The Pensacola journal., 1919-08-04


tn4e s1AAM .pace and charge the exorbitant rents
Even Even q No. city of tenement. t,es.
fostering spots are fast disappearing before the
march Of progress and sanitation The modern
apartment house. properly equipped - as far from
the toneIi1ent proper pa1ace from howell But
the ndiv1duaI II the ideal home. and that Il
what Baltimore is giving its working population
and while doing. n advertising herself to the
nome maker the most citizen In the world
cEplNc WgsTf FLORIDA TO ALABAMA.
(OcaIa Banner)
Florida's boundary line is different from that Of
any other states in the Union.
With. perhaps. the exception OF California. 1t has
twice the shore line Of any other state
It's boundary line IL 80 unusual that Georgia
feels that entitled that portion OF terri
rivers. and Aabama feels quite sure that she en-
titled all that portion lying west OF the Apaachi-
cola river.
said that Miami is far from Pensacola a. Jack
sonviIle is from New York.
Before the completion of the railroad from River
Junction to Pensacola person living In Pensacola
who had business at the state capital that required
his presence. required to travel through Ala
bama and Georgia to reach the seat Of government
He had first to 80 to Montgomery, thence to
Eufaula. thence Albany. Ca. thence to Live Oak.
and thence take back track to Tallahassee
This emphasizes the feeling that West Florida
was more in touch with Alabama than with Florida.
This feeling grew so strong that some time dur
1868 and 1872, Alabama, through her constituted
authorities, appointed three commissioners to visit
Tallahassee and officially lay the matter before the
governor and the legislature.
The commissioners authorized make a
tender Of million dollars If the proposition
favoraby considered.
The discussion continued rife for a long time.
but a quarrel ensued II remember correctly. az
20 the handling of the million dollars. as there
was much suspicion and jealousy existing be-
tween the executive and legislative branches Of the
government that nothing came Of the proposition
However. the question OF annexation has never
been abandoned by Alabama, and with this end
In view the following article became part of the
constitution Of Alabama adopted In 1901.
1t reads as follows:
Sec. 80. In the event of the annexation of
any iore,sn territory to this state: the iesisa
tants Of thee acquired territory all the rights
and privileges which may be required by the
constitution Should the state purchase such
foreign territory. the legislature, with the ap-
prevail Of the governor. shall be authorized to
expend any money in the treasury not otherwise
Appropriated, and. IL necessary. to provide also
for the issuance Of state bonds. to pay for the
purchase OF such foreign territory.
In order carry the provisions of
ton of the constitution the following bill passed
the sovernor. March 4. 1901 viz:
70 provide Tor the annexation of West Flor
ida to the State OF Alabama, with the assent Of
the state Of Florida and the consress OF the
Section /. BE it enacted by the general as
sembiy Of Alabama. that the governor be and
he Is hereby empowered to appoint three
missionerB on the part of the state of Alabama
to confer with like commission on the part Of
the government Of the state of Florida to pro-
vide for the annexation OF that part of Florida
to Alabama known West Florida, and more
particularly described follows: All the said
territory and Jurisdiction held by the state
OF Florida lying and being of the thread
Of the Chattahoochee and Apaachicola rivers
and west OF line running due south from the
thread of the mouth of the Apalachicola river
being west so as to pass between the islands Of
81. George and st. Vincent and called West
Florida.
Section 2. Be it further enacted. that said
commissioners be- and they are hereby author
ized and empowered in behalf of this state to do
and perform all acts requisite and necessary to
perfect and consummate the agreement for the
cession of the aforesaid territory the state of
Alabama. and whatever agreement for the
sion Of said territory the state OF Alabama
may be made and entered into by said commits
sioners shall be reported back by them to the
governor Of the state Of Alabama provided that
NO such agreement shall be binding upon the
state Of Alabama until the shall be rati-
fled and confirmed by the legislature of Ala
bama and approved by the governor.
gentleman was our office the other day
who is largely connected with large Industrial
terprises who had occasion visit Birmingham and
Montgomery and said that outside of the League of
Nations that nothing more the subject OF dis
,ussion than the annexation Of West Florida
This gentleman said that the people Of Alabama
that Alabama Is willing to pay large indemnity
for the strip Of territory.
II is afe say that If she willing pay
million fifty she would be willing to pay
great deal more
Birmingham has grown to be large city and
her prospects for greater growth is longer prob
ematical and she IL looking Pensacola a port
u exit and Birmingham. with large portion of
Alabama at her back. believes that Pensacola be-
ongng to Alabama could be made q great city much
more expedtiously that the doing away with inter-
state commerce matters would largely facilitate
matters
A special session of the legislature of Alabama
IS in session and understand the commits
sioners will he appointed again bring propo-
,ition officially before the legislative
branches OF our state government, ard the matter
Will become live issue in the approaching cam
,aisr.