The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-06
VANGUARD Of
"ALAFLAMISa
ARRIVES HERE
Field Secretary of Coast Pubs
hcity League Prepares
for Big Meeting.
TO BE HELD
THURSDAY NDGHH
Plans to Enlist Aid of Rotarys
and Chamber of Com
merce in Movement.

reached Pensacola last night Alar<
flamiss, the new state carved FROM
Alabama, Florida and Mississippi
running from Santa Rosa county
along the gulf coast to Pearl River
Miss, and hundred miles inland
taking in nineteen counties In the
three states and embracing milliona
of acres of cut-over and orange lands
which, through five years cans
paign of national publicity and adj
vertising is due to attain recognition.
as the new land of opportunity fon
homeseekers and investors and the
new playground for tourists and
pleasure seekers, who are tired od
the old places and want something
fresh and enticing.
The vanguard consisted of tha
field director of the movement M. b
Irrelevant, who will be followed earl
next week by John A. Fox, genera
manager in charge of the campaign
Dave Holt, veteran newspaper writ
er, and DIR. h. w. Taylor, secretarw
of the Gulf Coast Country Develook
ment League, under the aussices
which the movement is being ev-siex
forward. Until recently M
want was general MANAGE s.
New Orleans Association
merce and, as president of tn
lean Association of CommerS
ecutives, became one of Thu
known civic and development
izers in the United States
Trezevant's services were obrafn> ~
by the Thomson Bryan Ellis Cona-
pany, of Washington, Baltimore and
New York, who are engaged as ex-
pert advisers to the league in the
campaign and, in cooperation with
r. w. Goodhart and George Hervey.
of this city, win make all pre1ifs1iz
nary arrangements for big meeting
to be held in Pensacola on the night
of Thursday, January 18th, at tia
San Carlos, at which time Mr.. FosAa
DR.. Taylor and others will explaisl
the movement in detail.
The purpose of the league il
create fund of not less than $25O#
600 to be spent on basis of S50O0H
year for five years. to advert;
the gulf coast country to the north
and east now overffowing with wealyn
and people seeking new opportunities
Of this amount Pensacola and Es-
Gambia county are expected to con.
tribute $4,000 a year. At g. meets
ing held at the Battle House in Mo-
bile, Thursday night, assurances were
given that Mobile and Mobile coun-
ty would put up $4,000 a year or q
total of $f25,000. At this brilliant
affair Henry Hall, president Of the
First National Bank of Mobile, WIN
is president of the league, presided.
Messrs. Goodhart and Hervey att
tending as the representative fronn
Pensacola, the former being first WIGS
president of the league.
Mr.. Trezevant is expected to an
pear before the Chamber of Com
merce and Rotary Club prior Ia,
Thursday nights big affair and ~
invite all the business and profession II
al interests of the city to be present
At the big meeting it is also likely
that members of the leagues execu-
tive committee from other sections
viii be on hand to lend their aid To
the Pensacola committees in raising
the fund.
It is believed that Pensacola. with
its wonderful natural beauty and fa-
cilities, its surrounding fertile lands.
and commanding location on TIE Gun
of Mexico, viii be one of the primary
beneficiaries of the big national
movement. Already recognized bv the
United States government as a naval
and aeronautical base of first mn
portance the advantages of this CITY
and section win receive every atten-
ton in the advertising campaign Ia
be put on by the league, which win
include the great national magazines
the metropolitan newspapers Of the
north west and east of natisnal circu-
lation, through moving rsscture lee
lures, demonstrations, exhibits. at
tTactive literature in colo..s. and hv