The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-24
Dobson Back From WASH
ington Hints at Plans
by War Department.
McDAVID SITE MAY
GET ENCAMPMENT
Lumber and Naval Stores
Products Needed Will
Boost Business Here.

G. E. Dobson who has returned
from Washington, where he has spent
the past seven weeks, talked very
interestingly yesterday of his trip to
the East, to a representative of The
Journal
"The matter of the artillery train
ing camp is not definitely settled yet"
said Mr.. DObsOn. 81 was told at the
war department last Friday that
while the war department was likely
to use Admission for theiT Immediate
purposes, it had not been decided
what the permanent location would
be and that there is still a good OPP
portunity for Pensacola and Escambla
county to secure it.
"As to a concentration camp for
troops, it is very likely that there
will be considerable concentration at
Fort Barrancas. The matter of the
site Is to be considered by the army
war college, and will probably be
finally passed upon by General Wood.
The development of the aviation sta
ton will proceed rapidly and l was
told at the navy department that
there was no question about the
steady, rapid and very large develop
ment of the station.
There is also a. possibility of some
additional development on the reser-
walton shortly, though the definite
time I am not at liberty to mention,
but this VIII involve considerable ex-
penditure and bring here a great
many men, should it materialize.
There is also the possibility of
). j. 4 Ill T~I
with war purposes which may come
to this city within a short time. I'm
til these are more certain and in
more definite shape, / am not at lib
erty to say any more about them.
There is so much lumber to be
purchased and so many naval stores
? products to be used for the army
bases and in carrying out the wooden
ship building program that this sec
ton should see a very considerable
increase in business within the next
few months, while at the same time
government activity in controlling
prizes of fOodstuff, increased prOduc-
ton and the favorable outlook for
fruits, vegetables and many of the
staple crops should lessen the cost of
living.
''If, as is being considered, the gov
eminent should commander all the
steamship tonnage under the Amer
lean flag, this together with new ships
as they are commissioned will be di-
vided out so that the Gulf will get
its proper share of the shipping,
which has been diverted from it late
lv by differentials and the force of
circumstance"
Asked about the sentiment in
Washington, Mr.. Dobson said: "Judg-
ing by surface indications, the East
is very wrought up and there is a
great deal of real feeling. Every
where the flags of the United States
France and Great Britain are dis
played over public buildings and
especially so since the arrival of sle
commission. Since the coming of the
commissioners from Cuba and Italy
the flags of these countries are Law
ishly displayed, and in many cases
one sees the flags of all the Allies
shown together"
Against the wall in Mr.. Dobson's
office, the colors of the United States
France and Great Britain struck the
patriotic note.
line uaIlOnal airs OF LneSe cOun'
tries" said Mr.. Dobson, "are played
in the theatres and other public
places, and all public gatherings, the
atrical attractions, etc, are opened
with the Star Spangled Banner the
house always rising, of course, K
honor the national air.
zone thing which gives a striking
evidence of the patriotism which ha!
evidenced itself even in the martl
of trade, is that men of nationa
prominence and wealth such as Julius
Rosenwald, of Sears, Roebuck anC
Company; r. H. Bowman of New Or
leans; Bernard Baruch, New York
Howard Coffin, and many others hav,
visited Washington to offer their ser
vices for organization of the council
for national defense. These men
with others all over the country, havt
subscribed literally to the libert.
loan, and many men are offering
their businesses to the government t
be operated under government con
troll. saying in effect: Take the bust
ness and operate it, or we Will operat
under the direction of the govern
ment, allowing the government to de
eide the question of compensation"
Mr.. DObson stopped in Atlanta en-
route south, and was in that city dur
ing the big fire.