The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-24
1t is False Economy to Neglect

| Our Roads-
The Times has several. times called
attention to the fact that the good
roads of which we are so proud, and
for which we have paid out so much
money, are not being treated with the
care and discretion they deserve. At
last the fact is being borne into the
minds of our road builders that roads,
as we have constructed them in the
past are not calculated to stand the
pounding of heavily loaded trucks
running at a high rate of speed, and
unless some reform is instituted
quickly, we shall soon have to rebuild
them in some more durable fashion.
/ For the roads already constructed
there should be a limit to the loads
which trucks are allowed to. carry,
and probably limit to the speed, as
well. A light sand foundation will
not stand the enormous strain put
upon it by heavy loads and high speed.
For the roads which we build in flu
ture we must provide a firmer and
more durable foundation if we would
throw them open to all forms of traf
fic without restriction. At present, it
is evident we must establish reason
able restrictions if we would save the
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! their usefulness to a normal period.
We need also, some sort of traffic
officer, or road superintendent, whose
duty it should be to constantly patrol
all the rodas of the county, and re-
pair the little breaks and deficiencies,
which quickly develop into large ones
if neglected. Here is where a stitch
in time may save nine. and big re-
ivenience and necessity, and surely
they are worth taking care of. We
take it for granted that no more nine
foot roads will be laid down. They
are a mistake on the score of economy
roads in future, even if we build less
mileage.-The Tampa Daily Times.
Why Not C;tizens?-
Among the multitude spending the
winter in Florida are thousands who
could just as well as not make this
state their legal residence. 1t is a
matter of choice and intent. 1t is just
as legal to live in Florida and spend
the summer in the north as to live in
| the north and spend the winter in
Florida.
Such an arrangement would benefit
both the state and the winter visitors.
| BY becoming full fledged citizens they
would acquire an influence in the di-
rection of state and local affairs They
would pay their personal property
| taxes here, which would add a con-
siderable sum to the revenues of the
state. 1t would make them scrutinize
the state closer with view to invest
| ing in it's industries and aiding its
development. In many cities and
towns it would give them the balance
| of power on local questions of i'm
provement, police regulation, taxation
or other municipal problems.
They would lose nothing by the
change. They come here, as rule,
/ for their pleasure and recreation. 1t is
here that they enjoy life. They could
still spend their summers, or as much
time as they chose, with their north
ern interests, coming to Florida just
as is their present practice, when they
can get relief from the cares of bust
ness.
Many of them, doubtless, have never
even had a suggestion of having Flor
ida citizenship conferred on them, and
have not realized that it involves
merely Specification of their wishes.
Why not take the subject in hand and
see how it can be worked out?-Lake=
land Telegram.