The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-04-07
Allotment Has Been
Taken and Many
Others Want to
Get I'm.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER IN
ARMoRY HALL-ADDRESSES or
WELCOME BY MAYOR T. E.
wELLES, AND FRANK L. MAYEs
ON BEHALF OF CHAMBER OF
coMMgRcE-125 OPERATORS IN
ATTENDANCE.

The big meeting of naval stores me n
which was held in Pensacola yester-
cay convened at IL o'clock at the
ArmOry Hall. Hon. T. A. Jennings
called The meeting to order and intro
drced Mayor 7. E. Welles. VINO de-
hvered a cordial address of welcome.
Mayor Weles spoke in part as follows:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: AS
CHEF executive of the city of Pensa-
cola, esteem it high privilege and
great honor 10 have the opportunity
10 welcome to our city such repre-
sentative body of men as | see before
ne 1t has been my privilege within
he past two years to welcome many
carnations. We have always been
pleased to receive these bodies and
lave them with US, not merely because
Ct the pleasure Afforded US In meeting
our fellow citizens of this and aGjoin-
M states, but we fully realize the i'm
pOrtance of such meetings and know
tlll well that you will become interest
ed in the Deep Water City of the Gulf
and come TO us again, either as perma-
lent residents or as visitors. Your
examination. although young in years,
represents one of the largest industries
o. our fair state. Wherever the naval
stores operator has located ne has
invariably increased the wealth of the
locality and while you have already
cone much TO develop the resources of
The state. | firmly believe your organi-
ration Will in the near future broaden
your fields of operation by utilizing
the millions of yellow pine tree tops
mat now lie rotting upon the ground. !"
The mayor mere referred to the nu-
nervous attractions and then conclud-
ed:
The freedom of our city is yours,
and | ask you to use it to the best ad-
vantage and for your pleasure. Some
o. you have been here before and know
what Pensacola's hospitality is; all
mat We have is yours. We are glad
10 have you with us, and hope that
your meeting will prove successful
and that you will come again"
For Chamber of Commerce.
frank l.. Mayes, second viee-presi-
cent Of the Chamber of Commerce,
seleomed the visitors on behalf of
nat organization. Mr. Mayes referred
70 NE great benefits which the port
" PENSACOLA was receiving from the
naval stores industry and the conse-
gueht friendly feeling which the city
IaS Tor the men who are developing
tnat industry. He regarded the naval
sores men, he said, as pioneers in
'le Development of the state and
wen they have exhausted the forests
'oh which they are now pouring
streams OF revenue into the trade and
Vemmeree of all Florida he predicted
NAT they would then turn their atten-
uOn 10 the development of the soil
winch. under the name of the husband
man; would annually produce agricul-
va products a hundred fold more
'a4uaole to the acre than all tne naval
OF timber that had ever been
SevIred in the same area.
n The Meeting in Detail.
So oHe hundred and twenty-five opera
SoIS we're in attendance when the
tS, y. vas called to order. and after
NJ addresses of Mayor Welles and
~. SlaEeS those present proceeded TO
W.. BUSINESS business for which the meeting
,ba Ist matter to be discussed was
=, ac'ion of the operators and factors
S.r.4e meetings in Jacksonville and
zs,;a annaa in deciding upon the organi-
panv u the big million dollar CON-
Il ~ lhls action was enthusiastical-
s,bea 1 unanimously endorsed. The
a., SSor.plon books were then opened
co Gov . lo'ai OF 800 900 in stock to the
s sioue subscribed by the operators
t5an "a, and which is also 100000 more
tb TN o was expected to be subscribed by
81 ~ me organization of the Naval
So, Export Company the factors
rand rand to subscribe 40 per cent of the
s eeD, g stock and the operators so DER
seri SCH The latter have already sub
oos ,3sG over this amount. and IL is
incr s,ole that the capital stock will he
isyo SEQ as several of the operators
nut as yet taken stock and