The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-29
TO WORK FOR ONE END.


natural advantages Of Pensacola as to make any
reference to the possibilities Of this port ground for
injunction against the pleasant platitude. It is
fact that we have the best port on the Gulf coast
Everybody admits 1t. And when they visit Pensa-
cola and look its vast Of water, realize
its depth and become acquainted with the climatic
conditions. hardly equalled anywhere else in the
world, they add censure to their praise. And justly
Pensacola is naturally the best port south Of New
port News. Pensacola today could be the greatest
port in the South If the people of this city and
section had followed up their convictions with
ton.
It is true there has been for delay. But
not more reason here than elsewhere. The did
not hit Pensacola harder than other ports. Yet
other ports have not failed to meet conditions, and
have increased trade in ratio to the faith they have
shown in their town.
Pensacola has accomplished some splendid results
which have been the direct result Of hard work. and
which are noted in this issue. The shipbulding
plant the dry DOCKS the fuel oil station. the high
density cotton compress the fine railroad terminals
are the rewards of faith in this section and work
for advancement.
The municipal docks will be another step forward
But these things do not yet rank Pensacola with the
other Gulf ports. We have here admirable loca-
We have already located here the largest naval fly
ing school in the United States. We have fortifica
tions which surpass in Importance any in the South
and which, while only indirectly connected with the
progress of the port concentration of federal
troops here at all times. have of the great
est shipbulding plants in the country.
Certainly, then, what Pensacola has to do is to
"a get municipal docks; ~ work for naval base;
80 retain the flying school and shipbuidng plant,
and ~ xorl-fo ofhor
things to do but with these already have made a
start; it is up to Pensacola to put these things
through; If Pensaco~ lands the centennial celebra-
tion that will assist in this direction. But the CEN
tennial celebration if effected is two years off,
And Pensacola cannot afford to wait for these i'm
provements. They should go hand and hand with
|. the centennial movement
At recent meeting of the Kiwanis club, speaker
on the program declared that greater
than his community, and that the man who placed
his private interests above public gain. not a
worthy citizen. And this is true. But humankind
is selfish Since the first caveman fought for his
own, have contested for personal rights
1t has been the mission Of the twentieth century
to open mems eyes to the fact that selfishness Is
the most reactionary force in the world. The man
who lives for himself. who confines his effort to
his advancement, who considers his in
terest above all else. is not only failure in the part
or later he becomes commercial failure.
| One of the lessons Of the brought with 1t
was that we cannot give without getting. Tie peo-
pie of the United States have never before been so
prosperous, and in all the history orld
| has any nation given much. have individuals
of that nation been generous in gift expendi-
ture.
Pensacola during the world gave generously
to the government the returns have equally
generous. During the wonderful spirit of CO.
operation generated and it this spirit that
put every drive in such splendid style.
| The of this community banded themselves to-
gether In common cause and they because
| they all concentrated the line Of work
Ito put Pensacola over the top.
| What Pensacola needs today for it's development
| has the manpower 1t has the work cut out for it,
in the enterprises already inaugurated. 1t is a
sized job to put over centennial to get railroads,
municipal docks, naval base and to retain the other
| improvements which Pensacola directly to the
| world But Pensacola do this, by coopera-
! ton.
Pensacola has today four organizations directly
working towards end the Chamber of Com
| merce the Rotary club the Kiwanis club and the
centennial committee. What Pensacola needs to
make effective concentrate the activi-
ties these organizations in direction and
the only way to do this is to pool the interests and
| to work to end. That is what was done during
| the when Pensacola went over the top. and it
| is what must be DONE If to go over the top
| in peace time.
The spirit of cooperation which into being in
Pensacola just prior to and during the war, and
which became crystazed during the period must
not be allowed to disintegrate
being daily demonstrated in business life that
and Tho