The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-30
FISHING VILLAGE OR CITY-WHICH


Under the caption, Very Weak Argument, the Evening
News attempts to reply editorials which appeared The
very good heading editorial which indeed weak
the Mondays edition Of The Journal that the intent Of the
provide municipal dock for the accommodation
of ocean going only
What The say that bonds voted
coaswd trade but for the of world trade
Surely the Evening News must know that that is the purpose
of all municipal docks
be taxed to raise additional for the operation and upkep
Of the docks and interest and principal the dock bonds
the docks might well be located at site another
question Of the docks being located lust well one site
another but having the docks at the best possible sor the
The News speaks Of he restricted viewpoint and calls
fact that where the Paaox dock could be used
sites are but empty spaces and any Of them would require from
year eighteen put development
as would be necessary accommodate any size ocean going
vessel
The Journal that it would take time to
build these docks but granted that it did, surely this would be
good thing for Pensacola The News surely must have
looked the fact that of the main for the present
poment labor and that could get good municipal docks
year. eighteen months from employment
to of the Pensacola who need that employment
surely the time and money would be well spent
As to the restricted viewpoint The Journal feels that that
appeaton rather fits The News Surely it most restricted
viewpoint to feel that Pensacola afford go after
world trade other cities doing
Importance until its citizens look it something
more than fishing village If want keep in the fish
great city out Of it. do We have every advantage
Every port this country which has had any real
substantial during the past few has municipal
docks
The News that going bark lies alongside
the trouble make personal investigation
as the depth Of water that this bark drawing which
nine and half feet.
The News brings argument against any
but aaox that he delay of in providing the docks
would require the tax to dig interest 100000 and
also proportonate part of the principal the bonds
When the people voted these bonds they knew that after
they voted the docks be built that
spent in the building and whatever paid will fall
al tax payers alike this no more Of bugaboo than
it when the bonds voted.
The News wants to know when the dock completed
If should be completed and within the available funds
where the traffic going from sufficient quantity
to operating COST interest and principal the bonds
people before the bonds voted If The News pessmstc
to feel that Pensacola going its share
voted for the municipal docks they had believed that
these docks would aid in inducing such traffic. surely they
Journal but up bonds And they
believed then and The feels they
aided other ports
The News wants to know whether the willing
to such burdens merely to crafty he whim
men whose opposition doubtless the personnel
City Commissioners than to the dock site selected by Them
This rather amazing statement when it is analysed
Surely the whim Of few men has nothing to do with the
burden of taxation Also he few men, also payers
good many hundredsAnd in saying that the opposition d
reced at the personnel of the commissioners surely The News
must know that the commissioners would have supervision
any dock whether Palafox Cevaos Pace City Baars
In closing its argument The News that Paafox wharf
could be developed width exceeding 500
city the water lots on the east and west side the docks
The Franchise which gives to the Louisville and Nashville
east SIDE OF the wharf and on the west side the wharf could not
extend farther than the slip which has been reserved for the
OF small vessels By act of the legislature this slip must be kept
these things are beside the point which The News
has never answered. Have the city commissioners the right
pay over $4,000 OF the tax payers money to private interests
leaving small for future development make it
possible to build municipal docks for world adeth kind of
docks Tor which the bond money was voted?