The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-24
OLD SPANISH TRAIL
PLANS FURTHERED
People Of Daphne LoxIey and Nunez
Bridge Are Ready TO Proceed
In Building Line.

been in this section for ten days study
Ing conditions and the people OF the
Daphne. Loxley, Nunez bridge points arc
pledging themselves to proceed at once
to develop a federal standard paved high
way. They are financially able to do this
and numerous conferences have shown
nm almost unanimous desire to go ahead.
These people already have their organi-
zation well started. They understand
that q highway OF easy grades, with wide
flowing curves instead OF sharp turns,
direct mileage and sixty foot right Of
way is demanded on this great trans
continental trunk line.
When Pensacola was the Spanish seat
OF government and Mobile a French capt.
tai. the 6paniard had an outpost on the
east side of Mobile Bay. Spanish fort,
Just north OF Daphne, is still a relic OF
those parts. The military trail connect
Ing these Spanish posts crossed the Per-
dido river at Nunez crossing, now Nu-
nez bridge. This trail (probably called
N Canine Real, the Kings Highway, as
quite customary in those days) followed
tho most direct and best drained way,
as also usual IN pioneer days. 1t is a
happy solution that the people OF the
neiRhborhood OF this ancient Spanish
.tFau are ready today to make it a worthy
Ink in the national highway that is
welding together the lands of the Span
lab occupation from sea to sea.
Old Spanish Trail officials report a
clear road is in sight from Mobile to
the Atlantic as a result of the recent
work. in Baldwin. county and West F'lori-
da- Senator John Craft OF Mobile, the
Hco president OF the Old Spanish Trail
for Alabama, and George Zolezzi, secre-
tary of the Mobile Automobile associa-
ton, and Managing Director Ayres have
Inspected the roads and conditions
throughout the county. Daphne, Fair-
hope, Loxley, Robertsdale, Bay Minette,
Nunez bridge and Pensacola are among
the places visited and conferences held
The Joint Roads Commission and Vice
President Marsh OF the Old Spanish Trail
were among those conferred with N Fen
sacola.
''All Florida is progressing fast" Mr.
Ayres reports. about 81, 000, 900 is avail
able for construction in that state. Apa-
lachicola and Blaclkwater bridges will be
finished this fall. Escambia county
(Pensacola) has nearly $4,000. 900 for her
part and construction win begin soon
The Ferry Pass bridge viii be slightly
over three miles long. Pensacola Intends
paving to the Alabama line. The Bald
win county situation could not ROMAN
inactive any longer, Moreover we must
press now on every backward section to
New Orleans for too much construction
Is now rushing to completion for the peo-
pie Of the progressive sections to be pun
shed by the backward sections.
1.-THE action of Pensacola and the F1ori-
da state highway department in definite
~ laying the Florida road to Nurez
bridge settled the crossing point into
Florida. Now as a result of this trip an
organized movement is on foot to build a
standard highway from Daphne to Nunez
bridge. This is the shortest route across
and the nearest for ferry service across
Mobile bay, or for the Mobile Bay bridge
This route has few turns TO confuse the
traveller and in response To my iugges-
lions most OF them can be taken out 1t
mas no serious drainage problems. The
financing OF this route can be easily
solved. New ferry boats with reasonable
rates will go into service this month.
For five years II has been understood
that the first direct route tcross Bald
win to build highway OF the first class
would be given the routing. The people
Of this Daphne-Loxley route are the first
10 show their Willingness and ability to
10 this. The inspection shows this route
can be made to meet all requirements
and CONSTITUTIONAL progress coasJward
and westward puts the question squaSely
up to them. If these people now go
through with the promises .hey have
made us they win have earned the rout-
ing and the Baldwin link will be solved
mobile now must look to her interests
AS local question Pensacola bids fair
soon to command all OF Baldwin county's
trade unless Mobile bridges Mobile bay.
Baldwin county is already fourth in the
state in point OF production and is des-
tined to be first. Mobile will lose one
Of her most potential assets If she allows
these people to become commercially
aligned with Pensacola.
''our next interest is the Mobile-N New
Orleans link. II New Orleans will help
MS get those marshes east of New Or
cans improved we could have traffic
flowing comfortably from the Atlantic to
the Pacific within a year. Interest and
progress are far more rapid than people
realize. Additionally our organization is
growing in effectiveness. We are now
carrying a staff of six active workers.
We need that number. We are growing
into a permanent association of interest
cd members. for the route OF the old
Spanish Trail win be the permanent
playground of the people of America.
would not be out on the road this way
these hot months IL traffic were not al
ready crowding us.
II want TO add a word OF compliment
70 Senator Craft. our vice president for
Alabama, and 10 Fred w. Marsh our
work being achieved by both OF them
in their divisions. Only by the sense of
pride in great things done can the MEM
bers along the way be thanked. They
are doing wonderful work but their num-
Der is too great to be personally men
toned"
MIR. Ayres was called back to the work
On Sunday leaving many calls in Florida,
Mississippi ana Louisiana stin unattend-
ID to. The work of this great project
continually develops farther than the
leaders can keep up with. The Old Span
lsh Trail win be the great natural reser-
voir Of all travel from the north and with
the north and the south rapidly realizing
this. On the other hand the Old Spanish
Trail has tremendous constitutional prob
lems to cvercome-and they are being
overcome,
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