The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-07
MR.HENDERSON
TELLS BROKER
HISARGUMENTS
coEREsPONpEHT WANTED TO
KNOW MS IDEAS ON Trade EN-
pANslcN-AMERlcANs SHOULD
FINANCE AMERICA

The fou8uiuR o. copy 20 e letter
received tv the Commercial Aaaocia-
zion. aud The reply thereto
The Pensacola Commercial Aasocia-
ton. Pensacola FLORIDA.
0entiaraen Il have been very much
fnferariad In your little pamphlet
srhr Gulf Ports ard Panama." which
I came across recently. 70 nos write
you td get some more data on fensa-
cola ard lta future when the Panama
canal be- opened : am doing = hrok
craze business here On a small was,
handling cotton min stocks mostly, but
have been thInkina of seeing what may
BE- done in handling consignmsnta -
manufactured cotton goods 90 ne va
rious Routh American countries. n that
trade eventually DEVELOPS. 81 q result
81 ne canal
Wow. the port or ports thar VII have
fhe steamship lines 20 South Americe
wln rst the buik ~ The benefit from
The canal was ln Europe an lest
summer. ard know that the Euro-
reon nhlp wards have never beer BUST
~ than thez are right now. - u looks
e. me that We ell ship mostly Co for
aINn bottoms FOR some years 20 come
or untu we can build and run ships
g. rbespiy a. tho diHerent nations q
Europe can.
an toid 81 q friend. who is hsasl-
Of Interested IN the international Mer-
camille Marine Company. that this VIII
~ ere eject at arst Ny pian ~ oren-
ina en- once fer shipping cotton goods
10 south America is ouig tentative and
80 ray Re that We in me United states
VIII newer 30 able 90 aeii this class ~
goods there in competition with Eu-
rouaah uHfianH AZ fhey are produced
much cheaper shrcad
Fhey rav that wilmington. 81 c.
rharirsion g. g.. and savannah. Ca.
wlH be Rreafer ports when Panama is
0pened than ans ~ the guif ports VIII
gou write me and tell me 3uEt how
and whr tha rulf ports WIN get the
cream ~ me business that the Pana
ina canal wu open WE 7 personally
believe that TIRE great ports Ike New
York Boston. and Philadelphia. thnt
vi ship manufacturer goods. win be
benefited mostly. but think that next
fa them. the gulf Ports wIu come On
fef the remaining business. win 30
Eiad ta have you advise rae Just why
sou believe that Pensacola Win bene.
Hi Errafiy hv thr canal know sou
haFa nns hnrsor tut cannot Mobile
Ie made deep water port. also. hy
dredring. and O. noe New Orleans. ON
rrgrunt n ita Fire. and splendid rail-
f.ad facilities to- De- reckoned with
afanr
underHfand new raliroad-thi
Nuif Florida A Alabama 81 tuudlnr
into PensacuIa nov. About when VIII
tHis new railroad pc finished As !
faid hefors my plan ~ opening an
r9lre anywhere Ter enc shippinE q
cotton goods to South America il
merely tentative. and may never ever
Nr cone. aH the European manufactur.
rfH have az present Eot the market
10 over South America cached and
think NJ wW take iota ~ hard work
fo effect en- entrance there. atfl.
Nope to Zee thlH trade eventually tried
nat u South America. and. n lt is.
propose oreuiuK an once in the city IN
ODE south whether Wilmington. IS. &.
Charleston. 81 g.. Savannah. Ca Pen.
sacoia. Mobile View ORLEANS. or Gal
weston thhf win caar fhe best steam.
.Hir facilities t1 the west coast 81
south America
wIsh vou would write me e. ven,
,Htrr convenience. just WIN the n1lH
ports uin DO more benefited by a..
evening ~ fhIs Panama canal than al,
south Atlantic porte
frusf YOU win not think me- on
t.aus f z were to rereaf that my 90
HrrEat.ous in Europe and from 3 frlaul
who was once with Va r. Grace a Co
Sew lork CITY, and from q man prom
lHnnt ln International Mercantile Ma
rino Company are "a the effect thai ~
nations owning ths ships che larn
northern ports shipping nanufa cturel
EandF and the wuif ports win bensn
.n tha above order from tha canal
FruHtinE Z may set your views an
IDEAS on this very interesting question
am .......
STR HeudrrF0n's reply
have yoara % November ssh an.
Hw much Interested therein. tak
Measure in sending sou what utarnfur
ve have
quite agree wfth you THAI ss MI
doubtless shir u fareiEu bottoms -
some yrara 20 come. and a. lanr a
we io so. we wni BE- handicapped r
uar trade with Central end sout
america
We are enfeaycring e. overcofns thn
r0Heifiou locally. 90 aunr extent. an
in order NOT 90 make this letter 40
Ions 7 SEMI Nau a cory ef tha pcrsa
cole Journal ~ this date. coutaIuln
statement relative 90 the asa ~ IN
CORNER Pensacola Navy Yard CO.. =
far shipbuildiuE purposes. I'm addiuo