The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-03
JOLLIFICATION
MEETING OF TAGGED
Strong Addresses Fea
ture Session - Ninstrcls
Cleared S451.5O for Carni-
v1l-Members Meet Again
Tuesday NeNt-Mr. Porch
Comes on 20th.

IL vas q bisssinE tor Pensacola
when ths navy yard was alosef
Get the Unitcd States goyerumsnt
10 givs the right under proper rcstrie-
tons 20 q private concern and secure
% Pensacola q 0rat-tlasa ahlphulidins
plant where the navy yard ROW g."
The road from the city limits 20
the his Bayou bridge 10 bad and the
Koverument road from the nlE Bayou
bridge % The national cemetery IL 10
but falriy Eood condition. Tou should
have an attractive boulevard from the
citr 20 the Bin Eaygu hricEc. frcm
tnerw 90 thw cersstngE. .fruwa thrrs %
rcrf narrancas and bae3 "a m city
IL e psrfectly asfountinE 20 hnd
thar you have male such progress
within ava ycars. bat While you have
wottsn good streets. sod u-hoois and
Eoce water system and are - -
epnErafulated ur.n them yon are
sWay behind Hnost ciuss ga the matter
81 uasintsnance. GO ave blocks on
either side % palafoK street and you
win Hnd ffrtv streets. vith men lean
inE awsinSi ths bulldings upon one
eide ara standing upon the curb On
ths other sa~h trying - So n ~ can
ontspii TIE othsr towara ths middle ~
ths street while throwing psanut sfeIis
81 arouna. That gives q bad improa-
sion"
Thee ara q fsw - the statements
included in an addrezs made lasf night
~ Captain D. W. Etcpford ~ the
coast artillery anh uancnsd - Fort
Haunncas % msmherH % ths Psnsa-
cola Commercial Association gathered
in the san Carlos auditorium.
The meeting wnH the tolliHcation
session planned 81 ths end o. the re-
cent campaiEn Tor members 20 the
association and phich Increased o.
from a body ~ gsT % une % Ths
MANY OTHER SPEAKERS.
Besides Captain stopford who was
the leading spohksr of the evening.
brief addresses w~rs made ~ Presi-
dent 9. 2. pobson. who presided. WI
liam "a Herrifsr. ths Rev Eugsns n.
Pen6leton. Colonel Frank n. Mayes.
Geo. A. Hcrysv manager % tae san
Carlos. J. "a. sharriu r. NJ Wells.
Who Eaa captain % ths -nYinr squad :
ron" o. the oampaisn. and othsrs.
There vas general disappointment
ewpre.sed When it was learned that
James NJ. Porca. the waterfront hoostf ?
~ Nev orleans. could not be present
Hs sent his reE-ets accompanied hy an
explanation that he had 80 attend =
rivers md harhora couventinn and
could not cone Regret of the asan-
cation vas tempsrad win rsnaf. how
EVER. when t Vas announced thar Mr
Porch vim cone here % December 20
ard give the address ~ pss schrdllad
% make iast al xht upon tn subject %
municipal control e docks
Both dockS and ths proposed belt
the ranrumd we're frequently referred
20 b. the spsake- and they we're tks
subject - more ~ iess lengthy Dis
course hv Captain St0uf~rd Coionei
Magss and President Dohaon
PENBAcoLA's CHANCE
Captain stopford gave q rather see
erai talk which brought out numerous
points that have received little o. no
consideration and yet which ere con
sidered douhlv valuable. sfnra they
show tAe ideas uhich have come into
the mind % ono not only Interested IN
Pensacola hut one. also. whom hns
been stationed a. nearly every port
upon the west cast and az many upon
tha casf
Ths npsakar said thai Pnusacola
could never depend upon agriculture
for tta prestige bus upon itH maritims
aefivifies. backed ay ne best harbor--
and one hayinK sln are 3 half nliles %
watertront-south % Norfolk. NirEinia-
The city should secure TIE water
front - that the dork frcntaEs and
The depth aiuxe could ae malntained
he further stated
spealinR uf ne navy yard. be aa4d
~ considered "a q Blessing thai thc
navy yard Rad been closed hecauHs.
under the present policy - ne ggvern-
uaeut. a Eood private concVrus in the
ahiT.bui,dinr ar repair business. Wocld