The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-22
St. Louis Shows Friendly
Feeling for Pensacola.

Mayor Greenhut has called a meet
ing of the ways and means committee
of the Centennial Exposition for We'd
nesday morning, at the city hall, at
which a report viii be read, covering
the expenses of the San Diego expo
sistion and matters relative to the
Florida celebration win be taken up.
Other Florida towns, particularly
Tampa, are working for the centen-
nial, and it behooves Pensacolians to
make some concerted effort if this
city is to have this important celebra-
ton, which would mean so much to
this section of the state.
The following is taken from the
editorial page of the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, and evidences what publ
city Pensacola is already securing,
through the tentative plans made for
celebrating the centennial in this city:
A hundred years ago Florida, a
Spanish possession, was beginning to
wake up to the fact that it adjoined
young republic destined to be great
in the future of America. For time
Florida had been under the British
flag, and the Louisiana Purchase by
the United States opened some ques-
tons of boundary in which Spain,
England and France, as well as the
United States, claimed an interest.
General Andrew Jackson, was was AZ
years old when the battle of New
Orleans was fought, occupied large
place in the affairs of Florida before
and after that striking event. He
commended with the Seminoles in a
big little war that cost this country
1900 lives and $10,000,0O0, good
deal of money in those times. Jack
son also hung, by court-martial, two
British subjects at Pensacola charged
with making irregular war upon US.
Florida was formally coded by Spain
to the United States in 1921, but there
were earlier proceedings at Pensacola
in. 1919 and that city is in the field
for centennial celebration in three
years hence. Senator Bryan of Flor
ida has just introduced in the senate
resolution adopted by the Florida
legislature, reciting that the first
American government in Florida was
established at Pensacola in 1919, and
that the first legislative council for
the territory was held there. The ma
tional government is asked to encour-
age the centennial observance.
Florida would be fine place for a
winter exposition, and would make a
success of one if undertaken. The
people of the northern part of the
country are unusually familiar with
the state, and have inserted many mil
lions in it's opportunities Of various
kinds. 1t is an attractive part of the
Union, and its almost tropical fea-
lures are alluring. Florida has over
400 miles of coast, or more than any
other state. Northern capitalists
have a liking for it. One of these Wis
itors built its oversee railroad, by
way of doing something original and
expensive. With good common high
ways running north and south, Flor
ida will be one of the most popular
regions for the many who decide to
see America first. San Antonio is or
ganizing one of like quality. Florida
will fare well in whatever centennial
program it may adopt.
St. Louis has .neighborly feeling
for Pensacola, and expects to become
better acquainted with its splendid
harbor, so prominently in touch with
the West Indies and Panama Canal.