The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-02-21
Pensacola Calls
for Key West Figures.

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The Journal yesterday answered
Key West on the matter under discus
sion in connection with the relative
merits of the harbors of the two cities,
and asked the Key West Citizen to
produce the figures to show that the
island city had the right to the title
"The" Deep Water City of the gulf.
In recent issue of that paper We find
the following editorial leader, under
the caption Are They Dodging:"
A few days ago The Pensacola Journal
wanted facts and figures about our har-
Dor, presumably to prove that they had
deeper water and better harbor than
there is at Key West We gave them
what they asked for and have not heard
from them since. except In this little
Spiteful comment:
IF Jen. Browne intends entering the
gubernatorial fight he win have to move
to the mainland If he would keep up with
the pace of that fight. Living in a place
with only three mails week he Is liable
to be badly handicapped, unless he uses
the cables pretty freely
IL Mr. Browne does enter the guberna-
torial race he viii not be handicapped to
any great extent by the mail service
candidates mentioned that is only fair
they should have some advantage
Pensacola is most Sssuredly not
lodging. What we want is to see the
figures of Key West, and if they can
convince US that Key West has the
better harbor, Pensacola will acknowI-
edge it and end the discussion.
The Key West Citizen some weeks
ago butted in on a discussion The
Journal was having with the Tampa
Tribune, and claimed that Key West
had the deepest water and the best
harbor of any town in the state, and
denied that Pensacola had the right
to be called The Deep Water City of
the gulf. AS stated in yesterdays
| Journal, this city has been known and
acknowledged as The Deep Water City
for so many years that the challenge
of Key West fairly took our breath.
The Journal Immediately asked Key
West for her figures TO prove her
right to the title Pensacola has borne
so proudly for these many years. The
Key West Citizen came back with a
lot of talk about having her harbOr
full of wrecks, and that it was big
the three largest nations of the world
About the only figures we remember
in the article was that they had q
feet of water, or that a vessel draw
ing 81 feet had been towed past the
city. The issue Of the paper contain
ing this article reached US just about
Mardi Gras, and in the rush and revel-
ry Of that gay season it was overlooked
for several days. This is perhaps
what causes the Citizen now to ask If
we are lodging the question
Whenever Key West produces the
| figures to substantiate her claim we
will get busy and show them a few
points about the best harbor south of
! Hampton Roads, and when we refer to
( Pensacola harbor in this light it is only
| following the designation given it by
everybody and every town, with the
exception of Key West.
| The Citizen is in error if it thinks
! that The Journal meant to be spiteful
in publishing the little paragraph re-
fered to, or that We meant to cloud
I the issue by il. II was simply a little
attempt to get funny on our part. and
had no connection whatever with the
controversy about the two harhors.
With this explanation It is hoped
that Key West will not delay the game
/ longer, but come forward at once and
give Pensacola something In the way
| of evidence to show that Key West
has the better harbor. Pensacola is
to-day acknowledged and recognized
as The Deep Water City OF the Gulf;
it is up to Key West to win that title
from Pensacola il she can.
/ The Live Oak Democrat notes the
fact that the county attorney OF Es-
Gambia county has advised the board
of county commissioners that they
can not legally appropriate money in
aid of an exhibit at. jamestown, and
says, with much truth, that if this is
good law, it makes it that much more
/ incumbent upon the people 10 raise
! the necessary funds by voluntary con-
tributions The time for the opening
of this exposition is short and if Flor
ida is TO be represented at jamestown
it is high time something definite was
being done. A creditable house can
not be erected in a few days. and
Florida should have a building there
when the exposition opens.
France must have excitement, so
: another cabinet breach has beeu