The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-05-16
AN IMPORTANT
MEETING To Be
HELD TONIGHT
EVERYBODY INVITED TO ATTEND
SESSION OF COMMERCIAL Asso-
CATION WHICH is TO BE HELD
IN THE AUDITORIUM OF THE
SAN CARLOS HOTEL.

Ihose interested In the future of
TeIIsacola are urged to attend the
meeting of the Pensacola Commercial
ASSOCIATION which is to be held in the
auditorium Of the San Carlos hotel
tonight at o'clock. and a strong ap-
peal is made by the association in an
article which appears below, in which
some OF the things which are being
cone in other cities in the way of
preparing for the opening of the Pana-
ma canal are shown.
It is the opinion of those interested
n the Commercial Association that
the Panama canal will mean more to
this city than anything which has
transpired during the past century, or
In fact, anything which has ever tran
sp1red, and they call upon every citi-
zen to attend the meeting tonight
| and enter into the campaign to get
work and make preparation for the i'm
portant event, so that Pensacola may
be In position to come into her own at
the proper time.
The following statement was issued
yesterday by the Pensacola CONNER
cial Association:
What Are You Going to Do About IT?
Even Kingston, Jamaica, is prepar-
ing for the Panama canal by purchas-
ing land along the water front. The
United Fruit Company ri is improving
the shipping facilities at Bowden.
Seattle, Washington, is preparing ter
minals which, when completed, will be
worth $50,000,000. New York is ex-
pending $24,000,000 for pier enlarge
| ment. Norfolk is spending 100000
| for piers. Baltimore, $1,000, 900 for mu-
nicipal piers and widening streets.
Jacksonville has purchased river front
property for municipal terminal facili
ties. New Orleans has municipal piers
and belt railroad, all in preparation
for the Panama canal. Pensacola has
no municipal piers and is making no
preparation therefor. What is Pensa-
| cola going to do about It?
Great cities are the result of agri-
| cultural production. No great city
exists with an undeveloped territory
adjacent. Banks, insurance companies
and other financial institutions may
collect wealth in a center, but they do
not create it. Agriculture creates
| wealth. If Pensacola is to grow and
prosper, the surrounding country must
be filed with farms. What induce
| ments is Pensacola offering to farm
ers? What are you going to do about
| it?
The United States is contributing to
| the wealth of other nations when she
ships her raw material to be manu-
| featured abroad The margin of profit
| on the raw materials is very small
| The value of the manufactured article
| is from two to ten times the value of
| the raw materials entering into 1t. If
we use all our raw maerial for manu-
| featuring purposes in the United
| States, the wealth Of the world will
be sent to us in payment therefor
Manufacturing enterprises are of the
greatest benefit to a city, because they
employ much labor and they are es-
sential in the making of great cities,
| Pensacola has no municipal factory
sites or inducements to offer to manu-
| featuring plants. What are you going
| to do about it?
If you are interested in Pensacola;
/ if you care for her welfare and her
prosperity; if you value your mem
bership in the Commercial Association
attend the meeting Thursday, May 16
at 8 p. m, in the San Carlos audi
| forum.