The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

TWENTY YEARS OF PROGRESS.

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TWENTY YEARS OF PROGRESS.
Today The Journal presents it, Twentieth
Anniversary Edition, in which the modern Pen
sacola Is contrasted with that Of two decades
ago, and prophecies are made for future which
win put this city at the head Of any port
south Of the Mason and Dixon line. -
In comparing the present with the past, and
looking forward to the future, The Journal would
call attention to the articles written by The Jour-
nal staff and leading Pensacolians, which show,
through actual facts and figures, that the pro
gress Of the past score Of years has been con-
tinuous and substantial, making firm founda-
ton for that progress which is the only real
and valuable growth.
The Journal takes pride in the realization that
it has been component part of the material
development Of this city and section; that it has
never been an advocate or leader In '.fly-by-
night" schemes or developments, nor given its
support to boom projects, but, since the first
paper came off the press, has lent its undivided
support and given its ustiring effort to every
movement which has been based on real value
to the community, whether of material or moral
progress. .A
From the beginning The Journal has stood for
clean news columns, clean advertising, clean
morals everywhere. 1t has been the advocate
Of clean politics and progressive government, of
healthy public sentiment and civic righteous
ness.
In making its announcement to the public in
its first issue in 1899, Col. Frank L. Mayes.
founder Of The Journal and up to the time of his
death. its editor and owner, made the following
statement: TT shall be the policy of this paper
to stand first, last and III the time for Pensa-
cola, Escdmbia county, West Florida and the
state at large. We propose to lend all possibl
assistance to every legitimate enterprise Of the
city and state.
The Journal IL owned and controlled by the
men who direct It. No outside money Is repre-
scented IN it. No political influence directs its
policy. No man or interest anywhere in the world
can ten The Journal what its policy should be or
can dictate 20 much as punctuation mark in the
makeup d6 the paper. The paper has no axe to
grind. no enemies to punish, no friends to re-
ward Politicians, public officials, business peo-
ple-an msn-look alike to The Journal No
mans business patronage is 50 large that he can
influence the papers policy and no man so weak
sideration and full justice
Tt is true that The Journal has made mis-
takes. It is frank to admit that fact and is
cqudlAy A1SuA TO aOn11C Cu8t IL 0XpeCtS TO con-
tinue to make mistakes. But to err is human,
and The Journal has never arrogated to itself
anything more than the common virtues of or
binary humanity. What mistakes it has made
have been honestly made, and what recompense
has been possible has always followed the conn
mission Of error"
All these things have not only commanded the
confidence of the people but they have con-
tributed as well to The Journals business sue
cess. People have taken the paper and read it
because they believed in it, and when they diff
fered with it, they still took The Journal because
it gave them more for their money than any
other paper has ever given them.
Advertisers have patronized the paper because
the people read it and the more people who read
it, the more it becomes of worth to the adver-
tiser.
Just as The Journal has tried to treat every
person and every interest fairly in its editorial