The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-04
MR.. ODELL HAS
PRAISE FOR ALL
WEST FLORIDA
NgBRAsKAN. nv LErrER TO MR.
LiLLARp. HAS SOME coMPLi.
mENrARY THINGS TO SAY AND
COUPLES THEM WITH ADVICE
TO FARMERS.

frank q oden 81 Lincoln. Ncb.
sbose lectures and demonstrations
flth i've honey bees have been one
if the most Interesting features of the
Interstate Pair which closed Saturday
sight has written Hccretary ~ 81
lizard tae following letter. IN which
1e sets forth what hs thinRs ~ the
Fair, ths people Of Pensacola and tho
ufure 90 West Florida
hr OdeH lt recognized 81 one %
De- greatest authoritiea on farm lands
tn1 agriculture iu the country and hts
sorls essentially bear weight lie I'LL
also secretary ~ the Nebraska Rural
LIE Commission and director u pub
ieiiy fer that body
iiia letter
Pensacola F1a Nov 2. 1914
81 3 Liiiard. Secretary Pensacola In
terstate Pair Association. Pensscoia.
ria
My Dear Mr. iduard-I eannos
cave pnnaacoia without expressing
rmHliy % You my qualification over
he esrelieni display Of agricultural
tfoduets az your fair. which have evi-
sendF been aafhered under VERY md-
tefec eonditienE The fact that many
ID che products iiatad iu this depart
meut 60 your great fair are out 81
season. makes The magnitude and gen
seat excellence ~ this exhibit a tri-
umph 90 the SKIN and energy % your
sxhlhitora as well a. to the enter
rise pf your management in O1erlnE
premiums 81 such value
The fact taat your fair IL practi-
ally Ia sc Infancy az compared wifh
State fairs 81 Ike magnitude. coupled
Nifh the comparatively recent develop
mfnt "a diversified agriculture inI
West F1orlea. makes this exhibit Htin
more phenomenal { congratulate sou
most sincerely.
n TRUST that your people may not
understand by This that ! regard West
florida az On any sense a compelltof
af tho great agricultural state ~ Me-
Drsaka. which is my home. The aE-
.ieu'lufnl pre-eminenco % the prairie
commonwealth e. toe wen established
. suffer from any probably southern
amnefifion but aa ! leave your de-
lEhtfui climate 60 return 90 the west
am thinking very seriously of che
0aei hbls win hard coal at $3.50 per
%.
ne greatly Improved with the acquirine
~ expert knowledge IN selection End
trraagement 90 products which VIII
como . your exhibitors With cxpcr
Ieneo. fthouRh ID would be difficult
with enc material az hand. for the
most expert exhibitor 10 eclipse the
piendid displays In your county. com
nHnifY aud individual exhibits
Thr future commercial greatness OF
FIorida depends in Wrcat measure upon
the des q tpmcut ~ her agriculture
Thia. tn turn. depends materially upon
attracting o. This state q stable well
equipped and Intelligent population. "a
~ matter ~ regret 90 every real
frlnuH az Florida that her resources
Hatc been minrepresentea and her
aItlfcnahig discroilted m tho cs,ima
fiam nf conservative northern and
western people rs constituencies land
rrstuafars. lt n $40 90 the state ~
IIarlda o. officially ans cmphaiiealy
lam the esaI 90 public dieapprusui up-
81 arauae and Hleg.tima4e pro-
motion fnd sne cannot o. uds TOO
suau
% spesk Ycu frankly upon this
matter. a. 4 friend 60 florlda and her
people o. whom am Indebted for
many courterlea Constituencies scomn
drfls. many ~ whom have their head
quarters Deb The nurth. have made f4or
iia lands q synonTm Ter Blue Say"
tnd sHau The sooner if is stopped
hr tha stroug arm ~ the law the bet
Ter "a wM &C. fef Florida sad those
l tha NAV come here in the future 90
make fhsir BONES
ef'rem ms own state - Nebraska.
nllUiona ~ dollars are going annually
nia land investments much - which
ia directed toward Cana&n and the
nafth@est a much larEer proportion
Of thia should COME south than has
hitherto been directed ln this channel
when ihe exact truth about florida
ana her possibilities d fairly put he
fore the world and the water and blue
skv IS sGueesed aut 81 yuur lard pro
uotlon vou Nlu ect your share ~ q.
"f predict "a xrcat commercial "a
lure fof Pensacola. "nestinr' is writ
large upon hrr horizon. fn tails Sal
afmeut Fuur fair VIII have a wreat
educational mission aud J wisa fnr %
HnH lfs courteous and able manage
ment abundant success.
Nsh many thanks far courteHieR
received and WITH sincere personal re-
s1rds ana,
You're very truly.
FRANK q uuWIT."