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WEATHER FORECAST
Fair- Saturday and Sunday.
Not much change in temperature.
Gentle west to northwest winds.
VOL. XXII, NO. 287
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1920
PRICE FIVE CENTS
W M f t I I i i i i I
Campaign With a
few to Controlling Congress
Will Be Launched
STATE OFFICES SOUGHT
Appeal Will Go Out to Ninety
pillion Wage Earners and
Farmers
.ington, Feb. 6. Definite plans
first nation-wide aggressive
. ' i ampaigii h" organized labor
rr.'I congress and elect friendly
-..I and i-tate officials have been
i v a committee of the American
ration of Labor and will be
!i:.i'i.'1 soon.
; , r i.fficials said today the fight
,. i j-nartisan and will be launch
in the presidential primaries.
; u will be carried into state and
I !'i!i).ir!Ps and elections,
v r leaders said while an effort
. i ., ma le to enlist the support of
r:n i-. ti.'i third party movement is
! red advisable,
eh!, m "f the four big railroad
.. .. :. is shied at any political dis-
i when asked if railroad em
wero aligned in the fight.
WaiT'-p. Stone, chief of the lo-
ensrineers, said he had been
! ! with other matters and had
1 t.o one regarding the project.
t l'
! : "her hand, tomorrow's issue
,. ! the official organ of the
i ;-. I". an League, will have as ls
;: .! ,: "ditoriaI' a call to "ninety
y-.i .:ior wage earners and farmers" to
..;-:.!!: :e and elect their quota of con
i. ?:j rn. II. E. "Wills, chairman of
'gislative committee of the
; . : ; t i hoods; L. E. Sheppard, presi-
: t ' the conductors, are members
. : ' - editorial board of Labor.
Kv. i y trade and craft affiliated with
deration will be called upon to
. : up the fight in every section of
country and to exert every effort
. t ; 1 1 only such public officials as
,-y favorable to the principles of or-
.!.ize l labor. It was said a vast
amy of organizers and workers would
recruited for the campaign.
It was said officially the campaign
. i.f conducted in connection with the
r, -nil elections in November not only
v. . uid be aimed at members of or
--.ruli-lites for congress unfavorable to
. . -ini;.od labor, but also at unfriendly
ii.'iidates for president, governors
a t for members of state legislatures,
livery member of the present house
senate offering for reelection who
ave by their record shown an un-fra-ii'I'y
spirit towards organized la
; r, it was said, will be .opposed by
i- la -or vote, which federation of fi
at's placed at about 4.000,000.
President Gompers presided at the
-a today and there was the full-
'-t discussion of the whole question.
I'-niijl announcement of the federa-
n's plans was expected .after the
ting had ended late today.
BANKERS ACT ON
FEDERAL RESERVE
At Xew Orleans Meet Nation
Wide Movement is Started
To Limit Powers
Orleans, Feb. 6 Bankers of
tn.tes at a meeting here today
' "'-i rated a nation-wide movement
'" about an amendment to the
'mU Reserve Act and limit its
; ' crs in addition to the states in
sixteen districts, bankers also
tc present from Tennessee, Texas,
v-kansas, Oklahoma and Kansas, while
de banking associations in North
n I South Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky,
VlTaska, West' Virginia, and Minnesota
nt word assuring co-operation In the
::"venient against par remittances.
In all representatives of right out of
twelve Federal Reserve Districts are
iid to be for the movement.
COSSACKS PLAN
ALL-RUSSIAN MEEET
Berlin, Feb. 6. An all-RussLui con--s5
of Cossacks, to be held in Mos
' beginning February 15, is an
' ounc-'d in a wireless message from
M'rcw. The form established for
;" " emotions provides for' one delegate
! m "very Cossack regiment, or indi-
Uia! military .section, one delegate
'rn each Cossack village with less
'i 3,000 inhabitants, and two dele
from each village with more
5,000 residents.
T?i0 subjects to be discussed include:
" political position of soviet Russia
'a" establishment of the soviet regime
' Cossack territory, and the elections
" H e Cossack section of the all-Rus--T'
soviet.
