The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-19
Every Plan Completed Last
Night and Nearly 200 Dele
gates Will Get Away at $3.50
on Special Train
ANOTHER CHANGE IN
STATE COMMISSION
J. J. Logan Succeeds Perry Adair
of Jacksonville - Pensacola
Prospects Brighter Say Cen
tennial Workers.

Pensacola's delegation to the meet
ing of the state centennial commits
sion at Tallahassee tomorrow, will
panied by the coast artillery band
from Fort Barrancas. A sing-fest
will be held at the train, Garden and
Tarragona streets, at o'clock tonight,
This song artist will teach the boost
ers how to put the proper punch into
Pensacola Town." and will inject all
kinds of pep into the proceedings. Hon.
John B. Jones has received notice that
Perry Adair has declined to serve on
the state commission and that J. J.
Logan of Jacksonville has been desig-
mated.
The Pensacola workers are enthusi-
astic over the prospects of having
this city named for centennial Site.
Chairman Hancock of the special com
mittee has received word from the
North Florida Chamber of Commerce
announcing that the body has unani-
mousIy endorsed Pensacola and has
SO informed Jacksonville.
The Tallahassee Chamber Of Com
merce declined to act on the centen-
nial because of the meeting being held
in that city, but the Tallahassee
Boosters club, the members of which
are a majority in the chamber of
commerce has strongly endorsed Pen
sacola and has called on all north
and west Florida to rally to the sup
port of the deep water city.
With the resignation of two Jack
sonville members in as many weeks,
he airty daxr re
Logan, who urged J a k 8 sonvflle
claims before the state commission at
the meeting in the East coast metrop-
oils in September, Pensacola boosters
have become optimistic. Evidently all
is not harmony in the Jacksonville
delegations, they say, and Pensacola
stock has climbed higher day by day.
The entire board of county commis4
sioners will be on hand tonight when
. the special pulls out, the commission
ers being unanimously in favor of
' the centennial.
City hall has come through flying
in the campaign. The commissioners
made a fund of $1,000 available for
| the first centennial flying squadron
which toured the state before the first
state commission meeting. Ten or
more members of the city government
are gong 10 ldlldHdSSee Oh the Spe-
| cia1 train.
Passenger Agent Burke of the L. &
| n. r. r. will keep the city ticket Of
flee at the San Carlos open from 10
/ to IL o'clock this morning and from
| 3 to 6 o'clock this afternoon to ac-
comodate any of the last minute
boosters who want to come in. Hold
| ers of orders who have failed to ex-
change them for reservations can do
SO at these hours.
| The special train will be made up on
Tarragona street at West Garden and
all boosters, both the delegates and
the stay-at- homes are urged to be on
hand for rousing demonstration at s
o'clock tonight. Pep, says J. b. Per-
kins, will put 1t over. Let's go!"
[ Col Mauldin and Major Bennett Of
Fort Barrancas will accompany the
tourists and the coast artillery band
will be part of the delegation. Every
arrangement had been completed last
night, and except for few strag-
giers who may join on today. every
| thing is ready for the grand get
away tonight.