The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-11-29
THE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
ACTS
Body win Make Vigorous Attempt
to Get Fleet Here Next
Spring.

A special meeting Of the Chamber
Of Commerce was held at noon yester-
day 10 the rooms recently vacated by
tae Concordia Club, in the Salisbury
block
President StIman presided and
about twenty-five members OF the or
g8nizati0n were present
The president stated that the meet
ing had been called for the purpose
of taking some action with a view 81
having Pensacola includeN in the
itinerary of the North Atlantic Fleet
during the winter cruise Of the heet
and also 10 transact any other bush
ness that might be brought before the
meeting.
in discussing the matter Of securing
the prefence of the feet at Pensacola
during The coming winter and spring,
/ President Sullman made some very
! pointed and well taken remarks rela-
tive to the necessity of closer CO.
operation of the business interests in
/ Pensacola in matters affecting the
! general welfare of the city, dwelling
/ to some extent upon the fact thas
/ Pensacola needs more people, more
] capital. more public spirit and more
unity of action on the part of the peO-
RE already here; that the proper
channel of action should be manifest
cd in the commercial body of the city;
that TO succeed ia community under
+ takings. in matters that AFFECT all OF
the interests represented I'm the bust
lncss life of a city ID Is necessary that
everyone should place his shoulder to
the wheel and not only pun, but push
fraf.
in Pensacola Is vitality concerned in
the matter Of securing the presence
of the fleet at Pensacola, and should
at least cooperate in bringing the
vessels here by becoming members OF
the Chamber of Commerce which has
done so much In the past toward hav-
ing Pensacola designated as the win
ter and spring base of the squadrOns
composing the North Atlantic Fleet
Will Canvass City.
TO the end Of securing such Co
operation as he suggested on the part
af the business men of Pensacola
resident Stillman stated that he and
Secretary Jones would Immediately
make a thorough canvass of the city
with the object of inducing every bush
Iness Institution in town not now rep
resented on the membership rolls OF
the organization to become members
of the Chamber of Commerce.
"A motion was unanimously adopted
for the appointment of a committee OF
five to- take up with the proper au
thorities the matter of having Pensa
cola included in the itinerary of the
feet on its winter cruise.
The f0lloWing. committee was ap
pointed. tO-wit. Messrs. j. Ed
4 C'Brien. John C. Avery. H. H. Thorn
ten. r. Il. Mitchell and W c. Jones.
Tn the general discussion following
the proposition that the Chamber OF
q Commerce undertake the matter Of Sc
curing the fleet. several well suthen
treated staten ents were made that II
some vigorous measures are not i'm
|mediately adopted 70 upset present
PANS. Pensacola VIII not be the scene
Of the maneuvers of the fleet mex
spring; that influences high in author
|ity I'm the Navy are tirelessly en-
gGged in a campaign against Pensa
cola. and that the probability Is
ICharleston. S. C.. win be designated
as the winter base Cor the combined
lsQuadrons.
Merchant Marine.
The following resolution. bearing