The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-31
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The Christmas rush did not pile our exchange so
Trough the pile, and read the exchanges, and most
especially the Palatka News, which Goode Query is
making mighty readable sheet, If he does
come back at us pretty hard. with the staggering
accusation that we have gotten off unconscious
piece OF humor in a recent editorial We prefer
"humor' to some of the sarcasm that Goode hands
out every now and then.
The Palatka News says:
Comment on the Journals assumption that had it
not been for Pensacola the legislature never would
have thought of suggesting centennial is super
fIuous Everybody knows the reason the award was
not made to Pensacola. or Jacksonville. Everybody
knows that an.axposition Of this nature should be
located in Florida and not in the tail end Of Alabama
Pensacola does not want it. The Journal does.
Pensacola has held several meetings at which the
attendance was so small that the Journal chided
citizens for lack of spirit.
.Palatka has most adaptable location in the state.
1t offered, through the city council and the
Business Mems Association to the centennial COM
missioners after they have tried to find suitable
spot conveniently situated railroads and with a
surrounding territory that is typical of Florida
I'VE are not worried about not being designated
the Centennial city, but will make the prediction
that if Palatka is not designated that Pensacola
never will be. And this is not because we haven't a
great deal of admiration for the rapid strides that
Pensacola has made. or the splendid spirit of its
citizens but because Pensacola is not properly sit
uated for holding state exposition"
The Journal has not said that had it not been for
Pensacola the legislature would have thought
of suggesting centennial What the Journal did say
was that the centennial had its inception in Pensa-
COLA that the resolution introduced into the leg
islature by q Pensacoan. John B. Jones, and that
Pensacola has twice been designated by the legis-
lature as the centennial city. all of which is correct
The slap as to Pensacola being located in the tail
end of Alabama does not come well from Florida
newspaper, or section of Florida which time and
time again has profited by the legislature vote OF
West Florida.
AS to Pensacola not wanting the centennial, The
Journal judges the sentiment of the community by
the expressions of its citizens The centennial has
received the endorsement of every organization OF
men in the CITY, and besides this the North Florida
Chamber of Commerce and the Bankers Association
this section of the state have given their endorse
ment to Pensacola as the centennial city
The Palatka News makes the following assertion
I'VE are not worried about not being designated the
centennial CITY, but will make the prediction that
if Palatka designated that Pensacola never
will be- And that is not because we haven't great
deal of admiration for the rapid STRIDES tha Pensa-
cola has made or for the splendid spirit of the cit
izens but Pensacola is not properly situated
for holding state exposition.
The journal will not say that state exposition
might not very properly be held here. But it is
not necessary to go into that discussion as Pensa-
cola has never asked to help state exposition What
Pensacola wants to hold is a centennial OF inter-
national scope such other worlds fairs, and no
other city state is we'll fitted for holding
such fair
Nevertheless, we wish to thank Editor Query for
his good words for Pensacola with which his editor
ial closes and which make amends for calling US an
unconscious humorist.