The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-08
COMPARTMENT REPORT OF
INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

on creosoted cross ties from Pensacola
to New Orleans.
IT. Have applied TO the L. & n. for
a reasonable rate on Creosote Oil from
Guifport. Miss. TO Pensacola.
IS. Have requested the l.. & n. to
apply from Pensacola TO all destina-
lions the same rates on sugar as they
publish from Mobile. In some IN
stances, the commodity rates are made
TO apply frssa Mobile and New Orleans
only
10. Have applied to the IT, & N,
for an export rate of Is cents per cwt
, on cement from Richard City Tenn
to Pensacola. The present rate is the
domestic rate Of % cents.
20. Handling with the l.. & n. also
the Chambers OF Commerce Of Bir=
mingham, Montgomery New orleans
Meridian, Jacksonville, Savannah, end
Brunswick, the matter Of the Alabama
intrastate rates on cotton as compared
with the rates from Alabama points tt
Pensacola.
21. Handling with the L. & N. the
matter Of placing Pensacola on the
same basis as New Orleans and Mo-
bile as regards the absorption OF
wharfage and handling charges or
export and import freight particularly
nitrate OF Soda
%. Handling with the Southern
Freight Rate Committee TO have Pen
sacola included as a port OF export In
connection with a rate they are intend
Ing to publish on cement from certain
points I'm Alabama to the Gulf and
South Atlantic. The original proposal
did not include Pensacola,
rs, Same at No. % (above) regard
Ing rate on refrigerators, carloads
from Chattanooga to Gulf Ports.
2A Handling with the L. q ". and
other Interested lines to have pub
lished from Ohio River crossings and
points North and West to Pensacola
the same rates on hay as are pub
iished from this territory to Mobile
Also preparing for interested recelv-
ers claims for PREPARATION on shin
ments that have moved since July Is
1921,
Passenger Service.
CAD Working with J.. q n. officials
secured two Weekend excursions from
MONTGOMERY, Estimated expenditure
BY visitors was between $4,000 and
IS. 600.
(b) Cooperated with the officials of
the l. q n. to secure Florida tourist
rates from points west OF the Missis-
sippi River to East and South Flor
ida. these rates TO apply through Pen
sacola.
tc) Cooperated with the officials
OF the Il. q N. in the Inauguration OF
the new through passenger service,
the Pan-Amcrican. and IN tho advor-
Using OF Pensacola in connection with
that service.
Other Services.
!. Have accumulated, filed and
listed a tariff flo OF about 600 vol
umos. applying to and from Pensacola
and competing points.
2. Have advised interested shippers
from time to time OF contemplated rate
changes affecting their business.
3. Am compiling the figures show
Ing the amounts and value OF imports
and exports through Pensacola for the
years 1910 to 1920, inclusive.
4. In addition 70 the foregoing. we
have quoted considerable number OF
- O@9hh A6ACo eAhA given b0O4 A0NtCS
generally to whoever asked for It.
Recommendation.
The ground work for development Of
of Pensacola's resources has been
substantially laid by the Industrial
Commission of the Chamber OF Com
merce, and our first six months ef-
forts are now beginning to show re-
suits.
Your commissioner in reviewing the
past, wished to call your attention to
future needs IN the organization of
the Chamber OF Commerce, which can
be brought about without additional
overhead expense in the organization,
but which will materially aid in CO.
ordlnating the efforts of the Industrial
Commission OF the Chamber of Com
msrce. Therefore, we recommend the
following organizations functioning
within the Industrial Commission and
the Chamber OF Commerce.
1. Manufacturers Association OF the
Chamber OF Commerce Functions
through the Industrial Commissionl
The idea is to bring the manufacturers
closer together and thereby arrive at
their needs. etc.
2. Wholesalers and Jobbers Asso-
citation of the Chamber of Commerce
Functions through the Industrial
Commission).
5. Agricultural Association (not
OF the Chamber of Com
meree. The idea Is TO coordinate the
various agricultural interests in the
county. so that combined effort for
development Is secured
4. Minute men of the Chamber OF