The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-01
REPORT OF INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
FIRST SIX MONTHS is APPROVED

| The use or these fields is now under
consideration by the navy department.
and everything points to vuccess of
this movement. Final details are being
worked out and definite settlement
will no doubt be made within the next
two weeks
! Traffic And Foreign Trade Club.
/ Organized in December, a Traffic
and Foreign Trade Club with repre-
sentatives of 46 shippers of Pensacola.
This is the first organization of its
kind to be formed in Pensacola and
1t win coordinate with the Traffic
Bureau of the Industrial Commission.
This will be OF great assistance in Sc
curing proper adjustments of our
freight rate structure
Cooperative Office, Department. Of
Commerce.
Through the agency Of the Indus
trial Commission, a cooperative Of
flee has been esta blished IN Pensacola.
| This gives our exporters, importers
and shippers first hand and conf
Dental information issued by the De-
partment of Commerce. All data and
literature issued by the Department
are on file in the office of the Indus
trial Commission to be disseminated
by II to interested parties.
West Florida Cooperation.
A movement has been started to
corelate industrial activities of West
Florida so Pensacola may he made
the center around which the develop
ment revolves. Your commissioner is
a member of the North Florida Cham
Der OF Commerce, and will in great
measure assist in making this organ
ization a virile, active one for the de-
Ivelopment of this section.
Industrial Survey, Department of
| Labor.
The Department OF Labor has au-
thorized your commissioner, special
agent to secure the industrial survey
and to report on the employment and
housing situation in Pensacola.
Publicity.
The Industrial Commission has laid
| the ground work for publicity for the
port of Pensacola, and it's industries,
and has already contributed to some
extent to publication of the country.
| Arrangements are being perfected
for q series OF syndicated articles,
also special articles in publications.
dealing with export, shipping ard in
dustrial matters.
The following publicity has already
I been secured.
l. Article in Gulf Forts magazine
on port facilities"
| 2. Article in Gulf Marine Register
Jon coal.
8. Article in January issue of Mis-
sissippi Valley Magazine on Port Fa-
cilities"
4. Series of articles in Pensacola
Journal, and News, on Port Facili-
ties"
5. Prepared text matter for booklet
recently issued by Tourist and Con-
vention Bureau Of Chamber Of Com
merce.
6. Furnished r: tory of Shipping
Agents. Transfer Companies, Ware
houses, etc, to Glass Journal Com
pany, of New York.
z. Furnished Maritime Directory for
Gulf Marine Register articles in
preparation: CD for the Marine Jour-
nal New York; (2) for the New York
| Commercial.
Negotiations With Ford interests.
On September Z, a communication
was sent to Mr.. Hammersmith, of the
| Ford Company in which the advan-
tages OF the port of Pensacola were
outlined. Answer to this letter was
| received on September II from Mr.
Ford's general secretary. This letter
was followed up with a carefully pre-
pared detailed statement outlining the
resources Of Pensacola and the Ct. F.
| G. 4. Railway, relationship to ii Ac-
complaining this letter were pictures,
| plats, etc, showing harbor facilities,
etc. This was followed by additional
1 letters, and on October IS the engineer
! ing department of the Ford Company
! replied to these various letters, assur-
| ing us that the data would be kept on
| file for future reference. This CORE
spondence was followed by a personal
VISIT to Detroit on Friday, November
! 2S, and while there a conference was
held with officials of the engineering
| department of the Ford Company, and
additional data and information given.
What the result will be- depends of
course. upon Mr.. Ford's acquisition OF
Muscle Shoals and whether. our adj
vantages have been proven superior
to those OF other cities, who are also
making similar effort to ours.
OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Meetings Held.
! I. The Industrial Commission held
81 meetings during period from June
and January l.
?. The Industrial Commission at
| tended three conferences with city
commissioners; the first, to assure
them of the commissions activities
and support; the second, on bond sale:
the third, on municipal dock ques-
! ton.
Local Meetings Attended BY Indus
dustrial Commissioner.
| 1. Twenty-six meetings on Gulf,
! Florida * Alabama Railway adjust
| nent.
2 Six meetings of Gulf Beach Com
| mission, as member.
| 8. Five meetings OF Joint Good