The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-25
a GULF BEACH HOTEL.


Hervey. who has just sold the lease
OF the San Carlos hotel to J. A. New
comb, that in the event the Gulf Beach
Highway is finished, he will build a
hotel on the Gulf Beach, throws down
the gauntlet to the county commission
ers and the voters of the county. and
is gage which cannot afford to be
passed over.
Mr.. Newcomb. one of the most sue
cessful hotel men In the United States,
has declared that the passing of the
proposed bond issue for permanent
roads will greatly enhance the value
of property in Escambia county. The
value of a permanent highway to the
beach cannot be over estimated.
1t is such improvements as these
which have played so important part
in the development of other parts of
the state. One has only to give even
the most casual attention to the de-
velopment in other parts of Florida
and examine the figures for road i'm
provement in those sections, to find
that the two have invariably gone
hand in hand
Hillsborough county, one OF the most
progressive in the state, has bonded
for $2,219,000. Dade county, has bond
ed for s1.298.000. district bonds bring
ing the total to $1,813.000; no one
who has studied the development OF
Miami and contiguous territory can
doubt but what it's rapid improvement
is largely due to good roads.
Duyal has bonded for $780, 900, and
is rapidly forging ahead, Jacksonville
making progress in every direction.
The growth of West Palm Beach,
which mas been almost startling in the
past few years, has been largely due
to good roads. Palm Beach county
having bonded for 81, 10000, district
bonds making the total $1,611. 900.
Pinellas county has issued bonds to
the sum of s1.130 900. and Its district
bonds raise the totalto s1,230,ooo.
Polk county has $500 900 in county
bonds, district bonds creating a total
fund OF s2.425.oao. Taylor county has
$1,200,000 of district bonds.
The progress of these sections gives
ample assurance of the value of bond
improvements.
Escambia county at present has
time warrants for bayou Chico bridge
permanent bridges, 10000, totalling
100000. The two million dollar bond
issue will give this county a total of
$2,2o0.o00 for permanent road and
bridge Improvement. and looking at
the Improvement in those sections of
the state which have built permanent
highways no one can doubt what these
bonds will mean to the development
of this entire section.
There can be no doubt but that West
Florida progress has been greatly re-
tarded by the lack of highways. Okla
ioosas the baby county of West Flor
ida. has district bonds to the sum of
$4,000. and the progress that that
little county has made. particularly at
Crestview. is ample evidence of the
worth OF these bonds.
SAnce Santa Rosa has. bonded for
$4,000. great Improvement has been
noted; Walton county has district
bonds for $4,000; Holmes has se01, 900
district bonds; Jackson county, $780,
900; Bay. s275.ooo: Baker. s225.oo0:
ali district bonds. Gadsden county has
$4,000 of bridge bonds.
1t must be confessed that while
these make a good showing they can
not compare to South Florida.
With the various sections OF the
state connected in such a way as to
make travel easier and pIeasanter, and
a great hotel on the Gulf Beach. it,
would be impossible to estimate the
growth not only of Pensacola but OF
all parts of West Florida.
For establishment of Industries and
permanent homes, no part of the state
compares with the western section,
and good roads and a good hotel on
the Gulf Beach will not only attract
people TO this part of the state, but
will Induce settlement in Pensacola
and West Florida, as well.
Mr.. Newcomb. who controls six
hotels in the South, has stated that
he visited every part of the state, but
was more attracted to Pensacola than
to any other city in Florida. This will
be true of many other business men
and capitalists and a permanent road
to the Gulf Beach and hotel on the
shores, would be a tremendous asset
to this entire section.