The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-30
BONIFACE RETURNS
FROM WESTERN TRIP

Charles 3. Hervey, president and
general manager of the San Carlos
Hotel Company, returned yesterday
after having visited leading cities of
the west for the past two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey's itinerary in
cluded Kansas City, Colorado Springs,
Denver. Glacier National Park, Spo-
kane, Portland, Seattle San Francisco,
Monterey, Santa Barbara, Los An
geles and San Diego stopping off at
the Grand Canyon of Arizona on the
return trip. Mrs. Hervey remained in
Houston, Texas. visiting relatives.
Mr.. Hervey said last night that the
marked courtesy and hospitality. and
that he had an opportunity TO study
the latest fads and fancies of the
great hotels of the northwest and
Pacific coast, and that he will have
many surprises in store for the pat
rons of the San Carlos hotel the
coming season. From one of the prin-
cipal hotels in Glacier Park he secured
the services of a famous jazz orches-
ira of young college men. The or
chestra will be installed shortly 10
remain until spring.
years ago Mr.. Hervey was in the hotel
business in San Francisco and Los
Angeles; he, therefore, had the pleas
ure of meeting many old friends. He
states that when he left Los Angeles
seventeen years ago that city was only
$4,000. and they now claim $4,000.
He does not believe that this remark
able growth can be ascribed to facto-
,inS ind
mainly by the citizens cooperating
and boosting the city. and by capt.
talizing their fruits. flowers and
climate. II am thoroughly convinced"
said Mr.. Hervey that Pensacola can
become a great city; that it has more
natural advantages than Los Angeles,
already has been done here in our
own Pensacola in the way of civic inn
provements, but we must have greater
beauty, park extensions. finer and
better schools-in other words, we
must make this city beautiful and
comfortable place to live in, and we
must have more unitarian develop
ment. There are tens of thousands of
people of wealth and refinement in
the United States, who are living in
cities that for one reason or another.
perhaps climatic or unsuitable envi-
ronment who are looking for ideal
places of residence, and where they
can invest their money and make a
new home. Many of these people can
be induced TO come here, and even
away out on the Pacific coast they
are interested in Florida, and many
of those l met had heard Pensacola
we'll spoken Of especially by men of
the service who had a term at our
great air station.
II must say something in reference
to the good roads of the west and es-
pecial1y of California. In the latter
state the roads are smooth asphalt
and by the continuous use of so many
autos are polished until they appear
as glass. w must have roads.
Wouldn't it be great if we could send
our great committee to Tallahassee
by auto? And. speaking of expositions,
San Diego has grown wonderfully
since their exposition. 1t has four to
one more population now than before.
and all the hotels that have been
left over from the exposition are
crowded.
II wish that 1 were gifted with
speech that I could exr IS TO the
people of Pensacola and stress what
great and lasting benefits would come
TO this communicated would ensue
from a great international exposition
such as the Florida centennial will be-
Let us have a large and representa-
tive body of PensacoIians go to Tai
lahassee.''