The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-30

lens. and use our influence to assist
you in solving them.
Why do we show this interest?
will endeavor to tell you as briefly as
possible. When l arrived in Pensa-
cola few days ago. l inquired of
your registration officer as to whether
l was eligible for membership, and
found that was, although l am not
school teacher in the usual accepta-
ton of the term; but I was prepared
to show him that was eligible, for
the reason that, in my opinion, the
jacksonville Board OF Trade is in fact
the largest educational establishment
in the state of Florida. and that l was
the principal OF the school. l was
prepared to show him that we have
pupils In a territory, the population OF
which is hundreds of millions. Our
pupils are in every state and territory
Of this great country, and even beyond
it's confines; we have them in our
great sister nation on the north, rep
resented so ably by our distinguished
guest, DR.. Hughes; our pupils are sub
jects of the car, the kaiser, and the
kings and emperors of the old coun-
tries of the world. Our school is a
sort of correspondence school, edu-
eating people in all of the countries
have mentioned to the possibilities
and advantages of this great state of
Florida; telling them of our balmy
climate, our agricultural and manu-
featuring and business opportunities,
our health, educational, and social
conditions. We are endcavorins to
brush away from the minds of the
people of the north, the east, and the
west the prejudices which you know
exist regarding these conditions.
RESULTS SHOWING.
the result of this educational cam
paisn of ours is today showing itself
in the rapid growth of our state and
the largely increasing population. We
are proud to say that Florida with its
AZ per cent increase in population in
the last ten years leads the entire
south, while Jacksonville, Pensacola,
and Tampa, the leading cities Of Flor
ida, are amongst the leaders in the
cities Of the nation in increased popu-
lation. ] am glad to learn at this con
rention from representatives OF book
concerns, and from that distinguishes Il
Tallahassean, Miss Longtime, that the
new biographies TO be used in our
schools. not only in the south but N
The north, vail no longer give the first
Impression to the student that Flor
ida is noted for its allisators. snakes
and swamps, with vivid illustrations
of these varmInts, o. that to come
here one takes his life in his hands
with the chance Of being stricken
down with malaria, typhoid and yell
low fever. Only recently in an edi-
torial in an Ohio paper the editor
stated that not one acre in a thou.
sand was suitable for cultiva ton. tina.
Florida had no factories EMPLOYING
more than fifty hands, and many Other
gToss Measurements which I had the
pleasure Of refuting. One Of my COT
respondents in a northern state &C
tllally asked me whether if he came tc
| FLORIDA he would catch the hook
| worm. We have heard from some OF
the speakers a good deal about being
worms OF the dust, but no reference
has SO far been made to the great ad
vertisement the south has recently re
ceived through the worm with the
hook.
STRENGTHEN WEAK POINTS.
I also believe that we should not
advertise our weak points but work d;
home TO strengthen the weak points
and set forth 70 the narioE1 the good
things that they are missing b.. nc
becoming one of us The Board Of
Trade Of Jacksonville has been very
properly named, The Power House Q.
Jacksonville, and sometimes an
called the engineer. 1t has a record
for doing things" and has large
record Of accomplishments in it's %
Years Of history. The results OF ou5
Educational campaign are with US, and
with it We, as an Organization. fee
the responsibility OF seeing to t thar
progressive education is driven fo-