The daily news., 1900-04-19
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
Anna. Banquet Held at Hotel
Es-smbia Last Night.
.--sr-AEv WATsOSs lEPORT.

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rrrb-r-i,, Records 1 a Ci,y's Pr"
.re.. I.ser CompiIed-G-n. Russell
as-.r. Cl W. ID. Mann. Com
mautant " W. R~issinger and
capt O.. \ r. FlasIer Among The
au.-r-- Brilliant Kesponses TO
T.a,r-
o.. annual Teeting and banquet
.--.e P-a=acola Chamber of Com
...... % Hotel E,cambia last nigh
rl- au occasion Of rare enjoyment
81. 4l. WHO were fortunate enough to
s- -.-.-.nt, and an event OF much
ua.- than ordinary significance in
1.- relation TO the past progress and
future advancement Of the material
interests OF the city and the port.
The great dinning hall, recently
r4decorated, was artistically embel-
..bed with evergreen and floral
vrss.hs and designs, the long table
5slng particularly picturesque with
IT, snowy linen, handsome ware anS
profuse floral ornamentatiOn, chief
Of which, as a centre-piece, was
q beautiful floral ship. The
menu, arranged with artistic
taste, and exquisitely served. was
worthy Of DelmOnico's in its best
days, and reflected great credit upon
;s- hotel management. The roster
- guests was as follows: Gen. Rus
sell A. Alger OF Michigan and Col
". ID. Mann Of New York, guests of
honor; Hon. w. A. BlOunt. prpsi-
dent OF the Chamber, presiding; Mr..
rIos. &. Watson, secretary; Capt.
A. 4. Reisinger, Capt e. a. r. Flag
i-r, w. &. Massey. L. ;. A. Mr.. p.
". Atkins OF England, John Thomas
Porter Of Grand Ridge. Hon. John
Denham and Mr. Frank L. Mayes.
representing the press Of the city,
Vice President J. VI. Roberts aud
secretary &. a. ChOate, represent
mg the Young Mems Business
League, invited guests; and Messrs.
II. G.. DeSilva, John CI. Wood, A
q. Blount, Jr., r. VI. Cary, Bryan
DunwOdy, {. A. Cosulich, Walker
Anderson. A. Y. Clubbs. =. {. Cobb.
D. VI. Hilliard. +. Y. kessler, W. r.
Wright. l.. Hilton Green, a. NJ.
Avery, w. =. keyser. John {. Avery.
b. :. Liddou and VIM. Fisher. off
c.r~ and members of the Chamber.
The chief feature of the occasion
va the reading OF the secretary
-'port. "A most interesting aud eX-
.au-tive document, in which that
.uergetic and most competent Off
cI4l reviewed i'm detail the material
tivdncement Of the city during the
pact year, under the heads of HarbOr
improvements, Steamship Lines.
W1arves aud Docks, Railroad Ex-
tension. New Buildings. Assessment
and Taxes, Weather Service. Fish
.us Industry, Manufacturers, EN-
ports. street Car system, Population.
Education, Vital Statistics. Fire Pro-
lection. Banking Capital, Real Estate
and Winter Visitors. The report.
which will be printed in pamphlet
.arm and widely circulated, will
doubtless do more TO attract atten-
r.l 20 the resources, advantages
aid attractions Of Pensacola than
t.Hh dAAou AAlAA AAdS - q ACND
Rad. upon these {, pics. As dOcl-
Eeut of reference for future Use il
". be- Invaluable.
A''-T the delighted guests had
ig.ly discussed the various features
t Tie menu, and had become ap-
iraTrIately enthused by indulgence
'a t> several elements. speech-mak-
it- was declared in order, the presi-
--lt acting a. tOast-mSster. His
"...-kuown aptitude for the position
Wa r-cognized by all, and added
Hea Favor TO the intellectual feast
Which followed the consumption OF
--t'rrial -Ustenance.
Judge Jno. {. Avery responded
appropriately To the toast The
.aaty ~ Escambia." Mayor J. VI.
ii...t-1 eloquently descanted upon
&c. ia-t. present and future of d" he
' ..t .. Pensacola" Mr.. l.. Hilton
'f....- address upon Our Export 7
I.-.. Ma both witty aud practi- I
.. -.3 ae elected delighted APP I
.-. Hy declaring his belief that {
.ar Wu1ld come when Pen-a- q
exports. enormously in (
.-t would pass ont over the
'. ..-'iu"d Tor the ports of other
...-. Ha American ships, buIlt in +,
..-...la. Captain Cobb elo-
'E and Iutelligently ham
d.. '.- subject of Our Ship /
iatvre~J~. and predicted b
1921. ior them bright with prom %
.t tsu of encouragement To Z
aged IL them. "a well a. to n
..a.E others, who. under new p
.~ presGged by current /
~- Hl- -h; soon be added 10 their
l~. Col I. Y. kessler. an Of
'.e largest manufacturing
In this vicinity-the r,
Fertilizer works-humor- b
"a a. seriously. responded il
. Our Manufacturing In C,
Nr. Nm. Fisher aptly Ie- 2
Tie toast, Our Railroad a
dwelling upon the friend
- existing between our one
~E>trm and our business i
' .redIc1ng q hearty wei Il