The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-08-06
ENDORSEMENT IS
GIVEN THE GULF
PORTS PROJECT
CITY COMMISSIONERS PASS RES
oLUTIoN RECOMMENDING THAT
GOVERNMENT FUNDS BE PRO-
WpED FOR ExTENsIN.

Endorsement of the Mclaughlin Com
pany. which is TO build as the cuff
Ports Terminal Railroad Company, a
stretch of eighteen miles of track to
connect this city with Mobile, was
given by the city commissioners yes
terday afternoon when resolution,
which introduced at the regular meet
ing, received the vote of each Of the
three city officials. Naking it unani-
| nous. The resolution was duly cerIi-
fed and later in the afternoon copy
| of the same was furnished President
Henry Mclaughlin, who was in the
| mayors office.
| The resolution tells in very eloquent
way the needs of the line to connect
with the Mobile railroads. helping the
government. the coal supply and sup
| plies to the reservation, which may ne
/ fhandfed quicker. more satisfactorily
and cheaper than under present ar
arrangement. The resolution, however,
tells its own story, and is as follows:
Resolved, that the board of commits
sioners of the City of Pensacola mere
by represent TO the director general of
roairoads that direct fina,acial assist
ance for the completion OF its line of
Ports Terminal Railroad Company for
the following reasons, viz
4. Eighteen miles or more of track
material is sufficient to establish physi-
cal connection with the city of Mobile
and the four railroads now terminating
there, on road bes already graded and
bridged.
9 Completion Of this link in the
transportation mileage on the north
shore of the gulf will lessen the trans
pertation charges now paid by the
government on present volume of ton
mage of material and supplies required
at the Pensacola Naval Station the
Pensacola navy yard and Fort Barran-
cas-, si03,OO0 annually.
3. By reason of shortening the dis
tance from IA to 13 miles on all COM
medities received at Pensacola origin
ating west of the Mississippi river at
points between Chicago and New Or
leans, the annual transportation cost
will be lessened more than $4,000.
L. That by completion of this direct
line between Pensacola and Mobile on
ly 50 miles of rail haul in combination
with the Warrior river barge lines will
be required for delivery at the port
of Pensacola of bunker, export and do,
mestic coal from the Warrior coal
fields, which Is a vGEy much less rail
haul than by any other rail route now
in operation and consequently the cost
of transportation is much less.
5. That all fabricated material from
the great Birmingham mineral district
when transported In combination with
the Warrior river barge lines will be
delivered to the Pensacola shipbuiiding
plants and the Naval Air Station by a
rail haul of 50 miles, which shortening
the rail haul will enable the speeding
up of all war industry work at this
port.
g. That the placing of all common
carriers of the country under federal
control has so increased the difficulties
OF interesting private capital in short
line enterprises that without govern |
mental assistance it will be impossIpiel
to put in operation this important and /
necessary link in transportation sys-
tenn of Florida and Alabama, and secure I
the full use of the Warrior river barge |
transportation.
Resolved, further that inasmuch as
the charter of the city will not permit |
1t as q municipal corporation TO sub
scribe for the first mortgage bonds OF
the Gulf Ports Terminal Railway. we l
the citizens and banks and
other corporations here to aid in f-i
nancing this important and necessary /
direct line of transportation by SUBJ
scribing for its bonds.