The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-09-29

The business mems luncheon under
the auspices Of the Commercial Ar
ISOLATION at the San Carlos yesterday
was one OF the best in the history
OF the association. These semi-occa-
sional affairs are becoming more pop
ular with the business men and on
the occasion yesterday the CONNER
cial Association had for it's guests
Colonel ID. G. Collier OF San DiegO.
director general of the celebration 10
be held there in 1915, and q. Gros-
venor DAVE, OF Washington, y. c..
secretary of the Southern Commercial
Congress.
These men had a message 20 deliver
and their talks were well received
and possibly no place In the entire
south have the gentlemen spent a
day among a people who were nearer
in accord with them than are the
Pensacola business men.
Colonel Golfers speech was one
that exactly fitted the situation in
Pensacola, although Il 10 quite prob
able that he did not know that He
prefaced his remarks by saying that
his mission TO the south might be con-
sidered and was from a selfish stand
point but he explained that he might
be Joined by the southern people 10
make Il one OF benefit to them from
a selfish standpoint.
II is to make the San Diego expo
sition, which is TO be held in 1915.
a success that Colonel Collier is maxi
! ing this trip through the south. This
exposition viii be to celebrate the
completion Of the Panama Canal and
he explained how that city, handicap
ped by being away from the regular
route OF tourist travel but situated
upon a harbor second In the United
States only to Pensacola, had made
\
cause the people were possessed with
determination TO succeed and now
they propose holding an exposition
which Will be a revelation and a
source of pleasure to everyone who
attend Il.
The heavy tourist travel to the Pa
cific coast, Colonel Golfers explained,
has made OF a barren waste which
had only the climate to commend IL.
a veritsble garden OF roses and cities
OF several hundred thousand popula-
ton have sprung UP as II by magic.
This travel goes through Chicago ana
the northern centers and the colonel
explained that before the tourists
reached the southern part OF Cali
fornia the bulk of their bank rolls
were gone. Honest confession, he said,
but it was the truth nevertheless.
DIVERT THE TRAVEL.
What we are after" continued COL
onel Collier, is to divert this travel
through the south. There Is no plaus-
ible excuse for the tourist going by
the northern route and being COM
PEELED to travel through the snow and
ice four days when a few hours' ride
will bring them TO the southland and
the four days travel may be made
through sunshine and fiowery fields.
Let them come by the southern
route and we VIII get the first chance
at them. You see this is where we
viii be mutually benefited. Hundreds
of thousands travel to the Pacific
coast from the eastern states and with
the help of the railroads and the COM
mercial bodies Of the south this travel
will go by the southern routes"
He states he expects the Au-South
Conference at Memphis TO be a huge
success, and that the railroads OF the
south are taking an active interest in
the matter of diverting travel south.
and noted that two new trains for the
Pacific coast will soon be inauEu-
rated from New Orleans and also two
new trains from Memphis. He pointed
out that everywhere he and Mr.. Dave
have visited in the south great inter-
est has been taken in the proposition
to divert travel southwark. At the big
meetings in Arkansas, Mississippi and
Alabama. Governors Donaghey, Noel
and O'Neal respectively, presided.
Mr. Collier predicted that the traffio
south, to and from the Pacific coast,
will soon be so large that it viii pu1-
zle the southern cities to take care
OF It.
Mr.. DAVE SPEAKS.
There are two points," said Mr.,
DAVE, that Col Collier Overlooked,
At present there are about ,e00
people who visit Southern California
each year. About only ons-twentfSSh
of this number go through the south.
Such conditions must not coufinpA,
When we take into consideration ttsaA
I'm 1915 travel win be greater Shan
ever in the history Of this counfvy,
II is easy to realize this nnovement IA
the interest Of the south. rhe south
must get It's share"
Continuing. Mr.. DAVE e1pinancd the