The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-31
Five 10 Eight Thousand
Bales Expected From
Along Line G. F. & A.
TRADE BOOSTERS
BACK FROM TRIP
Visited All Towns and
Were Promised Cooper
alton In Work of Secur-
ing Shipments to Port OF
Pensacola.

Between FIVE and eight thousand
bales of cotton will come to Pensa-
cola from points along the Gulf. Flor
ida and Alabama Railroad this faN
If the expectations of the latest dele
cation Of trade boosters are realized.
Secretary Phillips. of the Chamber or
Commerce. who accompanied Messrs.
T. G Williams. traffic mana ger Of th"
c., /. e A. and +. c. Carter. OF the
cotton firm Of Virgin and Carter, uu
the trip, l". .ting Pensacola MondaN'
morning and returning WedesuuN'
night stated Thursday that the party
received the greatest consideration 2t
every point where a stop was made.
that the reception accorded them WAS
net only crthu+Iastic but sincere and
that he believed as direct result "'
the trip. several thousand bales of cot
ton would be shipped from G., +. x \.
points this fall-Cottou that has here
tofore been shipped to either Mobile,
Selma or Montgomery.
AT ALABAMA TOWNS.
The start was made from Pensa cola
on the carly train Monday and the first
stop was at Jones Mil, where the
party was met by "A number Of far
mers and merchants. news 81 their
coming having been sent out in adj
Ya1ce. The meeting here was infoT-
NAL, but assurances were received that
the people or Jones Mil and yiciuitr
wer> heartily in accord with the idea
of tracing with Pensacola. Lea iAE
Jones' Mill in the afternoon by auto
mobile. the party visited Perdue liil'.
near ;Ee AlaJama river, twelve miles
away, where the merchants and prin-
cipal farmers were interviewed then
the party continues on to MeNia.
RECEPTION AT MEXIA.
AZ the town Of MeXia fully "A hun
dre1 farmers and business men gath
cred to welcome the visitors and To-
listen to their arguments in favor Of
shipping their cotton direct to the
Deep Water port and trading with Pen
saCola merchants. Practically all or
the cotton raised in the vicinity of
MeXia mas, heretofore, been shipped
either TO Selma or Mobile. but promises
were giver, that. in future. the bulk ~
this business would come TO Pensacola
and that scncr"Gs patronage would ho
accorded iensa cola nerChan nts. The
party returned to Jones Mil from
Mexid. where Monday night was speut.
tuesday the towns Of Goodwa<.,
HadIey, Local and Mccullough were
visited and at all the party was well
received. ~ Local there was II Eord
gathering and. as a result of the mis-
sionary work. 1t is believed that pra,-
tically all Of the trade from that town
and section will he done at and through
Pensa cola. Heretofore, this Isiness
has FL been going to Mobile.
TRADE OF ATMORE.
Tuesday night was spent at Atmore,
where the party was accorded al en-
t,,usia IT reception. Here Mr.. Wi
linGs prom ised the Atmore people 10
make d cIt OF 25 cents per bale IN the
freight rate on cotton to Pensacola and
one of the merchants agreed to put
on a transfer line between the G., r.
& A. station and the town proper. to
handle cotton and merchandise.
large proportion Of cotton now handled
by Atmore merchants will, beginning
this fall. reach deep water at Pensa-
cola as direct result Of this arrange
ment
are enthusia site over the outlook for
increased business from O., r. d. A.
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