The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-07
GULF committee
TO COOPERATE
BRANCH OF MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
ASSOCIATION FORMED FOR
WORK ALONG COAST.

Disregarding the plea of Chairman
Burton of the Board of Governors and
of Secretary Phillips. the North Flor
ida Chamber of Commerce yesterday
refused to form Gulf Ports Assoeia-
ton as a separate organizations
Walter Parker, executive secretary
of the Mississippi Valley Association.
was backed up by Lee mcdonnell. E.
r.. Malone and others in his recon-
mendation that Gulf Coast Commit
tee of the Valley Association be
formed and when the vote was taken
there was not dissenting voice.
z. T. Wilkinson of Panama City, was
the strongest advocate for the indie
pendent organization. He told of the
work being done by the South Atlantic
Association and declared that the re-
suits OF that organization were that
the five member ports were crowded
with shipping.
Mrs. Phillips, too, was urgent in her
plea that the Gulf ports form an as
sociation of their own, saying that the
Mississippi Valley Association would
OF necessity cooperate.
Walter Parker asserted that there
was no selfishness in the program of
49,
sole purpose was to gain economic
freedom for the territory it included. !.
This territory represents fifty-two
per cent Of the voting strength of the
country" he declared, and it needs
an outlet drought the Gulf ports.
The trend of traffic is being charged
back from east and west to north and
SOUTH" he said. I" and every Gulf port
will benefit"
After the resolution to form a Gulf
coast committee was adopted, Mr..
Parker, acting as vice president OF the
Valley Association, issued an invita-
ton to every Gulf port to make nom
nations to the committee which will
be independent in great measure, hav-
ing its own officers, but will havc the
support Of the Valley Association. The
committee in turn agrees to support
the central organization.
Before adjourning, the North Florida
Chamber of Commerce adopted reso-
luton calling on the Interstate Com
merce Commission to direct The Sea
board Airline to complete its lire be
tween Perry and Tallahassee, the state
supreme court having held that the
Florida Railroad Commission IS with
out jurisdiction in the matter.
Among the delegates present AT the
meeting were J. r. Anderson, DeFu-
MAX: NJ. r. Burton, Mariana; p A.
Kenmore, Mobile; Walker Parker,
New Orleans; L. NJ. Shepardson. Gulf
port: Joseph Messina, Apalachicola
Charles f. Wood, Birmingham; w ~.
Nesbit. Birmingham; Lee MaedonneiL
Il. r. Malone. George Howe, +. ID. Sand
ers. r. r. Harper, Hilton Green, |. II.
AIKEN. Hunter Brown, A V. Price.
charles Hervey, George Emmanuel, OF
pensacola and z. III. Wilkinson. Pan
ANA city; A. w. Stewart. Chipley'
and Mrs. f. R. S. Phillips, executive
secretary, Panama City.
THE address of welcome was deliv-
ered by Mayor Sanders, after the
meeting was called to order by NJ r..
Burton. chairman of the executive
committee, in the absence OF the pres
ident OF the body President Drum
mond was unable to attend the meet
ing. being detained after having made
arrangements to be here.
Hunter Brown gave a short talk on
the possibilities of the North Florida
Chamber Of Commerce. and of the
work which the body Va undertaking.
Mrs. Phillips followed with reports
from the various activities Of the club
and of new work beng undertaken.
kilograms of CO. operation and aid
we're received by Mrs. Phillips from
the governors of the Gulf states and
from Governor Elect Cary Hardce.
kilograms wers also received from
Senator File. cher, Admiral Benson and
others.
Moving PICTURES ~ the por7 CT New
orleans wee shown at the Isis fol-
lowing The adiaurnmcn. of the meet
ing yesterc.-S itsca Dol, She wing he
,n'ercoasta' canal. elevators and mum :
ciai docks. The s.sues g.. ~, the
details OF modern handling of ships
and of loading OF cargoes by the NEST
approved and efficient machinery. The
film was loaned through courtesy Of
Tilly S. McChesney. of New Orleans.