The Pensacola journal., 1907-03-16

States On basis of 10000 popula.
Ition the average weekly pay roll per
\ capita is somewhat reduced, but still
very large
Add 10 this the fact that Tampa
docs on annual naval stores shipping
business of 100000 a phosphate
export business of over $3.000,0o0; a
lumber export business of over s271.,
f000; a fish business of s159, 9,79S; /;
handles an orange business of over
2,009 900; handles truck farming
products to the amount of $4,000, 600;
and has two trunk line railroads, with
a third under construction, and you
gather some faint idea of the gigan-
tic proportions which the business OF
that city has now assured
The death of Henry B. Plant re.
moved one of the great factors in
| Tampa's development, but the work
which the head of the great Plant
System of railroads conceived and
started is still being prosecuted by
other hands. The Tampa Bay hotel,
erected by Mr. Plant at cost, in
cluding the landscape gardens which
surround it, of over sS,000,000. was
purchased by the city some two
years ago for 35,000-a tremen-
dous sacrifice on the port of the inter
ests which owned it, but a property
of which the city is now making good
use. The hotel proper is leased and
operated by private individuals, the
state fair buildings occupy one part
of the grounds, and the tropical gar
dens which are now among the most
famous in the world partake of the
character of a public park.
| Speaking of the state fair reminds
me that Escambia county had no ex-
hibit there last year, though two West
Florida counties-Walton and Wash
iington-had some excellent exhibits
and will probably have still better
ones this year. Escambia county, as
well as every county in West Florida,
1 fair this year. The map-makers may
cut West Florida off from the balance
of the state and put it down in the
left hand lower corner of the map,
and some of them may eliminate it
entirely, but we are nevertheless an
integral part of the sovereign state of
Florida, and the state fair is one of
the places where our people can, if
they will, prove effectively that we
are entitled to place on the state
map For number of years, have
been trying to impress on the bal
ance of the world that Pensacola and
The Journal are not only entitled to
a place on the map of FLORIDA but that
they are on the map, and il every
business institution which lives,
moves and has its being, south of the
Alabama line and between the Apa-
lachicola and Perdido rivers, will put
shoulder to the wheel, West Flor
ida can make a.(showing at the state
fair next fall that will astonish both
the natives and the world.
| was really surprised at the extent
of the state fair buildings in Tamna
They are immense structures, occupy
a great deal OF ground, and they
looked as though they were amply
commodious for accommodating all of
the exhibits that could possibly be
entered, but President Brown and
Secretary f. L. Huffaker each told me
that they We're not large enough for
last years entries and the space will
have to be greatly enlarged to care
for the exhibitions this year.
I could not well close this article
without referring to the excellent!
newspapers which Tampa possesses
and the part they are playing in the
great development of the city. Wal
lace F. Stovall,. whose success in
Journalism has been a matter of COM
ment throughout the south, as well as
of qualification on the part of his
friends everywhere, now presides
over the destinies of both the Morning
Tribune, and the Evening News, and
he is making characteristic success
OF the latter, which recently came
into his hands, as well of the former,
which he founded some IS years ago. |
Brennan Mckay of the Times, issues !
one of the best evening papers in the
south and what seems to me as prac- |
tically model of evening Journalism.
IL is clean, both in matter and make |
up, and is progressing at a rate that
demonstrates the value which the |
people of Tampa place on it and that |
Is as pleasing to Mr. McKay's friends |
as II Is profitable to himself. No city
can prosper without live newspapers !
and Tampa is fortunate in having Just
that kind.
My next and last article of this Sc
ries will embrace a description of |
Governor Broward's Everglades drain |
age work which l visited with him.
togS>her with President Bittinger of
the State Press Association.
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