The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-11

i OF what Pensacola has. 1t is right to
| brag about what the city possesses
but brag to the outside world. On Oc
casions like this, | think we should be
| honest with ourselves and talk over
I that we haven't got, rather than what
/ we have.
This city is dependent upon three
| specific sources for her incone-the
navy yard, the shipping Climber and
! lumber), and the naval stores bust
ness. The Atlantic fleet has left the
| Atlantic ocean, and / doubt if We shall
see it again until after the Panama
| canal Is finished. This means a cur
tailment OF work for the navy yards of
| the Atlantic coast, and we must see
| to it, that Pensacola's navy yard does
| not suffer beyond its right proportion.
The payroll of the navy yard runs
between $4,000 and $4,000 a week,
and If this Is lost to us, it means a
serious deficit in the income upon
which the city depends. It is the duty
OF this body to see that this is not
curtailed, and we must work to that
end
Mr.. Mayes then gave a short sketch
of the great dependence put upon the
lumber and timber trade and naval
stores trade through Pensacola, show
ing the necessity for concerted action
to make up for deficits in these lines
of business He stressed the neces-
sity OF providing other sources of in
come should these Sthree great means
of support to the city fail, or be cur
tailed. He pointed out what the city
needed most, railroads, street pave
ment, park improvement, and the
spirit Of civic pride which Mr.. Still
man had so admirably expressed.
Mr.. MayeS'S talk was direct. force
nj nd ful1 = AIT 10 1,
: points Of commercial conditions
in Pensacola, and received much ap-
plause at the conclusion of his re-
marks.
JOHN NJ c. STOCKTON.
The~next speaker was Hon. John y.
c. Stockton of Jacksonville, Fla, who
was present as the guest of Mr.. Frank
L. Mayes. Mr.. Stockton was intro
duced by President Yonge, as one who
could best suggest means and ways Of
developing the city, for, said Mr..
Yonge, he has been the prime factor
in Jacksonville's development
Mr.. Stockton recounted the growth
OF jacksonville since 1888, and de-
clared that Its growth was due to the
combined and concerted support and
action of the Jacksonville Board OF
Trade and Jacksonville citizens. He
told of the bonding of the city in 1893
for one million dollars, which was
used IN taking up a debt of $3.50 900
at 3 per cent. and purchasing the light
and water plants, street paving and
other improvements. The public plants
he said, had since paid the interest of
per cent at which the bonds were
sold, and gave, in addition, to the gen
eral fund about 100000 a year. Be
sides, he cited, the light company had
charged % cents per kilowatt for
light. Under the city's management
light was furnished at cents per kill
owatt, and the city streets had been
lighted far better than ever before
Mr. Stockton stressed the necessity
OF city paving its streets and light
ing them well. Nothing, he said,
draws people to a city so well as we'll
lighted and paved streets. He touch
ed On the subject of good government,
saying that the business men of the
country welded the strongest infiu
ence, but it devOlved upon the bust
ness men to assert that influence so
that it will correct government evils.
The present officials of the country, he
said, were not business men, and the
business man should show their repre-
sentataves in the government what
should be done FROM a business view.
point This would correct many of
the present bad conditions.
The speaker was warmly received,
and his tone Of sincerity won for him
intense interest
CHAS. D. HERVEY..
News of great moment TO Pensa-
cola, and particularly TO the cham
Der of Commerce, followed Mr.. Stock
tons speech. 1t came, from Mr. Chas.
D. Hervey, proprietor Of two hotels
in Mobile. and who is interested in
other huge hotel properties. Mr..
Hervey was introduced by Mr.. Yonge,
and began by saying that he had a
sincere feeling for Pensacola, because,
"a years ago his father married in
Pensacola. on PalafoX street, and
that. could he find the spot, he would
like to build a hotel on it
Il meet many travelling men Again
and again have I had travelling men
to say to me: Why don't You look
into Pensacola's possibilities They
are need a hotel there. There is a
fine opening for one | hope that
some arrangemnt can be made to
build modern hotel in your city.
(Applause).
IN Mobile there are now three fine
hotels, and all are doing hne BUSH