VILLA TO SUPPORT
GEN. OBEREGON
'mgton. Feb. 6 Joseph E. Akew
."y ''m was reported kidnapped
. .'::rtngo, Mexico, is being held by
i "r 520,000 ransom, according to
'iroborated reDort
' '" the state department.
VH,LA HOLDING
AKEW FOR RANSOM
-
Mimef.-.n, Keb. 6. Francisco Villa
,,, ..,.'1 ,,J support General Alvpro
t.,n m his candidacy for presidency
vvn ' ;l0rr,rcling to unofficial ad
s reived here today.
N
WS CONFUCT
REGARDING REDS
Both Sides Are Submitted To
Judiciary Committee On Se
dition Legislation
"MERE TALK" SAYS KANE
New York Attorney General
Declares People Should Awak
en To Threatening Danger
"Washington, Fob. 6. Conflicting
views as to the danger to the United
States from radicals now in this coun
try were presented today to the house
judiciary committee considering anti
sedition legislation.
Francis II. F. Kane, former federal
district attorney at Philadelphia, who
resigned recently because he was not
in sympathy with Attorney General
Palmer's campaign against the "reds"
told the committee much of the agita
tion about bolshevism in America was
"mere talk."
Attorney General Charles D. Nelson
of New York disagreed with this view,
declaring thousands of radicals, back
ed by a radical press, were daily ad
vocating the revolutionary overthrow
of the government and the establish
ment of a dictatorship.
Congress and the people of the Unit
ed States should awaken to the dan
ger of the doctrines of these radicals
and take necessary steps to curb their
propaganda, Mr. Newton said. Quot
ing various excerpts of the "left wing
manifesto," published in the "Revolu
tionary Age" in July 1919, Mr- Newton
declared moderate socialists were con
demned while the more violent ele
ment of the party sought a soviet
form of government, which would be
accompanied by a repudiation of all
national debts.
"This means no advocacy of repudi
ation of Liberty bonds and all other
government obligations held by patri
otic citizens who loaned the govern
ment billions of dollars in the time of
war," he added.
Such publications, he said, explain
the aims of the communists, the I. "W.
W. and other radical organizations
whom the pending sedition bills are
aimed. .
"It is a call for revolution", the
witness declared, "and unless congress
and the people awake to the danger,
1t will be too late to stop these activi
ties." CASUALTIES IN
WAR ANNOUNCED
Washington, Feb. 6. Completion of
record of casualties of the American
expeditionary forces announced today
by Adjutant General Harris and no
Xuther revisions or corrections are ex
pected. Total casualties were 293,070
of which 77,6-54 are deaths. From ail
causes. Remainder, except for three
listed as missing in action, are wounded
of which eighty-five per cent returned
to duty.
HUN OFFICERS
OPPOSE TRIAL
Von Buelow Says No German
Could Voluntarily Submit to
Ignomy of Extradition
Berlin, Feb. 6. Field Marshal von
Buelow told the Lokal Anzeiger today
that Germans whose names are on the
list of those whose extradition is de
manded by the allies, "only did their
duty to the fatherland, and that ex
tradition was ignomy to "which no
German could voluntarily submit."
The field marshal declared he would
never place himself at the disposal of
the entente nations.
It is understood meetings of army
and navy commanders were held on
January 1 and it was unanimously con
cluded that evasion of the extradi
tion because of the Versailles treaty
was entirely compatible with German
honor and that no one must voluntari
ly surrender. Legal objections should
be lodged against orders for the arrest
of any of the commanders, it was de
cided at these meetings. The govern
ment has issued to the press a proc
lamation reiterating its opposition to
the extradition demand, and declaring
it cannot be fulfilled by this- or anjr
other government.
A member of the government is
quoted by the press as saying:
"The government is still endeavoring
to find a way out by further negotia
tions." It is believed the government will
attempt to obtain a modification of the
peace treaty respecting extradition. If
it is unsuccessful it will, so to speak,
fold its arms and let events take their
own course, according to prevalent
opinion. Already it is reported the
German airmen detailed to accompany
the entente commission of control have
refused to perform their .duties .
