The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-14
Tentative Outline Is Discussed
at Mass Meeting and Schedule
Is Referred Back for Neces-
sary Alterations.
T. L. CANT OFFERS
FIRST SUBSCRIPTION
Plans Provide for Issuance of
City Docks and Belt Line
Bonds as Soon as Subscrip-
tions Total $25O,0OO.

-lllidi steps We're taken at the Cen
| tennial mass meeting at City Hall last
night, to organize a centennial cor
poration, and T. L. Cant, of the Ever
lasting Fabrics Company bid for the
first $1,000 worth of stock The spec
ial committee appointed to devise a
tentative plan for organizing and car
rying on an international exposition
made its report. The tentative plan
submitted by the committee, with
several suggestions for amendments
and changes, was ordered sent back
for further consideration and a new
report will be made at a mass meet
ing next week, at the call of the
chairman.
Keen interest was manifested in
every suggestion OF the committees
report. and the open debate on the
floor of the council chamber de-
yeloped the interest of leading mer-
chants. t. l.. Gant's offer to buy
$1,000 worth of stock without further
ado. took the house by storm and he
will be given the honor of opening the
books.
Members of the special committee
are: Judge B1ount. John s. Beard, r.
Pope Reese. Frank Crenshaw, Ben
Hancock and Judge Binkley.
The report as submitted last night,
follows:
Recommendations in re Florida Pur-
chase Centennial.
1. That to promote and perfect the
International Exposition to celebrate
the centennial anniversary of the
Florida Purchase a corporation shall
be organized under the laws of the
State of Florida with a capital stock
of $1,000,0oo. divided into shares of
SO each.
Q. That four members of the Board
of Directors of said corporation and
the five bond trustees to be selected
by the Centennial Commissioners of
the City of Pensacola shall constitute
the Board of Managers of said Centen-
NAL Exposition.
3. That to promote said corpora
ton there shall be selected by the
Florida Centennial Committee of the
City of Pensacola committee on FL
be chairman and composed of a repre-
sentative of each bank in the City OF
Pensacola and citizen Of every
county of the state subscribing to the
corporation.
4. That said Finance Committee
shall proceed as soon as possible to
secure subscriptions to stock of said
corporation, using for that purpose the
blank form submitted herewith.
5. That when as much as 25 per
cent of the capital stock of said cor
poration has been subscribed the
Centennial Commissioners of the City
of Pensacola shall call an election on
the question of issuing 100000 Gen.
tennia1 bonds and the City Commits
sioners of said City shall Immediately
advertise for sale the 100000 Dock
and Belt Railroad bonds.
6. That a committee on legislation
to consist of fifteen members shall be
appointed, whose duty it shall be to
prepare for the passage by the Con
gress of the United States and the
Legislature of the State of Florida
such resolutions and laws may be
deemed necessary and appropriate to
promote and perfect the holding of the
International Exposition at Pensacola
to celebrate the Florida Purchase.
Z. That publicity committee con-
sisting of nine members shall be ap-
pointed for the purpose of giving pub
licity to said Centennial celebration
at Pensacola and TO secure the CO.
operation of all the cities and coun-
ties of the State of Florida and of
other states, which publicity commit
tee shall secure the services of an ex-
pert publicity man to aid in their
work.
8. That the statement OF Pensa-
cola's claim for designation as the
site of the International Exposition
which was presented to the Florida
Purchase Centennial Commission shall
be published in full in Pensacola and
all state papers.
g. That in the event the Florida
Purchase Centennial Commission shall
pursuant to Chapter 1921, Laws of
Florida of 1919. designate Pensacola
as the place for holding the Interna-
tional Exposition as provided by said