The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-01-10
Report Of Secretary Jones Details Work Of
Past Year and Shows Organization to be
in FTOurEshing Condition.
NEW OFFICERS
WERE ELECTED
PLANS CONSIDERED
BY NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR ENHANCING USEFUL
MESS OF ORGANIZATION DURING
COMING YEAR-VALUABLE STA
TIsTlcs OF CITY AND PORT.

The annual meeting Of The Cham
Der of Commerce was held at the
rooms of the organization in the Brent
building at Il o'clock, noon, on yester-
day.
/ President John c. Avery presided
and there was a large attendance OF
the members of the association pres
ent.
The first business transacted was
the reading by Secretary w. c. Jones,
of his annual report which is furnished
in full herewith.
Under the constitution of the or
ganiZation the President and two Vice
presidents are required to be elected
from the board OF directors, there
fore, the election OF a board of direc-
tors to serve during the current year
was first taken up and under the order
of business: Election Of officers and
the following board was elected: John
e. Stillman, T. A Jennings, Frank l..
Mayes, w. c. Jones. G. NJ. Covington,
j. M. Muldon and c. F. Geek.
Officers Elected.
]. f. Stil!ma1 was then elected
president. T.. A. jennings, First Vice
President. and Frank L. Mayes, Sec,
ond Vice President.
A resolution was adopted directing
the secretary to have 5000 copies OF
his annual report published in conven-
lent form for mailing. Resolutions
of thanks to the retiring officers and
members of the board of directors,
and to the secretary, for his excellent
annual report, were unanimously
adopted and the meeting adjourned.
Following the meeting of the gen.
.eral body, a meeting of the newly
elected board of directors was held.
Second Viee-President Mayes presid-
ing, ia the absence from the city Of
President StiHman and First Vice
President Jennings, and the following
members of the board present: Messrs.
Covington, MuldOn, Geek and Secre-
tary Jones.
Secretary Reelected.
At this meeting OF the board, W. C.
Jones was reelected secretary and
Walker Ingraham Treasurer for
term Of one year and the following new
members of the organization were
elected: Standard Clothing Company.
Gulf Machine Works, o. H. Smith &
-
Company and S. PsscO, Jr.
Numerous plans for increasing the
membership. enhancing the usefulness
OF the organization to the business
community, ETC., during the coming
year, were discussed informally for
more than an hour, when an adjourn
ment was taken to the regular meet
ing of the board to be held on Thurs
day, the-12th instant.
Secretary's Annual Report.
Pensacola, Fla. January 3, 1905.
To the Officers and Members of the
Chamber of Commerce of Pensa-
cola.
Gentlemen: / have the honor to
submit herewith my second annual
report as the secretary Of your or
ganization.
l had hoped, until the last moment.
to incorporate in this report an ex-
haustive statistical resume OF every
line of Industry in Pensacola, but some
of the data requisite TO this accom-
plishment has been inaccessible. and
OF necessity must be deferred to a
supplementary report.
| have, however, been successful in
securing full statistics of all Of the
most important industries of our CITY
for the calendar year 1904. which. in
detail, are submitted herewith as an
appendix to this report.
The growth of the Chamber OF Com.
merce during the past year has been
far short OF what the organization has
merted through its efforts and accom-
plishments for the business interests
Of Pensacola
Membership.
Thirteen members have resigned.
I'VE memberships have been forfeited
Oy the operation of Section 4. Article
VIII, of the bylaws of the Organiza-
Ton, one membership has been lost
Oy death, and one by failure in bust
ness during the past year, while during
The same period only eighteen new
have been enrolled. There
now remain Sc members in the organi-
zation.
On January 1st, 1904, the bal
ance IN the treasury was. IS 304.59
The income from all sources,
including special subscrip-
lions, dues, etc, during the
past year has been. 3 .4O7 90
Total resources during the
year S3.711.59
Total disbursements for an
purposes. -......... 3,602.50
in treasury December
81. 1SO4. ................s 10000
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