The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-06
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL, SATURDAY MORNING SEPTEMBEK

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Pensacola is going to become city
of over 100000 people even before
the exposition is begun and we are
going to keep on growing
The fact was stressed that Pensa-
cola will be taxed wherever the ex-
position is held, but that If 1T comes
to this city she will reap the benefit
of all the money that is expended
Cooper will not vote, MI. Beard
said. He believes that Pensacola has
the prior right. but if he were to vote
for her we would be lynched. Borein.
of Tampa, and Allen, of Key West
will go with the city also McWilliams
alone, of St. Augustine, viii remain the
only Jacksonville booster.
Every man, woman and child and
dog knows that Pensacola is the old
est city in the United States and has
the rightful claim. B. 5 Hancock
said in reply to the claim expressed by
Senator Mcwilliams that every man,
woman and child knew st. Augustine
to be the oldest.
A. c. Binkley spoke of the benefit
of the new cheap rates to the gulf
for Pensacola, and S. H Burke said
that never had railroad facilities stood
in the way of an exposition
Perry G. Wall, or ~inpa, former
candidate for the United States senate,
and one of the most prominent men of
the state, gave boost for Pensacola
in the following letter. which was
read:
Hon. b. s. Hancock, Pensacola, Fla.
NY Dear Mr.. Hancock: / have been
absent from my office for four weeks,
and have just returned and find your
telegram, asking me to endorse Pen
sacola as the centennial city, and 10
wire you in reply
Having seen by the papers that the
committee having this matter IA
charge will not meet for some time,
l decided to write to you and say tn II
i'm the event 1 can be of service to
Pensacola in this or any other matter.
T shall be pleased to do what l can L
know very little about the details OF
the proposition. as yet, and IL you VIII
write me fully. at your earliest con-
yenience. 1 might probably be of some
service.
With best wishes, l am
Sincerely yours,
PERRY G.. WA L.
Peter Iindenstr.th and Leslie Part
ridge were appointed members OF the
button committee. w. c. Frederic.
NJ. Vickery. A. C. Binkley. Leslie
Partridge, DIR. Colson, W. w. Witherell,
Messrs. Linden, Lazelle. Miller ana
DIR. Tatom are new names which viii
be added to the committee of one
hundred.
In order to cement the interest Of
other organizations with the commit
tee of one hundred, this resolution
was passed, providing for the proposed
barbecue and mass meeting:
Whereas, 1t would now seem that
the chances of Pensacola's securing
the Victory centennial are better than
ever before, and this committee being
anxious to make this assurance doubly
SURF by combining all OF the citizen
ship of Pensacola and West Florida in
a common determination to make THU
positive; therefore, be it
Resolved, That group of commit
tees of one or more be appointed to
confer with the Rotary club, Kiwanls
club, chamber of commerce, all fra
ternal organizations, all labor unions,
and all of the county organizations IN
West Florida for the purpose of hold
ing a mammoth mass meeting ana
barbecue for the purpose OF crystal
izing the various sentiments in the
designation of Pensacola for the CEN
tenniaI
Resolved, further, that the date OF
this meeting be not later than ten
DAYS before the meeting to be held IN
Tallahassee in October.
Providing for an increase in the
membership of the committee. the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
Whereas, The great interest mani
tested by our citizens in the holding
of the Florida Centennial Exposition
at the City of Pensacola renders 1t
appropriate that the citizens centen-
NAL committee should be increased 10
membership of ESQ; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the board of COM
missioners of the City of Pensacola
be and is hereby requested by appro-
pirate action to provide for such in
crease in the membership of said COM
mittee. and that the chairman OF this
committee and the sub -commlttee OF
% be appointed as a special commit
tee to present this resolution to the
board of commissioners and to sug-
| gest to them the names of citizens for
appointment as additional memb ers o.
said centennial committee.
| eft Isn't Your Town, It's YOU is
the new song adopted by the commit
| tee last night
| eff YOU want to live in the kind of 9
town,
Like the kind of town you like.
You needn't slip your clothes into :
grip
| And start on a long. long hike,
| You'll only find what you left behind