The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-12-06
Well-K nown Pensacolian
Hopes New and Import
ant Industry Is Success
MUCH ACTIVITY
REPORTED THERE
In Letter to Journal, He
Says Hitherto Unknown
Resource Is Promising

Extensive operations are being car
ried on at the dye plant near Black
Point, according to Captain j G. Pat
terson. who is in charge of the build
ing and machinery of the plant. Cap
tain Patterson was in the city yester-
day, and during his visit sent the fol-
lowing communication to The Jour
nal 1t briefly describes the activt-
ties at the plant. the possibilities for
development, and the country. 1,
CAPT. PATTERSON'S LETTER.
Editor Pensacola Journal:
knowing that you are always ready
and anxious TO give information on
any subject that would give publicity
to the hitherto unknown and recently
discovered resources of our state, and
particularly to development taking
place within a three hour run from
Pensacola, / am sending in this short
sketch, for If the good things are
kept to ourselves. neither ourselves
nor the community is benefited.
/. myself. though a citizen since 1866
have towed thousands of pieces of
timber and millions of feet of lumber
down the Choctawhatchee bay but
never did I dream that, there was SO
much wealth beneath the sandy soil
of Black Point. five miles east of
Camp Walton
1 had never heard of it. or seen it
in print, and I doubt very much If
there are fifty persons in the city who
have ever heard anything about a dye
plant operated on a small scale for
more than a year at Black Point.
There are several essential condi-
tions to make anything successful,
such as working a dye plant. First
there must be an abundance Of ma
Of
manufacture must be healthful The
public should know something about
1T. information as to the possible good
and as to the building and esta blish-
Ing permanent enterprise that will
be a blessing not alone to the imme-
diate neighborhood. where it is located.
but to the portion of the state in which
it is situated.
Black Point, situated on Chocta-
wahatchie Bay, is very beautiful
place. The country is high and roll
ing. surrounded by pine forests, and
with a sandy loam soil
Six miles across the bay is santa
Rosa Island. a narrow strip of land.
washed by the Gulf OF Mexico. The
atmosphere is pure, no swamps or
malaria breeding stagnate water. The
inhaling of the life giving oZone COM
ing with that pure air right from the
gulf is invigorating and strengthening
am not writing from fancy. but
from an experience of more than two
months engaged in handling four large
lighter loads of about 2s0 tons OF
boilers. machinery. bricks. pipes. lum-
ber and other materials The bay
abounds in fish. and only a short dis
tance away oysters are to be found in
The back waters wash
the beach clean, and keep II free from
anything communicating.
The promoters of this great enter
prise deserve the praise and co-opera-
ton, not only of the citizens of the
immediate vicinity. but OF the entire
state. The writer has been all over
this globe Of ours, has associated with
men in all walks OF life, and engaged
N various businesses, but never has
ne had received more congenial
friendly and gentlemanly trea tment
than since coming to the Black
Point dye works.
I take this method Of expressing my
appreciation of their kindness TO mo
and my prayer is that they may be
blessed In this, their great and laud-
able undertaking.
Respectfully.
lSigned) J. G. PATTERSON.