The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-12
CAPTAIN PATTERSON
TELLS OF PENSACOLA
Editor Pensacola Journal:

Editor Pensacola Journal:
The article in Saturday mornings
Journal is very fine, and the surprise
depressed by Mr.. Wiley has and is be-
ling expressed by many others, as that
| the largest and best seaport in the
| United States, and best handbook har-
Dor, has no municipal docks or wharfs,
such as st. Petersburg with $4,000 in
lhabitants having two large docks, and
Jacksonville has four and is building
another. I heard the other day com
ment made by two strangers, one
from Philadelphia and the other from
Cincinnati, who are visiting every sea-
port in the United States, and were
surprised that there were no docks
outside of the railroad docks for a
vessel to come to in Pensacola. This
| is the most vital subject both for pres
ent and future welfare Of your city
and county.
We won't go into any argument or
newspaper controversy abort dock
sites; different people have different
ideas( some from personal motives,
and others see where there is S1.00 lost
or gained by their control. The only
thought of municipal dock is a sub
ject of interest to every man, woman
and child in the city or county, and
Pensacola will never be able to take
her place among the seaports in the
United States, and by preparing to
handle the income and output of the
world commerce that she is entitled
to, for she not only stands. ahead of
every other port in the United States.
but every pert in the world, where all
articles for commerce can be handled
wfthsless expense and save time for in
one hour from entering Pensacola bay
a vessel can be alongside of any dock
or wharf to take or discharge her car
go, but there must be docks for sea
going vessels, and warehouses for han
repetition of what happened 10 months
ago, when five vessels with cargoes
had to leave and go to other places
ito unload their cargo. sos was lost
to this port.
This tomorrow, or Spanish ''manana"
business is not alone in docks, but in
other enterprises laying all about us.
We need and could have factories of
all kinds, we have minerals and clay
for making all kinds of pottery and
tiles. We need paper mills. Thousands
of dollars go out every month for pa
per. We need factories for making
all kinds of railroad bolts. nuts and
spikes that could be made right here.
We have palmetto from which we
could manufacture cor 5age covering
for cotton bales. brushes. brooms. up
holstering for settees, mattresses. and
even clothing
Get together. establish an expert
mental station, so YOU can give a
truthful demonstration to homeseelt-
ers in fruit and vegetables Of all kinds
from the potato 10 the onion. in stock
and poultry.
There is no better county in the
United States than Escambia county
for every product from the s7il but
YOU must make it known, talk about it
and sing and write about IT, Prove
b. undisputed facts that Eseambia
county can sell you cheaper and better
land for all purposes. and prove It by
evidences all about you.
We have growing craps of oranges.
grapefruit plums, persinmons. fields
Of potatoes and vegetables OF ali kinds.
and stacks Of fine hay and corn that
you have ever seen-take homeseekers
out and shcw thew. and let them
see and touch il for themselves. and
lei them see that 1t is n3t ina ginstion