The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-08
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE
FLORALA INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
By Robert Tyler. Secretary
By Robert Tyler. Secretary

In February, 1912. the men of Flo
ra!a, progressive in spirit and deter
mined in action, organized the florala
Industrial League. A mass meeting
was called by them February u, 1912,
and from that moment the success of
the citys business organization was as
sBred The meeteing was attended by
many business men of the city, who
showed endorsement by prompt ac~
duiescence in the plan and by sub
scribing their names as members of the
organization.
The orator of the evening was Sec
rotary Henderson of the Commercial
Association of Pensacola, who made a
clear. concise and interesting speech,
detailing the worth of such an organ
ization, and its future hopes and pros
poets.
Following this meeting, the league
became a fixture with over one hun
dred members, and employed a paid
secretary The first president of the
league was Mr.. j. j. Lamar. president
of the Lamar Britton Mercantile Co..
and one of the most prominent mer-
chants in the city. The SECRETARY en-
Birmingham. who had been strongly
recommended by Secretary Babb Of the
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce.
Since that time the league has been
active along all lines for the upbuild-
ing of F1orala and the Floraia section.
One of the first things undertaken
was to induce the u. S. postoff1ce de-
partment to put in a mali clerk on the
l., & n. train Nos. 31-32. This was
accomplished and afforded q much
needed increase in postal facilities.
The league has undertaken and has
met with large success in forwarding
the work of sanitation throughout the
city. From the league has grown a
splendid organiza ton, the FGorala Civic
League, which has constantly worked
q
Identifying of the city, and has,
through the earnest efforts of it's pres
ident and other patriotic members, gen.
orally assisted the city government In
leeping the streets clean. This league
tas provided closed cans and barrels
for the reception of refuse material
f-t m stores and Offices and has made
il a point to see that these are peri
oGically enptied.
1t will be impossible in the space
ayaiIa be to cover fully a complete his
tory Of che activities of the organiza-
ton since its formation but one should
rot fail tt mention that the league par
ticipated in the Atlantic & Mississippi
Water Ways Conference held in Al
hany, Ga, last October, the secretary
having been invited to deliver an ad-
dress. also in the organization of the
West Florida Chamber of Commerce.
October 3d. also in the Alabama Land
Congress. which was held in Mobile
on November 12-14th, 1912.
The beginning of April, 1913, Secre
tary w. C. Urquhart resigned his Of
flee to engage in other work and was
succeeded by Robert Tyler. At the
meeting when this change occurred,
j. P. Shepherd was elected president of
the league, but died about ten days
after his election. He has been sue
ceeded by Mr.. L. @. Ray, one of the
IaFtners OF the F1orala Hardware Co.,
anR valued and influential citizen.
At present, the league has many
fhings under way for the betterment Of
ie!orala. It's main attempt is to en-
courage the get-together spirit among
the citizens knowing that when this
spirit shall have been more developed,