The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-20
ST, ANDREWS HARBOR DESTINED
TOBECOME A GREAT SEAPORT.
Back of Bay Is Great Area of Fertile Land Which
Promises to Become Agricultural and
Stock Raising Empire.

munity prejudices existing between ST
Andrewsites and Panamaians, there
doesn't seem the shadow OF valid
excuse for two municipal organizations
in the case of Panama City and st. An
drews. I am aware that in so express
ing myself, 1 am treading upon danger
Gus ground with some individual citi-
zens of both towns Of st. Andrews and
Panama City; but in expressing my
conviction, arrived at through obser-
walton, that there should be only one
municipal organization where two now
exist, and sometimes at cross purposes,
| 1 am but expressing an honest opinion
upon a subject on which 1 am qualified
to express an opinion; and too, because
1 entertain the friendiest and most
genuine interest possible in the real well
fare of both st. Andrews Bay and Pana-
ma City.
other Considerations.
II reckoned upon no ether hypothesis
, than that in unity there is strength"
there would be reason aplenty for my
suggestion. This, of course, is the main
! consideration; but there are other con-
! siderations, the chief of which is the fact
: that centered in the two towns are the
| chief commercial activities, and in a way,
/ the chief Industrial interests of the en-
| tire St. Andrews bay section. And then,
/ too. is the very important consideration
! TO a developing community Of adequate
and efficient municipal public utilities,
street or highway Improvements. etc.
! There isn't upon Gods footstcol a more
favorable location for the development
, of city Of metropolitan proportions than
! the site upon which the towns CT Panama
| City and ST. Andrews have been built,
and one of these days there is going to
be a city there.
The harbor of St.Andrews is a wonder
full haven for the commercial navies of
the world and one of these days 1t is
going to be developed into a seaport
which viii vie in it's Importance with any
other seaport upon the shores of the
Gulf of Mexico. Already there are %
feet of water upon the bar of it's en-
trance channel and inside the harbor
there are thousands of acres of anchor
age ground for the deepest draft ships
now sailing the seven seas.
Back of St. Andrews bay. extending
from it's very shore line into the sand hill
section of Washington and Jackson coun
ties, is an eXpanse of territory than
which nc other area in Florida is superior
for development into an empire of horti- .
cultural agricultural and stock-ratsing
activities. In fact, there are already in !
process of contamination some of the |
most extensive development projects now
under way in all Of West Florida, in this |
City and Lynn Haven are the central |
stations of this development But how
much better prepared would ST. Andrews
and Panama City be to do their level best
in Fastening this development, if they
were one community with the single pur-
pose in view of building a busy and beau
tiful city where two towns, but recently
emerged from their village swaddling
clothes. are now struggling along, both
of them working to common end, but
all too often at cross purposes.
Fine Highways.
Panama City is the gulf terminus of
the Atlanta & St. Andrews Bay railroad.
which extends from St. Andrews bay to
Dothan, Ala, connecting at CottCndale
with the L. & n. railroad. Unfortunate
Iy. ST. Andrews hasn't a direct railroad
connection, but it's close proximity to
Panama City entails upon its merchants
a carriage of a distance of approximately
only a mile and a half However, St.
Andrews and Panama City are joint ter
mini Of the very best sand-clay highway
in West Florida-the state road pro-
jected from the bay to Cottondale and
now completed to a point about eight
miles south of Cottondale. Lynn Haven
Is also made accessible to the outside
world, as we'll as to St. Andrews and
Panama City, by this highway. And in
addition to this state highway are other
roads equally good radiating out from {
all of the bay communities in every di-
rection, except south. I
The fisheries centered at St. Andrews
and Panama City are an enormous con-
item to the bay country's pros :
oerity. The other leading industries of ,
he vicinity are lumber and naval stores. |
But, as is true in every other neighbor +
rood in West Florida which I have visit {
d during the past seven weeks. horti-
ultUral Observation-Disclosures in I
atsumas and other citrus fruits, plums, \
and pears, peaches and grapes--is the =
ne most absorbing topic discussed ev- r
rywhere in the bay country. And in five
ears 1 predict that within a radius Of p
. miles in all directions from Panama =
,ity, st. Andrews and Lynn Haven,
here will be not less than 10000 acres =
f land in cultivation to horticultural
rops; and that satsumas will be in the h
sCendency =
Fine Young Satsumas. b
There are already some wonderful one IL
nd two-year-old satsuma groves ada L
ent to ST, Andrews and Panama City,
7hile at Lynn Haven there are several s
cry productive bearing groves. And L
pom every hand wherever che goes along n
he bay are to be seen magnificent speci h
1ens of bearing Valencia oranges and
rape fruit.
III Inc ines at dildIlld N~iIy, Inc J..
lila. at st. Andrews; The Lynn Haven. -
{ Lynn Haven. with several other small 9
r hotels, the bay country is splendidly -
quipped with hotel facilities. The Pines e
nd The Lynn Haven are operated by the u
line interests and are both conducted -
pom the most modern and approved II
lans of hotel management. stopped p
I The Pines, while in the bay country. g
nd can testify that there isn't a more u
p TO date hotel. in It's every feature Of "
Entertainment OF its guests. than is the
lle at this hotel Nor is this an inspired &
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