The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-25

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measure by the Georgia-F7orfda Saw
Mill Association which met in Jack
sonville the latter part of last week.
The interests object strongly to the
tax Of ten cents a barrel on naval
stores and three cents a barrel on
rosin and three cents for each one
thousand feet on the lumber produced
in Florida Senator Williams is not
alarmed over the oposition, however.
He says that the opposition is merely
to the revenue section of the bill.
$50 far as I know there is no opposi-
ton to any other feature Of the bill"
he said today. The naval stores men
will certainly be able to see the advan-
tage to them II this bill becomes OPP
erative as a law. One Of the main
provisions is against the occurrence Of
forest fires. Every year the turpentine
men have to dig around each tree that
they have boxed In order to safeguard
that tree against wild fire. II the bill
is enacted they viii be saved this ex-
pense which will amount to as much
or more than the revenue that they
would pay under its provisions. But I
section; what I want is to see the bill
enacted for the greater good, for the
public welfare; If there is any better
way to do 1T than the bill provides I
am willing to help it along-what ]
want is the law for the conservation
of the forests"
PRESS ASSOCIATION GATHERS.
Members of the Florida Press Asso-
citation, which is holding its annual
convention here, began to reach ITALIA
hassee Sunday night. Among the first
to arrive were Col. Frank Harris of
the Ocala Banner, Col. Frank Mayes of
The Pensacola Journal, and Editor
Evans Of the Clearwater News. Willis
B. Powell, formerly editor Of the st.
Petersburg Independent but now sec
rotary Of the Tampa Board of Trade,
was early on the ground with great
boxes Of Tampa cigars to hand out to
members Of the fraternity, along with
this invitation for the next meeting of
the association to be held in Tampa:
Gentlemen OF the Florida Press AS
sociation will smoke up with the COM
pliments of the Clear Havana Manu-
| facturers Association Of Tampa, Fla,
who join with the Board of Trade of
Tampa in inviting you to hold your
1912 convention at Tampa" The cigar
| industry in Tampa is one of notable
volume and great commercial value to
| that city; there are nearly 800 fac
tories, employing from $4,000 to 1900
people, wages $500, a week, making
an average Of a million and a quarter
cigars a day, the average selling price
Of which is $50 a thousand; the indus
| try places Tampa as the tenth city in
| order of revenue producers for the gov
| eminent in the United States, and II is
stated that i've thousand additional
expert cigar makers are needed In
| Tampa now.
The first session Of the press asso-
citation was to be held Monday night
at the college auditorium. An invita-
ton from the association was read II
the house this morning and in the sen.
ate in the afternoon inviting the mem.
bers to attend the session and the re.
ception which followed. The invitation
was accepted and on the motion o.
| Representative Gray the hall of repre-.
sentatives was rendered the associa,
ton for it's session tomorrow after.
noon. Among other matters that ar
likely to be brought before the legisla
ture by the association will be al
amendment OF the present libel laws
which some Of the publishers think CD
crate to the disadvantage Of the pub
Usher. A bill has already been pro
posed in the senate by Mr.. Stokes
which makes a retraction within
limited time by the publisher Of an al
legged libelous article as a mitigation Q
damages in any action that might b
brought by the injured party.
PERKINS WILL AMEND BILL.
In his antitrust bill, which has bee
favorably reported, Senator Perkfn
has section which places news gath
ering associations in the list of mo
nopoltes that come under the pena
restrictions of the measure The bf
/. is copy Of the Texas law, and whe
his attention was called to this par
ticular section Senator Perkins sal
at once he would amend the bill b
striking 1t out.
TO AMEND SCHOOL LAWS.
Pressure is being brought on tn
members to enact the changes recon
, mended in the school laws by a com
mittee recently appointed by Governo
Gilchrist to codify the laws and rec
? ommend changes. An example Of tn
: interest taken was exhibited in tn
! house today by a set of resolution