The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-10-01
Viii West Florida
Be Considered?

In the last number of The Industrial
Record, OF Jacksonville. two articles
tel Of arrangements being made by
the railroads to bring people to Flor
ida. The subject Is one OF consum-
ing interest to citizens of Escambia
county no less than to those of other
sections OF the state. An extract from
the first Of the articles which We re-
ferred to reads:
From present indications this winter
will break the record for the number
Of new settlers coming to Florida
Four parties OF several hundred peo-
pie have arrived in Jacksonville re-
Gently from the west; one large party
from California were on their way to
Crawford, the new town at the juno
ton of the Georgia Southern and
Florida and Seaboard Air Line Rail-
ways about twenty miles northwest Of
Jacksonville, Two were from Indiana
and Washington and were going to
!. the St Cloud colony, on the Atlantic
st Line near Kissimmee in the
thern portion Of the state, and adj
Int to the Everglades.
Ind the peculiarly interesting por-
IN of the second article has this to
v:
With a view to turning TO Florida
Dme of the immense tide of winter
ravel which annually makes Cali
8oFnla a mecca. the Louisville and
Nashville Railway Company has had
Ia representative here for several days
gathering information and data of all
kinds for advertising the advantages
OF Florida as a winter resort. The
Louisville and Nashville, in connec-
ton with other roads, operates the
South Atlantic Limited to Jackson
Vile, which train was put on last
winter for the first time. II is the
aim OF the company to make this a
very popular train and to this end
special attention will be given to pro-
noting the advantages Florida en-
Joys, and thus attract more and more
visitors to this favored state.
or course The Journal Is glad to
hear from any source that the Louis
Vile and Nashville railway company
proposes to advertise the advantages
of Florida and attempt TO bring visit
ors to the state. It's representative at
Jacksonville will unquestionably be
furnished with useful data by the
other roads entering that city as well
as by the board of trade The part 1t
plays in the operation of the South
Atlantic Limited is OF especial interest
to east and south Florida and there
will be no hesitation in providing all
the information sought.
But what is OF more interest TO The
Journal and the people OF Pensacola
Is what steps the road viii take to
advertise this section of the state, and
what special inducements it will offer
TO visitors and settlers, We would all
like to know whether this, the prinei-
pal gun terminus OF the l. 4 N, is to
he advertised as such in the COM
pany's schedules or whether it is still
70 figure as a way station between
Flomaton and River Junction,
The Industrial Record declares that
the representative of the road seeks
'fnfoFmatien and data OF all kinds for
the advertising of Florida as winter
This may include-it GER
tsinly should include-West Florida.
I At rs live Ia hope. Indeed, let US be
optimistic and go even further than
that LIST us Sondiy imagine that the
road viii advertise the fertile fields OF
this section in a way to attract home
seekers and likewise give publicity to
Pensacola as q place or residence and