The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-20
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Work at the aviation station here
is attracting very favorable attention
in Washington, and those in charge as
well as the secretary, seem very well
pleased with the character and quality
of the work done here, and spoke in
very commendable terms of the pres
ent commandant and his assistants.
TT will be gratifying to everyone to
know that the navy has now complete
ly caught up with the program of air
plane construction, and it is now pos
sible to accumulate and store a sur
plus, as every need both here and
abroad can be met.
1--WE worked very hard to locate one
of the concrete ship plants here. but
were unsuccessful in the first desig-
nation. However. we may be more
fortunate later on.
I'VE are in touch now with one veI4
strong construction company. skilled
in cement construction, who are very
anxious to put a yard here"
Asked as to representation from
other cities in the state, Mr.. Dobson
said: Tampa recently raised the sum
of $4,000 to send a large committee to
Washington. My own opinion Of such
large committee, however, is that
they take up too much time Of those
with whom they have to deal, and do
not accomplish as much as a small
committee might"
While Mr.. Dobson's trip was in the
interest of private business, it hap
pened that this business was of such
nature as to be of public interest
and benefit. and that through it much
development will come to this city.
In reference to the sub-station at
las you have doubtless heard, the
plan has been approved for consider
able development in aeronautic work
here, particularly as to the SUBJ station
at Magnolia Bluff. This plan was ap-
proved some time ago. Pensacola is
now the finishing station for all avia-
tors OF the east coast
In speaking of the people whom he
had met, while in Washington, Mr..
DobsOn said: zone Of those whom
Pensacolians know well, and whom /
met while in Washington, is DR.. Geo.
Fitzpatrick, who is about to be pro-
NOTED to major. He will be chief Of
medical staff of a large evacuating
hospital in France. Paymaster John
H. Higgins, for long time on duty
here, recently left for London. Pay
master Hacker, who was at the navy
yard. is now on transport duty, as is
also Lieut.. Young, who was for a long
time at the aviation station here.
II had the pleasure Of meeting Mrs.
Young. the widow Of Admiral Lucien
Young, also. In New York 1 met Roy
Megargle. He is doing very well in
deed as a broker, and has a suite of
offices on Pine street, near Wall street.
Lieut.. L. E. Thornton. Of the Unit
ed States naval engineer reserves, I
met recently in Washington, in his
new uniform. He ranks as a senior
lieutenant, which is the rating given
to extremely few men who are put in
the engineers corps Of the navy from
civilian life. and only to those OF ex-
cellent attachments.
"R. Y. Patterson, formerly chief en-
gineer of the G.. F. and A, has a desk
in the port and terminal facilities COM
missions offices. assistant to Captain
Chamberlain. as technical adviser.
'T met George Cravey, who Is assist
ant to one Of the department heads OF
the Emergency Fleet Corporation also,
while in Philadelphia.
Everywhere I went I saw Pensa-
colians. In Washington and New
York they are in and out SO often
that 1t is a subject OF laughing COM
ment among the public men there.
They admire their enterprise and they
are certainly advertising this city in
a splendid way. One man said re-
Gently: What kind OF a town is that
town OF yours, anyway There must
be more people In 1t to the square
inch than any place in the United
States. You can't turn corner in
New York or Washington that you
don't bump into somebody from PEN
sacola-'
And It's a fact" said Mr.. Dobson,
Its q fectt And it's advertising
this town and helping it to grow"