The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-02
TRAIL BLAZERS
SUBMIT REPORT
ON CENTENNIAL
CHAIRMAN HANCOCK TELLS OF
RECEPTION ACCORDED PEN
SAcOLAS VICTORY COMMITTEE
IN OPPOSITION CITIES.

Chairman Ben S. Hancock presented
the report of the Trail Blazing COM
mittee, which made red-hot
tour of the state last week, in the
interests of the Victory Centennial
for Pensacola. Chairman Hancock, IN
his report, told of the reception re-
ceived in the various cities and ex-
pressed confidence that Pensacola
would be chosen. His theme IS CO.
operation, "pullin together
The report as submitted at the meet
ing of the Committee of One Hundred
at the city hall last night, is as fol-
lows:
To the Centennial Committee.
Gentlemen: We beg to submit the
following report from your appointed
committee, dubbed throughout the
state as the Trail Blazing Flying
Squadron of the Pensacola Victory
Centennial committee.
This committee left Pensacola at 6:55
p. M, August %, and went through to
Tampa, Florida, stopping two hours
and thirty minutes in Jacksonville,
where our time was spent feeling out
the situation and completing our
boosting campaign. We had a supply
of cards made and distributed at every
point visited-on trains, etc. We also
had suitcases, travelling bags, etc.,
placarded with boosting Pensacola
for the Victory Centennial, 1922" and
distributed these handbills in each
town through which We passed.
We arrived in Tampa at 7:45 p m.
August %. where we were met by
Tom Hanlon, a former Pensacolian,
but now a strong Tampa booster; we
were introduced to numbers of influ-
entail citizens of that city, including
the secretary of the Tampa board of
trade, the secretary of the Rotary
club, members of the Kiwanis club,
newspaper men, etc.
On August "A we were shown the
city of Tampa, which we admit is
a live and progressive city, and paid
our respects to Commissioner w. G.
Borein, chairman. who received US
handsomely, and made us feel that
we were more than welcome We were
told in Tampa that it was not likely
that Tampa would make a bid for
the centennial, but would hold another
meeting TO decide this question, and
since leaving the city we note from
press reports that they have definitely
decided not to be a contending city,
and it is possible our claim as pre-
sented there influenced this action,
and we feel certain the popular feeling
of Tampa citizens is with Pensacola.
as against Jacksonville, now that
Tampa is out of the fight.
We left Tampa at sos p. m, Aug
ust "a, and went to Port Tampa,
where we boarded a steamer for Key
West, Florida. We also distributed
cards, handbills, etc, on this trip, and
secured excellent press notices in the
Tampa newspapers, copies of which
are attached hereto.
The committee reached Key West at
$50 p. m, August %, and immedi-
ately called upon Commissioner Allen
of that city, who also received us
warmly and complimented Pensacola
over the interest being shown. We
were left by Mr.. Allen with the feel
ing that we had made q favorable i'm
preston. After our visit with the com
missioner we were taken in hand by
number of Key West citizens, incIud-
ing Postmaster DarneeI1, Judge Har-
ris, Mr.. Ketchum, and Others shown
over the city and introduced every
where. The Key West Citizen gave
us a press notice and a copy is at
tached hereto.
We left Key West August % for
Miami where we visited the chamber
of commerce and newspaper offices
We We're in Miami from 4:30 D. m
until 1 a. m, and were shown over
the city, which is one of the most pro-
gressive in the south. Here, as well
as at all other points, we boosted Pen
sacola, and advertised. We arrived in
St Augustine August 81 at D. m
and visited in that city until D. m,
calling upon Herbert Fell1el, who ac-I
companied us and presented US to-
Commissioner w. A. MacWilliams, who
received us very graciousIy and made
US feel that we We're welcome We
We're shown over St. Augustine and
given notice by the st. Augustine
Record, as per attached clipping.
We spent the nights of August 27I
and IS in Jacksonville and submit
press notices attached given us by
the Metropolis and the Times Union
in that city. We called upon Commits
sioner Cooper to whom We We're pre-
scented by MIR. George Ward, and were
very cordially received. Mr. Cooper
made an engagement with Mr.. Coach
man, DIR. Hausaforde and Attorney
Adair. at their request, when the real
fireworks started, and very much to
our surprise the proposition was
sprung by them to divide the centzn-
NAL equally between Pensacola, Jack
sonyille. Tampa and Miami. We re-
piled we We're instructed for Pcnsa
cola first, last and always. but i'll
would be our pleasure to submit their
proposition At the conclusion of the
meeting we We're entertained at the
Seminole club by the Jacksonville
committee.
We left Jacksonville August IS az
D. m. and arrived in Pensacola