The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-11
PENSACOLA LOSING
LOTS OF BUSINESS.
Captain Patterson commends Citizens
Of City for Stand Taken
at Meeting.


was much pleased with the citi-
zens' meeting wednesday night in the
Chamber Of Commerce hall Glad to
see so many tax payers and represen-
tatiye citizens and men from all WALKS
of life. business men and working men
like myself. / thank the good Lord ?
am able to work, and we also had a
number of professional citizens and
proud of the fact that the entire body
united in advocating to put a stop tc
allow a few citizens together with the
to perpetrate most in
furious deal by buying the Palafox
street wharf which would be, If con-
summated. an irreparable wrong both
for the present and future welfare OF
the entire community, both city anc
county.
Pensacola is entitled by reason o.
her wonderful and unequaled situation
the best and deepest seaport in the
United States, to receive a big share
of the worlds commerce and in order
to get this you must have facilities,
docks and warehouses. Less than ten
months ago $750,Oo0 went away from
this port for the. lack Of a dock and
warehouse to store the cargo of five
We want a municipal dock
that can accommodate from two tc
four ships at one time on one side, the
other side to accommodate all the
coastwise steamers and crafts and
government vessels, from which the
city can have monthly income of ST.
to $4,000, from wharfage fees and the
And there must be room to handle
these large vessels in berths and for
deep water craft and neither of these
things would be possible at the Pala-
fox street wharf. and unless you bulk
headed Palafox street wharf thel bulk
head would be driven to thirty feet of
water, the piling now is driven S feel
below the bottom and the deepest wa
ter is only is feet In dredging for
thirty feet unless there is a bulkhead
driven to the same depth the whole Of
the structure would cave in.
The entire population is vitality in
terested and cannot afford to let the
interested few selfish individuals jeo-
pardize and Destroy the welfare of the
community. Pensacola and Escambia
county need industries of all kinds and
these industries should be encouraged
and home industries patronized If you
send to other cities FOR the commodi-
ties that are required you are injuring
yourself and your community. If you
get the articles you need for yourself
and your family you are helping the
owners of the various merchandise to
keep the goods and smoney required at
home In home circulation, and remem-
Der the Scotch slogan that many .
mickle makes a fnuckIe.
was invited the other day by my
young friend T. J. Dickerson to a
meeting Of the Shoe Repairer Associa-
ton. l was much pleased TO meet this
body of citizens and see the large
stock of shoes of all kinds, almost as
GOOD as new, being thoroughly re-
paired and renovated and the many
hundred pairs of shoes in this city
thrown aside that these men could re-
pair and make them as good as new
Instead of sending away for shoes
have them repairedsat home and pat
ronize home industries and help Il
keep the money at home and keep
money in your own pocket that you
would otherwise send away You
would also enjoy the comfort of yonr
repaired and renewed foot-gear as this
association gives you good and sub
stantial work and formuch less money
than by sending away for your foot
wear.
Also remember that these men get
all their leather and articles required
in the repairing industry from home
They don't send out to other cities for
their various articles. Florida offers
splendid opportunity for factorie.
and industries of all Kinds. also in the
agricultural and horticultural line foi
energetic and intelligent workers. Con-
ditions for the raising Of cattle ant
stock are unsurpassed,
1t is not necessary ito misrepresent
Florida The truth is good enough for
people. There are difficult
ties to overcome in all places through
out our entire country but the posi-
bilities and the God -given blessings of
our Florida by far outnumber our
troubles and there is no county III the
state where a man can enjoy life and
comfort with less expenditure of both
capital and energy than right here in,
Escambias county.
Nearly twelve months in the year
you have growing crops of all kinds.
vegetables, fruits and forage crops
The soil yields abundantly in anything
you plant. from potato to an onion,
for workers, not for lazy people. The
forest a'bounds in game and the wa
ters in fish, both in salt and fresh wa
tiers. Shrimp, oysters and crabs are
plentiful Come to Florida! Como to
Escambia county! Where you can get
rid Of your ailments, healed by ma
lures wonderful gift from air and wa
ter and live longer and better than any
other place on. the earth. Come and
see ana be convinced.
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