The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-12
Result of Meeting of Representa-
tives of Civic Organizations
Held Last Night.
URGE THAT WORK ON ROAD
AND BRIDGE BEGIN SOON
Meeting Was Practically Unani-
nous in Selection of Route
Chosen for Road.


With the city hall taxed to its eapa-
city, many standing throughout the
evening. the mass meeting called for
the purpose OF outlining a program
through which the building Of The
Ferry Pass road, and the financing Of
these projects might be arrived at re-
suited in the passage Of two resolutions
to be presented to the state road de-
/ partment, by committee from civic
Organization to be appointed by the
chair.
BY unanimous vote, the resolutions
iadopted, urged the location of the Ferry
| Pass road along the Escombia Bay
shore-Ine, and recommendation look
| ing TO work at an early date on the
Ferry Pass road and bridge.
! DR.. c. Z. Hutchinson was elected
chairman Of the. meeting, which was
! addressed by advocates OF the two
routes under discussion.
| In opening the meeting Dr.. Hutchin-
son called attention TO the fact that
the meeting had been called by the var
ious civic Organization of the city. Co
ing back briefly into the history Of the
| good road movement in the county, he
reminded those present that then part
in road movement had not ended with
| the voting of the bonds. but that
every voter was interested in
the Development Of the county, through
the roads which the bond money is TO
build, and that the meeting was called
for the purpose OF getting a clearer un-
derstanding Of county road problems.
particularly in relation TO the Ferry
Pass bridge and road.
DR.. Hutchinson then called upon II.
b. Ayers Of the Old Spanish Trail As
ISOLATION, OF which the Ferry Pass road
is link, who urged upon those present
to adopt the road which would come
into Pensacola from Ferry Pass
through Escambia or Gull Point. along
the shore line Of Escambia bay, and
over the new Bayou Texar bridge.
Mr.. Ayers spoke from his experiences
as managing director OF the Old Span
ish Trail, the continental high
way which VIII eventually span the
continent from the Pacific TO the At
lantic, and which has already been
financed east Of New Orleans and with
the building Of the bridge across Mo
bile bay will come into Pensacola. 10
take whatever route is permanently,
designated
Mr.. Ayers pointed out that II the
route, now generally known as the
North Shore Boulevarde is chosen. that
in scenic beauty it will rival any high
way In the country. and reminded the
audience that nothing is more attrac-
tive to motorists than such a route.
pointing out that such tourists as
would be drawn to Florida through
this highway would be tremendous
assets to the county
1t is such tourists as these" said
Mr.. Ayers, who have built up Cali
fornia, and the California people them
selves do not hesitate to say that the
tourist crop is worth three times as
much as any other crop in the state
Or. Hutchinson then offered the gua-
gestion that the audience should hear
from some of the men who had been
instrumental in putting over the good
road program in the county, and who
were familiar with the problem. and r.
W. Marsh was called upon to speak.
Mr.. Marsh went briefly into the mast
history Of the movement. and taking
up the question OF the bridge. stated
that without Escambia bridge the OBJ
ject of the bond issue would be de-
feated.
He reminded the audience that when
the bond issue carried with such an
overwhelming majority, It was the IN
derstanding that this money would be
spent not only on roads to be used bv
the people Of the county, TO get from
one county neighborhood TO another
but that through the Ferry Pass bridge
and road they would be connected with
the outside world, which should mean
county development.
Mr.. Marsh pointed out that unless
the Ferry Pass bridge IS constructed
in four years from august 4, 1920 that
the $4,000 voted for the Ferry pass
road would revert to the Nunez Ferry
and Flomaton roads. He urged some
for the financing and build
ing Of the bridge, as intended by the
people when they voted for the two
million dollar bond issue.
He said that the meeting was not
called as a reflection on anyone bur n
order To set up the machinery of get