The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-25

OF Pensacola in presenting the two land
ing fields-the large field near Goulding
and the smaller field to the west Of the
| city-the station would have been re-
moved.
The fact that the Kiwanis landing field
has been presented and accepted makes
It absolutely necessary to change the
route Of the Ferry Pass road. In chang
ing this road and bringing it in to con-
meet up with Davis street, for two miles
the road viii parallel the Flomaton road.
that Is to say-the road which goes out
from Palafox, north Of the city.
There is a movement on foot, and
which has already had many adherents,
/, which are daily increasing. to route the
Ferry Pass road an entirely different
way, bringing 1t along the northern and
! eastern shores OF Escabia bay, to be
known as the North Shore Boulevarde.
! It is claimed that this route will cost
very little more than either the original
route or the route now contemplated and
that it would prove a tremendous factor
1 for Pensacola depevlopment, giving TO
this city a second wonderfully beauti-
full scenic highway and serving to attract
| tourists here in large numbers, as this
Bouleyarde would directly connect with
the Old Spanish Trail and Gulf Shore
Boulevarde, which is to connect Pensa-
cola, Mobile and New Orleans in drive
way OF unsurpassed beauty.
In the selection of the routes, only two
are practicable, the one following the
present road past Gates store, via the
Carpenter Creek bridge to Goulding, then
paralleling the l. & ". tracks. and enter
ing the city by way of Davis street, and
the other taking the more direct route
from the bridge end to Escambia. thence
through Gull Point. Bohemia. East PEN
sacola, entering the city over the Bayou
Texar bridge.
The total cost of the Ferry Pass bridge
will approximate $400,O 600
There win probably remain unexpended
in the Gulf Beach Highway close to one
hundred thousand dollars, which could be
used elsewhere by authority Of the leg
islature.
The state road department has given
verbal promise to alIot $250.O00 to Es-
Gambia county out of the federal aid from
the next appropriation of congress.
There is available in time warrants
heretofore authorized by Escambia and
Santa Rosa county, 100000
The $250,000 of federal aid money for
the road program of Escambia county
last fan was first intended to be used
In Financing the bridge. but was later
Withdrawn for use on the Flomaton and
Nunez Ferry roads.
II is said that any part of this federal
aid, not needed to complete these roads, |
could be recalled, and used on the Ferry
Pass bridge
None of these things have vet been
worked out. And cannot be worked out
without the cooperation of the state
road department, who not only are the
court of last resort in the selection of the
route Of the Ferry Pass road, but the ar
biters Of the county finances, so far as
federal aid is concerned.
Some concerted effort should be made, 1
then. to impress upon the state road de-
partment the Importance of these pro-
jects to ePnsacola and Escambia county,
and the fact should be emphasized that
in spite Of the fact that in all OF road
work the rural districts are the greatest
beneficiaries, so per cent of the taxes off
Escambia county comes out Of the pock-
cts OF Pensacola people. "a
Every time Pensacola wishes to enter
into any road contracts which might
possibly be Of great benefit to this city
howl goes up from certain quarters
that the towns people want the whole
cheese and that the farmers Of the county
are being defrauded Of their rights.
And this howl never comes from the
farmers, but from certain politicians who
wish to use the farmers.
As a matter Of fact, there is nothing
In the world that would more surely
benefit the farmers of Escambia county
than the Ferry Pass bridge and North
Shore Boulevarde. When the $4,000 of
county bonds were voted the bond issue
would never have become a fact had it
not been with, the understanding that the
county would be linked to the outside
world through the Ferry Pass bridge.
Nor were those bonds voted for the
pleasure OF driving back and forth over
a beautiful bridge and a beautiful stretch |
Of water, visiting with the neighbors,
rhe people bonded themselves for the /
development Of this city and county |
realizing that without road development
no real progress can be made in this era
OF rapid transit.
The Ferry Pass bridge is sure to come. |
And just as surely, the North Shore Bou-
levarde. But these should come soon.
At the last meeting Of the county COM
missioners one Of the board made the
statement that he was in favor of the
North Shore Boulevarde, but was not
in favor Of spending the bond money
or federal aid on this road, but believed
II should be built from current funds a
little at a time.
Certainly anyone who has studied the
situation must know that unless the
North Shore Bouievarde- Is built instead
OF the now contemplated Ferry Pass road, |
II vii, be many years before 1t will be-
come a reality. Building such a road out
OF current funds is indeed chimerical.
The North Shore Boulevarde must he
built in place Of the present Ferry Pass
route, II It is to be built In the ti.no 70
keep up with the development around
us and to become a part of il,
Certainly this seems to be one time
that It is up TO Pensacola TO get busy
and not allow chimercial dreams to get
in the way OF real accomplishment, or
narrow prejudice and political talk adj