The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-18
CENTENNIAL IS
DISCUSSED At
GOOD NEE TING
Ways and Means Committee
Members Evidence Much
Interest.
ENLIST SUPPORT OF
ALL WEST FLORIDA
A Plan to Accomplish This
VIII Be Considered BY
a Committee.
ENLIST SUPPORT OF
ALL WEST FLORIDA

From the enthusiasm which was
displayed at a meeting of the ways
and means committee of the PenSa-
cola Centennial Committee. which was
held at the city hall yesterday morn
ing, there was every reason to believe
that the project, huge as it is, viii be
pushed to a successful conclusion.
Plans have been mapped out, and one
suggestion after the other was heard,
all looking to the adoption of the best
way to begin, it was explained, on the
big undertaking.
President Morris Bear presided, and
practically all members of the ways
and means committee we're on hand
and took part in the discussion of the
many topics brought forth.
One day next week, probably ON
Monday, a special committee of five
viii get together at the mayors Office
and work out proposal for bringing
the centennial before the Florida peo-
pie generally. This committee viii
consider proposal, coming in the
form Of a suggestion, from the citml
attorney.
Among the tentative plans 80.
have been received was that s laid
ing the exposition at Bayvis mark:
Of changing the name Of sa1 ,arlsx
that Of The Centennial parks oxs
pending the sum of $4,000 to
in dredging the bayou; of entNe.gsa
the support Of West Florida COZ
generally; Of taxing lands for cd
grafton purposes, to make up -
for the exposition, ETC., all of whicfF
suggestions, made by one member
after the other, in addition TO other
matters, are TO be considered by the
special committee. 1t was sure
thing, it was explained, that the CO.
operation Of all West Florida counties
should be enlisted, and, looking to the
accomplishment of that end. the
MAYORS, public men, editors, CONNER
cial secretaries, and city councils. are
to be named as delegates to attend
the convention to be arranged later
BRYAN Mack wrote the committee a
letter bearing upon a law which was
passed by the legislature in 1899. pro-
viding for the establishment of county
! bureaus of immigration and authoriz-
ing fiat assessment of not to exceed
two cents per acre on land for I'M
MIGRATION purposes. The writer sug-
rested that if the various counties Of
West Florida could be prevailed unon
to take part in the centennial under
the provisions Of this law It would he
possible to raise about million dol
lars for the holding of the exposition
and the exploitation of the resources
of West Florida.
In discussing the question of fur.
nishing accommodations for the en-
pected STRANGERS who would come here
to attend the exposition, r. w. Good
hart said it was hi suppression that
one or more tourist hotels would ~
built by outside capital. such new
capital to be attracted by the exposi-
ton.
F. F. BINGHAM and George n. Her
vey expressed their thoughts along
this line, saying that Pensacola would
be big enough to handle the exnos;-
ton crowds, and Mr.. Hervey said chat
it is customary for buildings to he
erected inside the exposition grounds
to care for people which the city could
not provide for, and that such build
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