The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-27
WHAT IT MEANS.

WHAT IT MEANS.
1t means that Quarles and Babb will
be speakers next Friday night at as
big a mass meeting as individual and
concerted effort can create with the
sole object in view of operating here
la monster movement for Pensacola
progress, in which the biggest man
will find room for his bigness and the
smallest an opportunity for the exer
else of patriotism.
Every man in Pensacola agrees on
this-the one thing on which every
one agrees-that every man should do
his best all the time for the general
welfare and the general progress. The
hope of those who have suggested the
meeting is that out Of the meeting
will grow the instrument of concert
ed. harmonious public spirit, properly
backed by each man according to his
heart and his means, SO that Pensa-
cola may take her place in the pro-
cession Of southern cities.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
In his splendid address Friday
night at the Chamber of Commerce
rally, Mr.. Quarles drove home the
truth that for any cit yof less than So
900 population to have more than one
commercial organization was a waste
of funds and a division of energies
that could be satisfactorily expended
only when concentrated in one instru-
ment, so that every blow struck for
cumulated weight and the combined
influence Of every man and every DIT
of patriotism in the community.
The idea, of course, Is not a new
one. But expressed as it was by Mr..
Quarles to the relatively few who
heard him, it came with force that
made 1t seem new, and in every mind
that heard him Friday night there was
the question yesterday: just how shall
We apply his advice?
| TWO SUGGESTIONS.
| One man said: IF we can build
|up an organization in which every
man will do his conscientious best
will give $40 month and bind myself
to keep it up for at least two years."
Said another: Lets get every bust
ness man in Pensacola to come to a
mass meeting next Friday night, and
have Quarles speak again. If enough
Of us hear him all at once, the rest
will be easy
1t was learned within a few minutes
THAT Mr.. Quarles, who leaves here for
Montgomery tomorrow night, would
return to address such a meeting next
FRIDAY night. Such work is one of
the pleasantest and dearest parts of
my duty" was his reply to the request
that he so arrange his movements
Within a few minutes, President
Thornton and President Fisher, of the
two general commercial bodies, hal
been consulted. Both gladly joined in
calling such a meeting, and suggested!
that the mayor be asked to join with
them in calling such a meeting.
Mayor Reilly entered enthusiastically
into the plan.
| A MAKER OF PROSPERITY.
Meanwhile, it had been decided,
partly on Mr.. Quarles's advice, that
no man could be found better able
than Secretary Babb Of the Birming
ham Chamber Of Commerce to give
the business men of Pensacola jus.
the practical, heart.to-heart advice
needed to bring together all those
who, whatever their personal differ.
ences, earnestly and honestly desire
the progress and welfare of their
home city. Mr.. Babb has built up at
birmingham one of the most powerful
instruments of southern development
in the Chamber of Commerce of that
city. A letter was also forwarded to
NJ. B. Trezevant, president of the
Southern Commercial Secretaries AS.
lsociation, inviting him to come here
for the meeting and to give to the
local movement the benefit Of the
knowledge he has acquired as man.
ager OF the largest and most inf1uen
tial commercial bodies of the south
the New Orleans Progressive Union.
QUICK WORK.
In just an hour from the making oil
the suggestion that a mass meeting
, be called, Mr. Babb was telegraphed
TO. His acceptance was received a.
s o'clock
WHO is INVITED
That's easy. Every man who thinks
that he and everybody else ought te
do his best and then every mani
such there be-who is Indifferent
As Mr.. Quarles said: Concentrate
the earnest desire Of every loyal citi
zen on given subject and express
that desire through live, strong or
ganization which speaks for them and
!, acts for them, and the desired objec
Will be attained. Nothing can with
tstand the genuine desire of a com
immunity so expressed"
No man is so important that b:
D does not owe responsibility to thu
rest OF the community. and no man i
h so humble that he can not help tn,
community by assuming his share
r However small. is bettering com
munity conditions. And no commun