The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-30
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CITIZENS WILL
LEND THEIR AID
WILL COOPERATE WITH BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OF COMMERCIAL
ASSOCIATION IN LAYING OUT
PLANS FOR BROADER WORK IN
BUILDING UP CITY.

The board of directors of the Com
mercial Association held a meeting
Friday evening at the association
rooms and it was decided to revise and
nodernize their constitution and by
laws, in order to minimize the formal
restraint on its official procedure.
1t was also decided to appoint a
committee of citizens not members of
the board, to cooperate with the board
in laying out plans for much broad
er work, work that will bring tangible
results to people in all lines of bust
ness and also bring other interests to
this city. In making these plans the
association proposes to look particularly
to an increase in Pensacola's industrial
growth. They propose to perfect the
city's many advantages and make these
advantages irresistible to some of the
many manufacturers now located in
cities throughout this country whose
facilities in no way compare with what
Pensacola has to offer.
In making this plan for work of a
more far-reaching character they are
going to plan not only for the things
that can be accomplished within a few
months, but they are going to lay plans
for the real pfg things, the things
which may take several years to com
plete but which must have attention
if Pensacola is to grow as it should
grow.
Bigger and Better City.
plans for a bigger and better city it
should have the counsel and help of
many men of sound Judgment not now
connected with it, but who are never
theless deeply interested in Pensa-
co1a's future, hence the forming of the
citizens committee.
Each of the directors took 1t upon
himself to see a number or represen-
tative men in various lines Of business
for the purpose of enlisting their help
in this work and the ready responses
to this request prove beyond question
that PensacoIa's men have their city's
best interests at heart. This interest
and spirit of cooperation is well typi-
fed in the words of one prominent man
who when approached said: II am not
even a. member of the Commercial AS
ISOLATION; admit that l should be, and
if I can be of any help to you in plan
ming its future work I am ready to do
my part. You are moving in the right
direction by seeking the cooperation
of all interests, and if you keep it UP
you will find that there are plenty Of
men who are willing to cooperate
with you and shoulder their share of
the responsibility in doing everything
possible to make Pensacola the big
lively city we would like to see it,"
Up to the time of going to press ac-
ceptance Of appointment to this COM
mittee aid been received from the fol-
lowing gentlemen:
Members of Citizens Committee.
Rev. VIM. Alderman, H. P. Ball,
Morris Bear, f. e. Brawner, ]. w. Bull
lock, J. H. Brown. w. E. Coney, =. c.
Duval, S. J. Gardner, III. G. DeSilva,
VIM. Fisher, Wilmer Haywood, Capt.
Henning of Cessna Transportation Co.,
Geo. Hervey Cad Jones, DIR. S. r. NJ.
Kennedy, Ellis Knowles, Roland E.
Lee, N. j. Lillard, Peter Lindenstruth,
H. A. Lurton, James McHugh, Sr., w.
G. Mackey, F. L. Mayes, III. e. Merwin,
VIM. Meyer, F. E. Osgood, ]. H. Pace,
c. w. Parker, A. III. Reinschmidt, Mr.
Reuter- of Cessna Transportation Co.,
]. NJ. Roberts, Mr.. Salisbury of steam
er Falcon, o. N. Sheppard, Ben H.
Thomas, John Vidmer, J. c. Watson,
w. H. Watson. w. w. Watson, ]. Ed.
c.. F. Geek.
For joint Meeting.
The next step will be a joint meet
ing of this committee and the board
Of directors for the purpose of outl:bl
ng and adopting a definite plan of ac-
ton for the association. This meeting
will be held some evening this week,