The Pensacola journal., 1917-01-09
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"ALAFLAM|SS
ARRIVES HERE
DR.. H. w. Taylor and Dave
Holt Join Director to
Arrange Meet
PLANNING BIG
MEETING THURSDAY
Secretary Emphasizes I'm
limited Possibilitysof
Development

the "Alaflamiss" army reached PEN
sacola Monday when DR.. H. w. Tay-
lor, secretary and treasurer of the
Gulf Coast Development League, ar
rived here accompanied by Dave Holt,
widely known through out the South
as newspaper writer, and Joined M.
| B. Trezevant, field director of the new
movement, at the San Carlos hotel.
/ During the stay DIR. Taylor and
Messrs. Trezevant and Holt went into
conference with w. R. Goodhart, first
vice president of the league, and Geo.
H. Hervey, Pensacola director of the
league, perfecting arrangements for
the meeting of business and profes-
sional men of Pensacola and Escam-
bia county, which will be held at
smoker at the San Carlos Thursday
night.
DR.. TAYLOR, who resigned the presi-
dency of the Tourist Welcome Club
of Mobile to devote himself exclusive
ly to this big project of sectional de-
velopment, is one of the originators
of the movement.
The psychological moment is un
! doubtedly at hand" said DE- Taylor,
to create a. widespread interest in
the heretofore practically unknown
| guR coast country. With the east
rand west and north rich and pros
porous, it will be our. own fault if we
do not succeed in attracting new
wealth and new people to this favor
ed section.
/ Having lived IN Southern Califor-
MIA and knowing intimately how a
country not half so favored has be-
come rich, populous and famous
through constructive and persistent
advertising, it is fully evident to me
that the people of the gulf coast
country, by a big cooperative move
menr, can revolutionize conditions
here and create demand both for
; its land and as place for delight
ful wintar recreation.
'"The Gulf Coast Development
League was organized to furnish the
instrument through which we will
place. this country in contact with the
wealth and population of the rest OF
the United States. Success is not go
ing to be had except through hard
work, unflagging diligence, expert
handling and sufficiently ample funds
Mobile has promised to do he1
share, which will consist of the larg-
est investment of any of the commun-
tiles involved. Hattiesburg, Gulfport
Biloxi, Pass Christian, Bay st. Louis
'Vave'and, Ocean Springs, Pasca-
goula,, Moss Point, Lucedale, Leakes.
vile, Virgins, Lumberton, Logtown
Brewton Jackson, Bay Minette, anc
other communities have similarly
promised and we are now come tt
Pensacola to lay this plan SQUARED,
before the business men of this city
and section and ascertain how much
they win invest in the future of gull
coast country
"We who live in this section know
the value and possibilities of what W,
have, and this plan is nothing NOR,
than gigantic selling campaign, t.
interest capital and people in othel
sections to invest with us in this.
"Theh Gulf Coast Development
League is under the administration
and control of an executive commit
: tee of twelve prominent bankers AM
business men, representing the va
= rious sections, Mr.. Goodhart beinl
the representative from Pensacola
y and the first vice president of tn
league. All funds will be paid in t
= the league and, with the advice o
= expert ,counsellors, will be expende
= over a period of five years in a diver
sified campaign of community pub
u Z, licity in which all sections viii equall
= benefit.
1T is our purpose to create fun
N of not less than $250,000 to carry ou
these objects. Southern Californi;
I the Canadian northwest and the Flor
. ida east coast have spent and ar
u still spending millions in advertiser