The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-05-07
MAYORRETURNS
AND REPORTS A
PLEASANT TRIP
VISITED WASHINGTON AND NEW
YORK, AT THE LATTER PLACE
INTERESTING HIMSELF IN THE
LATE PENSACOLA BOND ISSUE.

Mayor Adolph Greenhut, who was
one of the delegation which went TO
Washington to further the claims of
this port as a mobilization point, and
also to interest the department if pos
sible IN the reopening Of the Pensa-
cola navy yard, returned yesterday,
and had a lot to talk about when a
Journal representative found him in
his office during the late afternoon.
II suppose you want to know how
our bonds stand" he said. well,
there win be no trouble in selling them.
but the big moneyed men UP there
would rather interest them selves in a
million issue than a three hundred
in it," he said L cannot say what
price we viii get for them. but there
will be no trouble in getting rid of
them and you may be sure of that.
"All over the city Of New York"
the mayor continued. there is plenty
of money but the merchants are com
planning of hard times. That, they tell
me. was because of the late winter.
Things are Frightening up now"
Daniels Interesting.
Mayor Greenhut was especially in
terested in Secretary Daniels. He said
the secretary was plain to the COM
nittee, and at the same time extended
them the utmost cordially. despite the
pressure on the cabinet officers time.
Secretary Daniels would not promise,
on his own say-so anything of i'm
mediate Importance" said the mayor,
but Pensacola win be remembered by
him if ever occasion so demands, and
opportunity presents itself Secretary
Daniels is a friend to Pensac cola
Mayor Greenhut was present in
Washington at the unveihng of the
Gorrie statue and was especially in
terested in the acceptance speech by
Congressman Wilson. He said that
Pensacola ought to have had a repre-
fs,+i ct oh,
manned a day later in Washington
than 1 had intended. And / was glad
that I witnessed the ceremony"
Going over into New York, Mayor
Greenhut said he called upon the at
tOrneys representing Pensacola in the
bond matter and found things in a
highly satisfactory way. Our bonds
are all right. They will be sold with
out trouble. but l cannot say what
price they viii go at. There is plenty
seem to be lively, but merchants gen
orally complain of hard times on ac-
count Of the late winter"
During his stay in New York. Of
course, PensaCola's mayor had to go
down into the famous financial dis
trict. 1.-TWO days there I saw the
crowds gathered about the Rockefeller
office" he said, referring to those who
had made a demonstration in front of
the offices at IS Broadway. headqUar
IerS OF the SIanO9fn C1 Company
There were lots of men there, too.
idling around the police moving
among them and keeping them from
blOckading the sidewalks. There were
no disturbances while 7 was there"
Coming home. Mr.. Greenhut fell in
with two Tennessee men who were on
the way to Jacksonville. The mayor
was a valued companion TO them. After
the train left FYomaton, which it Gid
several hours ,ate. daylight had
dawned and the strangers had a good
view of the crops growing through the
northern part of the county. '"They
were certainly interested in the growth
of corn. which was seen in abundant
quantities all over the section north
of here. To say they were surprised
would be stating It quite mildly, but
they asked question after question.
and the information they obtained GER
tainIy gave them different opinion of
our part of the state"
Although being without sleep for a
night or two, the mayor was at his
office during the day and transacted
much official business. He left at
o'clock.