The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-06-22
Business of the Port Has In
creased Greatly During the
Past Twelve Months.
BELIEVED MALLORY LINE WILL
SOON MAKE THIS A PORT OF
CALL-WHAT NEW TEHAUNTE.
PEG r. r. AND PANAMA CANAL
MEAN TO THE DEEP WATER
CITY.

OF the greatest wave OF prosperity
in her history" said Secretary w. C,
Jones. of the Chamber of Commerce
TO a Journal representative yesJer-
day, as he turned from his work in
the fine new quarters of the organ,
izatiOn on DeLuna street in answer
to a query by the reporter. n is
evidenced in many ways, not the
least OF which is the fact that a large
amount of outside capital is being
invested in the city. The exports,
as shown by the statement published
in The Journal daS or SO ago, also
bear out the assertion l have just
made, showing, as they dc, that the
business of the port in exports alone
will be fully 100000 in excess of
their value for the previous fiscal
year."
what is being done by the Cham
Der Of Commerce in the way Of ad-
vertising the advantages Of the
city,"
Il am continually sending out
printed matter of every description
that can lay my hands on. We have
a mailing list of several thousand
names. and this list Is being added to
constantly. The names are secured
from various trade publica tiOns, from
the publications issued by other
Chambers of Commerce and Boards
Trade and various other sources. In
Tins manner we get q great many in
quiries from people who are interest.
ed in the development of this section
and each of the inquiries is answered
with a personal letter. Not only this,
but every inquiry is followed up with
subsequent letters and every effort
made to interest outside parties in
the city and the country tributary to
it."
The Mallory Line.
'fMr. Jones, what has been done
with reference to inducing the Nal
lOry steamship line to make Pensa-
cola a port of calf"
We have been given the greatest
encouragement both by the Pensacola
shippers ana by the managers of the
line and l believe that the COMPANY
will eventually decide to at least
make the experiment A representa-
tive of the Mallory line was in the
city on Wednesday and I had a long
talk with him on the subject We
went over the matter carefully and
he assured me that when the matter
was presented to the company Ia
concrete form there was but litt'e
doubt that the management would de-
eide to have its Mobile steamers
call at Pensa cola, both coming from
and going to New York. The service
is a weekly one and the voyage from
New York to Pensacola would con-
sumo approximately DAYS. II this
line can be secured ana | see no
reason why it will not come in the
very near future. it will mean a
great deal to the city"
Tehauntepec Railroad.
do you believe the new railroad
recently completed by the Mexican
government across the Isthmus Of
TehaunteDec, will be beneficial TO
this city,"
yes, it will certainly increase tine
business of the port, and, in time,
there will undoubtedly be a line Of
steamers connecting Pensacola with
the eastern terminus Of the railroad
where understand extensive dock
ing facilities are being prepared
with a view to making the line
competitor with the all water route
via the Isthmus of Panama when the
government shall have completed the
canal"
Il Judge from press reports that
the shipment of material 10 the 18th
mus Of Panama will begin in the near
future. Do you think Pensacola will
get a fair share of this business?"
Pensacola is the nearest deep
v ater port on the Gulf Of Mexico to
the Isthmus of Panama and it is but
natural that trade should seek the
shortest route There is hardly &
Ooubt that the near future will see a
line of steamers from this city to
Colon and it is more than probable
that a large proportion of all the sup
plies for the canal will be forwarded
from here.
Trade With Japan.
I'm Connection with the commerce
OF the port" continued Mr. Jones, Il
want to call your attention 10 the
phosphate shipments to Kobe and
Nagasaki, Japan. Several cargOes
the Tennessee product have been
shipped to japan recently and l am
authoritatively informed that the
business will be developed on a large
scale. The business is now being
Continued on Pass Eighty