The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-26
Then to Be Submitted to the
Public for Their COnsid-
Grafton and Approval.
PROPOSED PURCHASE WILL
NOT BENEFIT UNEMPLOYED
Claim That Wishes Of People
Not Carried Out by City
Commissioners.

Members OF the Industrial Commission
/ Of the Chamber Of Commerce met yester-
day afternoon for the purpose OF enter
I ing protest OF any purchase of a mu-
nicipal dock site for Pensacola, unless
recommended by competent engineers as
the best available Site. and went on
i record as advocating that the written
report Of any engineer or engineers VINO
may have been asked TO pass upon tho
availability and desirability Of sFtes for
municipal purposes and the facts sur
rounding the selection and prospective
+ purchase Of the Palafox wharf site. lie
submitted TO the public for their con-
sideration. and that consummation Of the
purchase Of the above property be de-
ferred until fun consideration can be
given by the public
The meeting last Tor several hours and
there was vigorous discussion OF the
situation. tho opinion being generally eX-
pressed that the city commissioners
should have awaited the arrival OF Cap
! tain J. J.. Turtle. and that Captain Turtle
should have been asked to make re-
port on all dock sites which have been
considered recently as possible of de-
velopment.
It was stated at the meeting thar
while the members OF the Industrial
Commission did not doubt the sincerity
OF the letter written by Thomas a. John
son TO the city commissioners. they ala
question that Captain Turtle had given
his endorsement TO the Palafox street
site as "the best available site for tha
docks
at was stressed at the meeting, and
freely discussed. that in taking over tro
Palafox street property. which is already
developed, the city had rot carried out
the wishes and intention OF the citizens
which they represent. as one Of the
main reasons for urging the building OF
the docks at this time was the employ
ment Of labor, and that the proposed
purchase Of the Palafox street docks
would not help in solving the question
Of unemployment.
The attitude Of the Industrial Commits
sion has been that where developments
are considered If they are Of a public
nature, at this time. the public moneys
should be used in such way as to give
employment TO local people. it was the
sense Of the meeting that this would
not be accomplished By the purchase Of
docks already developed.
II was brought out that after the pur-
chase price for the docks was paid, there
would be very little money left 10 pay
for development
During the meeting. on invitation Of
Commissioners Morrow, r. b. Simpson ap-
peared before the members of the com
mission. Mr.. Simpson stated that he
had wired Captain Turtle. but had re-
ceived no reply. But after leaving The
meeting. he returned TO state that he
had just met Captain Turtles son. who
said that Captain Turtle would arrive on
the train tonight from Panama City.
Ar. simpson addressed the members Of
the commission, among other things.
stating that when tho Palafox street
property was first under discussion. he
had showed the commissioners 4 plat.
which revealed that The space remaining
open on the eastern boundary Of the pro-
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