The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-06-04
Meeting Held Yesterday and
Future Work Was Map
ped Out.
10 PER CENT MUST
BE PAID AT ONCE
Meeting IS to Be Held To-
morrow Night to Elect Di-
rectors - Charles Hervey
Returns to Mobile Much
Pleased With the Spirit
of Pensacola Citizens.

Pensacola has proceeded TO get
characteristicaIly busy on her half
million dollar hotel project, and The
committee work which has already
been accomplished. together with the
enthusiasm which has been evident
throughout the city during the past
ihlrty-SlN hours, has been satisfactory
indeed for those VINO are interested
in a Greater Pensacola" Successful
committee meetings took place vest er-
day, when matters were considered
rom the standpoint OF business men
who We're aware OF the fact thar one
OF the important epOChS III the his
tory o. the city had arrived, and that
time, Tor few lays at least is 10
90 the essence o. the contract
Charles B. HeTvey WaS the busiest
man about town until noon, when, by
dlnt OF real eNertiOn, and through an
effort which was really strenuous, ne
finally evaded his Pensacola admirers,
and succeeded in making the noon
train for Mobile
flervey is Congratulated.
The Mobile man, o. BienviIIe and
CawthOn fame, was kept busy yester-
day receiving the congratulations OF
those who had been Identified with
the effort, and by those who wished
10 learn more Of the details surround
ing the big hosiery. At the OsceOIa
Club. where he was entertained BY
some of the members, he was made
To talk upon the all-abSOrbin" question
again and again, and there was no
interested listener more eugrOsSed il
the proposition than was Charles B.
HerYey himself. He always proved
ready. in fact, 10 answer any question
,ral, frgb H., Ia
jeCt, and to answer il in detail. II
expect TO spend at least one half of
my time in Pensacola" he remarke
and when business interests neceSsi-
tate my absence, either one or both
o. my brothers viii be in the city tC
look after the hotel" The news that
Mr.. Hervey is to identity himself with
the city and its interests. aside from
the hotel proposition is a fact well
accepted by those who nave met him
and have become impressed with his
evident qualifications as a irst-class
business man, and a desirable citizen.
Getting Things in Shape.
The subscription committee, Of
which +. +. Bingham is chairman, and
which i composed of J. {. Watson
Henry Yonge, Malcolm Yonse. Henry
Hyer and the chairman, met in =
y
first work was accomplished toward
the establishment of a systematic
working basis. The situation as re-
CARDS finances, was carefully cO1sld-
cred from the standpoint Of meu
whose duty ii Will be 10 put the first
spoke in the wheel Of the success
which is already assured in the hotel
matter. The first thing TO be cOnsid-
cred was the arranging of the names
IL. i. -
erS II alpha betical form. in order that
the work might be commenced intel
Ngently. The list was accordingly di
vided among the cUmmitteeQen,
whose duty il Will be TO see that all
subscribers shall pay the required ten
per cent of subscriptions, before Fri
DAY night. in order that they may be-
qualified TO vote in the meeting OF
stockholders which is 10 occur in the
Brent builIing Oh that evening and At
which the election o. directors VIII
take place. Payments are coming in
rapidly. and those who talked Of the
matter TO n representative Of The
Journal last night saw no reason
why the matter should DOT be en-.
1irelv cleared mp before Friday. 4
most commemorate spirit Of prompt
ness. in fact. has been shown during
the short time which has elapsed since
the situation has arrived at lis pres
ent magnitude and there has been 2
general inclination evident among
the subscribers 10 facilitate matterl
in this direction. and in every way
possible.
To Prepare the Notes.
Another feature Of the work which
IS before the subscription committee
j. hat Of preparing six sets Of nOteA
which are 10 be used in the payment
Of the remaining ninety per cent de-
ferred payments. , per cent OF which
is 10 be taken up in one month. per
cent in two months, and ; per cent
in three. > per cent in six months.
p per cent in nine months, and y
per cent in twelve months With a
list embracing in the neigh borhoOd Of
go subscribers il viii he readily seen
that the task OF eystemativ'-- Is no
incOnsiderabie one. The offices or
The Southern States Lumber COMPANY,
in fact. which We're the scene OF yes
terday's activity along the hotel prop
osition. were filed throughout a ma
lor portion Of the day with men who
thought earnestly "a they worked. and
who accomplished more toward the de-
sired goal Of getting matters in good
working order than can al first he
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