The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-12
Information
OF VALUE IN A
NEWD|RECTORY
PREFACE FOR THE NEW POLK
CITY DIRECTORY WILL BE SUP
Piled BY COMMERCIAL Asso-
CATION AND WILL TELL ABOUT
PENSACOLA.

E-tSOSNSS AfNS
The preface for the new city direc-
tory Of Pensacola now being complied
by Polk & Co. win contain much val
uable information about Pensacola Il
has been prepared by Secretary Je-
land J. Henderson and not only gives
the stranger an the Information about
ths port that he might desire. but IN
cludss a history Of the city from its
earliest days, what has been done, what
Is being accomplished at the present
time and what Is anticipated. The
following Is what Mr.. Henderson has
complied for the preface:
Pensacola Is located On the north
gulf coast Of the United States Of
America, state Of Florida, is the me-
tropolis Of West Florida, is the county
seat Of Escambia county, it is near the
isotherna1 line of the Bermuda islands,
It is on the s7th degree of longitude,
west of Greenwich, and IN the 30th de-
gree of latitude, north of the Equator,
n township 2. south, ranges SO and 30,
vest Of Tallahassee Meridian, on Pen
gacola bay, the best natural or arti-
acial harbor south of Newport News.
miles from the gulf, and this a
straight line, I miles from the mouth
Of the bay, and 10 miles from the outer
buoys In the gulf to the piers in the
city.
The country Immediately tributary
to Pensacola is known as the Perdidc
country, taking this name from the
Perdido bay and river. which separates
Escambia county, Florida, from Bald
win county, Alabama. These two
counties constitute the Perdido coun-
try, which Is Of the finest agricul-
tural promise, and which has fairly
begun a splendid farming development
Pensacola also claims as her trade
territory. a large part of the produc-
Ing section Of the United States, fol
The following reasons;
l. The distance from the center o.
population OF the United States tt
Tampa, Fla, is 1,15s statute miles
to Galveston, Tex. LAB: to New Or.
leans, La. s7s; to Mobile. Ala, TIL
and to Pensacola, Fla. 754 statut,
miles. The distance from Pensacol;
TO Colon Is 1874 nautical miles; an,
the combined rail and water haul t
Panama from the center of popula
ton of the United States is less, vi;
Pensacola, than by any other OF thes
fss.s.
,. Because 754 statute miles IL tn,
distance from Pensacola TO the cente
population, and from the center o
population. via Pensacola, Is the short
est route to Central and South Ameri
ca, and many Asiatic ports.
NEARER TO PENSACOLA.
3. Because (a)-An that part o
the United States lying west of
curved line connecting the towns o
Monticello. Fla. Albany and Gaines
vile, Ca, Knoxville, Tenn, Louisville
KY, Bloomington. Ind, Ottawa, Ill
Lacrosse, Wis, Is nearer to Pensacoli
than To the Atlantic seaboard. (b)-Al
that part OF the United States Iyinl
west Of a line drawn from Pensacols
passing west Of Montgomery, Ala. an
Chattanooga, Tenn, to Columbus, o
is nearer to Pensacola than to an
other gulf port. (c)-An that part O
the United States lying between tn
line described In (b) and a line draw
from Pensacola, passing near Colum
bus, Miss, west Of Jackson, Tenn, an
Cairo, Ill, through st. Louis, Mo-,
St Paul, MINI. Is nearer to Pensa
cola than TO any other gulf port, ex
cepting Mobile. (d-An that part {
the United States lying between tn
line described in (c) and a hne draw
from Pensacola to Little Rock, Ark
thence to Des Moines, Iowa. and 8
Cloud, MINI, is nearer to Pensacol
than to any other gulf ports, save Nc
bile and New Orleans.
are farther from the great Mississippi
valley than Pensacola The easter
part of the United States, includin
the Appalachian hardwood, iron an
coal region, is nearer to Pensaco
than TO any other gulf port. The Ger
tral Western states and the Gres
Lakes region are nearer to Pensaco
than to any other gulf port, save MS
bile; while the great Mississippi vale
is nearer to Pensacola than to ar
other gulf ports, save Mobile and Ne
Orleans.
4. Because the edge Of the gu
forms the line Of southern wat
power. This line approaches neare
TO the Gulf Of Mexico and the Panan
canal at Columbus, Ga. and pass
through Alabama, near Montgomer
and Tuscaloosa This line of wat
power has all year round water con
munication with the Gulf of Mexir
from Columbus, Ga, by the Apalacl
Icola river, and the Alabama wat
power Is connected with the gulf |
means of the Black Warrior and Ton
bigbee rivers. The Alabama and Al
alachicola river systems are now a
most connected for inland water nav
cation by the bays sying betwe,
them. A few miles of canals win con
plete this connection. making a COZ
tinuous inland waterway between t
rivers and Pensacola Work on tn