The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-15
THANK YOU KINDLY

ming News on its independent think
ing" The Journal always does the
same and tries to think straight But
there are certain matters about which
The Journal has no technical knowl-
edge. One OF these is the G., F. & A.
railroad.
And It is for this reason that even
| though The News, as so kindly point
ed out, nominated the editor Of The
Journal as one Of the committee, The
Journal did not feel competent to ex-
| press any opinion as to the possibility
of taking the bonds voted by the peo-
pie Of Pensacola, and using that money
for acquiring a railroad property to be
offered to Mr.. Ford. when. as yet Mr..
Ford has not even purchased the Mus
Gle Shoals plant. and in the event that
Pensacola should present the railroad
to Mr.. Ford, does not even know that
Mr.. Ford would wish to accept the
gift, and, does not know whether or not
if it were possible to so use the peo-
pies money, and induce Mr. Ford to
it would be legally possible as tar as
the railroad is concerned.
It was very kind Of The Evening
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on the committee to serve with the
Industrial Commission, but even this
compliment could not blind The Jour-
nal to the facts in the case. as The
Journal sees them, which are that the
Industrial Commission is already in
conference with Mr.. Ford and has made
some progress in placing Pensacola's
advantages before him. The Journal
certainly feels that after the Industrial
Commission has worked it's plans UP
to point where 1t feels that it has
some encouragement that It is the part
Of wisdom to take no action on the
matter, at least until the member of
that commission who acted for them, !
is in the city, and can be consulted.
The Industrial Commissioners visited |
the Ford plant personally and talked |
to the Ford engineers. The Journal |
believes that to the best of his ability,
he has served Pensacola, and~t that the |
Industrial Commission has done the |
anne.
The News expresses regret that The |
Journal was so indefinite" in It's edi- |
orial Of Wednesday morning. and de- |
elares that 1t is imposs Kole to discern |
whether the editor of the morning pa
eer Will consent to serve upon a COM
mittee to canvass the situation and |
decide whether 1t Is worth while to
present the tentative plan suggested |
~ The News.
The Journal thought that 1t had /
made itself quite clear. but viii re-
oeat that The Journal, now as al
rays, stands ready to do anything in |
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ng at any satisfactory solution of its
present dock problem, provided The !
Journal believes that these are to the |
best interests OF all the people Of PEN
sacola. and not to some small faction.
1r private interest"
The News says:
THE morning paper suggests that |
the industrial commissioner is out of
the city at this time, but will return
hortly, when his views will be sought"
The Journal takes pleasure n quoting
correctly this paragraph for The News:
The Industrial Commissioner is now !
out OF the city. but members of the
Industrial Commission stated last
night that they are doing all in their
power to induce Mr.. Ford to come to
Pensacola, and will continue to work
TO that end"
Thel News closes by saying: "This
is agreeable to The News. But, oh! II
what would happen to Pensacola
should he fail to return or later de-
eide to move away?"
The News should console itself. The
Industrial Commission would be left
to US. or. failing that, the Chamber of
Commerce would still be here, or even
the Evening News should succeed
n disrupting that organization through
it's frequent bombardmentE. the men r
who constitute that body would sti1l
emadn. And even if all OF these were
''bowled over" by the fusi-
lade, maybe The News would still be
here, and the three city commissions
ers, and their counsel, and what more
could any city ask?
For the information of The Evening
News, it may be well to add that Mr..
Ford is a subscriber to The Journal
md is familiar with the work that the
citizens of Pensacola are trying to do
for this city, in asking for municipal
docks, and working for a better PEN
sacola in every legitimate way, not
only through the personal visit Of the
Commissioner, but through
reading of that work in the columns !
Of The Pensacola Journal.
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