The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-01-19
COMMITTEES
MAKE REPORTS
TO DIRECTORS
MANY THINGS ARE RECOMMEND
ED TO THE COMMERCIAL Asso
CATION AND INDICATIONS ARE
THAT MUCH WILL BE ACCOM-
PLlsHEp THIS YEAR.

The principal feature of the meeting
OF the board of directors of the PEN
sacola Commercial Association, held
yesterday afternoon at o'clock in
the rooms of the association, was the
receiving of reports of the standing
committees recently appointed.
Although the committees were only
appointed few days ago and none OF
them have as yet had time to do much
more than to organize. all of them
have laid plans for extensive work in
their respective departments and the
indications, Judging from the reports
made, are that great things are going
to be accomplished by the association
through these committees during the
present year.
Banking, Insurance., Real Estate and
Taxation committss.
This committee is composed of the
following: J. c. Watson, chairman;
Henry NJ. Yonge, Thos. w. Brent, S.
A. Leonard and Edmund Fox and the
committee has divided the duties as
and financial interests: S. A. Leonard,
insurance; Henry M. Yonge, real
estate.
lie CO1uu11CLG6 LCpQE1CQ lIi1b a tI.USS
company had been discussed and that
the committee had decided to act in
conjunction with the committee COM
posed of ". A. Blount and w. H.
Knowles appointed by the board OF
directors. and that this committee had
been asked to meet with the former
committee on Saturday, Jan. 10th.
Tourists, Travel and Accommodation.
This committee made a number of
recommendations. among them being
that all tourists be invited to visit the
Commercial Association rooms and
that advertising matter and literature
be kept in the offices where tourists
could have access to them, that cards,
circulars. pamphlets, ETC., advertising
the City as a winter and summer re-
sort be kept at all the hotels and pub
lie places in the city for distribution
and that the Commercial Association
provide q series of excursions, sight
seeing parties, etc, and that the same
be advertised through the press. The
committee also reported that some
other matters were being considered,
on which it was not yet ready to re-
port.
This COMMITTEES is composed of the
J. NJ. Burrow, A.. " Clubbs,I w. C.
Dewberry and L. G. Aymard, secre-
tary.
Wholesale and Retail Committee.
This committee. of which c. w. Par
ker is chairman and L. Z. Mobiles is
secretary, recommended that a mem
bership fee of $12 per year, payable
monthly in advance. be established.
It also recommended the card system
for the announcement Of new firms,
discontinuances. etc.
Finance and Membership.
The report of this committee, signed
by Alba H. Warren, chairman, recon-
mended that John G.. Oliver be en-
ployed as collector for the association
and that the contract with the secre-
tary be approved !.
Each member of the association is
urged by this committee to make an
effort to secure at least one new mem
Der before the first of February and
the committee recommends that
banquet be given on or about Febru-
airy 1st in celebration of securing 400
members.
City Development.
The committee on city development
of which Rev. John Brown is secre-
tary, recommends the organization of
a choral club as early as possible. 1t
also recommends that the association
take steps to secure the international
Commercial Institute.
Publicity and Promotion.
While no report was submitted by
this committee, John e. Stillman,
Chairman, said yesterday afternoon
that the committee had been organ
lied with H. A. Felkel as secretary
and that the committee viii recon
mend the publishing Of a pamphlet
exploiting Pensacola. Escambia county
and West Florida and will make a
number of other recommendations at
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