The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-18
JACKSONVILLE WILL CONCENTRATE

JACKSONVILLE WILL CONCENTRATE
jacksonville is lining up its forces for concen-
tration Tallahassee October 2Oth, and IL rem
sacoa get the centennial. strong delegation Is
needed to present our claims
? The Jacksonville Metropolis says: Livery ouh1e
of Jacksonville energy and enthusiasm will be
turned loose next week to secure the Florida Fur
chase Centennial Exposition for this city. Jackson
Vile will send large delegation OF people TO the
meeting the centennial commission at Tallahassee
Monday October 20. This delegation will go by
special which the city council and board OF
county commissioners expected TO provide
Jacksonville will present to the commission con-
crete developed plan that it is believed will re-
suit Jacksonvilles designation as the Centennial
City Jacksonville will offer solid front, backed by
the greater part Florida in its efforts to give the
a truly representative and credtaDle EXPOSE
ton"
The Journal is compelled to speculate as to the
basis of the claim by the Metropolis that
Jacksonville backed by the greater part of Flor
ida Certainly expressions of the state not
authority for this statement. The press, in the
main. has refrained from taking part in the fight
which is being waged between Jacksonville and
Pensacola the centennial. but the majority of the
expressions have referred to the lukewarmness of
Jacksonville going after the big show, and have
expressed admiration for the spirit which has been
shown here in West Florida, where we are
fighting for
The Metropolis says: Cooperation between the
Jacksonville council the board of county commits
soners. the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce. the
State Fair organization and the entire citiZenry of
Jacksonville along lines discussed at the centennial
committee meeting will bring Florida Centennial
Exposition to Jacksonville Jacksonville is the ogi
cal place for this great event. Pensacola remote
the greater part of Florida, close to Alabama
and New Orleans is making a fight historical
and sentimental grounds"
Jacksonville is fighting on historical sentimental
and sound business grounds for the exposition
Jacksonville wants the exposition and will have it
IL organized effort can prevail. jacksonville will
send o Tallahassee a special train of centennial
boosters. Jacksonville win present. her claims in
forceful. convincing manner. Jacksonville will get
squarey behind the centennial project and win give
the people of Florida the kind of exposition that
the occasion demands. Jacksonville stage an
exposition creditable and thoroughly keeping with
the Importance of the event it is to commemorate.
Jacksonville will do this and
Jacksonville is out in earnest for the centennial
Every loyal Jacksonville citizen will be called upon
to do his part whatever that may be- All will be
expected to cooperate. Petty chickering's be
kept out. All small minded selfish interests must
be laid aside For Jacksonville is going to win
and to stage the best exposition that has pro-
duced in years"
All of this well. and Pensacola is glad that
Jacksonville offer much, for il proves that
there good towns in the northern part of
the state But Jacksonville is all wrong when it
implies that Pensacola is remote that people
of the state cannot find their way the big CEN
tennia we intend hold here. The people of south
Florida not provincial that they cannot go
beyond their doors.
In spite of the fact that asking for a
worlds fair the Metropolis refers the exposition
though it were the annual fair we were
TO hold, on. scale perhaps larger than usual but
such TO appeal only state of Florida.
When the worlds fair was held in Chicago and
St Louis and jamestown, and San Francisco there
were exhibits from all parts Of the world and there
were buildings erected from every state in the
union at the expense of that subscriptions
of the people of that state. Pensacola expects to
hold such fair. We expect the state stand
back of us, and to help hold fair that will re-
fleet credit the entire state Jacksonville cannot
offer valid historical sentimental reason for
having the centennial celebration city.
As for commercial reasons, admitted
that such a fair as Florida is contemplating this
time. should be held at the port conveniently
form important part of any exposition n.y.
where in the world this area of commercial eS-
pansion.
Anchorage available in Pensacola harmon is seven
and one-iiah square miles. with depth 80 feet
and ov,-,, with nineteen square miles with a depth
OF 20 feet and
On Pensacola hay navies OF the world could
ride at anchor and the of the world could
assemble.
The Metropolis looks fair apparently only
from the viewpoint of convenience Florida patrons
and exhibitors. But worlds fair presupposes tina,
the main thing is the convenience of exhibitors
other countries If the state and the government
is give financial aid. it admittedly the duty OF
tie commission to choose the location which would
be most convenient those countries exhibiting
for only In this way a great assured
That Pensacola offers such location can
gairsay.
Tie Pensacola committee is going over to Tai