The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-03-14

Pensacola Il Ca Re put upon the nav
al stores map and that az very early
date. Instead Of playing second nd-
die" 70 Savannah. as has been done
for years 20 the disadvantage OF the
producers throughout this section, by
permitting Savannah quotations 10
govern ell sales cf spi rits and romin,
Pensacola IL to be an open and inde-
pendent market with daily quotations
and records. showing sales, receipts
and stocks
This was decided upsn az 4 general
meeting uf naval st0rss people yes
terday IN the roons OF tho Chamber
~ Commerce. and April l. which Is
the beginning of the ww naval stores
year wan selected as the date when
Pensacola viii make les ~Declar4tion
or Independence from Savannah. "a
il lkely tiiat the Cham Der Of Com.
mersc viii handle The matter 1n@t "A
Il Z handled - the sssvanseh Beard
~ Trade
Al fht factorawe hoifpss four i'll
number, and every buyer ana EXPORT.
ting concern having ofaces here were
represented M the meeting. and naval
stores conditions I'm general. and Pen
saceiaia future as a naval stores mar
ket IN particular, wern fully discussed
G.. r. Dobson. president ~ the
I, Chamber Of Commerce, presided over
the meeting. at which wera present
following; J. = Mcneil Of the Con
solidated Naval stores Co: n. p.
Mitchell, Of the West Florida Naval
stores Co; r. Albert Jennings. 10 ~.
Jennings Naval Stores Co. Mr. posde-
want Of the Union Naval Stores Co
representing the entire factorage in
tereats ~ the city: Walter concv af
the Antwerp Naval stores Co. Carl
Moiler and J. ". Garrett. ~ the Lon
don Savannah Naval Stores Co. y. w.
Boeiiard ~ Busch a Joiles. Inc. and
Cary Townsend and J. J. Lamar. ~ the
Consumers Naval Stores Brokeraen
Co, representing che various buyers
and exporters Mr. Phillips 81 the
Chamber 81 Commences. arted - sccrs-
tary Of the meeting
DECIDE ON OPEN MARKET.
After considerable discussion az tie
subject 10 wac decided that the time
had arrived for the establishment ~
an open naval stores market In Pen.
sacola on and after April ist. after
which time this city will no longer To
known ~ = closed port which rather
anomalous position Il has occupied
since the first naval Stores house MAS
Opened here IN 1895
During all these years the turpen-
tine and resin handled ~ factors In
Pensacola has been sold and delivered
Al the prices made In Savannah. less
what - known an a "differcntfai
one~hhlf 90 "A cent a Railon on surpen.
TIM, and from 10 cents to 1 8 cents per
1
New Orleans, La, tho other gulf porta
have labored under the same disstd-
vantage.
~ course. been a good thing Tor some
buyers and exporters Of naval stores
but has operated inturlonsly Is tho
producers ~ turpentine aud roain ~
this territory, and Incidentally h4s
been heavy load Cor the factoraKe
houses because tho pFndnct-whBle
costing ~ much to make-ald NOT
bring the full prices obtained by the
Savannah Brunswick and Jacksonville
concerns
OPEN MARKET FEASIBLE.
The only difference u opinion DC /.
yeloped AZ the meeting was on the
question of whether or not Pensacola
could keen up and maintain the open
market. n once established here and
: the Overwhelming decision was that i
! WAS feasible and easy 20 carry out the
movement One gentleman made the
: statement that during the last 90 das
fully $4,000 casks Of tnrpentins he a
been sold I'm Pensacola, Mobile. ard
New Orleans and territory adjacent,
! the price At which all this amount WIS
sold being made On sales n Savannah
, Ca, ~ only about 5000 casks. posted
: on the BOARD Of Trade there.
! II wac also brought cut that ths
Q territory West of the Chattahooohes
. and Apaiachicola rivers. now prOduced