The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-04
FLORIDA TOWNS SHOW INCREASE

FLORIDA TOWNS SHOW INCREASE
i Increases in population since 1910
have been made by AZ out of AZ Flor
ida towns and cities for which the 1920
census returns have been received.
only five towns have shown a de-
crease; Jasper, White Springs, Lake
CITY, Greenville and Lee. Lake CITY
Is the only city having more than 5000
persons in 1910 which has shown a de-
crease in population, so far. Many of
the small towns and several of the
larger ones have made a growth of
more than 100 per cent Zephyrhilis
leads the smaller towns with a growth
of 447.0 per cent in the past decade.
Miami with 29,549 people, a 4401 per
cent Increase in the past ten years,
has shown the greatest population in
grease of any city in Florida. Miami
ranks as the fourth city In population
In the state. Jacksonville ranking first;
Tampa second, and Pensacola, third
Miami's growth in twenty years has
been 1,057.7 per cent, while it has
grown from nothing at all since 1895.
! So far, Miami is the only Florida city
to extend West Palm Beach's phe-
nominal growth of 1865 per cent. The
population figure of 8,659 announced
puts West Palm Beach among the first
ten cities of the state. It now ranks
above Lakeland, which in 1915 was
nearly twice as large as the east coast
city, and has also passed West Tampa,
which was fifth in 1910 and sixth in
1918.
st. Petersburg, with 14237 people, a
248.8 per cent increase for the decade,
hos Oh, - i'll
IN the state.
PensacoIa's percentage of increase,
as given by the census returns was
S5.5.
Everyone of the cities IN Florida
which has made notable increase in
population has worked out a we'll
systematized method of publicity
Miami spends thousands of dollars
each year. not only extensively adver-
Using its resources. but paying for
many public entertainments planned
for the pleasure of tourists during the
winter months.
st. Petersburg has a program of
publicity which includes a paid pub
licity agent, who puts st. Petersburg
on the map, and is making it one Of
the best known cities in the state
West Palm Beach advertises extern
sively.
Pensacola, is one of the few cities |
of any size in the state that pays no |
whatsoever to advertising its |
resources. Except for the gratutious |
publicity given this city by the news
papers and by correspondents, Pensa
cola is practically unadvertised, ex-
cept for that advertising which comes |
to it through the channel of the |
Chamber of Commerce.
1t must be remembered, in summing |
up, that these other cities have also
their chambers of commerce, but that
each has arranged for a regular pub
lefty program, entirely separate from
he general publicity that naturally
accrues to the work of any live COM
nercial association.
If Pensacola is to continue to gain,
Or if it is to hold what it has already
gained. then effort must be made to
attract people to this city and to make
hem feel welcome. after they arrive.
What does Pensacola do for the en-
.ertainment of the tourists who come
10 this city for the winter months?
What special effort is made to make
.hese winter visitors feel that they are
How many business men
make a point of attending the meet
ngs, or extending greeting to the men
rom other cities2 How many women
make it point to meet the visiting
and extend to them that
which means so much to
me in a strang city?
Right here is work all cut out for
he civic organizations of Pensacola.
Here is work for the Kiwanis and Ro-
airy Clubs. the Chamber of Commerce
nd the Woman's Club. How we'll
hese clubs meet this need next winter
nay mean much for the future de- I
elopment of Pensacola.