The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-20
lust the First Lap.

= rYora,d declares that Florioa esp
go centennial of the purcnaseent by
enf, Inv a great exposition annfour dlhA
The@ot celebrate the histop -
Tbt.smted over the ST. .ratute
by which eligible place. was ere
w m,ea by the rot n.xss5n but i. uenl
lures sne duties &C. M is, that the
leeis,.. nother asse}1at/a divided expo
sif;oa asure did motion is not in accord
anco i no that II on the subject.
r. I'm the p,neeting of the commits
sio, as stateoat about six million dol
lar Jacksoior the exposition It was
not ouid be- money is to be raised
wbethd (which are to be favored, il
thai ), eneuse with the location of one
of tboa of an exposition. ara to furn-<
isb ~ qVwhether the state is to be CALI
ed -, noe it. whether the usuaI re-
copr had to the federal government
In 4, there is city in Florida we
are 90 guess. that will attempt to raise
min a half dollars for this purpose. The
state osrida is not going to permit the legis-
lature raise the money by taxing the people
OF tblate to furnish exposition funds to an
amos six millions or any millions. to hold
the 5osition The state cannot be bonded for
the urpose because the constitution forbids
thsthank goodness. AS to the federal govern
me, there is not the slightest reason to be-
lice that congress will finance the proposition,
70 after some of its experience with other ex-
psitons. congress practically served notice that
was through furnishing money TO aid in the
Holding of any kind of exposition.
While there has been any state-wide
interest in the project yet if the exposition had
been located in Jacksonville. there is POSSIBLE
ity that it could be financed Tampa has de-
ciared against the four way proposition. Pensa-
cola has said that it going to hold it's X
position, anyway. Miami, it may be confident
no mn its firth nv
maturely taking this great burden, and it is
going to be difficult matter to carry it through
on the commissions plan of holding four instead
of exposition
Probably, the result will be that the whole
matter will now be dropped, and that is the best
solution of the matter, in the opinion of The
Herald
The matter will not be dropped in Pensacola. This
paper does happen to have at hand the statute by
which the exposition commission was created by the
legislature and is perfectly familiar with the duties
ievolving upon that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS it
would be futile to work for centennial in Pensa-
cola. Pensacola understands the situation thorough
y, and The Herald is absolutely right in its surmise
hat the legislature did contemplate divided
exposition, and expert legal opinion has it that such
findings by the centennial commission would not be
egal.
The Herald. however, is absolutely wrong In the
that there is city in the which
or this purpose Pensacola has already been au-
horized by the legislature bond for $500 oo0 and
he people OF Pensacola have already authorized
bonding of this city for another 100000 Besides
hese sums other public monies already allowed her,
will bring the amount assured to 81 $50 0oo. 90
n addition to this. million dollar company selne,
stock at ten dollars share. which is to be formed
viii bring the amount Pensacola guarantee to
more than two million dollars. just for a starter
The Herald declares that the state is going
o permit the legislature to raise the money by
ng people of the state Florida to furnish expo
ition funds to an amount of six million any mil
ion, TO hold the exposition.
That is for the legislature to decide. There must
reason for all things. 1t would be ridiculous for
he legislature of Florida permit people to be
axed TO hold four fairs that nobody wants to hold
would be like compelling to dance at his
wn funeral. Miami does not want a sde-show
either does Jacksonville, neither does Pensacola If
Tampa wants one, she has regular winter carni-
-an.
But Pensacola believes that the legislature of
florida when it twice designated Pensacola as the
centennial city of Florida cognizant of the fact
hat an international exposition such as was speei-
icaily named could not be properly staged without
tate aid.
florida have asked the legislature of Florida
pr public monies to any large amount though this
elton of the state has been taxed again and again
! south and east Florida projects and Improve
ihNts. The members of the legislature will repre-
sen constituents from diserics of the state
WAipake an appropriation for centennial in Pen
AaeoA The Journal feels sure of this because this