The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-23
Committees Will Be Out
Working to Save Big En-
terprise for the Port of
Pensacola.
$4,000 IS YET
TO BE SUBSCRIBED
Don't Wait for George to
Do it" Urges Russell in
Appealing to His Fellow
Merchants.

Get out from under the Knockers
Hammer; put Pensacola on the map
and boost. is the way Hamilton Rus,
sell, well known local druggist, puts
1t in appealing to his fellow merch-
ants of Pensacola in behalf of the dry
dock project which hangs in the bal,
ance with only $4,000 more needed in
subscriptions to stock which Is con-
ceded a bona fide first class invest
ment.
1t is up to Pensacola people to SUBJ
scribe the $50, 900 more needed TO en~
able the Bruce Dry Dock company 10
meet the proposition of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation to construct a $780,
900 floating dry dock here and this
amount must be subscribed. IL is as
serted, today and tomorrow. Details
of the proposition have been publish
ed repeatedly and may be obtained by
any who cali at the campaign head
quarters 1T South Palafox street.
If Pensacola loses the big enter
prise it VIII mean an estimated loss
OF employment to approximately 1000
skilled men with a monthly pay roll
of about a million dollars, not only
while the dock is actually i'm course OF
construction here but a permanent
industry in the additiona number OF 80
or more ships per month that IL would
industry in the additional number of 30
to other ports where similar facili-
ties are provided.
Mr.. Russell in appealing to the local
merchants voices a sentiment which
IT is believed will prove sufficiently
strong to save the big project for the
port Of Pensacola, must have such
facilities if she Is to come in for her
rightful share of trade now in coursa
of being developed with South Ameri-
can and European countries between
ports Of those countries and Of the
gulf. lie says:
Mr.. Fellow Merchant
81 note with no little surprise this
morning that the subscription Of 5000
600 required by the Bruce Dry Doclc
company. is yet short about $4,000
and am myself at loss to UNDER
stand this condition.
."Surely there is not a merchant in
Pensacola who could fail to subscribe
to his limit and feel right about IN
nor do / see how anyone can fail TO
appreciate the vast Importance Of this
va thy project and aside from the fac1
that the investment should be per-
'fectly sound and profitable, the in
direct benefit to every one here as
well as the community at large cannot
be now mea sured in dollars and cents-
AS q IOOuGSL SuDStEiDNt ItlA tHdu
1 was even taking a little more than
I could afford to carry yet the i'm
portance of success in obtaining this
needed industry here I feel will mor@
than compensate me in the end for
such Inconvenience, if any. I experi-s
ence.
I'VE have put every other drive
"Over the top, this one Is for your
own personal benefit and we cannot
afford to fail; nothing before of such
vast Importance has been offered US
and it marks the beginning of a new
Gra for Pensacola. as I see it.
The balance needed is small com-
pared with the resources of Pensaco-
las merchants and as one wishing
nothing short of success shall be glad
IL necessary to increase mine 20 or
so per cent. A 20 per cent increase
by every present subscriber will be
more than is needed.
May / suggest that the COMMITTEES
in charge start an early Monday morn
fng drive to this end and let every
one of US make the required increase
with a smile. Don't wait for George
to do it,
Respectfully
HAMILTON RJJSSEIL"