The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-01-21
Annual Meeting of Organi-
cation is Held With a
Very Good Attendance.
DIRECTORS NAMED
FOR THE YEAR 1915
Mr.. Dobson Tells Members
That Navy Department
Anticipates Spending a
Quarter Million Dollars
at the Pensacola Navy
Yard During Year.

AT well attended meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce membership.
held in the San Carlos auditorium
yesterday morning, c. Z. Dobson was
unanimously elected president for the
year 1915, while the following we'll
known citizens were chosen as direc-
tors: Max l. Bear, L DEM. Blocker.
J. D. Carroll, r. L. Cant. r. w. Good
hart, Thos. j. Hanlon, Jr. George Fl.
Hervey, Alex. Lischkoff, Jno A. Mer-
rift, S. r. McAdams, =. @. Rolls, j. Fl.
Sheriff., Judge J. Emmett Wolfe and
]. e. Davis Yonge.
Featuring the address of President
Dobson, which covered the work done
in 1914, was the statement that the
navy department anticipates expend-
ing at the Pensacola navy yard during
this year no less than a quarter mil
lion dollars. This is contingent only
upon the passage of the naval appro-
priation bill by congress, which is a
practical certainty 1t will mean that
the yard will resume some of the &C
tivity that made 1t a big factor in
Pensacola years ago.
Upon motion of Alex. Lischkoff a
committee was named to incorporate
the chamber, not for profit, sand the
following named to attend to the in
corporation: ]. e. Davis Yonge
Judge j. Emmett Wolfe and A. Lisch-
koff
Secretary Phillips submitted a re-
port for the past year, showing the
directors had held thirty-tw meetings
during the year and had considered
many matters. Owing to the finan
cial stringency the strictest economy
had been necessary and for this reason
the work contemplated had been
somewhat hampered.
President Dobson's annual report
follows:
DoDsoNs ANNUAL ADDRESS.
The Pensacola Chamber of Com
merce. succeeding the Commercial As
sociation, organized last January in a
time of financial stress. This cur
tailed both its membership and its
income. There has not been the
interest and enthusiasm that pros
perity brings. However, the chamber
has been fortunate in having a capa-
BILE board of directors. They have
taken much interest in promoting the
welfare Of the community, and are
able to show a good record of work
accomplished This, too, in the face
Of an indifference and non support on
the part of many of those who should
enter most heartily into this work
that can be attributed only to a lack
of appreciation of the benefits to %
obtained.
/ shall enumerate briefly some Of
the principal efforts and accomplish
ments for the year. They have been
forwarded by the ability of the score
tary as capable freight trafic man,
and by reason of general capacity
and industry
Preparation of milk ordinance,
following the best modern practice,
to safeguard the health Of the COM
munity, and at the same time subject
the dairymen to a minimum OF ex-
pense. This has been done through
much correspondence and conference.
An exhibit OF Escambia county pro-
ducts has been started in a room OPP
posite the secretary's office.
A tourist campaign haS been in
augurated.
The president has visited Washing
ton twice during the year In the in
terest Of various waterway and navy
yard improvements.
An effort is being made, with good
prospects of success, to remove the
marine insurance differential on cotton
and other products which is said TO
have caused us to lose 10000 bales of
cotton which would have been moved
through here last year. This, and the
movement for another compress, both
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