The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-02-15
Large Number of Members
Attended and Much In
terest Displayed.
4. N. AVERY, JR, eUCCEEDs p. x.
YoNeE ON DsREcroRArE-A
MOVEMENT Re STARTED FOR A
PUBLIC MARKET, AND sEcRE-
TARY INSTRUCTED TO GET IN
FORMATION ON PROPOSED
FREtohT RATE ADVANCE.

Tho first meeting Of She membership
Of the Pensacola Commercial Associa-
t1on was a rafting good one. In spite
Of a big reception at the Country Club
and a strong attraction at the theater,
there were thirty three members pres
ent and no one showed any inclination
to hurry away.
Several very Important matters weea
acted on, and q dozen Of the members
fingered after tho meeting discussing
details Of questions acted On BY the
meeting.
A. NJ Avery, Jr.. was elected di-
rector vice p. K Yonse. declined cleo
ton.
Following up a suggestion by VIM.
Fisher. strongly endorsed by the secre-
tary as representing farming senti-
ment expressed by many to him. 1t
was ordered, on motion Of Ed For
cheimer. that the board Of directors
cali, for some suitable date, a conven-
tior Of Escambia county farmers and
local business men to discuss ways and
means Of SO marketing Escambia farm
products as to enable the farmers to
get better prices and at the same time
to enable the consumer. If possible to
out that farm products In this county
bring less to the farmer than In many
other sections, while they cost more In
the kitchen OF the average city resi-
dent. The cooperative marketing Of
the west was cited as furnishing q
clue to the remedy for the local situa-
tion.
I ADVOCATE PUBLIC MARKET.
DR.. Kennedy, John e. stillman. w.
Chipley Jones and Roy Packard adve-
Gated a pubic market and on motion
OF Mr.. Packard II was declared that
the association should exert itself
strongly to establish an adequate pub
lie market In FeaSacola- to facilitate
truckers to dispose of their products
| without the expensive Snd tedious
peddling about the streets.
DR.. r. McQuaJrie, county agent of
the farmers cooperative demonstra-
tion work, told Of the advantages
gained by farmers through the class
sent to Gainesville last winter by the
business men Of Pensacola, and told OF
the work now being done in this coun-
ty in an educational way by the gov
ernment, with the Commercial Asso-
citation furnishing the selected seed.
Ee advocated the creation Of a boys
corn club in this county. First q mo-
tion was adopted directing the board
of directors to offer a suitable prize for
the boy growing the best acre of corn
in Escambia county, and on motion OF
Rev. John H. Brown the board was d.
rected not only to offer a county prize,
but to offer bonus If the winner of
the county prize also won the state
VII ;o t1.A <l,,
throughout the state.
On motion of w. G. Jones, the secre-
tary was directed to gather all possible
data as to the proposed increase Of
freight rates from Memphis and other
points to Pensacola, and to lay II be-
fore the board of directors for. action.
In action or q letter from the South
ern Commercial Congress announcing
a one-fare round trip rate for the con-
gress in Atlanta next month, several
members spoke strongly in favor Of the
congress and it's work and invited all
business men desiring to go to com
municate with Secretary Waterman.
Sleeping cars can be chartered and
used for quarters at less than proba-
BILE hotel rates.
A ". Ciubbs threw out the susges-
ton that the city fill in available water
frontage adjacent to and near railroad
facilities and lease it to factories.
Cad Jones and others discussed tho
factory question as affected by distrf-
button ia cilities.
John E. Stillman expressed pleasure
and pride in the character and size OF
the meeting. but said 1t was not big
enough. and pledged himself to have
at the next meeting at least five mem
bers who were not present last night.
He was heartily applauded.
The president reported that he was
in active communication with Senator
Fletcher on navy yard matters, and
that the senator had promised to do
everything he possibly could, not only
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