The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-09
HIGHWAY Ass n
OPENED HERE
President Calhoun Address
ed the Delegates Who
Attended.
FOR
PENSACOLA ROUTE
Constitution and Bylaws
Were Adopted; Old
Officers Hold

In the adoption Of a resolution Of
fered by Col. T. J. Appleyard of Tall
ahassee, yesterday, the West Florida
Highway Association, puts itself
squarely on record as to the route
the official Old Spanish Trail will fol-
low. This resolution is recommended
by the executive committee of the
West Florida Highway Association.
and by that committee was strongly
urged. 1t provides for the exact
route through the various counties,
even naming the various towns to be
tapped by the said trail, which are as
follows:
beginning at Tallahassee on
the east, and running via Havana
to Quincy; thence to Gretna and
Mount Pleasant to Ghattahoo-
chee; across the ApaIachicola RI
YER st Chastshhchee landing:
thence via Sneads. Grand Ridge,
Cypress to Marianne, Cottondale,
Chipley, Bombay, Caryville, West
vile, Ponce de Leon. Argyle, De
Funiak Springs, Crestview, Mill
igan, Gallivcr, Holt, Milton and
Pensacola, thence to the Perdido
river"
ASSOCIATION CONvENEs.
With President John M. Calhoun in
the chair, the West Florida Highway
Association convened at 2:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the spacious
auditorium on the seventh floor of the
San Carlos hoted. There was a good
attendance, the Milton delegation,
headed by the mayor, Hon. John Col
Inns, appearing with red badges an
nouncfng their home or local associa-
ton and its home city.
Delegates were present from other
| counties, and even as far as ITALIA
hassee, one or more delegates were on
hand. Hon. T. j. Appleyard reported
for the Leon county, Tallahassee, as
ISOLATION, and he said that at least
fifteen, If not moreTwould be here to-
day or tonight, and - on to Mobile.
/, Col. Appleyard read the report of the
executive committee, and included in
such report the constitution and by
laws, which were adopted by sections.
Other delegates noticed at the open
ing meeting: DR.. Fl. Harris Of Grace
vile; J. C. McRae, Peter Tomassello,
T. J. Fem of Milton; Charles H. Simp
son of the Arcadia farms, Santa
Rosa county; Senator Y. L. Watson,
of Quincy, Gadsden County; Senator
B. n. Lindsay, of Bombay, Florida;
A. L. Wells, Elwood George, S. A.
Afford and w. C. Jockey, of Chipley.
Washington county; ]. L. Edwards
and r. E. McCaskill of DeFuniak,
Walton county; Norman Mcleod
and Thomas Matthews of Greenwood,
Jackson county; w. L. McCrary Of
Ponce de Leon, who is accompanied
by Mrs. McCrary; Oliver Jernigan,
chairman of the board of county COM
|missioners, Santa Rosa county; A..
Stewart, of Santa Rosa county; ]. Fl.
Laird and Fl. C. Pope, of West Bay,
Fla.
| A large number of others were on
hand whose names were not register
ed, and among the Pensacola enthus-
lasts who were present were: Ben S.
Hancock, N. J. Lillard, Jas. G. Philips,
P. L. RoIlo, B. e. Clutter, w. M. Her
rider, w. L. Meyer, Jos Boraco, Mr..
Pussy, Geo. Fl. Hervey, Thos Harris
and several others.
The president, Mr.. Calhoun, called
the meeting to order on time and
made ringing speech, which was
frequently applauded. In the course
of his speech, he held out the neces-
sity of sticking together as one COM
lpaet body, to do something, and that
all this determination was sure to at.
j tract the attention of the national
government, which would certainly in