The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-26
By w. cHIPLEY JONES


The work which has been assigned me
by The Journal of doing my level best
to visualize to West Floridians and
South Alabamians. through it's columns
the unmatched resources of their won
derfully blessed section OF the country,
carried me to Atmore, Alabama, last
Tuesday. And, personally, I'm awfully
glad that my ttenerary for the week in
Guided that prosperous progressive,
wide awake little South Alabama city,
which hadn't visited before in more
than a year and half, and then, for
emily = few hours.
II youth recall your geography, you'll
remember that Atmore is located on
the main lines Of the L. 81 N. and NJ.
8. D. & p. Railroads, only about a
mile and a half north of the Alabama
FLORIDA line; close enough to Florida
the land OF flowers-the mere mention
Of which holds such charm for so many
thousands Of people from end to end OF
America, to be regarded by Floridians,
and particularly Pensacolians, as really
a part of Florida. And in the charmed
circle OF communities down in this meek
O the woods, as a little sister Of Pen
sacola-the oldest city on the continent.
And Pensacola really feels that way
only imaginary barriers which are i'm
potent to interfere with common interests
and common habit Of thought. And Of
course the interests of Atmore are also
interests of Pensacola. Indeed, the two
cities are too near neighbors and their
trade relations are too close. for the
contrary TO be true.
Wonderfully Prosperous
I repeat Atmore is 4 wonderfully pros
porous, remarkably progressive, wide
awake little city. Nor am 1 going to
conceal single fact about it which
have gathered through n practiced eye,
plus a habit which I've acquired OF OBJ
serving community lift and community
progress. Instead, I'm going further and
say that there are moro unmistakable
and concrete evidence Of prosperity at
Atnore than / have found In evidence
in any otker community which I have
visited since I've been engaged IN my
present work But that is easily eX-
planned by the fact that the country sur
rounding Atmorc Is more advanced in its
development than is true of the other
sections which I have visited.
Nor has this development, by any
means. been confined exclusively to Es-
Gambia county Alabama.
Far from it!
indeed. from my observation, the de-
veiopment within a radius Of five or six
miles in any direction of Atmore-in Es-
Gambia county. Florida, rs well as On the
Alabama side of the lIne-l.s quite equal
IN extent.
And right here 7 beg my readers par
don for DEPRESSING for Just moment
from the main theme Of my story, to sa"
that no less than a score OF times while
I was delivering" as the guest Of Geo.
T. Cadman. one OF Atmor2's ltVe-w'res
and most progressive citizens, through
the Fscambia. County Florida, portion
Of this splendid development, I wished
most earnestly and devOutly that a hun
dred of that patriotic 90 and progressive
C?) type of Pensacolan who never misses
an opportunity tn say to strangers, as
well as home folk, that Pensacola has
no back country" to sustain a stable
DEVELOPMENT. might have been oliver"
guests of Mr.. Cadman, on the trip which
he and took last Tuesday. And particu
uarly was this true when we drove
through the lanes which pass through
tho 70O-acre plantation OF Nathan Mar
COLES. a Milwaukee, Wisconsin. man who
anent n year prospecting the entire
southern seacoast from Charleston. S. G.
to the mouth Of the Rio Grande, and then
returned to the northern end Of Fsca mbia
county, Florida TO locate. The wonder
fully fertile and productive plantation
which he bought IL located some two and
half miles south east OF Atmore; and
even to me, who has seen so much during
the past few weeks. of the development
which is going on in West Florida, this