The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-15
WE ARE ON THE MAP.

The meeting of the Florida Centennial Purchase
Commission held in the Leon Hotel at Tai
lahassee at ten O'Clock, October goth, to further
discuss plans for celebrating the one hundredth an
niversary of the purchase of Florida from Spain
Hon. w. G. Allen, of Key West, one OF the first
commission named, has resigned on account or Ill
health, and is succeeded by j. Nj. Burgueres, of
West Palm Beach; c. NJ. Cooper, of Jacksonville.
by President Adair of the Jacksonville
of Trade. 1t is hoped at the meeting in Tai
lahassee to arrive at some definite conclusion re-
garding the matter, that Florida fittingly
commemorate such important date in its history
At the last meeting held in Jacksonville there
were propositions submitted; one from Pensa-
to hold the big exposition here. The other was
that an exposition be held for a short period at
Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tampa and Miami Tampa
out of the is Miami; this leaves the fight
between Jacksonville and Pensacola.
Pensacola has contended from the beginning that
there should be but centennial celebration and
that this should held site of the change
flags and where the first provisional government
established. 1t is Pensacola's birthday party,
and it has been clear to this section of the
why any other section should want to take it
away from
In a issue the St. Augustine Record says:
Pensacola is making a strong bid for the x
position and is offering greater inducements
than any other claimant for the fair. Jackson
vile with all advantages seems have be-
come lethargic over this big enterprise and may
lose 1t if business of that city do not wake
up. The narrowed down Jack
sonville and Pensacola, the other cities of
the state feel that it is too large project for
them to handle. The commission will naturally
accept the invitation of the city that offers the
biggest inducements and up to the present PEN
sacoa to be in the lead in this respect.
st. Augustine people would favor Jacksonville
the site, owing to its proximity to this city,
also because Jacksonville is best located to
the entire state, being almost half way between
Pensacola and Key West
The fact that Pensacola has offered greater in
ducements for the centennial than any other city,
Is patent those acquainted with this section of
the state.
In his article the American navy. Admiral
Sims. in commenting the speculations the
U-boat warfare. said that there nothing de-
ceptive a geography. He said that the North Sea
only small place the map, and illustrated
that he once heard a woman remark that the Eng
lish channel narrow that she did see
the boats ever turned around in it. The English
channel is twenty miles wide narrowest point
and two hundred miles other points. is hard
TO realize these vast distances, through the medium
OF map.
thing OF the same position the woman and the
English channel They have Pensacola their
maps for many years. that they have become
mixed in their geography.
Pensacola belongs very much Florida. In spite
OF the fact that peninsula Florida is always
ing that belong to Alabama,
lieve It, Pensacola is recognized by every part of
the United States very important part of
Florida The remainder of the should ac-
knowledge a relation, and not only put
up all the Florida MAPS but think of us as
growing. thriving city, with the best harbor the
Florida coast, the logical site for the Florida
Purchase Centennial, designed to perpetuate as a
memorial in which alone at the time
played any conspicuous part.