The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-11-15
Relinol Director Winchel and
Party Arrive to Make Study
of Conditions
WILL MAKE TRIP
ON BAY TODAY
Pensacola's Advantages Will Be
Brought to Attention of
the Visitors. ..,a,

B. L. Wincheli southern regional di-
arrived last night from Atlanta on a
special, making the trip as represen-
tative Of Director General William G.
McAdoo. Mr.. Winchell is accompanied
by G.. r. Loyal. operating assistant;
A. r. Smith, traffic assistant; w. L.
Mapother, federal manager of the
Louisville and Nashville railway; H.
N. Rodenbaugh, engineer for the re-
gion, and Major Mckinney, of Mont
gomery. Mrs. Winchell also accom-
panies the party.
Director Winchell and associates will
make trip on The bay this morning,
visiting all poins of interest. survey
ing the docks shipbuiiding plants,
army post and naval air station, re-
turning in time to leave at one ,o'c clock
for Mobile and New Orleans The spe-
cial is made up of five cars, beautiful
ly fitted for travelling.
When seen last night in his private
car by representative of The Journal,
Mr.. Winchell said that his visit to
but merely designed for general in
spection of railroad properties here.
Mr.. Winchell visited Pensacola in
March, coming here direct from Wash
ingtou, and was much impressed at
the time with the possibilities of this
harbor.
1T must be borne in mind, how
ever" said Mr. Winchell. last night,
that the railroads cannot make the
tonnage of any ports, unless there are
ships to take care Of it. Millions OF
tons of various commodities might BE-
diverted to Pensacola, but unless there
were ships to take care of this COM
merce, it would be absolutely useless
to bring it here.
1.-THE conditions that face this coun-
try at this time are entirely unpre-
cedented in al is hisory. Hereo---
fore we have had no merchant marine.
our export and import trade having
been largely taken care of by foreign
ship companies Not until the world
war, did the United States undertake
ship-building to any great extent, AMI
SO it is only recently that the ships
which have aiken cargo have been
largely American owned.
1T must be remembered that it is
not the railroad companies, or the
companies, but the own-
ers, who can divert the trade OF these
merchant vessels.
snow this is largely controlled. OF
course, by the Emergency Fleet cor
portation, and which will probably re-
main in control for some time"
Asked il he thought the government
would continue to operate this cor
poration after the adjustment inciden-
tai to peace, Mr.. Winchell said that
no one on earth was able to answer
that question at this time, any moro
than they could give the boundaries
Of Rumania after the war.
E. o. Saltmarsh, superintendent or
the Louisville and Nashville. met Mr..
Winchell and party at Flomaton, and
will make the trip on the bay with
them his morning he boa leaving
Pensacola between $50 and nine
o'clock.
Besides Mr.. Winchell and his associ-
ates who will make the survey and
enjoy the trip about the bay and its
environs are DR.. Louis dem. Blocker,
president of the Chamber OF Com
merce, Col John L. Hughes, OF Fort
Barrancas, Captain r. M. Bennett, COM
manding officer at the naval air sta
ton, Mayor Frank ID. Sanders, Captain
J. A. Meriee, DR.. F. G. Renshaw, ana
f. O. Saltmarsh, and K. w. Speed. OF
the Louisville and Nashville railroad.