A scrutiny of the extradition list
shows Belgium and France have de
mnnHoH the surrender of all the Ger-
i man erenerals who commanded on the
jwest front in 191-1 except Gen. von
'Heeringen.
VIE
POLITIC
AMERICAN AVIATORS
STILL BEING HELD
Douglas, Ariz., Feb. 6. Ameri
can Consul Dyer of Nogales, has
been informed by Mexican offi
cials that Lts. TJsher and Wolfe,
American aviators detained at
Nacozari since their airplane
landed there recently, will not be
released until there has been
further discussion between the
United States and Mexico, ac
cording to word received at head
quarters of the Arizona military
district today.
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THIRD SECTION
SLIDES TODAY
Bruce Dry Dock Gates Open to
Public at Launching This
Afternoon
The third section of the big dry
dock will be launched this, afternoon,
publicly, about 2:30 o'clock, and with
the launching over half the structure
will be in the water. The dock will be
in five sections when completed and
work on the remaining sections will
be rushed that the entire dock may
be floated by the first of April.
Gates of the company will be opened
after lunch today and visitors will be
allowed a visit over the entire grounds
of the company before the launching.
No formal program has been arranged
for the launching, and the section will
go into the water unheralded . by
bands or other festivities.
Moving pictures of the launching of
the first two sections have been shown
over practically all the United States
and letters have been received by the
Bruce Dry Dock Company from as far
as California congratulating them on
the work being done in this city. The
movie man will be present this after
noon to take pictures of the section
and will readvertise Pensacola and
the company when the scenes are
shown on the screen later.
The first section of the dock was
sent to the water last December and
the second was launched last mcnth.
Work on this section has made a new
record, for the Aberthaw-iConstruction
Co., who is building the dock, and the
section has been completed in 3S
working days. As a reward to the
constructing company contracts for
building the piers, wharvee, machine,
woodworking and boiler ships have
been given them.
FATE TAKES HAND
IN BABY DISPUTE
One Dies Of Pneumonia and
Other is Badly Burned in
Open Grate
Atlanta, Feb. 6. Fate took a hand
today in the tangled claims to blue
eyed Mary Elizabeth and browneyed
Louise Madeleine, eight months old
babies over whom two mothers were
going to court tomorrow.
Pfc?umonia claimed Mary Elizabeth,
whom neither mother wanted, and the
othej: child which both claimed, fell
into an open grate and suffered in
juries to its face which physicians say
might cost its life or mark its looks
for life.
The children were born on the same
day at Grady hospital and Mrs. John
C. Garner to whom the nurses gave
the blue-eyed child recently asserted
it was not hers and instiuted ha
beas corpus proceedings. Mrs. Daniel
L. Pittman, who received Doiuse
Madeleine, contended it was hers and
kept her. Each mother offered to rear
both babies in order to be certain she
had her own.
WORK RETURNING
ROADS IS BEGUN
Washington, Feb. 6. Reorganization
of the railroad administration for its
work as a government liquidating
agent in preparation for a return of
the roads 'to their owners on March 1
was begun today by Director General
Hines.
The first steps were creation of a
division of liquidation claims and the
abolition of the division of capital ex
penditures effective February 15.
Max Thelan, director of the public
service division, and formerly chair
man of the California state utilities
commission, was placed in charge of
the liquidation division.
T. C. Powell, director of the liqui
dation division, has been elected vice
president of the Erie railroad and
will assume his new duties next week.
He formerly was vice-president of the
Southern Railway.
DEPUTIES GIVE
CONFIDENCE VOTE
Paris, Feb. 6. The chamber, of
deputies voted confidence in the cab
inet today in interpellation regarding
its foreign policy. The vote was 518
to 68. .Premier Millerand served no
tice on Germany that "all she owes
we will exact." .
