The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-16
BY BRYAN MACK

NJ j. Mcneil, editor of the Valparaiso
Star, came in to see me today while 1
was out of the office. Mr.. Hollett, who
received him, informs me that he is a
fine looking man, bright and cheerful
and an enthusiastic booster for West
Florida and The Pensacola Journal. 1
am easy to convince that he is bright
man for, according to Mr.. Hollett, he
likes to read what write, and OF course
only bright persons can appreciate the
literary merit of this column. I hope
Mr.. Mcneil comes in to see me again
while he is in Pensacola, for he is pub
fishing a mighty good newspaper at Val
paraiso and all of these new citizens
mean greater prosperity to all Of West
Florida.
In Jacksonville they are now selling
shark meat, and the health officer who
tasted it reports it as fine" Now I
have tasted most everything, but shark
meat is one that I have never eaten,
though I might, by way of confession,
say that have been repeatedly trimmed
if not eaten by sharks.
Last night ran into a very frisky and
fine looking man who had just arrived
in Pensacola. He is Ernest Marshall
and halls from Missouri, and will prob
ably spend all of the winter here, pro-
Vided he likes the city after looking over
what we have. Mrs. Marshall is with
him. I know he is going to like Pepsa-
cola, for I am going to turn him over
to Chipley Jones for Mr.. Marshall, next
to talking politics, likes to go fishing,
and what Chipley Jones and the fishing
dips will do for him will be a-plenty.
Mr.. Marshall is democrat, ono of the
disciples of Joe Folk, though Mr.. Mar
shall was dabbling in politics before
Folk was born. He claims to have lived
in the same house for 70 years. but he
doesn't look within rs years of that age.
After visiting all parts of the country
and the peninsula part of the state, Mr..
Marshall decided to come to Pensacola
to spend the winter. The literature
sent out by the Chamber of Commerce
got Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall interested
and l am sure they will find the real
Pensacola and vicinity far more inter-
esting than the literature indicated.
They are at the San Carlos.
What New Orleans thinks of Pensa-
cola is quite sufficient, and Pensacola,
thank you, doesn't care very much what
New Orleans thinks. though the ig-
norance of the New Orleans Item is
surprising, and it's statement that PEN
sacola has been Disseminated in favor
of by the Il. & N. almost makes one
gasp for breath.
Here is what the Item in it's issue Of
the 18th had to say:
1t is announced that the Louisville &
Nashville railroad has agreed to retire
from the public ground 1t has been using
on the river front, without pay, for
many years, on condition that no claim
be made against it on the score of such
use. The report says, at any rate, that
the railroads proposal to this effect has
been accepted lin principle by the dock
board When the principle is translated
into practice a measure Of equity will
have been attained, which is more than
New Orleans has always attained In its
dealings with large corporations. The
railroad would never have been allowed
to appropriate such very valuable space
in some cities we know. Others would
have squeezed 1t for value received in
the final settlement.
The Louisville & Nashville owes it to
New Orleans to provide itself with prom
er terminal facilities, on it's own ground
for the handling Of it's share of the
growing business of the city and the
port. The new management of the road
win probably reach this conclusion all
the easier in view of the failure OF the
ancient and sustained effort of the late
President Smiths administration to
swell Pensacola into q great seaport BY
an artificial process of forced feeding
from the railway.
You can't pry an unsuitahly situated
little town into the position Of a great
port by railway arti6ce. Right location.
population and the custom and habit Of