Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-18
FROM PENSACOLA.
West Florida Delegates Will Put on Style. Electric Railways Possibility-City's
 Attractions as a Seaside Resort.

Pensacola, Fla, June 16.-(Special Cor
 respondence.) .)-West Florida delegates to the congressional convention for the First district, which meets at Tampa on
 June 19, will be easily distinguished, as shown from the following clipping from the Pensacola Daily News of June 15: West Florida will not fail of recogni-
 tion at Ocala and Tampa She will be on hand 100 strong, the delegates wearing linen suits and white caps, the latter
 having the name Western Florida
 painted on the band. Each delegate will
 also carry a cane with oxodized silver
 head and ferules that can be- unscrewed, displaying handsome United States flags that can be carried in procession. Each man will also wear a handsome
 badge made of red, white and blue silk ribbon. On the ribbon is printed the worlds For W. D. Bloxham, Ocala, June, 1S96,' and on the other For s. M. Sparkman, Tampa, June, 1S96.' On the center ribbon is the name of the county, with the words For Peace and Prog ress'"
 Quite a large and earnest organization, or lodge, of Patriots of America has been organized here and is growing very rap idly, large number of applications for membership and great many candi- dates being received at each meeting. The conviction and belief that silver should and must be restored to the cur rency system of our country is the almost
 unanimous sentiment of the voters of
 this part of Florida. Hence the rapid growth of the order of Patriots of America in this part of the state. The recent heavy rains in this section have been of great benefit to the truck
 farmers. Watermelons have been in the
 market for the past two weeks and are
 getting very cheap in the local market It seems to be an assured fact at last
 that our city is in the near future to have an electric street railway. The charter
 has been granted to the parties who own the present horse system. They propose to remodel their system throughout, ex- tend their lines and put in plant with sufficient power to run the whole. Under the charter they must commence work within ninety days from the passage of the ordinance.
 Our city should be the terminus of a half dozen more railroads, as it's natural shipping facilities are unsurpassed either on the gulf or Atlantic board.
 It is strange to your correspondent that Birmingham capitalists have not inter- ested themselves in this place as a ship ping point long ago. Of course, more roads are necessary first.
 By consulting the Louisville and Nash vile ticket agent at Birmingham your peOpie VIII HIlu that they nave made a special rate to Pensacola for those wish ing to visit this city by the sea this sum mer.
 These cheap rates have been secured through the efforts of our Young Mems Business league.and include Birmingham, | Montgomery, Atlanta and intermediate | points. It is certainly to be hoped that | the people of Alabama, who need or desire | a summer outing, will take advantage of | these cheap rates and pay our city a visit. l Then they will have an opportunity to see | for themselves that they have a most de- lightful summer resort at their very | doors.
 | For healthfulness, beauty of surround l ings, facilities for travelling, boating, fish l ing bathing and hospitality of her people | Pensacola Is second to none. Being a | next door neghbor to Alabama, and in 1 reality part of Alabama, though not so, | perhaps, in name, we west F1oridians l take deep interest in all that concerns I our neighbor, whether 1t be her indus- l trial, social or political welfare. Most of our people are from Alabama-al1 have relatives there-and when we are in need
 of summer outing in the mountains