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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23

life have been received, entertained
and shown the places of interest and
natural attractions in and about Pen
sacola; improvements in numerous
branches of the public service have
been secured through the direct in.
strumentality of the organization; the
mail train connecting at FlOmaton.
Alabama, with the fast New York-New
Orleans mail, landing yesterday morn.
ing's New York and Washington mail
in the post Office at Pensacola at 3
o'clock this morning, Is one of the or
ganization's accomplishments; soil
survey of Escambia County, which
when the report Of same is published
during the coming winter, will reveal
to the agriculturalist exactly what
crop is especially adapted to every
quarter section of land in the county,
is another accomplishment of the 1T
ganization; myriads of statistics bear
ing upon the industries and commerce
of Pensacola have been compiled for
the persual and study of capitalists
interested in the development OF the
city and thousands of letters OF direct
inquiry on innumerable subjects re-
garding Pensacola are annually an.
swered by the secretary.
The membership of The Chamber
of Commerce of Pensacola, has in
creased within three years from about
fifty to approximately one hundred
and forty, and before the close of the
present calendar year 1t is confidently
expected that it will be increased to
two hundred
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23

ization, w. G.. Jones has been reelected
secretary, and from the reorganization
until the last annual meeting, when he
declined a reelection, Walker Ingra-
ham, was annually reelected treasur.
er. Mr.. Ingraham was succeeded in
the treasurership by c. c. Goodman.
The board of directors for the current
year is as follows: Frank L. Mayes,
president; T. A. Jennings, first vice
president; c. F. Geek, second vice.
president; w. c. Jones, secretary; c.
G. Goodman, treasurer, Harry Kahn
and Knowles Hyer.
objects of the Body.
The Letters Patent, incorporating
The Chamber of Commerce of Pen
sacola, briefly but pointedly state the
objects of the organization as follows,
to-wit: 1.-THE advancement of the
trade, business and commerce Of the
City of Pensacola and Escambia coun'
ty, Florida" No stone has been left
unturned by the officers and directors
of the organization to fully carry out
its objects as stated above. AS far
as the means of the organization has
permitted, Pensacola's advantages and
attractions have been exploited
through the medium of the Industrial.
trial and trade periodicals of the coun-
try; numerous special "write-ups' OF
the city have been secured in the
columns of different newspapers;
thousands of pamphlets have been
mailed to persons throughout the
world; individuals and parties Of dis
tinction, both in public and business
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23

in that they are aggressive and pro-
gressive and do things without regard
for the conventionalities Of precedent
A Striking Example
The Chamber of Commerce OF Pen
sacola, is an example Of this evolu-
ton. For some years prior to July
1908, there were two commercial
bodies in Pensacola, the Chamber OF
Commerce, organized in 1886, and the
Young Mems Business League, organ.
lied In 1895. Both bodies were work.
ing for the attainment of one end, yet
an unhealthy rivalry existed, resulting
frequently in the two organizations
working at cross purposes to attain a
desired end. Realizing this condition,
prominent workers in both bodies pro.
posed consolidation, and on July IL,
1903. the two organizations were
merged into the present The Cham.
Der Of Commerce of Pensacola,
The first president of the new or
ganization was Judge John G. Avery,
who served from the date or the re.
organization until the annual election
of January 9th, 1905. Judge Avery
was succeeded by Hon. John e. Still.
man, who declining reelection, serv'
ed as president during the year 1905.
At the annual meeting In January OF
the present year. Frank L. Mayes. was
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23

10 this day Of strenuous activity
commercial and community promo
|.On' the city, town, or village, even,
Sl does not enthusiastically support
i've, healthy commercial body, call
"hat you please, a Chamber of Com.
Free, Board of Trade, Commercial
'uo or Progressive League, is com,
unity without enterprise, and by the
SpIalns Of industry VINO control the
~p''al necessary to commercial and
'uSlrial development, such commun'
leS are regarded as uninviting fields
investment. In reality, in the world
commerce, in the councils of the
@p'ailSts who furnish the sinews OF
u IN all the battles of life, each and
'e'y tub must stand on its own bot.
~' therefore. every community that
Vuiu be great through the develop.
v and exploitation Of it's resources
S' demonstrate its sincerely oi
nay. ~ ie
h.. NC commercial organization is the
ms, 49, practical medium for such dem,
|son Na'ion' in the Kaleidoscope evolu
|be " a, anairs which has taten place in
bro. equipment of the present era OF
hem ' :, distinctive American sys
be-, '" commercial organizations has
e'oived-distinctively Araarican,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23
Deep Water City of the Gulf.
Employ Many Men.

