The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-28
vox PoPULI.
COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION HAS
A FINE FIELD FOR WORK
editor Pensacola journal.

Editor Pensacola Journal.
/ read with interest every article in
your valued paper that tends to solve
the problem of building a greater Pen
sacola and developing EScambia eoui-
ty.
With the wonderful natural advan-
tages of Pensacola and the possible
opportunities that could be given va
rtouS Industries | am sure that the
Pensacola Commercial Association (of
which / am proud to say chat I am
menber), under the able management
Of its esteemed secretary, Leland j.
Henderson, will do more toward build
ing this great city than all other ef-
forts that have been made.
The article in Tuesday mornings
paper, The Escambia Florida Growers
Association" by ]. w. Crary, has met
my approval most heartily. The COM
bining Of the products of the farmer is
certainly the only means of attracting
the market and securing the best
prices. Combined efforts do not only
make power but stirs up more interest
and makes member more energetic.
He is sure to make up his mind TO
grow more stuff and better stun every
year. l say there is no better time
than right now to get together on u
proposition of this kind. While we are
sure that should we have organized
earlier there could have been greater
results obtained this season, but new
ertheless we must have a beginning
and let it be now.
AT the present there is not a great
deal of farming done in and around
this place, not because the soil is not
suitable, but because the land has been
tied up by timber and saw mill leases.
We are glad to state that this land is
being released and there is something
like twelve thousand acres now being
placed on the market for colonization.
Owing to these facts, the soil fer
tility and the many other peculiar ad-
vaTtages OF MeDacid and vicinity, we
expect to soon be placed on the map
as the agricultural center of Escambia
county.
beg to state right here that I am
bedding sixteen pounds OF onion seed
known as American prize takers bought
from Hastings. From these seed ex
pect to get 100000 plants. I am pre-
pairing five acres on which / will place
some 294, 900 of these onion plants and
hope to find sale for the balance of
the plants where the grower may have
an opportunity to combine with my
crop at market time. Though we do
not expect to raise much else Of in
terest here this season we would like
to get in line for another year.
From observation ana a STUDY or the
soil survey of the county we find the
most fertile and well adapted soil for
truck growing in the central and
northern portion of the county. This
being true and it being fact that Es-
Gambia county does not supply near
all Of the produce consumed in Pensa-
cola, why not then make some effort
to get the north end in closer touch
with Pensacola by better transporta-
| ton facilities for both the produce
and the travelling public.
This can be brought about most sat
isfactorily by electric car line service
through the county. This we had pre-
scented some eight or ten years past
when a street car company made ap-
| piication for a charter on the Pensa-
cola to F1omaton highway and was re-
fused because of the highway being
| too narrow at that time. Since then
| there has been wonderful improve
ments made on the road and even yet
| if the highway is not wide enough 20
accommodate the electric railway why
not get together with them on a propo-
sifion and let them have charter It
seems to me that his proposed car line
would mean more toward the develop
| ment OF the country and the enlarging
Of Pensacola than a dozen other large
enterprises.
This electric car line service would
| be the only means of giving Ae bust
ness men ts Pensacola an OPPORTUNITY
to have country homes and small farhzs