The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-14
BY w. B. Mack.

Mariana, Aug. 13.-Five hundred
dollars in prizes will be offered for
exhibits in the various departments
of the Jackson county, fair, this decision
having been reached at a meeting of
the directors which was held in the
courthouse here today. Manager n.
J. Lillard, of the Pensacola Inter
state Fair, met with the committee
and told of the work which is being
done throughout West Florida to de-
velop the agricultural resources of this
section, and encouraged the directors
to offer every inducement possible to
the farmers. live stock raisers and the
women who do more than the men to
make all kinds of exposttions sue
cesses.
1t was decided at the meeting to
ask the Town Improvement Asso-
citation to take charge of the woman's
department of the fair, and this will
be one Of the features. It is also
thought that many of the articles
which are to be shown at the Jackson
county fair will be sent on to Pensa-
cola, to compete for the prizes in the
woman's building at the Interstate
fair. In this connection 1t Is not
amiGs to say that at every point dur
ing this trip Manager Lillard has
been assured by the women that they
will send articles to the woman's de-
partment next fall.
MUCH LIVE STOCK.
Those persons who complained
about the lack of large numbers of
live stock at the Interstate Fair last
year will have no occasion to COM
plain this year for the" farmers of
Jackson county and some of the men
in Mariana who have taken a fancy
to stock-raising have signified their
intention of exhibiting their best
specimens at Pensacola. The live
stock on exhibit last year insofar as
quality was concerned was all that
anyone could ask, but the quantity
was lacking. Unless the plans are
more live stock to the fair than the
entire exhibit from all of the coun-
ties amounted to last year.
BUILDING BOOM.
Mariana at this time is experienc-
ing what might be termed a building
boom. There seems to be an or
ganized movement on to improve the
city In many ways and there are
number of buildings to be erected,
both in the business and residence
sections.
From an authentic source the news
has reached this place that $4,000 will
be appropriated by the federal gov
ernment for a government building to
be erected here with a few months
L
probable sites for the building, but
nothing definite has been decided.
There is also some talk of the erec-
tion of a new brick hotel on the site
of the present Chipola Hotel. Man
ager Peel is live one and will prob
ably not hold back when he is con-
vinced that the travel demands a new
hotel.
The new bank which Is to be head
ed by Hon. c. L. Wilson. will have
erected a modern brick building.
The Town Improvement Associa
tion is at work this week improving
he parkway in front of the Chipola
hotel and one of the business blocks.
For years this place has been used
by the farmers as a hitching yard
and 1t has become an eye-sore to the
good ladies who are working to i'm
pi We the town. Vest erdav two of
tie older residents were discussing The
plan of changing the old order of
things, and had not another interfered
the elderly men would have done one
another bodily harm-a can full of
kerosene oil being the weapon Of one.
One of the parties took exception to
the remark of the other that 1t would
improve the looks of things to have
the hitching removed and the yard
beautified.
SKATING MATCH.
The directors of the fair probably
are not expecting an unfavorable re-
| port on their general manager, but
must inform them that it is time
| to recall him. He and Hays Lewis,
| the genial sheriff of Jackson county.
| contested in a skating match last
night at the Mariana rink, and the
sheriff beat him to a FRAGILE. All were
| sitting on the hotel porch when some
| one suggested that the two would be
| the real before and after pair and
| asked them to go into a contest.
| Neither of them had skated before,
| but both were game and afforded the
! audience considerable amusement.
| OF course It is not necessary to add
| that fifty cents for liniment will be
| charged to the general managers ex-
| pense account.