The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-31

or rather. does from tarss- fourths Of
one 20 ave times the work % the
I organizations in Jacksonville and
/ Tampa.
1t Il usual Tor the critics n which
~ A. G. A. orKa niEations are found 20
pay from g per cent &C 20 per cent
I By public contributions.
Pensacola pays not over &c per cent
| for her Y. ~ c. A.
The capacity q the building briefly.
O. az follows:
The Fy7rnnasluus can Accommodate
coo. a. il not now used 70 its fun c.
pacity About 100 boys are nov pro-
vided for On the educational depart
meut and % iB over-crowded The
boys department 10 overcrowded With
$50. The dormitory. with ~ rooH1n
accommodates 81 men.
OF course. the association under
takes other work I have enumsrated
these fsw things 20 form q basis for
comparison
PRESENT NEEDS.
= am informed By the supertnten-
dent % the work IN Pensa cola, that
the entire field 70 not heing covered.
and that some q me departments are
lrsupplicd.
In the educational department.
there is need 90 facilities foT 100 extra
boys There are 90 least 200 men tn
trades and business IL Pensacola. who
need the educational assistance the Y
o. g. A. can give. There are al least
100 boys who could b. served BY the
boys department The dormItorg
should be increased. rrovidinE 90 ad-
ditional rooms, in other words two
additional floors
To supply these needs. which the
town In See present condition requires.
an additional building would bc ueoes-
sary, o. cost 90 SO 0oo. aud the
annual support would have 90 BE- in
creased % about g. 9oa 81 ia esti-
mated that the total expense % ire
Increased Institution would be about
$4,000 and while the equipment would
be practically doubled. set the cost
viii probably not he increased over
80 per cent
ciTcs INCREASE.
In the last twenty years. PsnHa-
cola's population has increased g. per
cent n L. logical TO oonclude. and
seems conservative. that the popula-
ton should douhi~ Or reach 80 GOO.
IN me next ton years. when Pensa :
cola'a improvements and ADVANTAGES
and the new conditions are consid-
cred some &c these ar Paved
streets. sidewalks. improved municipal
building. White Wav.H parked
streets. new Louisville and Nashville
/ depot. three new railroads utth one
or two others n prospect increase On
| civic pride and the improved uplrit
among the people. building boom. and
the post important % all-ths de-
rision of Pensacola % use hsr harbor
| Tor her own hanent. hy providing
means for constructing municipal
decks and q belt raiiway and q bust
ness form 81 city government some
~ The others are Proximity 90 the
/ EihsunA coal and iron nelds. % the
greaf southern water power. the best
I harbor south II Hampton Roads. in-
7 land water connection with The Mis-
Z Essippi river and the Alabama coal
FIELDS. and the southwark coming 81
commerce oconnionsd ~ the openinE
q Ire Panama canal
with these and many other things
? acoompllshsd and IN prospect. % seems
reasonable 20 conclude that rcnsa-
cola's population IN ten years all 30
81 0o8. N this H. true. tnsn H. iH logical
( % ssy that the Y. M &. A facilities
F should he doubled.
MUST EXPAND.
That means that your building and
. equipment must b. tvfee what ~ nov
I b. your gymnasium have a capacity II
eco. your educational department 4
. capacity II zoo. your boys depart
ment a capacity ~ 90. your doTmi-
. tory q capacity for more thar 80 men
or 81 least 40 rooms. But a. pointed
+ out before, your present equipment r.
inadequate. Then Tor q moment iet
us consider an Increase. based on
I needed facilities.
/ It means that you must double vour
\ present equipment and have an tso.0ot
/ building You must provide Cor YOU
I 200 men In the gymnasium. 500 boyl
I and men IN the educational depart
ment. 500 boys In the boys depart.
meat. and have ieo rooms IN ths
7 dormitory.
The corps - ofacers teachers. and
assistants vii haye 90 30 largely IN.
I creased. The cost ~ operation. "a
this basis. uin b. a2sooo annually
with q population ~ Sc 600. a. aHains'
"Jacksonviile's sec. 900 annually, with
f. her population - 90 600.
While additional equipment will b,
needed 10 accomplish these purposes
the facilities cannot bc used % IN,
best advautaFe. 90 r@sult7 accom-
pHahcd. unless ths supply Of men ahs
material for carryinE on the work
shall De greatly increascd
Then. let us make 10 our budget
outline oar plan and inauTurats hnf
pursue a campaign having IN view Oh,
accomplishment ~ these results"