The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-16
Press Comment

ElEMk year, reports Tor E&AtMNAH At.ttA
q II only with tho greatest 81 diff
Guilty that the larger boats Set ~ up
81 R5ca Ratone Two years ago N
January ali large craft arriving AZ
Palm Beach from the north were held
up for two weeks while the dredf Ing
operations wers under way. ogden
Armour's cruising houscboat, The
last week was two days In getting
over this stretch.
When win the east coast Of Flor
ida wake up and see 90 Il that the
inland route il properly developed
and cared forf There are fewer
yachts here now at this time az the
year than there have been FOR sew
erai years This may be due 20 a
number OF causes. one OF them the
business depression IN the north. but
Il f. certain that at least a few OF the
boats were kept away because q sx-
pertences last year and perhaps a
few more because they heard about
the experiences or others.
There is no excuse Tor the c0ndi-
tion Of the inland route now. o5rrec-
ton of the conditions has been pub
liciy advocated for a long time. The
canal company has won its plea Tor
Increased tolls. a part Of which
should so toward improving the wa
terway.
Miami bushes men must do their
share toward attracting the yachts
man here He issnot only one OF the
most desirable vieitors but he Is one
~ the best customers that tho city
has, Miami Las every induccmgnt a.
offer him. but II viii not get him
n the large numbers that 81 should
until u Is made easier for him %
get here
On last February fourth. the Her
aid printed an editorial under the
caption. Clean out the Canal" IN
which Il was stated that action "a
seeded Immediate aud certain action
There are inuumerabie complaints as
to the condition or the canal coming
from yacht owners who have been
compelled 70 come through il during
the season"
Again, on last February sixth. the
Herald said "few people realize the
importance Of that canal TO this cts
and 20 this portion o. the state tint
Is. they far % realize what II would
mean Tor this section Of the state
Il Il were In condition TO accommo-
date the traffic for which II was
planned. now these things
cannot be accomplished. delinquent
boards of corporations and corpora
tons themselves. cannot be COM
PEELED 20 action. unless somebody
Teta behind them and pushes and
pushes hard
So far the results have been nil.
except 20 increase the tolls.
Even previous 20 the tive quota
fions above. tho Herald o. last Janu-
ary twenty-flfgh. Ia a column under
the caption o. In tho Cockpit" call
ed attention 20 a firm In Palm Beach
that had gone 70 the trouble and tx
penso of stalking out part Of the
channel in Lake Worth. for which itI
received warm thanks from many
yaehtsnen. Ia that column Sc was
stated that II the business men OF
Miami would set together and stake
out or clean up = few other bad 81 It's
along the inland route il would in
volye relatively little expense for
them. and u Trey let the yachtsmen
IN the north know what they had
done. would attract larger numbers
81 them here The Herald offered a
half page advertisement free for one
issue. printing the names Of the firms
that had contributed TO the enter
prise
The problem was the came last
January and February that Il will be-
this coming January and February
The Herald quotes it's own editorials
caly 20 show this. and although a
look az the files Of ten and eleven
months ago Is discouraging in view
q the fact that the editorials seem 20
have done little good. this paper viii
continue 70 do all 60 can within It's
province 20 advocate and urge that
the inland route - improyed.--Mi
ami Herald