The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-26

At both the directors and the mem
bership meetings of the Chamber of
Commerce Yesterday attention was
given the question Of inviting Presi-
dent-elect Taft to visit Pensacola, the
directors in the morning deciding TO
invite Mr.. Taft TO come here either on
his way to Cuba or on his way home,
and referring the matter TO the mem
bers' monthly meeting in the after
noon for any supplementary action
desired. The membership meeting
ratified the decision of the directors
and directed the appointment of spe-
cial committee of five to arrange all
details and to decide whether to eX-
tend the invitation by mail or by
delegation. New Orleans has adopted
the latter course. and as the local in
vitation is extended with view of
having Mr.. Taft accept it, it is not
improbable that a special delegation
will go TO Mr.. Taft TO present the in
vitatiOn.
News City Charter.
The matter of a new city charter
was also up. Mayor Goodman, as
chairman of the committee on munich.
pal affairs, reported that he and Hon
W. A. BlOGnt. chairman of the COM
mittee on legislation, had called joint
meeting for tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock in Mr.. Blounts office, to dis
cuss the ideas formulated by the chair
man preliminary to meetings OF The
committees. The report of the join:
committee will be made to the dITec,-
ors as soon as it is ready, and then
go to the membership. and it IS pur
posed also TO invite general pu5ii: cen
sideratiOn of whatever propoSdC char
ter is finally adopted by the Chan r
of Commerce as a suggestion to the
public at large and the legislature.
What has been done thus far by in
dividual members of the committees
in charge is only in the way Of SUg
gestion.
Rivers and Harbors Congress.
The situation regarding a delegation
to the National Rivers and HarbOrs
Congress did not prove Satisfac DRY
yesterday. OF those who will ~ Jb-
ably go to Washington nearly all are
occupants of federal ofhees, and Col
lector of Customs Stilla1an stated he
would not go to Washington unless
the size and personnel of the delega-
ton are such as to exempt Pensacola
of the suspicion of being represented
only by OficeholderS. 1t was neceS-
Sary for the port to show in Washing
ton as being represented tby men who
stood in the public eye for commerce,
not politics, and both as "A business
man and as an Officeholjer he would
revoke his promise to be a delegate I'M
less enough active business men to
overshadow himself and other office
holders would be in the party.
At the members meeting it was
urged that every man present do what
he could to induce representative bust
nd
establish the custom that New Or
leans. Mobile, Jacksonville and other
ports find advantageous in securing
appropriations. Any member of the
Chamber of Commerce who decides to
20 will be accredited as a represent
alive OF that body, if he notifies either
President Yonge or Secretary Water
man, and any resident OF Pensacola
will be accredited by Mayor Goodman.
Secret airy Ellison, of the National Riv-
ers and Harbors Congress writes that
the round trip fare from Pensacola IS
$500.
1t is also urged that any one going
to the Rivers and Harbors Congress
on Dec 9. 10 and II. reach Washing
ton in time to represent Pensacola and
the Chamber of Commerce on Dec.
and g.
Membership Renewed.
The Chamber of Commerce direct
ors voted to renew membership in the
Mississippi to the Atlantic Inland
Waterway Association and elected two
new members, Max J. Heinberg and
r. E. May. The directors yesterday
endorsed the efforts of Mr. Geo. w
SouIe, of Camp Walton, to have the
narrows improved. and authorized the
secretary TO take up the matter. in
cooperation with Mr.. Pryor, with all
the Florida delegation in congress
The board directed the secretary 10
co-onerate with North and South" in
of it's Pensacola. p. and
A. Division and Tobacco Culture eii-
tons