The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-06
OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

| This evening at eight o'clock the annual meeting
of the chamber of will take place, and
every member should be present.
At no time in the history of Pensacola ana West
Florida has strong commercial association been
50 needed. The Kiwanis club. the Rotary club, and
the various other organizations for civic betterment
do not take the place of strong commercial body.
Such body, representative of the commercial in
terests Of this section. and devoted to its up
building, do much for all West Florida but
Pensacola will have a strong commercial as
ISOLATION. which ranks with other such organiza-
tons elsewhere until the members expect as much
of themselves as they do of the official board
It IS Just as impossible for man. or one small
group Of to make a successful organization
as it is for group Of TO make good govern
ment. To have a stable government. representative
Of the interests of the people whole, must
have an association made up a live members, which
means not only members who pay their annual dues
but members who take active interest in Pensa-
cola, through the commercial association.
Whatever is taken up and pushed by the CONNER
cal association should have the backing of not a
few members. but all members-certainly majority
of the members.
Pensacola has just passed through the most sue
cessful year in ell its history. But it has before
1t today the hardest fight it has ever had on its
hands,
in the advancement of their interests as we are in
the advancement OF our own affairs. These COM
munities are not blind to either their own advan-
tages. or ours During the past year Pensacola has
stood much in the me-light. and the publicity given
this city has been Of tremendous value.
At this time Pensacola has a number Of tenta-
tive plans for development which other cities viii
try to take over, if they find it possible One Of
these is the entrance OF the Central OF Georgia into
Pensacola-already ST. Andrews is going out after
that-and it may be stated here. that st. Andrews
Bay is formidable rival.
Another thing which Pensacola has to guard
against is great sense of security in the fact
that have the deepest and best land-Iocked har-
the gulf. Other ports with not half the nat
ural advantages which we have, have secured gov
eminent aid and fast taking rank with this port
Another factor in the development OF this section
will be good roads, Florida has appropriation.
comprising state and federal aid and the
association, hand in hand with the good roads
ISOLATION should see to 1t that Pensacola gets its
rightful share of this fund
The municipal bonds to be placed on sale.
There are numbers of other important movements
to be taken under consideration. And the chamber.
OF commerce must interest itself in each and every
Of these if that organization is to prove really
vital to the community life. Much it has accom-
pHshments OF the future be. if it is to rightfully
promote the interests OF this port.
But It cannot be too forciby impressed that the
chamber OF commerce is merely an organization Of
citizens, who working for the interest Of Pen
sacola. It's influence is just vide as the mem
ners want it to be; its strength is the combined
strength of organized force
Let every unit or the association be present this