Employ Many Men.
The jobbers of Pensacola employ
upwards of six hundred men in the
various branches of their trade, about
SO of whom are kept on the road all
the time, the remainder being occu-
pied in handling the immense volume
of business that is constantly pouring
into the city from every direction. This
business Is so great that the facilities
OF the transportation companies are
at times taxed to handle it, hardly
day passing but that the railroad
freight houses and docks are
crowded with merchandise of every
kind consigned to merchants and deal
ers throughout the territory tributary
to this city. 1t is the rule rather than
the exception for the water transpor-
tation lines to be crowded, and it is
nc unusual thing for even the larger
vessels in the coasting trade to leave
their wharves loaded to their capacity,
and with quantities of freight left be.
hind on the dock which they are ,un-
able to handle This condition of af-
fairs is gradually being overcome as
new vessels are constantly being ad
ded to the fleet that handles the bust
ness to coastwise points and, with the
advent Of the new steamers which
will soon be put on In this trade, all
Business can be handled promptly-in
tact it is handled promptly now, the
delay being the time necessary to haul
stuff which the vessels cannot carry
to the railroad for shipment.
Great Opportunities.
Pensacola offers exceptional oppor-
tunities for trade of all kinds and. in
the near future, will be the center
of a jobbing trade unexcelled in this
section of the South. The new rail
road lines which are contemplated
and the rapidly building up of the
country will be responsible for this
increase in trade. The growth, though
rapid, is steady and solid and is moi
the temporary increase due to
boom" conditions. AS wholesale
mart Pensacola will sooon be in the
lead-it already rivals the business OF
any city its size in the country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23
CHARGES LOW
FOR BUNKER
COAL
The Price at Pensacola Is
Lowest on the Gulf
Coast.

Pensacola does fairly large bust
ness in the handling of bunker coal
for steamships, the total amount sold
in this manner, both coastwise and for,
eign during the year 1905 amounting
to 42,451 gross tons. The average
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23

price per ton at which this coal was
sold was 1926. The business is con-
stantly on the increase. the reasons
for the increase being the facilities
at this port and the fact that bunker
coal can be procured here at less price
than at any other port on the Gulf
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23

Tampa. :. :. :. $50 per ton
The value of the bunker coal sold
to steamships at this port during the
year 1905 was $13S,453, and it is ex.
pected that the total for the current
year will be far in excess of that
amount.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23

coast. The average prices charged at
the gulf ports for bunker coal during
the year 1905 are as follows:
Pensacola. :. 1925 per ton
New Orleans :. >. ;. 1856 per ton
Mobile - :. :. :. :. 3.37 per ton
Pearl River, Miss. :. :. 3.76 per ton
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23

elected to the presidency for the cllr-
rent term of one year. At each succeed
ing annual meeting since the .reorgan-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23
Coffee roasting.
Flour and feed.
Marble and granite.
Sails. awnings. etc.
Tanks and ciSterns.

Fertilizer and acids.
Machinery Of all kinds.
Jugs and crockery of all kinds.
Marine ways and ship building.
Ice, gas and electricity.
Comprising of cotton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-23
Saw Mills.

Two big saw mills are operated
within the city limits, one by the Es.
Gambia Land and Manufacturing Co.
and the other by the Florida and Ala.
bama Lumber Company. The former
is located at the foot of Intendencia
street and is known as Mill No. 2.
Both rough and dressed lumber, shin.
giles, lath, slaves and heading ara
manufactured. The capacity of tha
saw mill Is about, so 900 feet per day
the capacity of the planning mill &c, 900
single mill $4,000. lath mill $1,000
and stave and heading mill 5000 per
CONTINUED on Page .Twenty.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-31
SCORE HURT IN WRECK
Coaches Hurled Fifty Feet From Rails
Into Ditch.

