The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
Number of Detroit Business
Men Are Interested in the
Projects and Expect to
Carry Out Plan.

way IS finished, a movement which is
now under way to build a hotel there
viii have been consumated and a hotel
assured, seems more than probable
1 number OF Detroit business men bay-ip,
| already interested themselves in mis-
proposition, according 10 r. b Ensley.
| who arrived in Pensacola yesterday, ae-
eompanied by Mrs. Ensley.
'one Of the things IL which I am varv
much interested is the movement in Pen
saeola for building hotel on the Gulf
Beach, said Mr.. Ensley II feel that
this is one Of the most important pro
jects ever undertaken in Pensacola. and
go SO far as 10 say that II Pensacola
would arrange to put up one quarter o.
the money necessary TO that end a com
pany OF business men Of Detroit. Of
| which ] am one, VIII put up the other
| three-fourths. such a hotel 4 we vouid
| consider cost a considerable sum OF
money. but such development as Il
would bring would be or inestimable
benefit to this city and section"
In connection with the Gulf Beach no
tel, Mr.. Ensley said that he understood
that G. 3. Hervey, now managing q ho-
tel al Santa Barbara. California. but for
merly manager Of the san Carlos. was
also interested in a movement to build
| a hotel on the Gulf Beach. and hat he
and his associates could put up money
to that end.
Large Developments.
THE company Ia which / am interest
ed owns five thousand acres OF land in
Escanlbia county. and naturally we are
Interested in the development OF Pen
| sacola and its vicinity The class OF
people who would Ne brought to Pensa-
cola, after the compilation OF your gun
Beach Highway and the building OF a
modern hotel. would be the same class
Of business and professional men who are
now visiting the resorts q South Florida
and California.
Detroit has been looking IN this d.
rection for many months-in fact. ever
since Henry Ford first began nerotia-
tions for Muscle Shoals, and whatever
Henry Ford Is interested IN, Detroit Is
Interested in. for Henry Ford is De
troit's great man. In my opinion Ford
is the greatest man since Christ as
not think II Is too much 70 say this
And wherever he goes. development
follows. There are many towns IN
Michigan besides Detroit that he has
literally, nade-factory towns and wher-
ever Ford has a factory town. agricul-
turai development Is also advocated.
Il feel very sure that Mr.. Ford Is 90
ing 10 get Muscle Shoals. II he does not
It Is goodbye to the republican party.
And Il he does get Muscle shoals. then
than means that within short time
Pensacola viii be a city Of at least one
hundred thousand
zone Of the first Developments to be
expected here. II would seem 10 me
would be assembling plants But there
WIN be many kinds Of development SHOULD
Ford come to Pensacola-or. j almost
SAID when Mr.. Ford comes to Pensacola.
tor feel sure that he WIN get Muscle
shoals ana that when he does, he viii
make Pensacola agreat Distributing cen
ter
And should he come. then not o,t,.
viii Pensacola become a factor, 49,.
but the agricultural development wiz ~
such as Is now undreamed Of
Made Good Impression.
The arrival Of Mr.. Ensley In Penss-
cola yesterday and his announcement OF
the early coming Of prominent business
men from Detroit indicates that his e.
Forts towards creating an interest IL
this section have been fruitful and that
his statement made several fnontbs az,
through the columns OF The Journal thst
Detroit was looking towards Pensacola
for future development along many lines
is being borne out
1T is not too much TO say that nnany
Detroit business men are already r.
terested ia Pensacola" said Mr.. Enslev.
and you. may quote. me as saying that
feel that much Of this interest is due
to the talk that j. B. Morrow. Indus-
trial Commissioner OF the Chamber az
Commerce, made while in that city about
two weeks ago.
Mr. Morrow spoke in one of the large
business Offices TO a number Of vel
established business msn-rnen 81 vide
means, and his talk on Pensacola. which
was well illustrated with moving pic
lures, greatly impressed them.
Il want 70 say that feel that IN Mr.
Morrow, Pensacola IS most fortunats IA
its representative. He made splendid
Impression IN Detroit for he did not
come before our people making misrep-
reservations ss to any large wealth that
might be found here. but was frank n
saying that Pensacola was seeking out
side capital FOR development. bur Il these
men would come to Pensacola they would
find here the utmost cooperation
1T was the kind Of talk thai made al
impression and Il win bear good fruit,
I am sure.
There Is no question bur that PEN
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