The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-14
LEAVING OUT HAMLET.

LEAVING OUT HAMLET.
Tampa hopeful Miami is silent, all &C
count of the decision of the Florida purchase com
mission favorng four fairs. We always condemne
the wet blankets in any town. county state. blu
predict in this instance that the four fair plal
will never be carried out" st. Petersburg Times
And the Miami Metropolis says in comment: That
bet"
1t would SEEM judging from the state press tina
Tampa has the four-unit fair its hands. Jack
sonvilIe and Miami don't it and Pensacol
won't have it, Tampa does not want all OF II
so the graceful thing to do would be for all the othe
cities step and let us continue our centen
NAL plans according schedule
II all the other cities in the state had given to tn
centennial proposition the amount of stud.
the committee from Pensacola have given it
it would agree that there is other logical site il
the state, and better in the south. for centen
NAL celebrate
Pensacola is the only city in Florida which coule
properly hold such celebration as is contemplated
for the reason that it is the only port in Florida
where great water carnival could be held. A
worlds fair at this time without great maritime
and naval display would be like playing Hanle
with Hamlet left out.
With Pensacola the nearest port to the Panams
canal. with direct connection with South American
and Central American countries, and nearer the
centre of population than city state
a. centennial celeDration could be staged which
would not only advertise Florida, the resource.
of the United States the world. and exhibit t.
the people of this nation the products and indus
trial development of other nations.
In the discussion which has arisen in regard t.
the fair again and again the fact stressed
that Pensacola is not big enough for such exposi
ton. the commissioners and others seeming have
entirely lost sight of the fact size bu
4 location that would count in celebration his
characer.
Pensacola is large enough for fairgrounds of size
great enough to house any fair world If Pen
Pensacola centennial committee might face an i'm
possible situation. But for the Florida exhibits
every county in the state would be expected to do
it's share. as in every other worlds fair ever held
In addition to this the taking part
ternial would each have it's own building. and the
countries represented would have theirs.
Certainly such states New York, Illinois, Penn
syvania, California. Virginia, Texas Alaska Lousi
ana and Alabama and many others would fail
to be represented. because they could afford
do
And it must be remembered. or perhaps it is not
known to the members of the commission. that
while Florida haggles and hestates Georgia is
working for worlds fair, her account. and
Is hoping to get federal aid.
However opposed other cities of the state may be
holding the Florida purchase cntennial Pensacola
certainly there could be choice between holding
centennial celebration own state and holding
in Georgia.
All Florida needs at this time advertising. Flag
Ter and Plant have done much to exploit the re-
sources of this state. Now it time the people
of Florida to get busy and do some exploiting on
their account. Their is no city in Florida so
admirably located advertising the resources OF
! the entire state is Pensacola.
The great mass of people who would come to the
centennial would wish to see Florida as q whole.
The state commission, in inaugurating andlcarryng
on this exposition has the power direct the
publicity features, that every section the state
would be advertised.
1t is natural to suppose that Tampa and Miami
and St Augustine and Jacksonville and every other
city in the state of Importance any section
Visitors the fair. after viewing these
and the Everglades. travelling through West and
Middle Florida the attractions of East and
South Florida, displayed at the exposition.
Unless look at the centennial celebration in a
big way. it would not be worth while to hold any
] celebration all. Pensacola has always looked
upon the centennial celebration a great worlds
fair. Pensacola only city the author
lied by the legislature hold such celebration
empowered to issue bonds for that purpose.
Many large state appropriations have been made
b the legislature of Florida for the development of
SMth Florida and East Florida West Florida is
ASKING for the first time for state aid. of direct
Z benft to this section. And Florida does
notintend to be denied her just rights Already
Sigrnted by the legislature centennial city
che cate Pensacola is going forward with plans
1oldng great worlds fair here in 1922 and relies
oher sections of the state o aid her in this
work, which is of Importance every city and
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