The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-01

TELEFHONES
Business: 1900
Advertising: 4B
Editorial Rooms: IS
The Merchants & Miners Transpor-
tation company viii begin within a
few days the CONSTRUCTION of new
passenger liner to be used on their
Jacksonville TO Baltimore line.
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Three hundred and fifty acres of
cane near Dade City win have yield
or $4,000 gallons Of syrup.
The Clyde Steamship company an
nounces the building Of two sister
ships to ply direct between New York
ana Jacksonville
The Jacksonville city commission
ers have been authorized to negotiate
for the purchase OF the United States
shipping board drydock located at
that port.
A new country club and golf links
are to be built near Jacksonville.
Membership will be limited. The golf
course is to be located on the banks
OF the St. Johns river. and to be the
finest in the south.
A new bond issue Of ss,o00,OO0 Tor
100 miles Of paved boulevard is pro-
posed for Eillsborough county.
Figure fiends still at work are es-
timating there OF least three motor
cars or better for every mile of high
way In the United States. AS the
highway mileage il around 2,475.0OO
outside Of cities and towns this
means quite some automobiles.
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The back to the farm movement is
progressing satisfactorily, according
to the department Of agriculture,
despite the fact the farmer is having
a hard row to hoe these days, and the
unemployed situation is being re-
Ieved as a result
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The driest place in the world is
payta. Peru. 1t expects no rain until
at least 1928 If it rains oftener than
once in two years down there, the ma
tives get scared. Last February it had
its first shower since 1913. Despite
the dry climate seven different kinds
OF plant life manage to exist around
Payta. Life, the greatest mystery, Is
remarkable for two things: First, its
stubborn and tenacious fight against
death; second its power to adapt it.
self TO almost any kind Of environ
ment.
Picture a train with S29, TO freight
cars. That was what all American
railroads loaded with freight and
moved during the first week of Mo-
vember. That would make a big
train BY squeezing some, the whole
population Of the United states could
travel in it standing up. This great
number of freight car loadings was
29,99S cars more than was loaded IN
the corresponding week OF 1919. Gen
eral business conditions 20 I'D or
down with freight traffic. The rail-
road figures show that better times
are approaching steadily.
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The term. man." IN our laws refers
TO women as much as to males.
claims the Texas League Of Women
Voters They want their legislature
TO amend Tho statutes 70 this effect.
with a recognition that where man"
occurs in the Texas constitution it
should be interpreted as 4 generic
term It's subject on which courts
disagree. TO settle the argument. and
keep II settled. statutes should be re-
vised. using a collective word. such as
person" which includes both sexes.
Women should have equality with
men. even to the last detail Of phrase
ology.
A gentleman with an adding ma
chine Brain figures out that il costs /
the American people less than one /
cent each to pay President Hardings |
salary and total expenses for d year
Congress costs is times as much. This
Is a small amount for the men who I
serve as general manager and board /
OF directors Tor that greatest corpora 1
ton. United States government.
whose assets are about 1920 0o0. 900. I
You and are the stockholders we 1
nree~ r.. dividends. usually being I
levied on Tor deficits