The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-21
ARRANGING FOR.
THE OPENING OF.
BAyvIEW PARK.
Fairgrounds Committee Fol
lowing Conference, VIII
Again Have Charge.

Following a conference which was
held with Mayor Greenhut - the
Fairgrounds Association. yesterday af-
ternoon. announcement was made that
the association would have charge o.
Bayview Park for the approa ching
season. ana wuuaa iiknis open ID thu
delightfui resort On or about June 1.
As now contemplated. aouae necessary
improvements viii be- made, and there
viii be a tendency for the operation
n the park for pleasure alone. leav-
ing the matter Of bis profits out Of
che question entirely. In fact, the
Fairgrounds Association seeks 20 pro-
vide a maximum Of pleasure az a
minimum q profit
The Fairgrounds Committee consists
~ MeEsrs J. r. y. Yonge. Cade shack
elford Clarence Hutchinson and J. ".
sheriff. All were present yesterday
when the conferences was held In the
Euayor's once, and All were much in
ternsted
The Fairgrounds Committee also
authorized the announcement that the
East Hin Fairgrounds would be under
The supervision of tire ". NJ. C. a.
aud that the association named would
likely look % the organization and
maintenance 81 tire Twilight league
teams which are expected 60 play there
during the season
Mr. sheriff.. of the committee which
viii have Bayview Park under super
vision. and who has interested him
self Ia this place for the paat several
years. said that the place would be
conducted IN the future as In the past
--on the same high moral plane that
has been a real feature ~ the resort
Not once has there a serious accident
occurred. ladies' and children are
looked after with a. much concern ss
In their own households. and children
are given especial attention 70 that end
that mothers we're willing during the
children SO 20 the park with no anx-
knew we're given them.
IN regard 20 the conduct generally
81 the place. Mr. Sheriff. said that Il
was 4 popular mistake that there was
VERY much money made OUT there In
fact. he said. there was very little mar
gin OF profit, and n ~ uas conducted
for profit. be said there would nkeiy
be a trimming down Of the force Of
employees. which step was not eontem-
plated in the least.
Frorn Heaaen 20 season. she Play
grounds Committee. before assuming
charge 81 the resort. has conferred
with the city ofsclais relative 20 TAX
inR over the park and IN each instance
tho committee has, as yesterday, been
requested 20 take charge. This atti-
tude having been assumed By the
mayor. who has the parks directly IN
der hts supervision, the committee viii
now 60 ahead and see 70 Il that the
Bayview Park pleasure center viii be
On just a. high a plane as ever con-
Quoted in the past. and ladies' and
children vii BE- given especial care and
concern. q feature which has contriou-
ted 20 the success 81 the pleasure re-
sors In ths past
Last summer no little damage vas
sustained ~ = reported contamination
a. the water, az weIi az the act 81 the
city placing hair a dozen seals there.
Analyses Of the water failed 20 sus-
tain the wild report and the removal
os the seals had the effect Of bringing
back q part Of the patronage. but FOR
some fime the attendance was NOT
ahat Il should have averaged as COM
pared with the previous seasons. THE
reputation % the park viii be sustained
/ this season. ard tha record for the past
wili BE lived up-Which n the matter
4 ~ attendance exceeded in numbers
twice the entire white population VI
the city 81 Pensacola