The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-14
STATE SPRINGS SENSATIONS IN SANTA ROSA COUNTY MURDER CASE
MAGNIFICENT MARIANNE
EXPOSITION IS BROUGHT
TO "A SUCCESSFUL CLOSE
Colored Peoples Day Draws
Immense Crowd From
All West Florida.
(Staff Correspondence

Mariana, Nov. 13.-Today marked
the close here Of the greatest fair
ever held in this part Of Florida.
This was the day set apart by the fair
management more especially for the
colored people and the blacks appear
ed TO have greatly appreciated the
kindness. They began pouring into
Mariana by daylight this morning
and continued to arrive by hundreds
until after noon. Tonight the whole
town and fair grounds are filled to
overlooking with the colored folks
from all over West Florida. Many
white people also attended the fair
today and much encouragement was
given the negroes in their splendid
display Of the products Of their labors.
The colored boys from the Florida
Industrial School for Boys, located
just south Of town, were given q hol-I
iday today and allowed to come to the
fair accompanied by their instruct
ors. The colored boys nov in this
institution number 1S1 and they pre-
sented very neat and tidf appear
ance today in their khaki uniforms
and caps. Their good behavior while
here swas favorably commented upon
by many people.
This afternoon some Of the exhib-
itors began packing M their exhibits
preparatory to removing them from
the grounds and tonight there is
every evidence that practically all
will be taken out by Monday noon.
The ploughing demonstrations given
by the international Harvester Co.
and the Oliver Plow Co. have been
well attended by the farmers and
much interest has been worked up in
the use of oil tractors for ploughing.
The Oliver Plow CD. manufacture a
specially good p1ov for use behind
these traction engines. This pillow is
said to be the onlylplow that can be
backed successfully when an obstruc-
ton is met with. From the successful
demonstrations male here these i'm
plements will someone into univer-
sal favor in turning over stiff lands.
especially where eep ploughing is
desired.
AN ALFALN EXHIBIT.
Mr.. M. L. Deklefs exhibit of agri- |
cultural products hs been very fav-
orably commented upon by both
judges and the pplic generally this |
week. Mr.. Dekle IS one Of the first |
farmers in Jacksd county to try the |
production of alffa. he has grown
lit four years on lis farm at Webb
vile and has alrfdy demonstrated |
that it can be rown successfully |
here. Mr.. Deklefaised four tons of
alfalfa to the ale and he has ex-
hikited this hay such way as to
attract special afntion at the West
Florida Fair. says that alfalfa
can be cut hesA lnr times each year
and that it easIlP produces one ton to
the at,e at eaclcutting. Thus four
are produced toane acre per year
This hay readillsells for $40 per !!
ton, making $seper acre each year
for the growth alfalfa. There APP
pears y be feyif any other crops
that can be dended upon to do SO
well. Mr.. Dekl is manufacturing a
specially good xed feed from corn,
oats and grour alfalfa. This feed
is being quite avorably commented
upon by those no have bought and
used it. Mr.. Ikle received a blue
ribbon on his sendid display of hay.
Many blue ribbons were also
awarded to Mers. Pleas, Chambliss,
Eubanks, Wissgel, Smith, jenkins.
Pennington anEvans and the Flor
ida State Indurial School for BOYS
on their extrgood displays of all
kinds of farm roducts. The list of
exhibitors at is fair will run into
the hundreds, nd there is nothing
shown but VIII has created more or
less interest ding the present week.
THEILAST VIEW.
Tonight thoands of people are
taking their ID view of the fair for
this year. Thrnidway is a blaze of
light and glo. On all sides can
be heard mansxpressions of delight
on the part the general public
with the great1ccess which has been |.
met with by e fair management !
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