The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-03
WEST FLORIDA BOOMING.

One Of the most important movements ever un-
dertaken Pensacola the building of the Gulf
Beach highway, with the tacit understanding that
within a short time after its completion. great
tourist hotel would be built the gulf beach, to
make its appeal to both winter and summer visi-
tors
Doubtless had it not been for the world war. the
road would have been completed ~ this time.
and the hotel would have been built But however
that may be- there other sections Of west
Florida far less favored than is Pensa who are
making their attractions known and which bid fair
have their big hotels before we get ours unless
we get busy-and very, very busy at that.
Mention has already been made of the purchase
of what is known as Grayton Beach, opposite Point
washington and extending through to Choctaw-
hatchee bay by number Of Iowa bankers who
viii spend a million dollars in improvement OF
the property Commenting on this, the ST. An
drews News says:
They propose to build cement dock and
club house the bay side, with bungalows
boat houses ETC., for those desiring to take
their pleasure on the bay. with a cement
nacadamized road from there to The gulf beach,
where another very elaborate club house will
be built. also many private residences
Iowa bankers have the money and the pep to
do these things big scale, and in making
it an colony they will bring a large num-
Der of wealthy and influential people to this
Beach another St. PETERSBURG All that is re-
quired make attractive, is
terprise and capital, and the promoters of this
project have both.
The okaloosa News-JournaI in this weeks issue.
makes announcement of the purchase of the tract
of land between Mary Esther and Harris. by a Chi
cago syndicate. OF this purchase the Okaloosa
News-Journ says:
The possibilities of the gulf coast in Okaloosa
country are attracting the attention of all Its
beauty along Santa Rosa sound far surpasses
that along the gulf coast between Mobile and
Pass Christian, where number of flourishing
cities and exist We all know of
Camp Walton and Valparaiso, and further west
ward are Mary Esther and Harris both high
and wel-protected cities
Between Mary Esther and Harris is beau
tiful ground and while others have stood by and
admired, Chicago syndicate has come and
gobbled it. And the gobbling process was so
quietly done that it made noise in
Okaloosa. Now what is the object of this pur-
chase
These Chicago people purpose to build town.
and they are already the job. The sound
OF the saw and hammer already heard
and buildings going up, and new town is
springing up right here in Okaloosa, and we
didn't know it until last Friday, when told by
Mr.. Olywn of Chicago. Mr.. Olywn is genuine
dyed in-the-wool optimst.
Ding bust it, said Mr.. Olywn, I'VE will build
town there or some Chicago who
buy West Florida and Pensaco thrown in,
will go broke All ask of the people of
Okalobsa is to boost with their lungs and Wen
do the rest. It's money, and all
twenty-one years old. and have picked out
that spot on which to build town, don't ask
one red copper cent from any
in Florida We possibilities. and
here the ground floor. Look out for
palatial steamers the sound, crowded with
tourists for the all along the sound"
Mr.. Oywn going to DeFuniak to
fer with Chicago at the New Walton