The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-05

The directors Of the Chamber oG
Commerce of the United States, as has
already been announced, VIII be IN
Pensacola on or about october lS.
Grosvenor Dave, chief of the edi-
torial division Of the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States, was in
Pensacola last week. Mr.. Dave said
that the directors are looking forward
with great interest to the long trip
through the southern states which Will
i.egin on October 13, and which Will
carry them through Richmond
Raleigh, Wilmington, Charleston, Sa-
vannah, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Mo-
bile, New Orleans, Orange, Beaumont.
Houston, Dallas, Shreveport, TeNar-
kama, Little Rock. Memphis. Birming-
ham, Atlanta, Rome, Chattanooga, and
Knoxville.
The purpose Of this extended trip
through the south as explained by Mr..
Dave is to bring officials Of the lead
ing commercial organizations of the
south. into personal acquaintanceship
with the directors Of the National
Chamber, and also to permit the direc-
tors more fully TO understand the
great commercial features Of the south
and the problems that will lie before
It during the present European war
Mr.. Dave in an interview had this
to say:
Several OF the directors OF the Ma
tional Chamber have never taken a
tour through the south before. In
general way all men Of large business
interests have an understanding Of tho
great commercial progress which has
chara cterized the South in the last
twenty-five years, 1ut I can imagine
no more satisfactory way for our
directors to see these great things
with their own eyes than this method
Of visiting leading cities, placing their
time at the disposal Of important
organizations and thus
getting a short cut method to an un-
OF the real south.
PENSACOLA-OLD AND NEW.
'"The directors of the National
Chamber would, / am sure, be deeply
interested in having their attention
drawn to characteristic features Of tho
old Spanish town of Pensacola and by
contrast to the great enterprise OF To-
cal Improvement that characterize tha
new town of Pensacola. 1t will inter
est them to see your great harbor, 10
it's splendid natural depth
and to see how safely aand-locked IL
is for shipping under stress OF storm.
/ am delighted to see your
connections multiplied. on
my last visit here the second railroad
project was only being talked about.
These increasing facilities will not
interfere with or injure any railroads
that were first on the water front,
but will am confident, lead ultimately
to a great stimulation Of the COM
merce of Pensacola I trust the direc-
tors may have an opportunity to look
over Fort Barrancas and understand
the strategic Importance OF the navy
yard in its relation to the great stimu-
lus which is sure to come to gulf COM
rnerce within the next few years.
GREAT BUSINESS ORGANIZATION.
Il wish IL were my privilege to DO
here at the time of the directors visit.
l am sure that your local commercial
will confer benefits upon
our directors and that in return your
will be strengthened
through it's contact with these men
who direct the activities Of the Ma
tional Chamber. The Chamber OF
Commerce of the United States was
organized In April, 1912, as a result
Of the National Commercial Confer
ence held in washington at that time.
II Is an organization OF organizations.
Ii consists OF an affiliated member
ship of 595 local, state. and national
bodies, consequently it
represents the heaping up or the entire
commercial impulse Of the
L nited states and its power I'm scrut-
jnizing all matter OF national business
importance and in accommodating for
Congress and the executive national
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