York OF PaiIadel-
phla for the manufacture Of aeroplansn.
IL would be an extraordinary thing
/ II tho government were 20 spend mon
ey In equipplnE q plant for this pur-
pose when they have availabie here az
the Pensacola navy yard. where IL
coated the naval aeronantic station.
shops and equipment suited for the
purpose which represent an invest :
ment of several hundred thousand dol
/ lars The report * the board o. In
spaction FOR shore stations on the
Pensacola navy yard IN 1913 states
OF the Industrial buildings IN the
yard the following are we'll equipped
with machinery Or appliances for car
ryinE out work, and, with only minor
expenditures could be utilized.
Joiner and boat shop: sterehounes
couman0B ntts office machine shopg
general storchouse: shipfitters' shop.
plumbing sh0r, electrical shop. sail and
rigging loft, and manufacturing de-.
parment offices, boat storage shed
central power house. saw mill. dry
kiln; paint shop
There are numerous other buiidlnar
IL the yard. bat these are germana "a
the question Ia hand
-In speaking OF the deairnhiiitv u
this yard Tor use az ar Industrial yard
the board above referred e. llsta
irnong others. the following aasan.
gagess
The location OF the yard. seven
niles from the city Of Pensacola. 0r
a government reservation. insurius
freedom from objectionable dives an
resorts such - are found frequently
10 proximity 70 other navy yards.
sAmpie space tn the towns 81 war.
rlngton and Woolsey az well a. fn pen.
,acola with which there g efficient
trolley communication. Tor the accom-,
aodation u wnrkmen and their faml,
les
Eauable climate. permitting cut
door work ala the year round
The materials whiea enter into a.
construction ~ aeropianes. with sh,
exception ~ tbs engines. which mos
prt-1ahiy would not be built al pres
ent a. any government plant. can 5,
had as convenlently~or perhaps rnori
conveniently. here thar a. Ness Yorl
p Philadelphia, Pensacola Ia one o
he principal import points for ma
noEnny IL In the midst 81 the pine for
'sts, and IL close 70 the southern hard
wood mills. II q rot far rom ~
southern cotton miiis, Ceal may =
btained Tor Industrial purposes IRON
he Birmingham district 81 sa.6o D.
ton or less
There IL now located az the pen
taeoia navy yard the naval heronnu
re station. The 1900 acre reserpatios
md the ample extent 81 iand-locke
a. front n. offer abundant prae
tice and experiment room This "a
been recommended ~ a naval boar
prointed Tor inquiry. as the bos
place Tor naval aviation hesdquarteri
IL would seem 20 be the huight Z
folly 20 locate au aeropians uaanufac
turing plant elsewhere when Ne hav
here q conjunction az al the element
:. which make q de#irable point Tor prar
tic and experiment aud ready faclu
tleE for manufacture ard construction
70 Then too. L would seem 4 peru
g lar sort ~ business economy 10 Ratt
e. at New York ~ Philadelphia ms
e leriais Ter aerupisne manu- saciur
2. which could be- gotten % az good srei
- age advantage st Pensacola. manuals
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