The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-27
PENSACOLA IN
THE REPORT OF
ELECTRIC co.
REPORT TO STONE & WEBSTER
OF BOSTON, CONTAINS GENER-
AL INFORMATION ABOUT PEN
SACOLA.

At the conclusion of a voluminous
statistical report on Pensacola, made
by the Pensacola Electric Company
to Stone & Webster, of Boston, appears
the following:
1.-The Pensacola Commercial Associa-
ton, which began its active existence
on February LIST, 1911, with 200 mem
bers has doubled itself numerically
since that time. March 2Sth, 1912, in
Dictated annual revenue of the associa-
ton as $4,000 and all of the old debts
paid, including those assumed when
the old organizations were superseded
by the new, with the exception of
about $500.
THE officers of the association are:
G. e. Dobson, president: c. w. Parker,
first vice president; All. Warren, sec
ond vice president; Leland ]. Hender-
sen, secretary treasurer and w. S.
Lsuncan, assistant secretary. The di-
rectors are: G. E. Dobson, A. H. War
rem, b. S. Williams, w. S. Ware, C.
". Parker, Sam Pasco, Jr.. Henry Jeu-
dcvine, Alex Friedman and ]. c. Wat
sen.
The record OF the associations ac-
cumplishments during the short time
since its inception is a very creditable
one. Much has been done in the way
OF advertising the city's advantages
and those of the surrounding agricul-
tural district throughout the north and
east. The members OF the various
CT mmittees have given a good deal of
time and effort to carrying on inves-
LEGATIONS of the community's needs
and undeveloped resources and the
compilation of valuable statistics.
I his is particularly so in the case Of
the committee having in charge the
exploitation of the agricultural posi-
hilities of the district. This committee
A. to- - lEN6V1
cal engineer of experience and repu-
tation who has investigated the soils
of the vicinity and is preparing a Sc
ries of charts and articles furnishing
information as to their character,
adaptability to various products and
fertilizer requirements. 1t is the pur-
pose OF the association to not only in
duce some of the 100000 farming pop
uIation which this county can support
to avail themselves of the advantages
it offers in the way of soil, climate
and market, but to assist the farmers
to make the most of these advantages.
Pensacola is the county seat of Es-
Gambia county, Florida, and is situated
on Pensacola Bay. It is unqueston-
ably the finest port in the south, and
that its advantages as such have not
been altogether overlooked in spite OF
its past limitations in the matter OF
!
foregoing figures on exports. Pensa-
/ feet of lumber annually, the Cotton
exports for 1911 were valued at above
SIS. O0O. 600 and the naval stores export
ed for the same year amounted TO con-
siderablv more than $4,000, 900. Many
steamships are now coming here for
bunker coal after taking cargoes at
other ports and the business IN TINS
line has doubled during the pastyear
This fact is one of tremendous I'M
portance when considered in cqnec-
| ton with the Panama canal, the new
railroads which are building intoFen-
sacola and our proximity to the great
| coal fields of Alabama and Tennessee.
1.-The center of population is narer
to Pensacola than to any otherfgulf
port. the distance being 754 files.
This means that the centers OF om-
merce, industry and capital, a of
which lie east of the. center of polla-
| ton. are nearer to Pensacola tina to
/ any other gulf port. The totalFis-
lance from the center of populatih 20