NEW YORK STILL
IS STORMBOUND
Heavy Snowfall is Blown by
Thirty-Mile Gale; Surface
Cars Are Blocked
MANY PERSONS INJURED
Severe Storms Rage Over Prac
tically The Entire Eastern Half
Of United States
New 'York, Feb. 6. New Tork is
still storm bound tonight and there is
small prospect of relief. The city's
great army of commuters started home
through the snow( squalls blown up
from the northwest by a, 30-mile gale
and the weather bureau said the fall
would continue another twelve hours.
Surface cars almost ceased to oper
ate and subways were literally mob
bed. Long lines of surface cars were
tied up in all parts of the pity be
hind tangles of trucks, motor busses,
drays, automobiles and taxicabs.
Mayor Hylan called on all persons
engaged in transportation business ex
cept foodstuffs, milk and coal to cease
work until Tuesday and turn the
trucks and laboring forces over to
the city to meet the storm emergency.
Dozens of persons were injured,
many seriously, by falling awnings,
cornices and marquises, carried down
by the weight of snow. Lieutenant
Colonel Frederick Davison, .stationed
at Governor's Island, died of a frac
tured skull suffered when he was
struck by a glass canopy.
Washington, Feb. 6. Severe storms
raging over practically the entire
eastern half of , the United States,
have cut seriously, into the operation
of railroads, Director General Hines
reported tonight. Trains are running
late on nearly every division eas of
the Mississippi river. .
Washington, Feb. 6. Another twenty-four
hours of snow and high winds
along the Atlantic coast from Mary
land to Maine was forecast today by
the weather bureau.
The peak of the storm is now In
New England, where the heaviest fall
of snow in the east ; this winter 20
inches was recorded in places. The
fall continued general from' the Ca
nadian border to central Virginia and
covered a path as ' far west as the
upper Ohio valley. , . ; :i"v J. -4v-w
Damage - resulting from the storm
has been heavy. High tides, heavy
seas and high winds have wrought
havoc at Atlantic coast resorts from
Georgia to New England, places dam
aged including Atlantic City, Coney
Island, Ocean City, Md., Ocean View
and Buckroe Beach, Va,, Wrightsville
Beach, N. C, and Tybee Island, Ga.
Shipping also has suffered severe
ly, many vessels being in distress all
(No. 2 Continued on Pago Two.)
CHILDREN SING
THIS MORNING
Will Start Pencil Day With Fes
tival and Play Demonstration
at Mallory Court
The school children of Pensacola will
hold a mass sing at Mallory Court at
10:30 o'clock this morning under the
direction of W. R. Waghorne, director
of Community Service singing. The
sing will be the grand opening of
Pencil Day for the Community Serv
ice girls.
It is expected that the Fort Barran
cas band will be in attendance and a
large and enthusiastic gathering is
expected. This will probably be Mr.
Waghorne's last appearance in Pen
sacola and for that reason it is be
lieved the children will be present in
hfVpo numbers.
Chairman Hervey of the campaign
committee met his workers at the San
Carlos at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and went over additional plans for ob
taining pledges. He asks that addi
tional volunteer workers telephone
him of their willingness to aid in the
campaign.
Mr. Hervey. made a favorable re
port to the executive board at its meet
ing. He stated that the teams re
ported having found Pensacola people
appreciative of the efforts of Com
munity Service to continue the good
work of the W. C. C. S.. realizing that
ro r,f ereat benefit to the city.
(as well as to men of the service sta
tioned here: that it meant necessary
comforts and interests to the army and
navy giving them community advan
tages' to which they are entitled; that
men coming here on the fleet, are often
on sea duty for months, and crave
community life.
The business men realize that the
commanders are vitally interested in
the well being of their men when they
are on liberty, and that this work
Koes far toward having a much larg
er number of men stationed here, which
benefits the city commercially as welL
-r- tTcrvpv also stated that if the
(remaining teams would give one or two
hours to tne wonv, ure
would soon be closed successfully.
The entire equipment of the Vv. C.
C S including 247 cots. 600 blankets,
chairs arid other equipment ha? fcon
leased to pensacola Community Serv
ice for one dollar per year.
