The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-30
DETERMINE TO BUILD ROADS
kiwanis and Rotary Clubs Meet
With Chamber of Commerce
Directors to Adopt Motive
CONTEMPLATE BOND ISSUE
Action of United Organizations
Means Concerted Effort to
Develop the Country.

~ d JtAllL tleeLlnS or the board or
directors of the chamber of commerce,
the Rotary club and the Kiwanis club
at the San Carlos last night a resoIu-
ton endorsing a Program for the de-
iNeiopment of good roads in E2scambia
county was adopted without a dissent
ling vote. The resolution was intro
duced by T. L. Cant and proposes that
a commission be appointed to arrange
necessary details, preparatory to float
/ ing a bond issue of not less than ST.
/ 100000 DIR. c. Z. Hutchinson, presi-
dent Of the Kiwanis Club made the
! opening talk and introduced VIII
Fisher of the Rotary club as presid-
ing officer of the meeting
d. Hutchinson declared that he be-
lieved in cold blooded efficiency and
! that any organization which was not
! active and powerful was better dead.
He insisted that the time for co-ordi-
mated effort had come and that such
effort would make Pensacola ANYTHING
it desired to be.
Mr. Fishers talk followed the lines
indicated by DR.. Hutchinson. He
/ thanked the Kiwanis club for calling
the meeting and arranging the ban
quet and for giving the Rotarians the
honor of having one of their members
] preside at the joint meeting. Mr..
/ Fisher said neither the Rotary club
nor the Kiwanis club took the place of
the chamber of commerce, but that
/ they should back every effort made
by that organization.
DR.. Blocker. president Of the cham
] Der of commerce was the next speak
! err He read a Journal clipping. re-
| ferring to the need for municipal
docks. DR.. Blocker said The Journal
had always been a staunch supporter
of the chamber of commerce but that
4 he disagreed with the assertion that
municipal docks are needed. "Ships
come here and go away empty, DIR.
Blocker said because we do not have
cargoes with which to load them.
Some power is holding US back and
what that power is I do not know.
Referring to the Mississippi Valley
association, DR.. Blocker declared that
Pensacola citizens should hustle to get
their quota raised 50 that tins city
may be benefited by the work of that
o. ganiZation. The doctor urged that
his hearers should not decline to join
the chamber because they dc not like
him personally, but to remember that
it was an organization for the good
of the city
Pensacola is as good a town as God
ever put on earth" the speaker de-
clared in closing.
or. The mayor disagreed with l>r.
Blocker regarding the docks and de-
clared that he believed they were
needed and that the Kiwanis club had
urged their construction at the EARL
est possible moment. He promised
Iactive aid in every good movement
The chairman of the Kiwanis club
lcommitteer on public affairs pre-
scented a set Of recommended
tons which had been adopted Dy
i+ba Kiwanis club. Before presenting
+toea recommendations however, Mr..
Cant declared that ne wanted TO shake
hands with DIR. Blocker and promised
IN give him cordial support If he had
tl1rned over new leaf and rad oe-
lcided to use diplomacy in the conduct
of his office DIR. Blocker called Pen
sacoIa a jerk-water town sometime
ago" said Mr.. Cant and reseilte"
lit. Tonight he says it IS the best
town on earth and II he means tHaI
II believe he has turned over iio"
leaf"
/ NJ Giants recommendation follow,
Recommendations.
yaur committee on public al
eairs believes that good roads and
permanent bridges are the greatest
need Of. Pensacola and Escambla coun-
- at the present time, because good
5 roads and bridges will open our CITY
to a great amount Of through MOTOR
traffic. and extend trading territory
Ifrto baldwin and Santa Rosa coun-
&C. and viii also put US in line for
: designation on the Gulf-AtlantIc hlsh-
way.
, >. Your committee further believes
that the only way to build roads and
bridges is to build them and that at
the earliest possible time.
? Your committee believes that
Escambia county viii vote a hoefaI
: bond issue for good roads and bridg-
es. The county's finances were never
lin better condition. There are out
standing, including the bond issue now
being floated, 500 10000 in Jail bonds
s45.O00O0, time warrants, S45,5Oo.0O
special road and bridge district bonds
4. The state will, eventually, match
I5O-5O with the county in expenditure
on permanent highways and bridges.
There is available now, however, only
100000 90 OF state money for use in
F,scambfa county, with some prospect
Of more from reversions-
3 Your committee believes that
IF,scambia county should Immediately
proceed TO raise funds. and build, OF
improve, the following roads and
; bridges:
fa1 Pensacola TO FlomatOn.
OBJ Ferry Pass bridge road
(c) Pine Barren TO Atmore road.
(d) Complete Gulf Beach highway
TO Lillian bridge.
s. The county can claim credit
against the state funds for money ex
pended on these projects, and in tina
way. funds will be available. from
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