The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-23
<. ). Cravens Says Ii Will
BE Salvation OF the In
dustry in This Section.
MOBILE CONCERN
TO LOCATE HERE
Others VIII Follow When
the Independent Market
Gets Well Under Way
Mr.. Cravens. well Known
in the Trade, Issues a
Strong Statement.

Sentiment for ar open and indie
pendent naval stores market, such -
VIII he launched IN this city on Anrll
!, r. growing each day. and IL IL ex-
pccted that hy the time the market
Is formally opened Il viii receive chs
unanimous support % operators and
factors throughout this section OF the
state. That the market will assist
Pensacola while ~ IL tlftinE the indus
try from lts present state 4 shown ~
the fact that ons ~ the largest Of the
faCtorara concerns in Mobile win soon
open Offices in Pensacola. others viii
follow. especially those doing business
n savannah. for they must follow tho
source of supply
r. :. Ctaveus. one % besg kn0wn men
engaged la Tits buslnesa. yesterday ln-
sued statement To Journal repre-
sentative, IN which he says the move
ment deserves the SUPPORT. not only ~
every business man II Pensacola hut
u every producer. ar. cravens saym
AIR. Aitchelis remarks ON the open
market For naval storss In Pensacola
reported In yoar paper ri the 1lst de-
serve the strongest eonne ndatlcn, not
only BY every business man OF rensa-
cola. but by every turpsntine producer.
operating IN the district from the
Apalachicnia Northern railroad thrugh
West florida. Aiahama. Mississippi
Louisiana and East Tents.
IN Il the first great step % fresdern
from what might be termed trade
slavers. If there ever has been a
business an earth IN bondage II IL the
naval stores Industry II has been run
with less brains. 10 the amount OF cap
tai invested. thsn any business IN the
United States and the writer IL re.
ioiccd 90 see that AZ last some one has
had TIVE courage o. raise the standard
81 freedom
ga the present time. only about me
fourth II the entire crop r thai Is pro
duced Ia territory adjacent 10 savmn-
nah. yet savannah sets the pric~r
makes ire rules governing the ssieH
and regulates the physical conditions
OF every single package. II matters net
, where sold Inspection IS 10 araa~.
quality and conditions ~ each package
h. governed rs Savannah board -
trade rules
"Mr. Mitchell tells sou wis these
conditions have been allowed TO exist
WAANh W #ANN AfE *BfftAfs MfN 10 NtHfffst
becagse they followed M line o. least
resistance
OPERATORS SHOULD HELP
NOW in the time for the operator
a. step in. and help this move for an
open market. ~ standing Is thsae
gentlemen who have cunle out in .hn
open n eight FOR what Is Justly yours
and theirs. ! sincerely hope that The
independent operators will lend their
aid also. for they viii reap as much
benefit - any one. and should be s.,ore
than willing 90 cooperate, because IN
many cases. the western buyer will
make them an offer for their product
so much IN savannah IA very often
happens. that the operator IN not ia
miliar with freight rates and relies on
the honesty ~ the buyer Needless 20
sag. some times. he gets 'stunE Now.
II tho buyer offers 80 much CT Pen
sacols.' which be will have 10 do IN
thls territory IN the future, the op-
orator e posted On he rates % Penka-
cola and can anewer with certainty. YES
| o. no SO in the futlfe let's sag,
we viii sell sou our stun so much of
/ pensa cola
DO you know that 800 GO barrels ~
spirits are produced annually. west OF
t@onunued ON Pags Three,