The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-20
GOOD BOOSTFOR
PENSACOLAASA
LUMBER CENTER
AMERICAN ZIMMERMAN, THE
LEADING LUMBER TRADE
JOURNAL OF THE COUNTRY,
SPEAKS HIGHLY OF THE PORT.

Under the caption of a "Lumberman
In the South" the American Lumber
man, the leading lumber trade journal
Of the country, recently contained the
following on Pensacola as a lumber
center, written by one of its staff men,
who paid visit to this city:
Among the oldest of American
cities, Pensacola, Fla, was the object
of many changes of political dominion
until finally it fell into the hands OF
the American republic. There are
numerous points of interest in the VI
cinity of the city, which, 1t is claimed,
has now a population of 10000. Only
seven miles from the mouth OF the pay
and four from the Gulf of Mexico as
the bird flies the harbor, with Pensa-
cola at It's head, would accommodate
the navies of all Christendom, is per-
fectly landiocked, and by some en-
thusiasts is said to rival the cele-
brated bay of Naples in natural
beauty. Until lately with but one rail-
road and all of the drawbacks that
that fact implies, there are now un-
der construction two new ones that
will afford the town outlets of ines
Unable value to the future of its com
merce.
THE principal exports are cotton,
lumber, sawn timber, naval stores, TO-
bacco and steel rails. The principal
Gus commercial chemicals and sisal
grass.
Representative lumber exporters
and manufacturers for export include
the Keyser- Muldon Lumber Company
and the Southport Lumber Company
of Southport, closely allied corporate
interests; formerly the Stearns Llim-
Der & Export Company. now the Bag
dad Lumber Company. Bagdad; South
ern States Lumber Company; Hugo
Forchheirner. New Orleans, and Frank
fort on the Main, Germany; Pensa-
cola Lumber Company, H. Bars &
Co., Rix Nj. Robinson; German Ameri-
can Lumber Company, Export Lum-
Der Company and others.
The Southern States Lumber Com
pany is an old and staunch institution
with a daily cutting capacity or some
thing more than 100000 feet, the larger
share of which goes abroad. 2. K
Yonge is president and manager, +. T,
Bingham assistant manager and Ed
ward Fox auditor. According to these
gentlemen as well as their fellow
operators South American trade is
good. interior trade "off'' and European
trade handicapped by excessive ocear
freight rates.
During the current year the Key.
r-Muldon Company has undergone
partial reorganization by the retire
ment OF MT. MulQOH anu Tie dSSSSoioi
to the offices of secretary, treasure
and general manager by Gus Eitzen,
gentleman well known in exporting
circles as formerly responsibility con
nected with the Pensacola Lumbe
Company A few years ago he wen
abroad to represent the Keyser- Mul
don Company, where he remained
year or more renewing old and making
new business acquaintances. On hi
return to this country last May he as
sumed his present post, which he
we'll qualified by nature, attainment
and experience to fill. The compan
handles, including purchased pro
ducts, about 200, 10000 feet year.
Among the distinguishing feature
of modern Pensacola is it's princel
hotel, the San Carlos. which, contrast
ed with it's predecessors, marks tn
uttermost extreme of unmitigated bad
ness on the one hand and practics
perfection on the other. Public i'm
provements are on an enterprisln
scale and include generous stretches G
creosoted wood block street pave
ment. This pavement is fulfilling tn
highest expectations of its advocate
and will. it is announced, be extende
Indefinitely.