HARMS . 1
si-
TEN MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE ON HAVANA DOCKS
Havana, Feb. 6. Fire which
broke out this afternoon aboard
the American wooden freighter
Brookland, in the Regala docks,
Havana' harbor, destroyed the
principal buildings of the Ameri
can Agricultural and Chemical
company. The loss is estimated
at more than ten million dollars.
INSTITUTE TO
END SESSIONS
Dr. Shawkey's Lecture and Il
lustrated Talk by Prof. Hixon
Feature Meetings
"Teaching is an individual affair,
though in the schools must of neces
sity be done in groups," said Dr. M.
P. Shawkey, state superintendent of
schools of West Virginia, in an inter
esting address at the Teachers' insti
tute last night, the last real program
meeting of the institute. Dr. Shaw
key's address and an illustrated lec
ture on the public health crusade by
R, H. Hixon were the two principal
numbers on the program last night.
Dr. Shawkey chose as his subject,
"Three Boys and a Mother, to Say
Nothing of a Dad." He spoke In a
happy, logical vein, his frequent hu
morous illustrations and applications
keeping the audience interested and
sympathetic. Dr. Shawkey 'selected
the three general types of boys found
in the home and school, each requiring
a: different understanding and method
of teaching, speaking at the same time
in a broad, general term and delight
fully personal vein. He typified the
three examples from his own boys all
in the difficult stages of adolescence.
The types he classified as first, phys
ical; .. second, the average .type, . And
'thlrdTthe" mental type", each requiring
a completely different method of
teaching and training, suited to their
various phases of development.
"Get the child interested in what Is
worth while, what best suits him and
let him develop along those lines to
the highest possible point, said Dr.
Shawkey. Make the work you give
to children have a motive and arouse
their interest, he said. Dr. Shawkey
also paid a tribute to the splendid men
and women who are conscientiously
training in the school rooms the fu
ture citizens of the country.
Prof. Hixon on Health
An illustrated health lecture pre
ceded Dr. Shawkey's talk. Mr. Hix
on in a short address said that the
purpose of the health crusade was
for a strong America because of phys
ically strong and healthy citizens as a
result of clean lives and clean bodies
and clean ideals. The best and only
way to attain this, said Mr. Hixon,
was to inculcate the right ideas and
habits in the childhood of the nation
through the home and school rooms,
principally through the school rooms,
where most of the children's lives are
spent and their ideals formed. He ex
plained the purpose and use of the
health score cards in impressing chil
dren with the necessity of each day
performing tho necessary toilet abso
lutions. To stimulate a wholesome
rivalry and create interest suitable
honors and awards are made.
A vocal quartette by Miss Gail
Binkley, Mrs. Von Paulsen, Mr. Gar
field and Mr; J. O. Walker and a vocal
solo by. Miss Jeanie Knowles were
pleasing features of the program.
In addition to the regular program
yesterday morning and afternoon Miss
Elizabeth Colt Albro. of the Comrau,
nity Service gave an Interesting dem
onstration of playground work and
Mrs. Carlisle gave an address relative
to educational week for the Merchant
Marine. Miss Sarah Partridge, state
home demonstration agent, gave an in
teresting talk on home economics.
Mrs Carlisle's talk was similar to
the one she gave before the Rotarians
and the Kiwanians and was listened
to with much interest.
The program for today follows:
Saturday, 10 A. M.
Invocation Rev. A. C. Odom, Jr.
Round Table Conducted by Miss
Schwalmeyer.
Miscellaneous Matters Conducted
by Superintendent Edwards.
Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Adjournment.
HAZE TESTIFIES
ON MEXICANS
El Paso, Feb. 6. Major-General R.
