The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-11-01
PENSACOLA ASKS FOR HER RIGHTS


Under the caption. Mistaking Our Position. the
Tampa Tribune says: The Times Union has
feet right to just strong case for
Jacksonville as 1t can; the Tinn4s Union has no
right. believe, intent to put thi& city in false
light with regard to it's position. when 1t says: IN
other words the Tampa crowd hates to be left out
It, although unwilling take the Initiative In the
big affair. and for purely personal gains would Kill
great opportunity of advertising Florida as IT
has never been advertised before"
The Tribune further: Tampa voluntarily
get out the contest for the exposition. although
the greater of the state demand
ed held here. The Tribune received letter
after from all Florida urging 1t to show
Tampa that duty holdythe exposition. and
thus guarantee its success but Tampa and The
realized that neither this city any other
I'm Florida is able do what would be neei led for
making the international affair that II rhoud
be- lie carried along lines suggested by the big
minds il.
Then wher. Jacksonville hesitated and fnnlbied so
long and did not to be able To find out even
what 1T wanted. proposed the four city pian
willing to take ourselves burden of making
end of it great success. despite the knowledge
had of limitations
Tampa shown itself the only BIG city in the
proposition the only seeking it for purely
personal gain The only city which recognized tho
right the entire state to benefit by the opportu-
nifty Of advertising Florida
The four city plan proposed by the Tribune
after other failed show they could ham
sion seriously. and is gaining approval every day
Then here comes the st. Augustine Record with
this explanatory EDITORIAL EST. Augustine would
indeed Justly be entitled be called Stacker had it
failed to do everything possible to obtain for Jack
sonviile site the Centennial Exposition From
selfish for historic reasons, and because of
belief that the greater good to Florida
through the selection of Jacksonville, this city has
rallied in this direction. Not that there
is any anmosity toward Pensacola. any desire
TO take away credit that is due the
people of that city for putting up such splendid
fight, but rather that feel that right Is
the principal reason why there is such large rep
resentation from this city at the hearing in jack
sonville Whichever city wins this great honor, all
the rest of Florida will undoubtedly join in making
the exposition wonderful success"
And then the Times-Union The Centennial
Commission appointed by the Florida legislature in
June has heard the last word from contestants
for the honor of holding the Florida Centennial
chase Exposition, and will proceed to digest the
great quantity of statistics, petitions and oratory
that has been placed before twice by Jacksonville
and three times by Pensacola.
The meeting held in the Seminole hotel yesterday
was a most representative one. many citizens
were present from St. Augustine Bunaell FIT. Myers
Tampa. Pensacola and other cities The claims pre-
sented by the speakers from Jacksonville other
cities favorng Jacksonville all made good
spirit and the mayor OF Tampa while he sounded a
note Of warning to the great responsibility of the
city that would be awarded the exposition neverthe
less. pledged the undivided support of the second
city and its section, in making 1t If
sonville is selected by the commission.
Pensacola was given liberal hearing and talked
Pensacola as strongly was noticeable
that the contendng city did pledge its support
10 Jacksonville if this city selected although a
number of speakers from persisted In
pedgng the undivided support the largest city in
the state to Pensacola If city selected as the
site for the fair.
Mayor Mckay. of Tampa, stated that the second
city did rot consider itself able take big
proposition and had withdrawn from the contest
after canvass of the business interests had been
made. II Tampa, with its $4,000 population and its
great resources is able the exposition
1t would seem that Pensacola would find 1t diff
cult to stage the stupendous affair. with
half the population and resources.
Senator Bryan voiced the sentiment of the con-
sentative element when he said 1t would take
the combined resources of the to hane,e
properly the centennial which purely state in
stitution and which will be developed into an inter
national exposition that should be surpassed by
any exposition that has before. In his estfna-
ton Jacksonville is the city that is in posi-
ton command the unanimous support OF the en-
tire state and believed that when the commission
had summed the matter up 1t would so decide
"The commission occupies anything but a pleasant
position but 1t has duty to perform its state
and It will do earnestly conscentiousy and in an
unprejudiced manner and the good viii of the entire
state will go with its decision"
It would seem TO The Journal that task before
the commission is simple Out of all the mass
of material which has been presented them they