The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-06
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sion OF eight hours the Florida Pur-
chase Commission adjourned at
o'clock this afternoon for supper re-
convening at $3.50 o'clock. The four
show plan was favored at the night
session, lasting two hours. and break.
ing up at $40.
The Pensacola contingent. however,
was forced to go back on the train
leaving an hour earlier, and did net
hear before leaving what was done.
Immediately upon reaching jack
sonville today at IL o'clock John II.
Jones. Pensacola member, went Into
conference with other members who
had arrived the day previous, Con4
vening of the commission was delayed
because the train from Pensacola came
in an hour late but even before lunch
the five men went into what was ex-
pected would be at the most a two
hour session.
AS the hours passed and train time
approached, the West Florida folks
began to get uneasy and delegation
composed of Baldwin, Frenkel, and
Mcclellan was selected to call upon the
commission for some sort Of state
ment. Mr.. Jones came In response
to request for an audience and In
formed the delegation the commission
was at dinner and that Il would be
impossible to say how long a decision
would be delayed.
Another hour passed and the same
delegation with the addition of Rem
shaw and Gentry made another trip
to the fifth floor, where the sessions
were held. "Only a few minutes now
and Wen go back this afternoon" was
the message from Mr.. Jones. Reser-
vations were then made for all. but
as a matter of precaution Mr.. Han
cock prevailed on the Seaboard Air
Line to hold the train fifteen minutes
to care for the Pensacolians. then an
nouncement was made 1t would be i'm
possible for Mr.. Jones to return this
afternoon and on that development
several other members of the party
consented to remain as company.
Logan, of the commission, took jack
sonville off her feet by a motion in
effect it was that the centennial go to
Jacksonville If she could meet cer-
tain conditions in sixty days. These
were that sewerage reach Johnston
camp, getting governments consent
to use il and also bonafide subscrip
tions of s2.500,o00 for exposition COM
pany. Motion had no second. Jones
amended by a motion that the expo
sition go to Pensacola if Jacksonville
failed to comply with conditions, but
received no second.
The session at times was stormy,
according to reports tonight but
Jones, aside from falling to land the
exposition for Pensacola, is believed to
have gotten the best of the argument
by announcing that even if the four
show plan was adopted, Pensacola
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tenniaI exposition as the legislative act
contemplated and when the legislature
met next term, it could then be an
nounced that city was already pre-
pairing to take steps to hold the big
show. This, it is argued, would pre-
vent a state appropriation TO any
other place.
Among surprising development this
afternoon when Pensacoiians began
talking, Jacksonville people came out.
It was shown that the business men
are not as a unit for the show here.
and that Jacksonville boosters, mainly
real estate men, and persons interested
In the State Fair look for trouble to
be encountered in securing sufficient
funds to tide that enterprise over.
PensacoIa's delegation arrived at IL
O'Clock this morning and marched up
where the state commission went into
session Immediately.
+ The Pensacolians sang Pensacola
Town." Justify and at frequent inter-
vals They were conspicuous about
the hotel and in the city and took
every opportunity to tell Jacksonville
boosters what might happen in po-
litical way should Pensacola be de-
MED.
From street talk, Jacksonville has
never been united in her demand for
the centennial. Numbers of people
expressed a preference for Pensacola:
two or three Tampa statesmen said
they hoped Pensacola would wtns