The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-12

A proposition, which will give 30
Pensacola a hotel TO cost not less
than 100000 or more than $350,O00
has been made the city by Charles
b. Hervey, who has made the Cav
thon Hotel at Mobile about the best
advertised and most popular hotel in
the. south, and the best single adver-
tisement possessed by Mobile. This
proposition was made by Mr. Hervey
as the result of his visit here TO at
tend the banquet Of the Chamber of
Commerce, and it is the first definite
proposition made the city and need
less to say much interest has been
aroused, and the belief is expressed
that magnificent hotel will be the
outcome. Hr. Hervey is of the Her
vey Hotel Co, operating the Cawthon
and Bienville hotels in Mobile, and
large hostelries in many prominent
cities of Texas.
The Proposition.
Mr.. Hervey's proposition is for the
people of Pensacola to provide $780,
900 and issue bonds for 5000, 900, which
he will assist in floating, and he will
take fifteen-year lease on the hotel
at fixed percentage, net, on the cost
of the land and building. paying the
taxes and insurance and putting in
not less than $4,000 of the most
modern hotel furniture and fixtures
He came to Pensacola to attend the
Chan Of Commerce banquet and
''size up the situation. He saw
enough in a few hours Tuesday to
announce at the banquet that night
that he wanted to have a $3.50 600
hotel here. Yesterday morning,
while being taken over the. bay as a
guest Of Collector Stillman and Lieut.
Davis on the PenrOse, Mr. Hervey
asked: Have your hotels here ever
made full use of this bay?" Answered
in the negative, he replied: We'll,
| want TO. New Orleans, Mobile and
Pensacola are the three cities that
have the finest futures of any cities
in the United States, and the Hervey
Hotel Company wants to concentrate
on them"
A Conference Held.
After the bay trip, Mr. Eervey
abandoned his intention of leaving on
the noon train and had a long con.
ference with Messrs. Stillman and
Simpson, of the Pensacola Investment
Company and the Chamber of Com
MERGE, and Messrs. F. NJ Blount, ar.
chitect, and c. II. Turner. contractor.
After a searching investigation of the
necessities and opportunities OF
really fine hotel here. the building sit
uAilOH. anu OJneT elements necessary
to consider at the outset Mr.. Hervay
decided that $3.50, 900 hotel was not
good enough for Pensacola, and made
his S350,000 proposition. as stated
above. Mr.. Simpson reported the re-
suit of the conference to the regular
meeting OF the Chamber of Commerce
directory at o'clock in the afternoon,
and the Chamber of Commerce, which
several weeks ago took up the mat
ter with Mr. Hervey in preliminary
way. will take active charge of the
matter as soon as Mr. Hervey's
written proposition is received, which
will be in a few days.
While the exact net percentage OF
the property cost that Mr. Hervey
will pay as rental is not made public,
1T can be stated to be highe.' than
other cities have offered to accent
from him If he would let them build
hotels for him.
Campaign for Palms.
Other matters OF general interest
also came before the Chamber of
Commerce directors yesterday. one
of which was the question of the lib
eral use Of palms pursuant 10 the
city beautiful campaign. The matter
was discussed tentatively. and Mayor
Goodman, both as mayor and as a d.
rector of the Chamber of Commerce.
will ask the chairmen Of the various
park boards to meet with him and
take the initiative the services of the
Commerce and its working force
being at their disposition If they wish
them Mr.. Goodman will ask the
park commission chairmen TO meet
him next Tuesday
After again canvasSing the question,
it was decided not to move the quar-
ters, at least for the present
Training Quarters.
Another matter that came up was
the question of establishing general
winter quarters here for local and
alien blooded horses and thorough
breds. This came up as the result OF
a recent conversation between Mr.
Simpson and Hon. T. E. Welles, the
local owner of some OF the finest
horses on the American track and