The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-11
THE CHAMBER
Of COMMERCE
GIVES BANQUET
Continued From First Paae)

| My first definite idea Of the purpoS
OF this function was gathered from th
columns of this mornings Journa
wherein l noted that it was intended
| primarily, for the double purpose of
| farewell to me as the retiring secr'
| tary of the Chamber of Commerct
| and as welcome to my most worth
| successor, Mr.. Waterman. / was de
| lighted at the idea; in reality, / fel
| fattered beyond any power OF expires
! sion when / read that, but readini
| the story further of what was prom
ised for tonight, | noticed that Nj
| Waterman and the committee of al
engagements had placed Mr. Water
| man on the program OF this evening
| speech-makers. / Immediately became
J embarrassed because OF an indefinite
! intangible fear that 1, too, might alst
J De called upon by the president
| through the connivance of Mr. Water
mans committee, for speech.
The question was a burning one
with me until I met you, Mr.. Presi
dent, this afternoon, when / was mott
fed that my position on the list on
speakers was the most embarrassing
of the evening, especially SO in this
assemblage of Pensacola's most gifted
and eloquent after-dinner orators.
Had l been given an earlier similar
opportunity to exploit my latent ora
torfcal ,proclivities, / might have de-
veloped sufficiently to be equal TO this
occasion, but this is the maiden at
tempt of the Chamber Of Commerce
of Pensacola in banQueting since its
reorganization five years ago. There
fore, since through an interview with
Mr.. Waterman this afternoon, / learn
ed that his speech contains all that
] would have said about PensacOla's
1onaze4%tac- hn dnfi Of tho O.
bers of the Chamber in the promo
ton of PensacOlais prosperity, I shall
not embarrasS him by going into de-
tails.
Il thank WI, Mr.. President, and you,
members of the Chamber of Com
merce,, for the honor conferred upon
me through this occasion, and II can
ever serve either the Chamber Of
Commerce as an organization, or any
of its officers or members, command
me-"
Mr.. Jones was roundly applauded
at the conclusion of his talk, and Mr..
new secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. with a. few fitting remarks
G. A. WATERMAN.
The strongest impression to be gain
ed from Mr.. Waterman in his short
address was his sincerity of purposej
and his strong conviction in the ulti-
mate development and success of the
city of Pensacola, and the high part
the Chamber of Commerce is destined
to play in the progress of the city.
He said, in part:
THE greatest success | have attain
ed in my life was in being elected Sec
rotary of the Chamber of Commerce oil
Pensacola, and believe that shallt
do the best work of my life in that
capacity. I do not fear work, and II
have long had sincere love for Pen-l
sacola and a deep interest in its wei
fare These conditions, together with
my feeling that the Chamber of Com
MERGE can and will accomplish much
for Pensacola, will aid me in doing
the work that is waiting for me in II
the new position.
But to-rfully accomplish this work, |
both the directors and secretary need
the support of each and every member |
of the Chamber of Commerce. And IL
believe that we will receive this ne
cessary support. There is one thing, !
however, that | wish TO touch upon
captious fault finding. Anyone can find |
fault; criticism is a high art. To criti-
else, the spirit of justice is necessary,
and a full knowledge OF the object
Of criticism. With spirit of justice
and complete knowledge of the OBJ |
Ject, criticism aScompliShes much
good. Fault-fnding does nothing tol
promote the cause of any purpose. II
shall therefore ask that there be no
fault-fnding of the board of directors, |
or Of the secretary of your organize
ton. Let there be criticism if you'll
will. but no faultfinding.
Pensacola is rich in natural re-
sources, hut natural resources are al
positive detriment to any CITY unless
they be worked. They won't do the
work for you. they must be developed |
and worked. and made 30 produce fo.
the SOod Of the community. New Or |
leans is not without fine natural re-
sources, yet it was only within thei
past few years that an organized
movement toward the development of
those resources was begun. The sue |
cess that has attended it, you all well
know, and Pensacola can, / believe, |
do far more than New Orleans, If the |
proper force be put behind the move
ment that is TO develop its natural con-
ditions.
Concerted action on the part of ALL
in Pensacola will bring to a conclu-
sion such a movement. l shall do my
best as secretary of the Chamber OF i
Commerce to forward the progress of
the city in that direction. want every
member TO assist me in the work, and Ii
l want, not only the support of each
and every member of the Chamber OIL
Commerce, but l want the support OIL
every business man in the city, |
whether he be a member Of our organ
izatlon or not"
The new secretary was heartily ap-
plauded at the conclusion Of his re- |
marks, and the applause tended toI
show that he had already won what he
asked-the support OF the Chamber
of Commerce in his new work.
COL. 7. v. kESSLER.
Mr.. Yonge then introduced Col. 4.
V. Kessler, the eldest living PRESIDENT
of the Chamber of Commerce, Col.
KessIer having served the organiza-
ton about twenty years ago in that
capacity.
Mr.. Kessler was very happy ia his
remarks. He impressed upon the
members the necessity of working to-
extraordinarily nothing could be-
done; collectively, much could be ac-
complished- Col Kessler also spoke
particularly of the great work the
young men could accomplish He point
ed out that it was for them to do the !