The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-16

RESIGNS FROM
PRESIDENCY
LEAVES INTERSTATE FAIR ASSO-
CATION AS AN OFFICIAL OWING
TO CHARGE THAT HE is NOT
ATTENDING TO DUTIES AS COL
LECTOR.
nd genuine re-

at was with sincere and genuine re-
greet that | decided to resign as presi:
dent of the Interstate Fair Assocla-
tion," said John E. Stillman last night
Il know the fair IS going to be
big, bowling, booming success. "The
people want it and, when the band
begins to play on the opening day next
fall, all of West Florida and south
Alabama will be here to see the big
fair. And, it is going to be big in
every sense of the word. Exhibits
premiums, attractions, management,
and everything connected with it.
Our merchants will sell more goods
in that week than has ever been done
in the same time in Pensacola before,
and more people will be gathered to-
gether from far and near, and have
the opportunity to see the most
hustling city of its size in the south,
than ever the old town has sheltered
in its history.
'FThe railroad and bridge across
Perdido Bay into busy, booming Bald
win county will be completed, and
predict that the south end of that
county will itself furnish more farm
ers and more exhibits twice over than
were represented in the big little Tri-
County Fair of last year.
And from old Saint Rose" to Jack
son and Calhoun in West Florida, and
from Escambia to Houston in south
Alabama, the good people will come
and bring with them the children and
their sister and their cousins and their
aunts. 1t will be a history making
event and will do more good for the
solid upbuilding of the empire of south
Alabama and West Florida than any
one movement that has ever been in
augurated in Pensacola.
Yes, will be there, of course, and
help whoop things UP, but only in due
moderation.
Boosting should not be carried to
excess, and like anything else, can be
be over-done. l have learned this from
sad experience, and for this reason de-
cided to resign the presidency, believ-
ing I can do more good for the cause
by that course, and not jeopardize
other interests of my own.
"As you are a discreet newspaper
man, and I know from experience that
you never tell anything that should
not be told in your paper, l am going
to admit to you that If ] am reap
pointed collector of customs, that l
will accept.
"Off1ceholders are In way a
maligned class of patriots, but there
is much truth in the old saying. "few
die and none resign and there is
much evidence to show that the gen
eral impression that the love OF a
mother for her first born is not
stronger than the affection that a
thorough-going, up-to-date offfceholder
feels for his job, is true.
So, when I was informed recently
that banker, a real estate man and
negro, all of Pensacola, had charged
in quarters that have more or less
weight in the decision of the particular
appointment that / am interested In
that | was at the head of numerous
organizations, which made such de.
mands on my time that the interests
of the government might suffer there.
by, | concluded, regretfully, but firmly
that it was all right to boost. if not
done not wisely but too WELL
1t may be wrong to do it, but 7 am
going to boost that fair all the time
from now until it's over, and I be.
lleve I would rather be a booster than
be president of the United States. anv.
way.
With such a man as r. w. Storrs,
the gamest, workingest bunch OF
nerve to be found of his size in
America. as manager, and with any
one of several exceptional men on the
board of directors, who would make
idea. presidents Of such an organiza
ton, the work will go on, and carry
ont to the fullest measure of success
the object of its organization.
THE SLEEP OF GOOD HEATH