The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-01
PENSACOLA FLORIDA WEDNESDAY MORNING JANUARY lana
Welcome to
the New Year.

the New Year.
In all sincerity, The Journal could
Bay "A Happy New Year" to all it's
seaders, to all Florida and more
especially to West Florida and PEN
sacola-the best place to live in on
earth.
But it is not given to all men or
HrouDs or men to be happy.
To each man, however, and every
group of men-to every community
1t Is given to make the most of OPP
Dortunity and resources, and every
man or community that does that,
pomes so close to happiness that the
difference can not be told.
May The Journals readers, then
one, and all, men, women, children
and mmUnities-make the most OF
their native ability and equipment
for life, and make the most of each
and every opportunity that the New
Year will bring with each turn of
the earth On it's axis.
And all that We would wish for
each and all, We wish especially for
Pensacola-the best spot on earth.
The past year has left no scars
worth remembering, except the death
OF some whose places can not be fill
ed But their places are not vacant
II their memories serve to stimulate
the living to emulation, to so living
in righteousness and public spirit
that each in his own way and his
own sphere will work to the public
good
With sewerage and drainage, with
an awakening OF the public sense as
to school improvement and beautifi-
cation. OF the city, with systemization
Of park work begun, extensive paving
about to begin, and business and
banking unhurt by the recent finan-
cial straining in the economic world,
that We recall, good reason to say:
The Past has been kind, and the
Future is Upalloyed Promise"
Pensacola is prosperous, Florida is
prosperous, the Nation is prosperous.
In good condition, indeed, are they
all for the work of the year that was
noisily heralded last midnight.
The work Of the year is new, yet
NOT new. The public mind has been
ut times more or less distraught the
past year with various matters. But
what of it? In politics, and in the
ramihcattons that reach from the
field OF applied politics into all the
channels OF life, the day draws near
this year-for the aggregate will
and intelligence Of the people to say
what shall be in the future. What
ever we have had of unpleasant pub
lie intelligence is good for us. The
day of readjustment is at hand-this
year.
Problems grow slowly, as a rule
almost imperceptibly-and when we
realize they are on US, we are prone
TO shrink But men, when they have
work to do, problems to solve, do the
work, and the problems are solved.
For city and state, the brightness
OF the future is assured. AS to the
nation. the progressive record of
these United States means-if it
means anything-that the intelligence
of ths mass when it speaks on many
things this year will speak wisely as
well as effectively.
And so, whether we look TO the
future OF the city, the state or the
nation, The Journal can find no pic
ture except one of encouragement
no view except views well worth
looking forward to the realizing of.
AS TO the individual, whose life
ANONYMOUSLY enough-seems more
complex than the life OF a nation
The Journal can see In the future of
each principally what he or she
makes II
LET the dead past bury its dead"
excepting such of the past as is alive
with vivifying and helpful memories.
The future is yours, to'do with as YOU
viii, Do the best you can. make the
most of opportunity, make the most
OF the good and the Intelligence in
you, and you will find 1908 the best
OF all the years, after AL