The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-25
ed Promise.

ed Promise.
neral Manager Lillard Of the In
ate Fair at Pensacola, accom-
ID by W. B. Mack OF The Pensa-
Journal spent Thursday in the
jim the interest Of the fair. We
Fstand they secured the promise
q exhibit from Washington county
he fair this faIl.--Chipley Banner.
be Represented.
-anager n. J. Lillard Of the Pen
ola Interstate Fair was in Marian
Monday and Tuesday with the idea
seeing what Jackson county was
sly to do in the way Of an exhibit
the Pensacola fair. He was assured
It this county would be creditably
presented and is enthusiastic over
) prospects of the fair this fall.
He was accompanied by w. B. Mack
The Pensacola Journal, who has
en- giving the Interstate Fair move
ent its chief publicity In West B1ori-
jackson Leader.
yin Try Again.
Through some Misunderstanding as
o the time or for some other reason
he two newspaper men comprised the
srowd from town at the meeting
Tuesday night called to discuss and
plan for fair here this fall. Deep
Work from south of town and J. c.
Smith and John Henderson were there
rom Glendale.
There win be another a4tennnt to-
light at the same place when II there
IS not some interest shown by De-
Faniak business men, we suggest thai
either Glendale or LauraI Hill take the
matter up and see what they can do.
We want fair this fail and want Il
here. but If our business men do moi
want it, then we are willing to help
Ill in our power, any other place thai
Toes want it.-+DeFuniak Breeze.
Eighteen Hundred Hsard LIIlard.
With the arrival Of the O'Clock
train from F1orala wednesday morn
ing, the people begun pouring in towr
to attend the picnic, and by eleven
o'clock there were fully eighteen hun
bred or two thousand people acre tc
near Captain N. ]. Lillard, Manager Of
he Pensacola Interstate Fair, deliver
mis- stirring agricultural address as tC
the grand possibilities Of West Florida
So well did Mr.. Lillard handle his sub
ject that he had the strictest of at
tantion from the beginning to the
end of his talk, and the people were
so well pleased that they pledged
themselves to send to the Pensacola
Interstate Fair a Laurel Hill COM
munity exhibit in addition to the Wal
ton county exhibit which win go from
the county at large.
Hon. J. F. marlborough introduced
Mr. Lillard, and in connection with
his speech, referred to the men who
are taking occasion to abuse the great
william Jennings Bryan. as the small
mtHnows Of the ocean fighting the
whales. In his concluding
he nominated Hon. John P.
Stokes, Of Pensacola, for Governor of
in 1917.
The ever pleasing and genial w.
Bryan Mack. the sparkling editorial
of The Pensacola Jour
nal. FIorida's very best daily paper
who has accompanied Mr.. LiIlard in
his round over the fair territory, was
lso present here. and while he never
made any public addresses, his gen.
iality and cheering conversations as
an optimistic booster, was felt al
around every where. But while IN pri-
vate conversations with the editor o.
this rag, the fair business was forgot.
ten by him entirely, and all we could
hear was something about "a brown
eyed" or blue eyed" or some Other
kind Of eyed" or "dimple cheek
beauty. So at last, upon a solemn
promise to us that he would never
mention anything more about thu
Grown eyed beauties" of Pensacola
we agreed to introduce him to one o.
two real beauties sure enough.
Immediately after Mr.. LIZARDS ad
dress, the large crowd repaired to tn,
big grove near the residence of Mr.
w. z. Lewis, where a most SUMPTION
dinner was spread and everybody par.
took to their hearts content.
In the afternoon various games
such as foot races, baseball, etc, wal