The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-03

AND ROAD DRAG
ARE DISCUSSED
FARMERS PICNIC AT ROBERTS
WELL ATTENDED AND TWO
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS ARE
LAUNCHED FOR DEVELOPMENT
OF FARMING SECTION.

The Farmers Association of Roberts
was the host yesterday at picnic
dinner, given under the trees on the
hard road about two miles south of
Roberts station, which was attended
by a large number of people from the
city and from the surrounding coun-
try
The dinner was served by the ladies
or the Roberts community and con-
sisted of delicious fish chowder and a
large and varied fare of vegetables,
salads. fruits and delicacies of the
farm, the desert being watermelon.
After the dinner. several addresses
were made, President c. F. Geek Of
the Escambia county crop demonstra-
ton association being invited to pre-
side as chairman.
George Voorhees, of Roberts spoke
on behalf of the Roberts Creamery
and Canning Association. He said the
people of Escambia county were an
nually sending away from the coun
~ thousands of dollars for butter and
canned products that could just as
we'll be produced at home. The asso
citation was planning to erect a cream
cry and canning plant that would cost
100000. one half of which had been
subscribed at Roberts and the other
half of which they asked the business
interests of Pensacola to subscribe.
With this plant they would develop
the dairy and vegetable industries,
pay a profit on the investment and
start the movement to keep at home
some of the thousands of dollars that
are sent away.
S. ". Scott followed with a talk on
the value Of dairying and said that no
dairy community had ever been
known to fail, This was, he said, an
necessary to realize on it's value was
to take advantage of the opportunity.
Frank l.. Mayes spoke on the value
Of the split log road drag and said
that every mile of the road between
Pensa cola and Roberts could be put in
the best Of condition by a very small
expenditure of time and money if a
drag were only used on 1t. a fund of
not exceeding $4,000 he said would do
the work and he proposed to con-
tribute raise one half of that
the balance. The proposition was
Immediately accepted by DR.. W. S.
Vincent and A. T. Barkdull. and G. c.
Davidson was enc~ on the spot to
build the drag. Mr.. Mayes furnishing
him with specifications by the depart
to demonstrate what can be done with
a split log drag on this stretch of road
Just as soon as the drao is constructed
and rain conditions are favorable.
DR.. w. S. Vincent spoke on the value
of the road drag and also on the value
promising to aid in all of the work
necessary TO put all of these enter
prises in operation.
c. w Parker. of Watson, Parker &
Reese said the business men of Pen
sacola were deeply interested in the
of the land resources
back of the city he believed they
would readily cooperate with the Rob-
erts community in the work proposed
there.
L. W. Hardy said he could do more
work in road Improvement with a split
log drag. one man and one team in one
day than the county road crew could
do two men, four horses. and a road
scraper in three days. When the drag
was ready for use he said he would
personally demonstrate it's worth.
The occasion was a most interesting
one throughout and it no doubt re-
suited in bringing the farmers Of
Roberts and many of the business men
Of Pensacola into closer touch and eff
fected a community interest that will
be of far reaching value.