The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-29
OURS IS BEST
CITY ON EARTH
Captain Patterson Tells Of Beautiful
A Attractions and Surroundings
Of Pensacola.
BY Capt. J. c. PattsrsOn.l

and every human being an inward
monitor which guides and directs us
along LIES journey, and tells us when
we do anything which Is wrong or con-
trary to the infinite influence or COM
mands of our Creator, not alone to our
selves, but to our neighbors; each one
has to obey the same command TO love
God with all our hearts. souls and
mind, and to love our neighbor as our
selves. We are not alone responsible
for our own individual acts, but for
any act that we influence our neigh
Dor and fellowmen to do wrong. Gem
orally speaking, when we are young,
and young men and young women who
get acquainted and take a fancy to
each other, and that good feeling gem
crates love, and IL pure love dominates
our minds 1t viii be productive Of the
best that we possess Self control and
that IN individuals will dominate and
keep us from doing or participating in
anything that would be wrong, inn
moral. unjust, not alone to ourselves,
but to our neighbors.
My sweetheart is the oldest in the
United States and the most historical,
Pensacola, "Shulouta" of the Indian,
20, what a beautiful sight"
I witnessed something Christmas eve
that I have never seen before in 55
years here. 1t filled my heart with joy.
The entire day walked all over the
principal streets and when home at
y. m. as / attended midnight church
service at st. Michaers Catholic
Church, where the music In the cele-
bration OF midnight mass was most
beautiful and soul-inspiring. / felt as
proud as Bobby Burns. the Scotch poet,
who said he felt as proud as a 'dawg
with two tails" I never saw a single
intoxicated individual, or heard any ut
terances from any one in the nature OF
a blasphemy or indecent language. I do
not doubt that there were drunken
men. but there was not a single case
in and about the public thoroughfares
like I have seen in former Christmas
Ewes and am sorry to say that good
many take Christmas Eve for drunken
ness instead of heartfelt gladness and
rejoicing that this sinful and lost world
OF ours was redeemed by the birth of
our precious Savior, our Redeemer,
Gods only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.
That these men will celebrate Christ
mas BY debauchery and drunkenness
and all kinds Of lawless acts. have
but / will give months hard work
against a doughnut that there is not
place in the United States Of 10000
inhabitants, besides several hundred
strangers. that can give the same rec
ord and tell the truth. l am making
these facts public so that strangers
and tourists can read them and not be
afraid to walk on our public thorough
M q ne
Christmas Eve, where tho idea Of some
people is that it is all right to indulge
at such time without seeing or COM
ing in contact with any intoxicated
persons or hear indecent language.
Ny ancient sweetheart, Pensacola,
the Indian Shulouta, is proud and glad
to welcome the tourists and strangers
and citizens OF Pensacola viii do all
in their power to make their stay here
happy and contented, that include a
selfish wish that some will make their
future home in our midst
I viii state from personal expert
ence that 1 have been all over this
globe from Russia to Japan, in all eli
mates and among all nations and win
testify without fear of contradiction
that there is no place or state in the
United States like Florida, my Florida.
and no county like Escambia. county,
and no other city like Pensacola. The
Heavenly Father has bestowed on this
city and county wonderful blessings in
climate, water and surroundings; per-
feet pure air from the great gulf, inn
pregated with the life-giving ozone, the
purest drinking water in the world,
high rolling country no swamps or low,
,marshy lands, or malarial infected dis
tricts Tho atmosphere with the fra
grant odors OF the balsam from the
pine, and the sweet magnolia bloom,
and from the natural floral kingdom.
All kinds or outdoor sports; for the
hunter in forest quail, wild pigeons,
O'possum, coons, wild turkey and deer.
OF water sports: boating and swim
ming, and in fishing in the salt water
OF the bays, inlets and lagoons are
found to abound with the finest fish,
such as Spanish macl1erel blue fish,
snappers, groupers, salt water speckled
trout mullet and the celebrated POM
pano. the salmon OF the South; and on
the great rivers and creeks are bathing
and flashing; the water of the rivers
furnishes the fishermen with an album
dance or sports The bass large and
small brim. specified trout and salmon
trout. and do not forget that you can
see and examine for yourselves the
most historical places and most inter-
esting subjects, and they are acquiring
more authentic information on the his
tory Of tho oldest city and the first
settled county in the United States.
and you will behold and enjoy your
coming and being in the midst OF this
wonderful and beautiful city. the oldest
I'm the United States. and the greatest
and most beautiful, as well as the most
perfect land-loeked harbor in the
world not forgetting the proverbial
Bay Of Naples.
Coming Ia from the interior you see
the city elevated 100 feet above tide
water. surrounded BY this wonderful
land-locked bay only five miles from
santa Rosa Island which IS As miles
long and from one TO one and a half
miles wide, dividing the great Gulf of