The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-12
TAmPA,s FouR-uNiT FAIR.

The state press has been remarkably quiet
to the findings of the centennial commission. Wit
few exceptions, the newspapers Of Florida hav
been usually non-partisan throug bout tn
fight with the exception of st. Augustine. whic
has naturally. boosted for Jacksonville. and Yves
Florida, which is solidly back of Pensacola.
The whole situation seems to have resolved il
self rather fight against giving the IA
to Pensacola, than to getting the entrance of Tamp
at the eleventh hour and its advocacy of the four
unit exposition plan, there is little doubt but tina
Pensacola would have been chosen the centen
NAL city.
There is a 1udicrous side to this if one has
sense OF humor: Tampa, which had dropped OF
OF the entirely enters at the last momen
speaks for Jacksonville and Pensacola and MAN
of which four-unit fair. and in spit
of their protest dictates to the commission tn
way it should go, and splits the centennial u
into four parts.-not because Tampa wants tn
celebration it has repeatedly announced, Blu
that it does not want the centennial to to Pen
sacola or Jacksonville. Miami has never elaine
the centennial but has had the honors of fai
thrust upon her.
For many months the fight for the centennia
lay entirely between Jacksonville and Pensacola
The only which had any claim to enter int
this fight St. Augustine and West Florid
towns. Had the other cities of the state kept on
OF the fight, they properly should have don
after announcing their retirement, either Jackson
Vile Pensacola would have been chosen. The fol
lowing editorial expressions appearing in the lamp
and ST. Augustine papers show the way the win
blows:
The Florida purchase centennial commission
has officially declared for the four-city plan
first proposed and urged by The Tribune
This means that all Florida is going to benefit
by the advertising which wisely devised and
modernly carried-out plan of operation will
make success
The four-city plan does not. of necessity
mean that the great exposition be held
for three months in each of four cities, the
terms being consecutive. 1t permits variety
of plans for thought and success. 1t may be
that the best results viii be gotten by grouping
the cities in pairs and holding it for three six
months in two at time for instance, at Tampa
and Miami-Tampa being equally glad to be
paired with any of the other great enterprising
cities of this state in the work of making the
exposition a success
From the standpoints of financing, housing
and ultimate success we believe the commission
has acted wisely. for the whole purpose Of this
exposition is that Florida-all Florida-may be-
come known in every part of the world. as it is
known by those who have lived here and helped
make it what it is.
Says the Tampa Times:
The four-city plan for the Florida centennial
exposition has finally been adopted. Probably
this is wisest solution of the problem that
was possible. As the plans developed it
realized such exposition the
state desired would prove staggering burden
for any one city the state carry. The enor-
NOUS expense and the difficulty of meeting the
housing and transportation problems, If the
crowds proved great was expected, made
even Jacksonville thoughtful Her big finan-
ciers-and bankers not enthusiastic for the
big show. They saw the difficulties and did not
court them Pensacola game to the last.
but her arguments did not carry conviction in
the light of cold logic. The thing to do
is for all sections of the state to combine and
put the exposition in way that will be a
credit to the whole state and surprise and
wonder visitors. The world at large
knows little of Florida, and is slow to learn.
This is the greatest opportunity the state will
ever have to exploit its advantages Let US
utilize it to the utmost
From The St Augustine Record we take the fol
owing:
Senator W. A. Macwilliams deserves all the
compliments that being showered upon him
because Of the spirit of fairness shown by him
as member of the special committee charged
by the legislature of Florida with the duty Of
deciding the location of the proposed centen-
NAL exposition. Senator Macwiams attitude
was eminently fair. He favored Jacksonville as
first choice and had good and sufficient reasons
for doing. He was supported by single
manly thing by offering support Pensacola
for the distinction. of course meeting with the
cordial support of Committeeman Jones from
that city. But the other three on the commit
re were out for the foar-fair proposition. with