The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-13
Much Interest in Movement to
Have Escambia Send on
Big Showing.
PRIZE WINNING
LOT rs WANTED
Director of State Exhibits i'm
Pensacola i'm Interest of
Such Possibility.

There is no reason why Escambia
county should not be able to send a
prize-winning exhibit to the state fair
said A. E. KoehIer, director Of state
exhibits at the Florida State Fair Ex-
position, which will be held at Jack-
sonville, November 27 to December s.
Mr. koehler is in the city extending an
invitation from the state fair assooia-
tion for Escambia county to partiei-
pate. You, OF Escambia county, have
"a really wonderful DEVELOPMENT along
agricultural and live stock lines, much
greater than the majority of your own
people realize, and with your Molino
fair held on the dates they are, Escam-
Dia would have a distinct advantage
over many other counties. IL your
farmers will support the Molino fair
as they should, and I am sure they
VIII, these exhibits could be forwarded
to the space set aside for Escambia
county and there stored until the rest
OF the perishabie goods are sent and
ready to be displayed. In this way the
best OF your county exhibits would be
available.
Discussing the probability of Escsm-
bia county making display from some
of your progressive citizens, ] received
much encouragement, and feel sure
operation Of the agricultural COM
mittee of the chamber of commerce
and the Molino fair officials" said Mr..
Koehler.
The management of the Florida
State Fair has reserved a very choice
location fiGx20. two hundred square
feet for the use of this county and
placed at oGr disposal.
The first Florida State Fair was q big
success and the second one will be
even greater: over 100000 people passed
through the gates at the first fair. and
conservative estimate for this year
places the prospective attendance at
least 10000
tending every facility and assistance,
and will have three car loads of ex-
hibits on view which will be housed
in specially constructed building 60
BY 200 feet, covering every phase of
this governments war and agricultu-
raj activities. as applied to this section
of the country.
The Farmers National Congress will
hold its annual sessions during the
fair at the state fair grounds. This or
ganization is composed of nearly $4,000
of the United States most progressive
farmers and agriculturists. and il is
expected Lildt at I6dSt / ,JUU 10 2.Wb
members and delegates will attend the
3Sth annual convention
The exhibits of the Florida counties,
of which there were twenty-three at
the last state fair, are comfortably ana
conveniently located in a handsome
building devoted exclusively to county
exhibits. 30 by 240 feet. directly at the
main entrance to the fair grounds The
space is rendered gratis.
Mr.. Koehler hopes to meet with the
agricultural committee of the chamber
OF commerce Nd the Moiino fair asso-
citation officials and induce them to
make the effort TO carry the exhibits
to the state fair.
c. A. Fulford. agricultural agent for
Escambia county, when questioned yes
terday as to his attitude in reference
to the matter, said
Il am most heartily in favor of rs
Gambia county exhibit at the Jackson
vile fair, and urged last year that such
an exhibit be made from this county.
Not only Molino, but Ferry Pass,
Olive, Gonzalez, Bellyiew. Oak Grove.
Walnut Hill. Wardvilie, Bluff Springs,
and many other Escambia communities
could make splendid showing. and /
consider that some steps should be
taken to insure such an exhibit"