L. Haze, commanding El Paso dis
trict, in testifying here today, before
the senate sub-committee investigat
ing the Mexican situation, said he
regarded conditions in Mexico intol
erable. He said that he believed if
the Mexicans were left to themselves
they would be unable to improve conditions'
ELL
S TRAD
GREEK FACING
NEW CHARGES
Petrellis Arrested on Informa
tion Filed by Solicitor Fisher
Yesterday
BRIBERY IN LIQUOR CASE
Deputy Said to Have Been Of
fered Money if he Would
Steal the Evidence
George Petrellis was arrested yes
terday morning upon information fil
ed by Solicitor Fisher charged with
bribery in connection with the evidence
brought out during the trial of Pe
trellis on charges of selling whiskey.
He made bond of $500 later and was
released from custody. The case will
come up during the March term of
court.
Petrellis was recently arrested by
Sheriff Whittaker and deputies and
charged with having and selling "whis
key. At the time of the raid some of
the whiskey was sold to sheriffs depu
ties and this was held as evidence
for the trial which was to be held
later.
Shortly after being out on bond it is
alleged that "Peanut" George wanted
to obtain the evidence that was held
in the sheriff's office and which would
be produced against him at his trial.
Petrellis, it is said, sent for. Deputy
Sheriff Bailey and offered him a sum
of money if the deputy would steal
the evidence some time during the
absence of the jailer and deliver it to
him. When it was delivered "Peanut"
George was to have paid the money
over at that time.
Deputy Bailey went to Jailer Brox
ton with this information and told
him of the proposition, and told Mr
Broxton that "Peanut" George would
be willing to give the jailor as much
as $50 for the evidence. This hap
pened about Jan. 12, according to Mr.
Broxton. About a week later Deputy
Bailey told Mr. Broxton that "Peanut"
George would give as much as $100 for
the two bottles held as evidence
against him. Mr. Broxton notified
the sheriff, who in turn notified Mr.
Fisher.. After -consultation - between
these two officials it was decided to
permit Mr. Broxton and Deputy Bailey
to offer two fake bottles, labelled and
otherwise looking like the same bot
tles sold to Petrellis, to see whether or
not "Peanut" George would carry out
his part of the proposition. -
In the county building there is $50
in bills and this was given in exchange
for the two bottles of shinny, it is
said, by "Peanut" George. This will
be produced at the time of the trial.
After the attempt bribery came to
light, Mr. Bailey was retained on the
force for about a week, working on a
commission. .He was released from
the force following that and when ask
ed to his whereabouts parties in the
sheriff's office said that they hod not
kept up with his movements following
his separation from the force. He had
come to the force about a month be
fore the Petrellis arrest.
SENATE TO GET
FORBE S NAME
President Has Received Nomi
nation Papers and Is Expected
to Forward Them Today
BY GEORGE H. MANNING.
W.ashintrton. Feb. 6. President Wil
son will probably send to the senate
tomorrow the nomination oi vimam
,T Pnrhpa to be nostmaster at Pensa
cola, succeeding Ben. S. Hancock. The
nomination papers were sent to tne
white house today by Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson, it was learned at the
white house it was expected the presi
dent will sign the papers and forward
them to the senate tomorrow.
Senators Fletcher, and Trammell
win nnnrnve the Forbes nomination
and confirmation is likely within a
few days. But or few more clays win
thAn bf necessary for Forbes to be
commissioned relieve Postmaster Han
cock of his duties. Mr. Forbes matie
tvi behest mark in a competitive civil
service examination to obtain eligibJes
for this" appointment and was certiueu
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to the postomce aeparcmeni s mo
proper appointee.
BOTH PARTIES
DEBATE TREATY
Washington, Feb. 6 Modified lodge
reservations agreed on tentatively by
the recently abandoned bi-partisan
committee will most likely be basis on
which consideration of the peace treaty
will be resumed next week in sen-
Acceptances of bi-partisan modifi
cations by both. republicans and dem
ocrats was considered likely to narrow
differences to a few of prominent is
sues. In some quarters it was predict
ed agreement would be reached with
out much delay on all except reser
vations to article ten and Monroe doctrine.
