The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-19
WIDESPREAD TRIBUTES TO THE JOURNAL
BY THE INTERSTATE FAIR VISITORS

farming in both the daily and weekly
is commended by farmers, by the agri-
cultural commissioners and by all the
lecturers at the Farmers Institute.
Farmers are delighted is a COM
mon expression.
A farmer settler from the north
writes: Especially where ground
preparations and fertilizers are treat
ed, your articles are great help to
our farmers"
Railroad men invariably praised The
Journal. but some asked for more per-
sonal news.
The cotton men praise the market
reports as accurate, full and complete
and compare them favorably with
those of the New Orleans papers.
Our court reports are called fair and
impartial Reports of higher courts
are accurate.
Advertisements Bring Results.
Journal advertisements bring re-
suits. This is no idle boast, could we
but give the names of business men
who sign such statements. Come in
and see the Register. From the woman
advertising for a roomer to wholesale
and retail merchants, all say: I'VE
get good results from our advertising
in The Journal"
The naval stores men have taken
unusual interest in The Journal regis
ter and prominent men in the trade
have made valuable suggestions as to
how we can help make Pensacola the
leader in the, naval stores business.
They praise the reports as accurate,
but want more.
The western salesman for a large
wholesale house says: II always read
The Journal for the market reports l
find them accurate and complete. Read
the naval stores reports for my Gus
toners, and my customers take the
paper and use the reports as a ship
ping guide"
One man in the lumber trade writes:
Il read both the Montgomery Adver-
tiser and The Journal. Find The
Journal lumber reports more accurate
and complete than the Advertisers
1t is cheering to know our readers
notice we give as much Associated
Press reports as do papers in neigh
boring cities three times as large as
Pensacola; to have many sign their
names to such opinions as You can
always depend on what The Journal
says" or, as many wrote, THE journal
is always on the right side of every
question:" and as many more, 1.-THE
Journal is always for the people"
But
What can be done to make The
Journal better paper? Give some
suggestions. 4
Our readers gave many careful
| earnest, thoughtful answers: from
each man about his own line of bust
ness; from each woman on what she
has most at heart. If they could all be
carried out The Journal would be the
best paper that was ever published.
After careful study of the many fine
suggestions, they can all be summed
up in Oliver Twists famous de-
mand-
"Mere."
More local news. more shipping
news, more fish news, more harbol
news, more real estate news, more
lumber news, more naval stores news
more fort news.
And with our readers friendly help
we can do it. Something happens in
your neighborhood that interests you
Can't you get the exact facts and teIe-
phone them to The Journal so your
neighbors of the city, who will also BIZ
! interested, can read them?
! Something comes up in your bust.
| ness that is of general interest. In.
stead of telling it to two or three only
| why not tell it to your fellow bushes:
men through The Journal?
There is always someone at The
| Journals telephone.
You see an error in a report of mat.
tiers directly or indirectly connected
| with your business; why not let The
Journal readers have the benefit o.
your exact knowledge, thereby helpins
us to get out a better paper and prov
ing your friendliness?
! A fourteen-year-o girl was th.
| first to suggest Something for the
| boys and girls alone" and the idea of {
| children's page occasionally was seized
| on by mothers and fathers as well as
children with an avidity which show.
long felt want
An occasional book review or literary
article is another popular suggestion
A soldier suggests we give war de.
partment orders and have more new:
| from the forts.
is very popular idea with both mer
and women.
! Nothing in Pensacola so compIetel,
| covers its job as The Journal" 81
writes an ex-Chicago business man
who has settled in this county anC
takes an intense interest in Pensa,
colt.
When the many valuable suggestion,
given The Journal are studies and di
gested, then it will be even a bettei
paper, thanks to the friendly read.
ers.
After all, what greater praise ca,
! The Journal have than what so man
! wrote and so many more said: 'eWheI
we miss The Journal it is like missinI
a friend?"
Mrs. PenfieId = My husband ha
found way by which he saws am q
the greatest help to him in his literar.
work.
Mrs Hillaire-How rica +ba. ,-.,-