The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-30
Bond Election Carries by
Nearly -Four to One MOTgiq
Good Roads Workers AresJubi-
liant at Result of Long CAM,
paign for ImprOvementsV
-- tEni
THREE PRECINCTS AGAINST
u8t-
Twenty-Eight of the Thirty+Six
Election Districts Go in
Favor of Issue. 70.

With reports from 81 precincts out
Of 30 in the county showing totals NJ
2363 for the - 20u0O00 bond issue Ia
6ls against good roads workers last
night We're iubiiant at the successful
elimination ~ the campaign which all
timately means iu2 miles of permanent
~ paved roads for Escambia county.
The bond issue carried in all except
three Of the precincts from which rr-
ports We're available last night Tic
remaining five election districts have
about 20O voters in them. indicating
that even if every ballot cast should
be- against the issue. the Vote would
stand nearly three To one in favor
Almost every woman who was regis
tered cast her ballot sometime during
tile day. The early morning ballot
ing Was little heavier than usual. but
between noon and o'clock in the
afternoon most polling places We're cx-
ccedngN busy.
In order 10 rasi her ballot for good
roads FOR Escambi8 county. Miss Min
ME f. kehoe. one Of the states few
women lawyers came to the city yes
terday from DcFuniak Springs. where
Sitc is attending court ao vote in the
good roads bond election
Nfter the result Of ihe election sNas
certain, statements were given out bN
some OF The leading good roads work
crs.
r. W. Marsh. Il feel that # uas
possible to put over this bond issue
only by reason Of The fact that il vas
sponsored by no clique or faction. bui
Was helped 10 success Z by men and
women from every walk of life. Tie
vote has expressed confluence in The
methods employed in carrying out the
road program. and is very gratifying
{" the Joint Roads Commission
]. J.. Cant. THE viii of the peopIe
haS been expressed at the polls sud
the vote las demonstrated what fbr
Joint Roads Commission has believed
all the time-tbal the great majority
III the neopie Of This county have faith
in its Development and are willing ia
lend their aid 10 the end
Herbert Caro-: A new era has ds,ynad
for Pensacola and Escambia county
W" are proud Of the fact that fbr Is-
dies. with their first vote. have belpad
10 bring This about. and we coueraf,i-
late them that so many OF them have
cast their first vote for good roads.
Thomas 4 Johnson. "It is great
"oFh mat The men and women or F.
Gambia county have done in pufffng
over this pond election. and the yola
polled is particularly gratifying I'm
view or the bad weather. NofhfuR aau
mold back the progress of the rftv and
COUNTY with the road develoDmaYt
which viii follow the sale of fbe
bonds"
Hunter Brown: The large 9ffirrps-
tive vote on the bond issue has nrovan
That tn" people Of Pensacola ami Fs-
Gambia county do not expect fbe Lord
10 DO 10 al. in spite Of the fact that n
seemed that way for q long time m.
I1ct mat the people have voted in fha
affirmative for schools and perna-
nent roads, proves that we are ,,at,-
ing up to our Obligations and that we
lhlend 10 do our own part in the do
bia" i7o'iH-
George J. Emanuel: Nothing %,
Iioid Pensacola back now We have
the best town in the world and "A.
greatest Gulf Beach. The Gulf Rot
Highway will aid the deveIopment ~
thIs city as nothing else could do and
the county roads will build up p
Gambia and help 10 to reach ne tan
development and so aid in cftv bu1Id
ing" '' Du'''-