N
EEDS
Believes Secret of Pensacola's
Delay in Gaining Big Trade
is Lack of Docks
GOOD TERMINALS WANTED
Declares That Government Will
Not Aid Ports Which. Do Not
Own Municipal Docks
"I do not wish to seem to criticise
your city; I love Pensacola and have
many friends here; I want you to
feel that I am one with you, and' am
at your service; I do not want to ap
pear to enter into affairs of the city,
with which I am not familiar. But
I must confess to you tonight that it
is almost incomprehensible to me that
Pensacola has not made greater prog
ress, with the wonderful advantages
that you enjoy here.
"Such a situation as this city has, on
its beautiful, crescent-shaped bay, is
unsurpassed, and that you have not
developed more, is to be a profound
mystery. But, in making a trip yes
terday over your beautiful bay, look
ing upon your harbor and its ter
minal facilities, it came to me that in
those terminals might lie the secret.
"As I looked out over the bay, at
the harbor of Pensacola, I stood beside
a friend who pointed out to me the
docks, naming them for me, the L.
and N.; the Gulf, Pensacola and
Northern; the Gulf Terminals rail
road; and dock after dock belonging to
private interests.
"Where are your city docks?" I
asked. And he answered: "We have
no municipally owned docks." And
in that answer it seemed to me maybe
lay the secret of Pensacola's failure
to go forward for, gentlemen, I say
to you, that Pensacola has not accom
plished one twentieth of what she
should have accomplished, with tho
wonderful bay you have here.
The government is ot goln& to. aid
any port that does not own its docks.
It never has and it never will. And
private interests are much like the
government. Take it to yourself: if
you were a manufacturer, which port
would you choose to make your ship
ments through; the port the docks of
which were privately owned, and
which could be juggled according to
the whim of the owners; or docks
owned by the city, and at your ser
vice?" These were the words of Gerard
Jlarrls at the city hall last n'gbt, vhei
he spoke to a number of business men
of Pensacola, on the establishment- of
trade with South American countries.
Mr. Harris, who is trade commis
sioner of the United States depart
ment of commerce, came to Pensacola
at the invitation of the Chamber of
Commerce, to promote interest in the
movement to foster trade between this
port and South America. Mr. Harris
spoke briefly of trade conditions in
Latin America, concentrating the
greater part of his attention on the
organization of a company.
Such companies, said Mr. Harris,
are being formed under the direction
of the department of commerce, and
having come into being through the
need ' that the south faces, of compe
tition with northern companies, heav
ily capitalized. Mr. -Harris said that
the department of commerce, recog
nizing the fact that most southern
manufacturers were men of compar
atively small means, as contrasted
with the capitalists of the north, and
wishing to induce southern merchants
and manufacturers to use southern
ports, had devised the plan of corpor
ations of from $250,000 to $500,000 cap
ital stock, formed of manufacturers
or businesses combined for mutual
benefit.
For instance, a man who has a cane
mill, and wants to export sugar and
has no means to do so, can join such a
company to the extent of iterhaps $5,
000; another man who has a flour mill,
or a man who has a rice mill, or a man
who wants to export me Pensacola
made product, may invest In this cor
poration to possibly a like amount
The company would open offices here,
put a man at its head thoroughly fa-
! miliar with the export business, and
the shipments would be made through
this company, all details taken off the
hands of the manufacturer, who would
get his cash for his shipment as soon
as sold.
The plan is being introduced all
over the south, and according to Mr.
Harris, is meeting with favor. Birm
ingham and Mobile both have tenta
tive organizations.
Mr. Harris spent five years in South
America, and is thoroughly familiar
with trade conditions there. He called
attention to the fact that while the
monetary system of the Old World is
shattered the credit of South America
is better today than in all its history.
He also quoted instances to prove that
already England, Belgium, France and
even Germany are going out after that
trade. He expressed his belief that the
trade of South America is the great
opportunity of this country, and he
urged upon the business men present
to make every effort to have a part
in the establishment of American
trade routes with the countries south
of us.
Mr. Harris does not claim to be an
orator, but he brought out a number
,of good points, which were well worth
the consideration of those present, and
which, if acted upon, could hardly fail
to aid in port development.
In his reference to the comparative
(No. 1 Continutd on Po Two.)
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