The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-07-18
Strong Committee Named
At Weekly Luncheon To
Aid Pensacola Volanta
Railroad.
COTTON COMPRESS
BELIEVED ASSURED
Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs
to Cooperate in Move
ments for the General
Good and Upbuilding of
City.

/ The kiwanis Club will back to the
limit the proposed railway line be-
| tween Pensacola and Mobile. via Lii
| liam. A strong committee was ap-
pointed at the weekly luncheon yes
terday to get behind the project.
second progressive plan for the
| upbuilding of Pensacola, the construc-
tion of a high density cotton compress,
was given the kiwanian stamp of ap-
proval.
Leroy V. Holsberry. Harvey Bay.ess.
j. c. Watson, j f. Daniels, w. w
Watson and J. Wallace Lamar wore
appointed a committee to meet with
committees from other organiza tions
and report for further action at the
next meeting of the club. Resolu-
tions pledging support to the Mobile
and Pensacola Railway Navigation Co
were drafted
The fact that the port of Pensa-
cola plays losing game every day
that the building of the high density
cotton compress is delayed was stress
ed by +. G.. Carter who gave a talk
Pensacola as a cotton Port"
Mr.. Carter said that in 1913. under
difficulties then existing which do not
now exist. and with facilities not near
ly so good. there passed through THIS
port $4,000 bales of cotton for export
but that sinct that time ships have
practically ceased 10 accept the stand
ard bales of cotton and require the
high density bales for the purpose OF
economy i'm shipment and that the
port is now practically closed SO far
as exporting cotton is concerned and
that IT will remain in the same con-
dition unless a high density cotton
compress is established here, and that
the cotton for export will go TO ports
where these congresses are establish
cd.
He also said that even in ports like
New Orleans where there are num-
ber of high density cumpresses. il is
impossible for the shippers to have
their cotton high densitied within "A
reasonable time on account of conges
ton and that the great part of this
cotton is offered Pensacola.
Mr.. Carter pointed out that from
Alabama, North Mississippi, Tennes-
See and par,: of Arkansas freight rates
were as favora BILE to Pensa cola on cot
ton as to New Orleans and Mobile
and there was handled in that terri
tory a million and a half bales and
many of the shippers were favorable
toward shipment TO Pensa cola on ac-
count of the congestion at New Or
leans and the lack Of facilities else
where.
IF we had a higE density cotton
compress at Pensacola, il woud be
easy to complete The targoes of ships
w:th other COMMODITIES and in this
way 1t would not only tend II in
crease the export OF cotton from this
port. but ii would increase the export
OF other commodities rom this section
n completing cargoeS. and naturally
a result this pert would develop
and the port is this city's chief as
set. 1t is up to our business men as
to whether or not they are willing
to put up the necessary money to
establish a high density compress
here, or whether our port shall lie
closed as a cotton port. / believe the
business men OF the city are too much
alive, too wide awake and too ener-
Getic 10 let an opportunity like the
the present one pass and the subscrtp-
tlons already given for stock on the
high density compress indicates this
fact"
A report was made by the committee
on the cotton coInpre SIS showing The
work done and many members present,
who were not on the committee. ex-
pressed their willingness to cooperate
with the committee.
The guest of honor was Hunter
I'rown, president of the Rotary clIo
who spoke on cooperation between the
two organizations and was enthus-
la stically received. They compliment
ed him by giving the club yell.
President Holsberry expressed the
sentiment that the Kiwanis club and
the Rotary club were working for the
same purpose, the progress of the
city and that cooperation between
the two clubs was assured.
Smiles" led by Kiwanians Herbert
and Clark was sung at the close OF
the luncheon