The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-11-02
Progressives Announce
One New Industry
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from taxation for ten years any in
dustry employing ten or more en-
ployes was lost on a close standing
vote. Mr.. Walker expressed some dis
appointment that a motion, made by
him, that cities and towns Of 10000
population or more be allowed to
exempt new industries from taxation
for a period of ten years failed to
pass. There was no second to this
motion by Mr.. Walker.
The discussion showed 1t to be the
sense of the organization that the
better plan would be for the secretary
to secure information as to just how
other states provided for this ques-
ton Of exempting new industries, and
with that the matter rested.
The application Of NJ. e. Meyer
for membership in the league, which
had been favorably reported on by the
committee ON membership, was called
up, and he was unanimously elected.
The matter of the salary at present
being paid the collector for the league
was brought up, and on motion IL was
decided to leave this question to the
president and secretary for settle:
ment.
The secretary announced that sew
eral merbers had shown a DISPOSE
ton to resign, and On motion this
matter was referred to the commit
tee on membership. with the sugges-
ton that the committee see these
gentlemen and endeavor to have them
reconsider their determination.
To Advertise City.
George Shay, representing the Chi.
cago Record-Herald, appeared before
the meeting and spoke regarding an
arrangement by which Pensacola may
secure valuable advertising in the
Chicago periodical at approximately
half the regular rates. His plan ap-
pealed to the meeting and 1t was
voted to accept the proposition. begin
ming of publication to take place at
a later date when the ways and means
committee has proceeded further with
It's collections.
Mr.. Walker. who at the October
general meeting had announced that
he would at the next gathering intro
duce resolution committing the
Progressive League to the cause of
q public market house for Pensacola.
announced that he believed the time
was not just now ripe for the intro
ducton Of such resolution and that
he would allow 1t to go over.
Mr.. Morey suggested that it would
be a good idea for the secretary to
have printed an adequate number OF
small circulars, which would fit in an
envelope. telling of Penasacola's re.
sources and advantages. these to be
distributed among the. merchants OF
the city, with the request that they
place one in every piece OF cores
pondence leaving their places OF
business. Mr.. Morey was informed
by Secretary Jones that he had al
ready conceived such an idea and was
now engaged in preparing the mate
rial for these circulars.
The secretary made the following
announcements:
That he had contracted for 100
copies of the Pensacolian each issue !;
had replied to a request for an in.
dorsement by the Progressive League
of New Orleans as the logical point
for holding the Panama Exposition
with the information that such In.
dorsement had already been given;
that the cigar factories which had
been written to with an idea Of hav.
ing them locate here If conditions in
Tampa were not satisfactory had re-
piled, saying they intended to re
main in Tampa unless conditions
there become much worse than al
present: that the Crockett Advertis
ing Agency Of New Orleans was un
certain as to whether 1t would be
allowed to offer financial support, act
ing for tho l.. & ". railroad, on the
Progressive Leagues advertising
campaign; that the industries com
mittee had not reported on the feast
bility of accepting a proposition oil
the Motsingzer Rotary Engine Com
pany Of Greensburg, Pa, to bring its
plant here if $4,000 stock could be
secured in Pensacola; that he heartily
favored certain suggestions made by
Frank l.. Mayes as to sending out
news letters at stated intervals, adj
vertising Pensacola, to periodicals
throughout the country, and that the
work would be begun a little later.
A Cigar Factory.
Secretary Jones also announced q
series Of conferences which had taken
place between President Fisher and
himself, acting for the Progressive
League, and Domingo Vasquez, q ci