1"enty-four persons were injured yester-
day at South Whitley. Ind. by the over
turning Of the smoking car. a dav coach
and nve sleeping cars of an eastbound ,rai,
on the New York. Chicago and ST. Iouis
railroad. while running forty-five mites an
hour. Only the baggage car ana the rear
Trucks or the dining car remained on the
rack. the other cars rolling into ditch.
IL u thought that the rails spread.
Inc injured are: Unidentified woman
skull crushed. en- route to Cleveland fr,,,
1hicaso' may die: Miss Martha Zurn of
Shenoygan. right arm amputated AT elbow.
FRANK Zurn scalp wound; Herbert C;litrisr
OF Sheeoygan. hve years of ago ribs
, broken RI John W. Meinhardt, travelling sales
ed; E J. Nugent. Chicago. RIBS frassnr rss-
y N Watkins, Paoli, Kan. ribs broken.
Mrs. o. s. Schultz Cleveland. hins hr,,ise5.
.: A. wright. Grabili. Ind, bruised: !. D.
DER Duluth, Mimi. hips lacerated; Alexan-
DER Wedlund. Chicago. scalp wounds; John
omstead; Conneaut. Ohio. right leg frac-
Saas' Mra umstead, Commissions about
crushed. thrown into ditch and nearly
drowned: William Fish. New York CITY.
back sprained. thrown into ditch and near
iy drowned; Emile Runska. Conneaut, Ohio,
right leg crushed; Frank Hamlin. .,ieve-
iand. ONO, conclusion of the brain and
bruised hip; Ralph Hamlin. aged FIVE scalp
wounds; Charles w. Jacobs. Fort Wayne.
travelling salesman. scalp wound: Cha rIes
Traverse. Cleveland Ohio. two ribs broken:
Conductor Christian Sauer. Bellevue. Chic,
cut on head; Noah Runkel. Rosson, Ohio.
Mass. back bruised and sprained
The engineer said the locomotive and the
baggage car passed smoothly over the
spot where tho cars left the track 1t il
thought the rails were spread by a defect
I've truck OF the smoking car which was
hurled nifty feet from the track into
ditch half filed with water. The day coach
following was turned crosswise OF tire
track. and the heavy sleeping cars crashed
into the side Of the day coach. wrecking
II. then turned over into the ditch Most
OF the injured were In the day coach and
but few passengers IN the sleeping cars
were hurt
Charles Jacobsen. who was In the day
coach. says that many OF the injured were
hurt in . Wild scramble for thu door.
Women and children were trampied under
foot. Trains ON the obstructed line are
detoured over the Pennsylvania lima
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-31
The World Of
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK. March 31.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady at an advance of points
to a decline Of point, which was rather a
disappointing response to higher cables. con-
tinued unsettled weather and bullish end
week figures. There was not much general
business. but recent buyers seemed to be
taking profits for over the weekend and
while the market developed no actual weak
ness the undertone was very nervous and
prices huctuated irreguiariy within a range
OF or points of last nights close
Futures opened steady. May lbs: June,
HE offered: July. II II: August, 1896; Sep
tember. 1o.e4 bid: October. Ie.47: November,
1917 bid; December 1913
FUTURES closed quiet and steady Closing
pias; April. 11.01: May, IL 10; June, Hos
jury, II06; August. 1871: September, 1888;
Cctooer 10. 10: November, 1910; December
lofZ; January. 045: February 1917.
spot closed quiet Middling uplands, II So;
middiins gulf. 11.9o; sales. LA bales
Today's Cotton Summary.
Quotations furnished By Atwood. Violet q Co.
members New York and New Orleans cotton ex-
changes Washington branch oalce, 7i3 18th street
northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-31
THE sToRERs AGAIN.
Former Ambassador Ill in Bed-PapaI
Nuncio a Guest.

Beliamy 6torer, the retiring American
ambassador. Is sick In bed at Vienna. suf-
fering from renewed attack of Egyptian
fever. His physicians have forbidden him
to see any one. Since his return to Vienna
there has been practically a severance Of
diplomatic relations between the embassy
and the foreign Office. as that now Mr.
Sterer Is In Vienna, the Austro- Hunrarfan
tary Rtves is charge da6aireA Mr.. 6forer's
letter OF recall 10 expected next week but
unless the Washington State Department
authorized Mr.. Storer to present II per-
sonaily. its pressntation must await the
coming of Mr.. Francin, Mr.. 5torer's sue
cessor. Should Mr.. Francis not arrive be-
fore the middle Of june his audience with
the emperor must be postponed until the
end OF September. as hin majesty leaves
Vienna early In June for his usual sojourn
In the mountains. and the Austrian court
ceremonial provides that q new ambassador
cannot be introduced to the emperor ex-
cept In tho imperial palaces at vtenna or
Brdapest A strange feature OF this I'M
usual diplomatic situation II the fact that
the offices Of the American embassy are
situated In the private residence OF the
recalled ambassador.
In spite of Mr. Storer,s fflnesa which
Is said to be serious many friends or Mr..
and MrH Storer assembled at the asnbas-
took tea with Mrs. Storer. Among those
present was the papal nuncfo. Mgr. a BEL
monte; IL. Bourvray. the French ambaasa-
dor: Duke dAvarna. the Italian amhas-
sedor: the wife OF Count Won Wedal, the
German ambassador. and Prince Wfndisch-
tn. Archduchess Elisabeth. granddaughter
OF Emperor FrnnciD Joseph
Mrs. Storer intends to take up her hus-
bands cause as her own.
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Today's Cotton Summary.
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON ExCr
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, March 31.-Closing: Cotton
spot moderate business done; prices 4
points higher: American middling, fair, q:
good nlddllng. 6-N: middlins. eOf: low mid
diins. o.s1: good ordinary, a73; ordinary,
o.oS' The sales Of the day were 1000 bales
OF which LOCO were for speculation and ex-
port. and included 5000 American. Receipts.
500 bales. including $500 American. Flu
lures opened Arm and closed steady. March,
o-sS: April. $50; April and May, $50; May
ana June. sol; June and July. 500; July
and August. 5.94: August and Septem-
per, o.Sl September and October 574: Octo-
Der and November. 5eS: November and ne
cember. SGT; December and January. 5M:
January and February 56S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-31
uNDERBILLINa OF GOODS.
Cases to Be Sent to the Department OF
Justice

