The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-01-08

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There is a certain satisfaction to be
gotten from this endorsement and
feel that have that satisfaction. l
promise to work in this new step TO
the best of my ability and l believe
Pensacola will have a fair that she
will profit by and all will be proud of.
OTHER OFFICERS.
Then followed the election of other
officers. These were as follows: Sec
rotary, Jas. d. watson, nominated py
]. E. Concannon; treasurer, w. A.
Blount, Jr., nominated by w. l..
Meyer; vice-president from Escambia>I
county, f. F. Bingham, nominated by
t. H. Lannon; vice-president from
Santa Rosa county, Chas. Simpson,
nominated by Henry Horsler; vice
president from Baldwin county, James
Carney, nominated by J. E. Concannon.
A board of nine directors from the city
and three from lie county of Escam-
bia were elected, with T. E. Welles as
chairman. These gentlemen were:
w. l.. Meyer, T. H. Lannon, J. A.
White. w. w. Watson, A. NJ. McMil-
Ian, T. E. Welles, n. J. Lillard, Gus
Eitzen and A. Greenhut, from the
city; and Mr.. Mcdonald, of Cottage
Hill, w. A. Ffnlay, Jr., of Pine Bar
rem, and F. C. Hecker of Century, from
the county.
MEETING DETAILED.
Representative merchants and bust |
ness men assembled at the Chamber
of Commerce rooms at 1880 O'Clock !
last night in response to the call |
which had been issued. The purpose |
of the meeting was announced as that |
nj bn off Of hn oil yT1-j-l
County Fair up and Of setting afoot I,
plans for the greater and the new fair, |
to be held in the latter part of the |
year in Pensacola. This fair will in
all probability be held at the other !
site, Magnolia Bluff, but that point so
far has been left undecided. Mr.. Still !
man presided, and B. H. Thomas was
the secretary of the meeting. Mr.
Thomas read a report covering the
last fair. This was good. Summarized
this report was as follows:
Cash in bank .S314.95
Notes uncollected. ....... $4,000
Accounts receivable. .......... 1898
Total $3.50. .$774.S8
Accounts payable. ............. 1921
Balance Observation-Disclosures. 1925. 81
The popularity of the TriLCounty
Fair was shown by the gate receipts.
These amounted to $2,654.70. The |
premiums paid amounted to $2,25S.25.
The salaries paid amounted to $471.05.
In connection with the report. Mr..
Simpson called attention to the fact
that the property of the association in
the way OF. buildings, stalls, lumber,
ETC., was an item that should not
escape attention in the makeup of the |
assets. Mr.. Stillman said that pos
s1bly a few things had been over
looked, as this was the first attempt
Of the gentlemen in such an undertake
ing, and motion by Mr.. Meyer car
rfed with it the adoption of the report
and tie fling of the same. Mr.. Dan.
non wanted to, know if the bank had
reported upon the colIectable value OF
the outstanding notes, and received
the reply that it was the opinion of
the bank that all the notes would be
paid. This, taken in connection with
the report, that there was also a |
nucleus in the bank, made all feel that
the attempt, even from a monetary
standpoint, had not been in vain.
STORRS SPEAKS.
Mr.. Storrs, the manager for the fair
association, spoke in retrospective
vein of the first attempt, saying that
taken altogether the fair was a good
one, but he urged that any and all
premiums which may have been I'M
paid be settled as soon as possible.
because exhibitors, whether they need
the money or not, would hardly take
the chance of exhibiting a second
time wehre this recognition was neg
lected, even If in a matter of omis-
sion. The tax of Mr.. StOrrs was fol-
lowed by a few words from Mr. Still
man, and then Mr.. Lannon offered a
motion to render a vote of thanks to
the old set of officers. This was
given, and that action practically
closed UP the business of the 1909 Tri-
County Fair
THE NEW VENTURE.
Then the matter of the new and
greater Pensacola Interstate Fair was
taken up and discussed. Opening the
discussion, it remained, for President
Stillman to inject even greater en-
thusiasm into the movement when he
said that the get-up of fair was a
labor of love, but he was glad to see
the people exert themselves in such
labor to build up their city and coun-
try. We people here live in the best
country in the United States. l my
self have lived in California, have
lived in the North, have lived in the
East and have lived in east Florida, |
but the country here is the best. The
gulf which nature has placed below us
is valuable, but the country which
lies back of us, an empire that only
awaits proper development, makes OF
this section the grandest in the Unit |
ed States. There is no other place 1
want to live in other than Pensacola" |
FROM Mr.. STORRS.
Mr.. St0rrs followed Mr.. StiIlman in |