The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-08-24
ron A slccER FAIR.


ron siccER FAIR.
A strong publicity campaign. with the object
in promoting interest in the county fair. to
the movement for = greater Escambia, and should
receive the backing Of every farmer and business
man in this section
The object Of the campaign win be to impress
upon the people or the county the Importance OF
the fair as an asset the development Of this part
of the state and to promote such interest win
possible representative display at the state
fair at Jacksonville. In the fall
1t is Acknowledged that the success OF any port
is largely dependent its back country. and for
port development sought to impress upon the peo-
pie the that the agricultural possibilities Of
this county not such as to encourage either
colonization the investment of capital
But few far-sighted men who had faith In
Florida. realised possibilities and who
firm In their BELIEF that Escambia would yet
lead in agricultural products and livestock, have
worked with unflaggins faith. until, in spite Of
pessimsts this county II taking its place not onyl
agricultural and livestock section. but Is fast
forging to the front the best county in Florida
for investors and home-seekers.
With the introduction OF scientific methods and
modern machinery Escambia is fast becoming one
of the best farming counties In the state
The proof of this demonstrated last fall
beyond contradiction. when the Escambia county
exhibit taken to the state fair in Jacksonville
This exhibit assembled at time when labor
been greatly handicapped. The, movement for an
exhibit at the state fair met with the cooperation
of few business men, but the general public had
little faith in the county products carrying off
high honors ~ there was realization of the i'm
provements which had been made in this county
by men who had applied to farming the same prin-
ciples that men applying to business-the most
modern equipment and the most advanced methods.
Nothing undertaken in Escambia has
done advertise this county than the exhibit
taken to the state fair last fall
At that time there were gathered in Jacxson-
vile only from all the state. but from
every section OF this country: men from the east
and the west. from the great lands Of Illinois
and Iowa. from the blue grass lands OF Kentucky.
from Oklahoma. from Maine and Canada, Colorado
and California.
And it was acknowledged by these men not only
that Escambia county had q remarkable exhibition.
which showed variety and quality undreamed of.
but so good the exhibit from this county that
when the awards made many of the farmers
from other states insisted that Escambia deserved
the blue ribbon. and the feeling intense a.
to cause change in the rules governing the state
fair. making It impossible. hereafter. for fruit
exhibit to take precedence OF agricultural ex-
hibit. as was the when the awards were made
last year.
What has been done always be improved
upon. The EScamD1a county exnlDlt last year WdS
ia great success. 1t did more to advertise Escambia
county and Pensacola than anything else could pos
sibly have DONE 1t proved beyond doubt that We
have the back country, and that all that country
needs Is to be developed.
The success OF the Escambia county exhibit last
year was due almost to accident There were just
La few who had faith. Without those few. the
exhibit would never have been taken to Jackson
ville These have demonstrated the value of
the fair. which has paid back every cent expended
on hundreds of times in the advertising Civ
en- to this county
The fair deserves not only the best that the
farmers give. to make it success, but the
backing every business who has faith in his
section and wants to Pensacola and Escambia
county grow and develop.