As result of the investigation in New
York city by the interstate commerce COM
mission of alleged undertaking. and misde-
scrfption OF goods by various shippers it
was stated at the Offices of the commission
today that the present intention is to GER
tify the cases to the Department Of Justice
for criminal proceedings with the view of
bringing about indictments. This action,
however, will be deferred until after the
Commission has conducted further hearings
In other cities, where, 1t is alleged similar
unlawful acts have been committed. At
present. 1t Is contemplated by the Commits
sion to examine certain witnesses in Buffalo
and Philadelphia. where it is said frauds
OF equal, II not greater magnitude than
those alleged to have been committed In
New York and vicinity. have been perpe-
trated. These latter hearings will be con-
Quoted some time during the month of
April.
A member of the commission said today
that 1t was the determination of the com
mission. so far as possible. to break up the
practice, and that 1t was their belief that
this could be done only through drastic
action In the courts
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. March S1.-The wheat market
was steady at the opening today on a fair
demand by pit traders and commission
houses Trading was very light. Cables
were somewhat higher. but this was offset
by the continued favorable weather for the
crop In the United States. May wheat
opened shade to u lower at TIN to 77xa
tbs. sold up to 7s1s and reacted to TIN
On higher prices at Liverpool and small
local receipts May corn advanced to az.
May oats were steady around 3oA.
May provisions opened steady. pork at
1919 lard at S.271s and ribs at SEQ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-31
Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular can. ~ O'Clock m-District Of
Columbia 8 65s $500 az 49,
SIN. 81 900 at SIN. 81 600 at Sta 81 coo ut GIN
$1,000 at S7 $1,000 at SIN. u 600 At sTs< 81 900
SITS =
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone So, 81 600 At
1864.
Washington Railway and Electric pfd.. 4 at Ss;x.
at S9N
Washington Railway aud Electric CON-, 50 at
~, 30 at Az 80 at AN. so at AIN tbuyer 60) :,
200 at An. so at 4ffs. so at 4lA
Washington Loan and Trust 10 at 21s.
Union Trust Co.. 10 at 161. 10 at I6I, 10 at 1871
~ at 16l, 10 at 161, 10 at f61, 10 at 181. 10 at
161. at ISL, 10 at 1901 10 at 1901, 10 at I603i
10 at 1901, 10 at 1904. 10 at 16O,l. 10 at 1eoil
2 at 161. "
Metropolitan National Bank. 10 at 1854, 10 at
$780, 10 at 385. 10 at 334Z. 10 at 334x.
Peoples Fire Insurance. AZ at 6k
Washington Gas, Is at 6o%
Isnston MonOtype. 100 at 15&. 100 at 15E 100
at I5h. 80 at 13A 100 at 153t. 100 at 15N
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The Baltimore Markets.
Special Dispatch to The Star

'PeVIaI UIspatth 10 The Star
BALTIMORE. Nd. March 31-wHEAT- ouie+.
80 ~ oUeonIaet S5Aah31s March, S3l4aS3ss ADril
a9SSi4ass3E; May, s44as4I5; steamer No red
'oS4' receipts 1857 bushels on grade 7sIsa
Co,LNmFirmer: SPOT. 495sa4s1a; March. 49ass4slh.
steamer g %faaS Msy oea5o July, 5oA asked;
southern white corn. 4si5 a5O1a; yellow 4sshN
IA nAis asf No 2 white, s7Iaas7N; 10.
2.4I3 bushels; exports 80 'AA'oE' receipts
m sfk fsy western, So export 6sa7o domes
HAY-Ffrm; unchanged
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet; unchanged.
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LOCAL rrHAHcrAL NEWS.

