The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-10
THE SPIRIT OF 1929.

Company's plant on January Is comes
as a good augury for tho new year.
Not only the employment of a force of
P15o men. but the fact that the officials
of tho company felt that conditions
were far enough stabilized to admit Of
re-opening OF the plant, means much
for. the outlook for 1922. suggesting as
it does that even If slowly. conditions
are getting back once more to nor
NAL, and that there win be gradual
rehabilitation along all lines.
In spite OF the fact that 1921 has
been one of the most difficult years
in the history OF the world and that
Pensacola has suffered its share of
financial depression. IN retrospective
one may look back upon much which
has stood for solid development. and
with the months to come holding out
promise OF readjustment, it is safe to
predict that Pensacola, with other
cities of the south will go stea Oily for
ward.
The fact that during the past hard
years this city has held fits own, and
Instead of going backward has made
q number OF progressive moves, Is an
Indication Of the spirit of the people,
and is the best possible prophecy for
good things in the year that is before
us.
The years following the world war
have seen enterprise after enterprise
sicIxen and die. Some OF these had
their millions back of them, yet they
went under in the great tidal wave of
financial disaster which for a time
swept the country. Yet here in PEN
sacola enterprises were not even
shaken from their foundations The
business machinery of a few was
stopped for a short time. but during
the past year number of these have
taken on new life, and the new year
saw Pensacola with its big shipbuiid-
Ing plant employing a good number
of men, the Newport plant about to
open its doors. the Southern Paving
Construction Company operating the
Weis-Patterson Lumber Company ex-
tending its operations, a new steam
ship line well established between this
port and Cuba, and many other small
Ter enterprises well under way.
The fact of the matter is that while
Pensacola has felt the hard times, as
have other cities. in many ways this
city has Jared better than most.
And this is particularly true as COM
pared with other cities of the state
Pensacola is one of the few cities of
Florida which is contemplating any
large amount of public work.
While several other counties in. the
state are curtailing expenditures, and
at least two OF these have had to bor-
row heavily in order to pay for the
education of the boys and girls or the
county, Pensacola, through the estab-
! lishment of a special tax district has
been stoie to put up a number of new
schools, one of which is probably the
finest school building in the state
certainly one OF the best in the entire
south
While other counties have hesitated
to bond, Escambia county not only has
bonded, but has sold her bonds way
above par, and has already started a
good roads program. which when ac-
tual construction work is begun will
mean work FOR many, and money in
the pockets Of the tax payers-for the
county work will automatically put
money into circulation. aud the in
lection Of new money into the arteries
tfsf
city and county.
Pensacola has much for which to
be thankful perhaps than is
realized, until one makes an exam
ination into the affairs OF other cities
and counties OF the state
We have a good town. Let us stand
by It, and work for its upbuilding, and
do our part towards making it a big
ger city, commercially better city to
live in, and above all things a cleaner
city.
There is splendid spirit of coop
GRAFTON in Pensacola. 1t is not some
thing Of the new year. or the year that
Is just gone. 1T is the same spirit that
put every single war drive over the
top. during the world war. 1t is the
same spirit that made men give up
their business days and devote their
time and money to aiding others when
emergency confronted them, during
the influenza epidemic that swept this
country. It is a spirit that rises now
and then to great heights. We can all
help to crystalize it, until it becomes
the spirit that leads each day. rather
than only in moments of emotional
crises.
1t is the spirit of service.
Pensacola has this spirit in large
measure.
Let us then in 1922 make this the
best year that Pensacola has ever
known. Let us remember Paul's adj
monition. and If there be anything