The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-25
WOMEN Are TO
CONDUCT RALLY
Joint Commission on Road I'M
prOvement Holds Last Meeting
Before Bond Election.
BONDS WILL HAVE MARKET
Thomas A. Johnson Tells Mass
Meeting That Leading Bond
Buyers Are Favorable

House to house visits in every pre-
cinct in the county. and a great rally
for Tuesday evening. in which the
women will be leading figures. were
outstanding decisions Of the meeting
Of the Joint Commission for Good
Roads, which held its last meeting last
night at the court house.
From the opening TO close things
went with a bang and il was easily
seen that the members OF the com
mission had determined 10 give no
quarter to the good roads slackers
Of Escambia county
Every precinct will be covered. men
leaving Pensacola on Monday and
spending Monday afternoon and all
day Tuesday. in placing bcfor, the
people Of every precinct that facts
about the road bond issue Among.
those making the trip will be George
Emmanuel, l.. +. Gentry. Fred Schad.
Frank y. Carroll. WIN Diffcnderfer.
Ben Clutter W +. Rowland. Bert
Coleman. II. Z. Candy. l. w Harav.
w II. Herrider. J. H. Killbec J. 4.
Van Pelt Thomas A Johnson. and
others, who viii visit Century. Me-
David, Walnut Hill Bluff Springs,
Cottage Hill. McKinnonviHe. AIuseo-
gee, Bratts. Wardville and every other
county precinct, carrying the message
of good roads.
T. L. Cant. Fred W. Marsh and Paul
p. Stewart were appointed a commit
tee Of three to arrange for the great
rally TO be held on Tuesday evening
at Mallory Court. of which the women
Of Pensacola viii be asked to take
charge. II was the sense Of the meet
ing that the committee appointed from
the Joint Commission would act with
the ladies. but that the meeting would
be turned over entirely 10 the women.
Mrs. Lois X Mayes. publisher Of
The Journal; Miss Nell Burrow. presi-
dent Of the Pensacola Woman's Club.
and DR.. Mary Noyes, president of the
Business and Professional Woman's
Club, will act with the Joint Commis-
sion in putting on the rally. which
is designed 10 express the women idea
in regard to a public rally.
Mention was made Of the fact that
there is much misunderstan nding about
the class Of voters who may partici-
pate in the bond election. There are
no property qualifications. any man
or woman who can vote in the gen
eral election being qualified 70 vote
for the bonds.
Discussion Of the sale Of the bonds
was featured by the reading Of a
wire received by Thomas A. Johnson,
one of the bond trustees named by
the county commissioners 70 act in
the sale Of the bonds and the dis
bursement Of the funds. The bond
investment company wired Mr.. John
son as follows:
In reference to the proposed is
suance by your county Of 81, ,000. 600
6 per cent road Improvement bonds:
THE details Of the bond issue as
outlined in your wire are satisfactory,
and should prove attractive 10 in
vestors Are you now in position 10
consider an offer for purchase Of the
bonds: and If so. when can our rep
.resentative meet the county commits
sioners for the purpose Of filing
bid? VIII these bonds be issued under
General Florida Road Laws. or un-
der special act pertaining TO Escam-
bia county, If you will kindly give
us citation Of the act under which
the bonds are issued, or better stIll,
send Us a copy Of the act, the favor
will be greatly appreciated"
Paul =. Stewart, manager Of the
Pensacola Ship Building plant. made
a short talk. telling points OF which
were as follows:
If the bonds are voted. placed on
the market and sold, Pensacola has
good roads. If these bonds are not
sold, Pensacola still has lost nothing.
but the paper the bonds are printed
on. Bond buyers say that this 81. .o00,-
900 issue is not too large. and bond
buyers ought TO know better than any
one else.
In refutation Of the claim that IS
sometimes made that the roads will
be too costly because a dollar today
is worth only fifty cents, Mr.. Stewart
pointed out that the bonds have first
TO be voted, the roads designed. be-
fore they can be built. and in six
months labor and material may not
be 50 high as at present. II labor and
material are still high. however, II
win mean that we are still enjoying
prosperity, so in any event il VIII
pay 10 vote the bonds.
+. W Marsh read a communication
from Ashevifle, showing that that city
alone, not taking In the rest Of Bun