The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-28

railroad, there are two classes OF peo-
pie with whom We always cooperate,
and consider the most important in
the upbUilding Of a community, viz:
the commercial body and the real estate
agent. They are both developers and
builders. They are the leading factors
In securing the new people necessary
for the growth OF every community"
Real estate is the basis of all wealth;
whatever affects real estate has a cor
responding influence on the COM
munity If there il q Boom in values
lover stimulation) reaction must re-
suit. II there is Misrepresentation |
much injury occurs.
City Development.
Col. Goodyear of Brunswick, Ga, |
now of New York, says that the com
n1ercial body is more important to a
city than a city's government. am
sure he has this idea in Tnind-that
the city's government deals largely
with the present under the direction
Of the people, while the commercial
body deais not Only with the present,
but considers the future, and is the
prophet and architect OF the city's flu
ture.
In fifty years it is likely the United
States will have three hundred million
people, three times It's present popula-
ton. The resources of the country arc
only scratched.
This new development and the con-
sequent trade from expansion must
ind, to a large extent, new ports and
new highways. The trend of the rivers
to the gulf and the conencting of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans by the
Panama canal 10 the most superficial
observer proves that the future great
exporting points OF the United States
Will be on the gulf border.
That my belief In southern develop
| ment may not be considered too san
| RIline, I offer you brief quotations from
two authorities. First from a poll
| tician:
Southwark! Course of Empire. by
Champ Clark-Hitherto the most rapid
growth Of the country has been in the
north. 1t does not require the powers
of the greatest of the major prophets
to predict accurately that while all
portions of the country will continue
to grow for centuries. the greatest
growth In all desirable ways will be IN
| the south, for the all sufficient reason
that there is more room for growth
| No region ever was so lavishly dow
cred by nature. Her physical re-
| sources scarcely touched as yet are
practically inexhaustible. The most
sparsely populated portion OF our
country, it will one day be the most
thickly settled. The least wealthy
portion per capita, 1t bids fair ulti-
mately to he among the richest
Second from ffnancier:
South as a Field for Investment. by
Frank ]. Could would rather invest
in the southern part of our country
| than elsewhere, for, in my opinion,i
| that is the section that is to share
more than the north, east or west N
| the future enhancement of values Its
advantages are unique and unequallad
| The south is now but at the beginning
of its real upbuilding-a virgin coun-
| try-promising the largest profits to
careful investors. The south today is
the most American part of the country
| It's blood is less mixed with that of the
foreign element, and. therefore, it pre-
serves the best traits of the highest
typ, of American life. This is very
strong factor for the future and for
the south's safety"
To the Knocker
Have you any knockers? II 50, T.
say to the knocker:
DO you think it quite the proper
thing to secure your livelihood in Il
community and then knock it to botu
home folks and strangers? Suppose
you Knocked" your goods to a pros
| rective customer or deprecated your
own ability to the man from whom
you wished to secure employment? II
a stranger came in our midst with a
/ view Of locating here, and heard some
| of our people knocking our town.
| wouldn't it be a safe gamble that he'd
! think twice before investing his money
/ in a town whose own citizens knocked
/ it?
| To my mind there are three things
which Justify fighting:
1. Defense Of family and the help
less.
2. Self defense.
/ 3. Defense of home.
| II this is true, where are we to class
the man who not only fails in this, but
assaults his own town?
The Booster.
I'd rather be a booster than a knocker
I'd rather tinge with hope than doubt
the words have to say.
I'd rather miss my guess
On another mans success
| Than to view his bitter struggle and
prophesy his fall.
I'd rather say. He's coming"
Than He's going" When I'm sum
ming
Up the labors of my brothers would
rather boost them ALL
would rather speak the kind things
than the mean things any day.
I'd rather swing baton than a ham
mer, let me say.
I'd rather sing my rhyme
In a sort of two-step style
Than to let 1t drag in dirges in a
gloomy, heavy style
I'd rather say God bless YOU"
And with words OF cheer impress YOU
Than to preach about your follies all
the while.