The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-10
WEST FLORIDA
FAIR one GREAT
HUGE SUCCESS
ExHisITs WERE SOON REcoe.
NIzED AS BEING FAR IN Ex-
CESS OF ANY PREVIOUS YEAR.
PRIZE WINNERS IN woMANs'
DEPARTMENT.
SPECIAL no TILE JoURNAL,


Mariana, Fla, Nov. 9.-When the
West Florida Fair threw open its gates
Tuesday and some $500 souls entered
they witnessed one of the finest agri-
cultural and other exhibits ever
gathered in West Florida. The at
tendance to the fair has exceeded all
others. Wednesday there were over
5000 paid admissions and Thursday
the attendance ran up TO 1000. Friday
was School Children's Day, and the
gates registered over $500 paid adj
missions, with over 1000 school chill
dren from all over the county. which
were admitted free. IN all the first
four days brought over $4,000 paid
admissions.
Not only was the fair attended by
the farmers, but practically every
merchant in this section who could get
away, visited the fair one or more
days.
In the Agricultural building the
Merchants Mercantile Agency of Pitts
burg, had their state organizer, w. P.
Henry, erect handsome booth for the
benefit Of the Business Mems Associa-
t4ons of West Florida, which they are
SO successfully organizing. The merch-
ants made headquarters here and
register was kept OF those attending.
The exhibit was awarded prize for
having the second best exhibit in the
entier grounds. The Pensacola Seed &
Nursery Co., taking first prize, and
the Purity Bottling Works taking third
prize. Merchants from all parts of
West Florida, visited the Business
Mems Association booth and all ex-
pressed great interest in the work. all
agreeing to cooperate in publishing
the Credit Experience Guide for Flor
ida. and putting the granting Of credit
upon q scientific basis. The associa-
tion also distributed considerable lit
eFa1ure at the grounds and all attend
ing realized that if they didn't pay
their bills their chances for obtaining
credit would be slim. Among the prom
inent out Of town merchants attending
the fair were. c.. A. Miller, Bombay.
NJ Blackburn, Chipley: n. D. Miller, |
Bombay; J j Hentz, Blountstown; s !
e. Armstrong. Bombay; Herring Bros. |
Malone; w. G. Preston Cypress; w. /
o. Daniel CampbelIton; T. T. Dali /
ton, Bombay; j. N Smith, Cypress; |
y. n. Shoemaker, Sr., Cottondale:
Morris Bishop, Graceville: ]. D. Ber- /
~. Grand Ridge; G.. e. Simmons, Bas- I
com; Mrs. Stallie Brown, Afford; Ellis |
g. Coleman, Panama City; Mrs. n /
@. Clark, Grand Ridge; NJ. c. Hern !
don, proprietor Bristol Bargain Store, |
Bristol; w. r. Nichols, Carr; MIR. |
Fulmer, of j W. Gibson's, Sneads; /
s. Henderson, Blountstown; G.. p |
Campbell. Eucheanna; r. a. Renfroe. /
CampbeIlton; B. B. Russell, Malone; /
$. H. Neal Of Dellwood & Haywood.
among the many visitors here to the |
West Florida Fair, were Hon. w. A. /
MoF7ae. commissioner of agriculture Of |
the state OF Florida, and Mr.. William |
James, agricultural expert of the Lou |
isville and Nashville railroad. Both of |
these gentlemen spent the greater por-
ton OF their time in the Agricultural |
building, and were summoned to as |
sist in the awarding of premiums. The |
display and entries were more numer |
Gus and strong in quality than was an
ticipated In an interview with Mr.. /
James. he stated that he is now. and |
has been connected nine years with !
the Nebraska State Board of Agri- /
culture, and has been judging agri- /
culture exhibits for about twenty years |
at different state and county fairs, /
and in all of his experience. he has
never yet attended a fair meeting, on
it's second season, which has been SO