The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-19
Who Will Be There
To Speak For Florida?

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Journals mouth, so to speak, the
Jacksonville Fruit and Produce News
contained the following in its last
edition. which we desire to give the
greatest possible prominence and for
that reason reproduce it in our edi-
toTial columns:
We have seen nothing in our state
exchanges relative TO the National
Gamers Convention, which Is TO De
held in Louisville, KY the hrst week
in February IL seems 10 us tiiat
this is too good an opportunity 10 DC
neglected for advertising Florida,
where it will do the most good. 1t Is
most desirable that we should induce
Gamers of fruits and vegetables 10
locate in our state, and this conVen-
ton presents a very favorable Occa-
sion 10 show these men what peculiar
advantages Florida has TO offer theLh-
It might be demonstrated Tor IN
stance. that all the fruits and Vege-
tables that are usually preserved IN
cans are grown to perfection mere
with the possible exception OF the
apple, cherry and plum 1t might De
demonstrated that a canning plant 10
Gated in this state is able to operate
skeEL UdN III Aie year ID NAiCAC - -
month in which a liberal supply OF
material for canning may not be mad
to insure running full time Il might
be demonstrated that canneTleS may
be operated at less cost for labor IN
Florida than in any other state. The
importance of presenting before this
body of business men the unusuai
advantages which Florida enjoys can
not be oyerestimated and should by
no means be neglected. We may rest
assured that California, Maryland,
Delaware and other states viii be on
hand with notable exhibits and telling
arguments in their own favor.
Who will be there to speak for
Florida?
We are to have an exposition here
| in Jacksonville, and the state fair is
shortly to be held in Tampa, at both
of which FIOrida's chief productions
will be advantageously displayed. But
we can hardly hope that the gentle
men of the National Gamers Associ-
| alton will leave their own convention
| for the purpose of coming here TO see
what we may have that might in
| terest them. We hope some action
| will be taken at once by our boards
of trade and our fruit and vegetable
associations, to insure a proper rep
1
| ton which will impress the Gamers
| of the country with the importance
| of investigating the wonderful re-
/ sources of our state. Ample space
| has been arranged for exhibition pUr-
poses, and all necessary information
may doubtless be had by correspond
| ing with the officers. But th6 time i:
short and action must be taken a.
once.
As before indicated, We were JUS
about to ask whether the people o
Florida we're going to let this COLDER
opportunity to advertise the possibili
ties OF the state so by unheeded. Th'
Fruit and Produce News has, how
ever, stated the facts in the cas-
clearly and emphatically. In its allu
sion to the Tampa and Jacksonyill,
fairs it took the proper stand. TIL
is the day when those who wan
things must ''gO out after them" n
matter how great may be the advan
tage of eXpositions, both state an,
county, no matter what wonderful at
fractions they may place on exhIbi
ton, the sUrest means of getting cap
itaI to invest in canneries or an
other commercial establishments i
the state is aggressive actiOn-th
invasion of capitals strongholds.
Unless there is a lack of progress
iveness among the people of F1orid
too Iamentable to be thought of Their
Will be a representation from differ
ent sections of the state at the Louis
vile convention. And The Journs
Joins its Jacksonville contemporary
earnestly urging commercial an
other interested bodies to put the ba
in motion without delay.