The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-25
APALACH|COLA
TRADE BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
TAKES UP ExoRRITART FREIGHT
RATEs-TA6LEs STATE OF WEST
FLORIDA coMMUNIcATloN-EN.
coURAGEs OYSTER PLANTING.

Apalachicola, Feb. S4.-A meeting of
the local board of trade was held
Thursday night with good attendance.
The status of the asked for appro-
priation for public building at Apa-
lachicola was discussed at some length
and the secretary was instructed TO
communicate with Mr.. Mays urging
that he do all in his power to see that
the bill with amendment providing for
public building here, as would be in
troduced by Mr.. Fletcher, be taken
care OF when referred back to the
house.
The attention Of the board having
been called to the fact that various
counties Of the state were having soil
surveys made by the government, t
was the desire Of the board that an in
vestigation be made, ascertaining un-
der what conditions these surveys
were made. and, If possible to secure
one for Franklin county. soliciting the
aid of Senators Fletcher and Bryan in
the matter
HIGH FREIGHT RATES.
Mr.. Griggs stated that the freight
rate on coal from the Birmingham dis
trict to Apalachicola was exorbitant,
being $3.50 per ton; $1-50 to River
Junction and $1.00 to Apalachicola
from the Junction. The secretary was
instructed to take the matter up with
the railroad commission asking for
information as to how to proceed in
order to get said rate reduced to a
more reasonable amount, the rate now
being almost prohtbitive for carrying
on business.
STATE OF WEST FLORIDA.
The board having previously been
asked for a statement as to whether
or not they favored the formation of
a new state as portion of Florida, to
be known as, probably west Florida
the opinion Of the members present
as to whether or not this board should
pass a resolution favoring or not IA
voring this prop position was very much
apparently in question, and after
lengthy discussion it was decided the
matter would be tabled for the pres
ent.
TO PLANT OYSTERS.
Mr.. league, as a member Of the
committee appointed to look into the
matter of planting oyster shells dur
ing the summer on the oyster beds, re-
ported that he and one other member
Of the committee had a subscription
list of about $500 from citizens Of
Apalachicola for this purpose. but in
that. he was not present at the board
meeting. 1t seemed the committee did
not exactly understand the intention
Of the board, and that they were then
allowing the matter TO rest, pending
further information from the board.
The matter was discussed pro and con
and various suggestions were made.
The intention Of the board at the
- %6e
to endeavor to arrange in some man
ner for an enactment by the lsgisla- |
ture, whereby a tax could be levied |
on the oyster catcher or shipper for
each barrel of oysters caught, to be
probably under the general supervision |
of the county authorities. The COM |
mittee was continued and requested |
to investigate the matter with this |
end in view.
Mr.. Comforter stated that the pilots |
were desirous of securing a perpen- |
dicular stripe buoy placed on Crooked !
river light range, about one half mile |
Of the westerly end of Dog island. |
The secretary was instructed to take !
the matter up with Senators Fletcher |
and Bryan, and also with Congress
man Mays.
A letter from Mr.. e. B. Quinby, a |
broker of Tampa, representing the |
Leon Godchaux Company. Of New Or
leans, sugar refiners, was read and
also copies Of letters to the Callahan |
Line and Merchant & Planters Steam
boat Company, of Bainbirdge and CO.
lumbus respectively, by the secretary
with copies of their letters to Mr. |
Quinby relative to rates, etc., for han
ding sugar through this port. The |
Merchant & Planters Steamboat Co. |
stated that they had had the matter |
up with Mr.. Quinby for some time, but |
that they had never been able to Sc
cure the cooperation of the Pensacola, |
ST Andrews & Gulf Steamship Co., in
joining with them in a through rate |
from Pensacola. The secretary was
instructed to take the matter up with |
the "Tarpon" people, of the Pensa cola !
ST. Andrews & Gulf S. S. Co, and as
certain If it would not be possible to
secure said through rate.
Various other matters were also
brought before the board and disposed |
Of
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. P. H. Ploegar. of Port st. Joe. |
was a visitor during the week. i
The Bay City Packing Company, |
are running their cannery as nearly |
full time as the weather will permit |
They announce now that at their best |
they will not be able to fill more than |
one half of the orders booked. They |
also state that all prices were with |
drawn last September and that many
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