The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-21
PENSACOLA AS a suMMgR REsoRT.

PENSACOLA As A SUMMER RESORT.
The first summer excursion from Mont
gomery will arrive in Pensacola Sunday
morning, the plan being to gigve the Ala
/ bama visitors a day of surf bathing and
other out door delights at SaufIey Beach.
This is the first excursion of the sea
son and it is estimated that from six
hundred to one thousand Aiabamians viii
enjoy bathing in the surf Of the Gulf of
Mexico. and the sea food dinned, dancing
and all the pleasures that one find only
on the gulf beach.
This is the first summer since the
world war put a stop to parties on the
island that surf-bathingg has been en-
joyed to any extent. and already Saufley
Beach has become the resort most pat
ronized in this section, and is increasing
in popularity with every day.
When, through the Initiative OF the
Chamber of Commerce, permission was
obtained from the war department to use
Saufley Beach, which had been used by
the navy department during and prior to
the war, one of the provisions of the gov
eminent was that committee from the
Chamber OF Commerce should supervise
the resort, and that it should be conducted
under it's direction throughout the sum
mer
| when the situation had been carefully
considered, it was found that many inn
| provements were needed and that it
would require considerable outlay to fl
nance the movement for a summer re-
sort on the Gulf Beach. but the commit
tee from the Chamber of Commerce was
undeterred, but went about with deter
mination which in few weeks had pro-
duced results, and the resort was entirely
renovated. at cost OF something like
ten thousand dollars.
The resort is becoming more and more
popular each week, and is proving the
claim so often made. that Pensacola,
west Florida and Alabama viii support a
pleasure beach, on the Gulf. il it is well
conducted.
When the idea Of Saufley Beach was
first suggested, the main idea was to fur
nish the people Of this section with some
sort of bathing beach which would take
the place Of the Gulf Beach resort, which
is to be built, following the completion of
the Gulf Beach Highway.
But the popularity of Saufley makes it
very clear that as a resort it is likely to
remain fayorite, even after the Gulf
Beach Highway improvements have been
made and the hig hotel is built on the
Gulf Beach.
Another thing which suggests itself in
this connection is the desirability of adj
vertising Pensacola TO the world as the
peoples summer playground
on the island we have Saufley Beach,
to the west Of the city we will have the
other Gulf Beach resort. within few
months, But at all times Pensacola has
two Fairgrounds which offer summer di-
versions which are unsurpassed by any
other town--Bayyiew Park and the Fish
erviIe Beach. the latter recently improv-
ed by the city.
Bayview is one of the finest summer
Fairgrounds in the world and one that is
enjoyed year after year by Pensacola
| folk, who take its diversions so much as
| matter Of course that they do not rea-
/ lie what an asset is this beautiful park
with its fine bathing facilities.
While the park TO the west of the city
is stiu lacking in many desirable con-
venlences, 1t is being gradually improved.
and the city commissioners are planning
additional improvements
/ With Saufley Bayview. Baskerville
Beach. and the other many spots which
are ideal for outdoor diversion, such as
the Perdido Beach and up-sound resorts,
1 Pensacola is not lacking in material for
vacation advertising. and these pleas
ures OF the summer months should be
placed before the people in the most at
tractive possible way.
With the coming of the excursion from
Montgomery on Sunday the first sum-
/ mer visitors win be entertained. Let
/! each and everyone do a part, where pos
sibIe to make that visit a pleasant one.
| II by no more than cordial hand clasp
and friendly word, particularly the friend
IL word about Pensacola. yet to be the
| greatest summer resort in the south.