The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-18
To ADVERTISE
ALL Of FLORIDA
VIM. T. Blaine Coming Here
to Meet With Chamber
of Commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce yester-
day afternoon received the following
telegram:
will arrive in Pensacola at noon
Tuesday. / want 10 talk VII. your
board and citizens about advertising
to 5000 900 northern newspaper
readers See article In Sunday
Times-Union. Please arrange meet
ing for afternoon or night.
WIN. T. BLAINE"
MI Blaine is leading a movement,
which has received liberal monetary
support in Jacksonville, to advertise
Florida. and special advantages Of
different sections. in the Sunday IS
sues of northern papers that reach
100000 readers a day. The details
of his project are not known here,
but the secretary of the Chamber OF
Commerce will meet MI Blaine on
his arrival here, and such action Will
then be taken as circumstances seem
to call for.
The progress OF Florida, its in
crease in population in business OpeT-
atiOns and in the development OF
her natural resources, depends large
" on a general and correct knOwI-
edge of its advantages as a place for
business and agriculture, said Mr.. W
7. Blaine. who is working in harmony
with the board of trade and other
commercial bodies in other parts OF
the state 10 place big descriptive
wTite-ups of the state in the Sunday
newspapers of the NORTH.
Continuing Mr.. Blaine said,
The time has come for Florida TO
attractive and profitable place for
residence and business pursuits. in
dustriaI enterprises and cultivation OF
the soil 10 be found in the United
States The comparative climatic
conditions of Florida TO the great
northern belt of population and hui
man efforts are in favor of Florida,
but are entirely misunderstood; It is
the general belief north that the sum
mer conditions of the Florida climate
are not gOOd. when the facts are the
reverse. Taken on the average, the
sumner conditions of Florida are
quite as pleasant as those of the
north and the winter conditions OF
Florida are delightfully."- superior 10
the cold. changea bic and severe
northern winter season. There is not
a county in the state of Florida that
does not offer splendid opportunities
for scores of thousands Of people 10
engage in the development of the
states resources and material INFER
eSts. and II is an easy matter 10
bring these people from the more IN
favorable conditions of climate and
extensive living in the north % the
more paSv and larger variety Of ways
Of making a livelihood here. but TO do
this II Is necessary that there be
given them a clear idea OF the facts
relating 10 the many opportunities
of this state As an indication Of
what can be done California is an
example the state OF California has
spent. during recent years. a large
amount OF money and considerable eff
| fort TO explain and make plain to the
people between Boston and New York
70 Chicago and all the country be
! tween. what they had 20 offer "a in
! ducemenJs for people to settle there
and build homes and become citizens
/ The result IS That today California
/ has I 64S 600 population. Florida has
6I4 600 San Francisco has 3O6. 600
and Los Angeles $500 population.
I L Is Tot so many Eears ago that Los
/ Angeles was a town no larger than
/ Jacksonville The upbuilding Of the
state Of California and the genera
| settlement throughout its borders has
| been brought about by the community
! of interest and unity OF action IN the
/ cooperation of the state in wide
awake methods OF advertising itself
/ 20 Lne broad public OF the great mid