Union Trust Company stock and that OF
the Metropolitan Bank shared with the
common stock OF the washington Railway
and Electric Company the attention Of the.
active traders at today's meeting of tho
stock exchange
The common stock sold on higher level
than has been the case for several days.
and the good buying led some to inquire
what was going to happen in the stock As
far a. known there b nothing unusual on
the cards In tho case of this stock. except
perhaps the fact that II - wanted and bet
ter prices are paid on that account,
At one time 100 shares were on the moor
at AZ. but the buyers did not quite get up TO
that level. Tho bid, however. made Q 5000
advance over that OF yesterday. a. at the
close 1t was AN. and the asking price was
q quarter of a point In advance. There
were no sales under AN.
Union Trust Company stock sold OF some
what. and the prices that have preva1ied
recently were not Sustained In the trading.
After q good deal had changed hands at
figures lower than those that were reached
acquiring q new lomtion for It's ofiicea. the
stock was stifi to be had at f6a. and the bid
was three-auarters Of q point lower.
4 block Of atty shares was to be had at
i6f. and 1Sa was bid for 100 shares
In order to fill an order for the stock OF
the METROPOLITAN Bank II was necessary to
pay prices that averaged nearly to the level
Of the market as IL was before the dividend
was declared. As the latter amounts to
3 per share. the recovery in the past two
days amounts to some eight points, and
when compared with recent prices an ad-
vance of ten points. The stock sold today
as high as S3H.
Some of the buyers and sellers at today's
meeting were as follows: Washington Rail-
way bonds. sellers, Paris and HIbbs: buy
ers. Hieston. Hibbs. Bell. Hurt, Nerment.
Hume. Telephone bonds, seller, Parker:
buyers Hibbs. F1ather. Railway common,
sellers. Flather. Hfbbs. Hume; buyers.
Hibbs. Father. Norment, Hume WASH
ingt0n Loan and Trust. seller. Hume: buy
er, Hibbs. Union Trust. sellers. Norment,
Moses. Chapman: buyers. Hendrick, Chip
man, Hurt. Hfbbs. Metropolitan Bank sell
iers. Hendricks. Hittbs: buyers. Hume,
Hibbs. Lanston, sellers. Greenlees. Wood
ward. Hume; buyers. Greenlees Hieston.
Woodward.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption. 81. 0o2, $50: government receipts
from internal revenue, $975, T91: customs,
sS79.71 miscellaneous $24314; expendf-
lures $4,000
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BULLS AND BEARS.
Special Dispatch TO III. star.

Special Dispatch to Tia STAR
NEW YORK. March 31s-In view OF the
action at the Indianapolis convention late
yesterday afternoon whereby miners IN the
bitEminous district who are offered the
1908 scale viii be allowed to continue to
work. and tn view Of tho strong position
of the anthracite operators. the entire coal
labor situation Is viewed with much less
apprehension than at any time since the
agitation between the miners and the OPP
orators began From present indications
the bituminous strike cannot be effecti7e
except in certain sections
prominent western railroad official said
today that not only Will the strike be
bi oxen I'D In the Pennsylvania and central
western districts but that the uainera In
Colorado and New Mexico will be tn no
way affected.
Practically the same might be said with
respect to conditions in the Alabama dis
trtct. To considerable extent the insIH3-
tries In the Alabama district are widely
separated from the large coal bodies In
other sections Of the United States. Con-
sequently the Industries IN tho south Will
not be crippled. they would be In case
the miners union had control In that ter
ritory.
1t is difficult to get definite expressions
with respect to the anthracite situation. The
operators. It Is known. will stand rs Il unit
against any proposition which may be made
involving concessions on their part at this
time.
President Winchell Of the Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific Railway says that the
latest advices from the west show thai the
high water Is receding and that no further
damage Of Importance Is anticipated.
II C. Davis of A. A. Housman & Co. left
for business trip to Europe this morning.
In a week or ten days A. A. Housmin will
sail for the same purpose It Ii understood
that from present indications the foreign
subscriptions to the stock OF the North
western Development Company. recently
brought out by the Housman firm. viii be
ergely In excess Of the allotment. The
subscriptions In the United States were
three times the allotment.