The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-12-12
WEST FLORIDA
|H|GHWAYASSN.
ENDS SESSION
Close Convention Here After
Selecting Tallahassee for
Next Meeting.
MANY VISITING
DELEGATES ATTEND
Old Spanish Trail Associa-
ton To Hold Conven-
ton Here Today.

Choosing Tallahassee for the next
annual meeting, electing officers, and
telling of the great road achievements
already accomplished and voicing en-
thusiasm for the future, the West
Florida Highway Association held its
second annual meeting at the san
Carlos auditorium Monday night.
A number of out-of-town delegates
were present, not only from West
Florida, but from Alabama as well.
Due to inclement weather and other
entertainments, the Pensacola attend
ance was smaller than was to be ex-
pected; bat what the gathering lacked
in numbers it made up ia yea. Good
roads is the one thought Of West
Florida, and as Mr. Leblanc Of Mo-
bile said, if the same enthusiasm had
been found everywhere else that has
always characterized West Florida IN
this respect, the Old Spanish Trail,
the great trans-eontinental pike,
would have been built months ago, al
lowing the thousands Of tourists ac-
cess to Sunshine Land
Today's Program
Today the Old Spanish Trail Asso-
citation viii meet. The morning ses.
sion will be at 10 o'clock in the San
Carlos auditorium. At D. m. the
revenue cutter TalIapoosa, weather
permitting, will convey the delegates
to the navy airplane station. where
exhibition flights will be made. The
departure will be made from the L. &
N. railroad wharf, block east Of Pal
afox street. At o. m. there will be
| held another meeting at the San Car
los, and it will be featured by vocal
| and instrumental renditions, in addi-
ton to the speeches by various Off
Gals telling what the Spanish Trail
was, is, and is to be.
Yesterdays Meeting.
George H. Hinrichs, mayor of Pen
sacola, in behalf of the people of the
Deep Water City, extended cordial
welcome TO the visiting delegates, and
told how his interest in roads dated
from the Twin Tours Trip to Quincy.
which he took, and which showed him
the necessity. The Spanish Trail Is
of especial Importance To Pensacola.
he said, and Pensacola rSople could
not do too much towards developing
the idea.
The Presidents Report.
John M Calhoun, of Mariana
president of the West Florida High.
way Association, thanked the mavo,
IN few apt words, and outlined bv
way of annual report, the results on
the past years work. The orpaniza-
ton did not have much money. ba
said, but it did have a lot or enthus-
iasm, and by working with county
commissioners and agitating good
roads on every occasion, had produced
many miles of highway-not the hest
IN the world, to be sure, but better
than what had been there before. The
necessity of bridges was also stressed
especially the Choctawahatcbie .,5
Chattahooche bridges. If Florida
built its highways rightly. II could
look 70 tne1r naturalization by the
federal government, In line with ;ts
preparedness measures, to serve as
military roads. Not so long avo said
Mr.. Calhoun, there was no railroad
to Tallahassee, and the inte,vening
country was bowling wilderness.
see what difference the means Of
access made. So with dirt roads He
mentioned how Mariana, Stree the
roads IN its environs were improved.
drew trade from 25 to 90 miles awav
that had formerly gone elsewhere
Tourists go to the east coast now. he
declared, because the roads there are
better-for the modern tourist comes
in his automobile.
Secretary Herrider's Report.
VIM. Herrider, secretary of The or
ganization, gave a short narrative o.
the enthusiasm for the Spanish Trail
everywhere he had been. II was a
zeal that had even affected the school
children, and he pointed to the pan
Drama pictures Of the Spanish Trail