The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-30
MOBILE COMPANY PULLS.
STAKES TO COME HERE,
Location Between ClubbS
and Coyle Streets Pro-
tected From Storms.
WORK TO BEGIN SOON
City Receives $500 for Site.
Much Encouragement
to Enterprise.


Bruce Dry Dock Company water
front privileges for the erection and
establishment of dock 60 not less
than 5000 ton capacity" was intro
duced at the special meeting of the
city commissioners Friday afternoon.
The ordinance conveys to the com
pany named, and for the purposes
named, that portion of the water
front between Clubbs and Coyle
street and Hickory street, and this
is said in authoritative quarters to be
the last link in the real starting of
work for the establishment of the dry
dock here
This property was conveyed in
franchise lease some time ago to the
some company. The bonding COM
pany, however, insisted that the prop
erty be decided to the dry dock COM
pany, hence the introduction of the
measure at the special meeting of
Friday afternoon.
Valuable Asset.
The Bruce Dry Dock Company is
to pay the city for said transfer the
sum of 500 on January /, and for
four years thereafter on the same
date, total $500. That is the con-
sideration the ordinance specifies.
To all of the terms of the ordinance
the company assents, and a letter
to the city clerk was read from said
| company, accepting the same. Upon
the passage of the ordinance, which
was introduced, and which deeds to
the company the property indicated,
actual work will be started on the
location of an industry which gives
promise of being quite the most val
liable assets which the city has Sc
cured in many years.
Work Begins Soon
That actual work will bee started
very soon seems to be foregone cor
clusion. The incorporators and stock
holders are veterans in the dry dock
business, and for many years have
been interested in the industries at
Bagdad the Bruce & OlIinger docks
was the beginning. Gradual extern
. sion of the industry forced the com
pany to seek other and more commo-
, dious water front and a port where
deeper water was available. The
original members of the firm went to
, Mobile, and for years have been in
: the dry dock business there.
Come Here From Mobile
| A few months ago other interests
purchased the docks, and it is under
stood there was an agreement that
those formerly interested would not
re- engage in business at Mobile 1t
| it said that Pensacola had been ia
: vored for some time, and when OPP
e portunity offered, this place was
. sought as point for new docks. This
t idea has been given encouragement,
and the prospective dry docks are
: the result,
What Delayed 1t.
e 1t was stated last night that actual
e work would have been started some
2 time since. The company's former
foreman for many years, William
Thompson, had resigned from the
. service of the purchaser Of the OlIin-
ger & Bruce interests at Mobile, and
was coming to Pensacola to be on the
ground in the establishment of the
: new and promising industry. A few
! days ago, however, Mr.. Thompson
was killed in an accident, and this
rather upset plans so far as the local
establishment was concerned. 1t was
stated in authoritative quarters yes
R terday, however, that there is every
/ reason to believe the work win be
d started, and that without delay, al
IT Pensacola
i $4,000 Company.
" AS beginner, it is stated that {
W sum of $4,000 is available, and vii
II be expended if necessary in the con
: struction of the Pensacola plant. AL
e, preparations for carrying on the worl
sr have now been made. There is n
+ doubt in the minds of local men VIII
lie have interested themselves in tn
proposition that very early in the nez
" year, unless unforeseen and unex
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