The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-14

corresponding influence on the COM
lauuity. If there is boom" in
-asUea lover stimulation reaction
nus result. If there is misrepresent-
alton. much injury occurs
Misrepresentation is not confined ii
tbs real estate men, have no ex~
cuse ano q community has no use
for dealer who eircuIates literature
or statements which are misleading
or false Uncle Sam is also after
those violators OF law and good bust
ness principle. A real estate man
needs to use no Establishment, the best
sales argument is the truth. / am
convinced. however. that the people
make many misstatemen regarding
the real estate business, and operators,
probably through lack of information.
ard PARTLY because there have been
some dishonest men in the business.
AL of these tend to depreciate the
basis OF wealth and should be guarded
against by the community and the
Conn ercial Association.
City Development
Col. Goodyear of Brunswick, Ga,
now of New York, says that the COM
nercial body is more important to a
city than a city's government. I am
sure he has this idea in nind-that
the city's government deals largely
With the present under the direction
OF the people, while the commercial
body deals not only with the present.
prophet and architect of the city's
future. There are certain natural
reasons, when man has rendered his
additional assistance, why Pensacola
must be one of the three great cities
Of the gulf. In fifty years it is likely
the United States viii have three hum
dFcd million people. three times its
the country are only scratched. We
are just beginning to arrive at the
point In our development where. in
stead of sending our raw products TO
England, Germany and other foreign
countries to be manufactured and sold
by those countries to their enrichment
aid our mpoyerishment-we are be-
ginning to manufacture them ourselves
and as a consequence this country is
but in the infancy of its manufactur-
ing development, but our resources are
50 sreat that for many years to come,
at least, we viii have an over supply
Of manufactured articles which must
be marketed in countries deficient III
the things with which we abound.
This new development and the con-
seuuent trade FROM. expansion must
end. to a large extent new ports and
new highways The trend of the rivers
10 the gulf and the connecting of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans by the
Panama canal. to the most superficial
observer proves that the future great
exporting points of the United States
Will be on the gulf border.
Therefore, some one must begin TO
think of Pensacola with a million in
hahitants or more, and lay plans for
their accommodation and provide
means which will allow for her proper
development, without being retarded
b. the handicaps imposed. by man so
often in the development of cities.
Two of the most. important things
tn. be provided for in the development
eff Pensacola are proper street facili-
ties and Increased parking. l am
speaking now. not from the commercial
standpoint, but from the standpoint of
her physical good. It is evident that
Palafox street is always to be the
leading street. Iftthis is true, there
should be at least four streets running
CISa gonally through the city to Pala-
fox. along some such general lines as
this: Beginning at the Pensacola and
Perdido docks and running to the
lower end of the parkway on Garden
near Palafox; a similar street should
run from the L. e n. docks to the
parkway on Garden street on the OPP
rosite side OF Paiafox; street should
run across East Hill to the upper end
of the Palafox parkway, or at least
tc the depot on Wright street; a simr
liar street should be run across West
Hill to the upper end of the parkway
on Palafox. These radiating streets
should be not less than 200 feet wide,
900 feet would be better, and then as
the city expands, similar streets. con-
yerging to the business center, should
he provided
These are only suggestions. De-
signs should be made for a city OF a