The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-06
ANNIHILATE SECTIONAL JEALOUSY

ANNIHILA1E SECTIONAL JEALOUSY
Pensacola is going after the Florida Centennial
Purchase Exposition with determination that prom
ises to land it for the gulf coast city says the Miami
Herald. in commenting the visit of Grover c.
Baldwin, managing editor of The Journal, and pub
LEFTY chairman of the centennial committee to Miami
TO arouse public sentiment in Pensaeolas behalf
The Herald says While Pensacola has historic
cllims that would seem to entitle it to more than
passing consideration, it is not because this that
the gulf port is striving strenuousy to secure the
exposition. but rather the ground of wanting to
induce people to to Florida through Florida
rather than through Georgia, to traverse the
state from the extreme northwest end to the
southeast or any other point to which the tourist
may be bound
mfr. Baldwin pointed out, I'M an interview with a
member OF the Herald staff that tourists come
to this state through Jacksonville, by way of Geor-
gia and Georgia is therefore obtaining that which
should go to West Florida. That Pensacola not
only means business. but is prepared to stage the
exposition amid suitable surroundings and in an at
mosphere, both historic and financial that would
insure success, would to be evident from Mr.
Baldwin's statement as to what Pensacola is pre-
pared to do, if the exposition is conducted there.
1.-The gulf city is prepared to build municipal
dock TO provide adequate wharfage for vessels that
would visit the city because of the exposition
struet belt-1ine railway connecting the city dock
with the two railways entering the city and the
third to enter these being the Gulf. Pensacola
and Northern the L. & n, and the Gulf Ports Ter
minal railway the latter being partly constructed
The latter railway is completed except eighteen miles
between Pensacola and Mobile The roadbed of this
stretch has finished and all that remains to be
done is the laying of the rails Thus the five rail-
roads entering Mobile would feeders for this
road and in in turn for the exposition.
"A deed for i,50o acres of land fronting on both
Pensacola Bay and the Gulf of Mexico has been made
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pany. This tract would be used as exposition
grounds.
Mr. Baldwin sees in the exposition of do
Ing away with all sectional jealousy entertained by
part of the state for the other and believes,
that the entire state would become united
before and all sections would work for the interests
of the state whole
The Times-Unon, In commenting on the publicity
campaign which has been launched for Pensacola
the centennial city, says: '.Pensacolas chief claims
as presented in the advertising campaign. her
magnificent water facilities, which denominated
the Gateway to the Panama Canal, her historical
rights and her rights. based on past legislative
ton" The Times Union carried a front page story,
giving publicity to Pensacolas fight for the centen
NAL
The Tampa Tribune, in news story, calls attention
to the determination of Pensacola to land the Flor
ida Purchase Centennial designation at the next
meeting of the state commission The Tribune says:
1.-THE Florida metropolis is setting forth all its
historical and legislative precedent claims,-in an
effort to impress not only the state commission but
the people of the four cities originally named to
share in the exposition.
Attorney General Van C. swearingen having de-
cided that exposition plan is Illegal
IT is the duty of the commission now to either name
Pensacola other city, else to disband and
report to the legislature in 1921 its inability to carry
out the provisions of the act.
pensacola claims the centennial for having origi-
mated the idea and for having been twice designated
by the legislature in 1915 and again in 1917. Pareu
lar stress is also laid on the harbor facilities at
Pensacola and the claim that visitors coming to
the centennial at that city would continue through
the state
Pensacola further claims that West Florida should
he recognized the centennial question for the
mort il has always given to East and South Florida
The Pensacola slogan is "Annhilate sectional jeal
ousy by designating Pensacola