The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-16
ATTENTION IS
ATTRACTED BY
FLA. PRODUCTS
DISPLAY At CINCINNATI EXPOSE.
TIcN VERY ATTRACTlVE-Av
cADo PROVED ONE OF MOST
INTERESTING EXHIBITS.

INTERESTING EXHIBITS.
E. V. Bl1ckman, who is in charxe
Of the Florida exhibits at the Ohio
Valley Exposition at Cincinnati, con.
tributed the following article regard
ing F1orida's exhibits to a late issue
OF The Times-Union:
The exhibit that most interests the
Floridian is the exhibit Of the Florida
East Coast Railroad. Unfortunately
for the State, the central and south
ern portion OF Florida is not repre-
scented, save by . fine display Of grape
fruit, while the East Coast Of Florida
has amost creditable display Of fruits
and general products Of the soil, which
is an eyeopener to the farmer of
the north. It has been q great sur
prise to tho management that the peo-
pie in the north are SO ignorant of
the products Of the East Coast of Flor
ida, showing conclusively that there
has been q great lack of advertising
the wonderful resources Of this south
ern country. In the East Coast ex-
hibit there are all kinds Of tropical
lines, citrons and other rare speci-
mems; the luscious pineapples are
also in evidence which are being cut
and handed around to the crowd as
they pass by Probably there is no
fruit that is attracting more universal
attention than the avocado. This has
been furnished in liberal supply by
the people Of Miami and daily are cut
and either made into a salad or used
with a lime juice and salt and dis
tributed among the throng who visit
tho most wonderful display" The
result of this is the introduction of
the avocado into thousands of fami-
lies who never before saw or heard
OF the avocado. It is not the universal
best salad fruit known but it is
after tasting the fruit, who say that
1T Is the finest and most luscious
salad they ever tasted" Perhaps the
most interesting thing outside the
avocado, is the cocoanut. Several
ton from the lower East Coast, they
being donated by the Brickell family,
Miami
The tropical fruits in glass have
also been a source of much attrac-
ton. The sour sop, maumee and SUI
gar apple, Monstera deliciosa, avo-
cado, mango. etc, have attracted uni
versal attention and the remark is
often heard, Il never knew that such
fruits were produced in the United
States"
So far az the exhibit from the East
Coast Of Florida is concerned, it has
been an educational one. The ordi-
nary products Of the soil, such as po-
tatoes. corn, rice and sugar cane are
shown In quantities, while the semi
tropical fruits, such as oranges, grape
fruit, lines, ETC., are shown In abun-
dance, then the real tropical fruits in
glass demonstrate the wonderful pos.
sibilities Of the florida East Coast.
The East Coast counties represent
ed are St. Johns, st. Lucie, Palm
Beach. Dade and Monroe.
L. Larson, Nofthwestern agent Of
the Florida East Coast railway at
Chicago; p. E. Austin, Of Jensen, and
Edward Shilling Of Miami have been
present from the opening and have
been kept busy explaining and telling
the story Of the East Coast Of Flor
ida.
James E. 1nsraham arrived here
two days ago, visited the exposition
and was greatly pleased, not only with
the magnificent display from the East
Coast Of Florida, but the wonderful
display from the States south Of the
Ohio river In speaking Of it he said:
This Is a wonderful educational ex'-
position. Few people in the north
have realized how great and varied
are the resources OF the southern
states. am especially pleased with
the showing from the East Coast
counties OF Florida. Here the ordi-
nary products Of the soil are shown.
which NOR ethan compare favorably
with the same products from other
states, besides the purely tropical and
semi-tropical fruits which are grown
only on the East Coast OF Florida. 1t
is simply great.
One Of the features Of the Eas:
Coast display which Is sure to be a
lasting benefit is the postal cards.
The views are taken from all parts Of
the East Coast and are forty in num-
Der. At first 1t was thought best
to get 10000 but later 1t was deemed
best to get 100000. The demand for
them and the appreciation OF them
by the public was such that an order
was placed for 10000 and this will
not nearly supply the demand. On
the face or picture side Of the card
il the following inscription: "Compli-
ments OF the land department Of the
Florida East Coast railway, St. AL
gustine, Fla
Saturday was the greatest day in
point OF attendance since the exposi-
ton opened. From the opening OF
the doors until the great bell an
nounced II o'clock. the north hall