The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-10
FOR A BETTER COUNTY.

The appointment of three members
of the Kiwanis club as a committee
for the formation of an organization
to aid in developing PensacoIa's hin
derland, is an important step for
ward in local development.
AT recent meeting of the Kiwanis
Club, Edwin Kaselack, manager of the
Richland Farms, urged the club
members to devote more time to the
back country, which was described as
gold mine at our back door"
In recent issue of the Sanford
Herald, Editor Bob" Powell, paid
Pensacola some delightful compli-
ments, but he did not compliment us
on the fact that we had seized the
agricultural advantages that are ours.
Instead, after mentioning the Rich
land Farms and the splendid results
attained by Manager Kaselack, he de-
clared that the people of Escambia
county had been most backward in
| taking advantage of the splendid ag-
rlcultural opportunities of this county.
Mr.. Kaselack and Editor Powell are
right. 1t IS no special credit to this
county; to brag of a farm, here and
there, that is one of the best in the
state. The fact that we can grow
have few model farms, only proves
that we are delinquent and have not
made the best of what we have here.
The fact of the matter is that the
people of Pensacola and Escambia
county have a few ideas imbedded in
their brains which they do not seem to
be able to obliterate. One of these is
that this is not an agricultural conn
try. This, in spite of the fact that if
is the best agricultural county in one
| of the best agricultural states in the
union.
This is not theory. 1t is proven
fact. Ribbons won at the state fair
prove its truth.
Not only did Escambia county win
first premium last year, but the year
before this county carried off third.
and had the rules been the same that
governed the exhibit>last year. would
nave carried off either first or
second then. At least that was the
opinion of farmers from the west who
were In Jacksonville in 1918 and who
declared that the Escambia exhibit
was the best one on the fair grounds.
30 strong was the feeling in favor of
Escambla, that a special meeting was
caled and 1t was decided to change
the rules of the fair, until then con-
quoted as fruit fair. Following the
meeting the rules were framed to
agree with those of agricultural fairs
IN other states and it was decided in
the future to such, having the judg-
ing TO conform with the rules of other
agricultural fairs. And in 1919 Es-
Gambia won out over all competitors.
But this is not all. Pensacola not
only won for the best display and the
greatest variety, as a whole, but won
tlrst on corn and also first on Irish
potatoes. beating the banner potato
county of the state.
Yet in spite of the fact that the
people of Pensacola and Escambia
county are well acquainted with these
facts, farmers of this county have not,
received the necessary cooperation
and announcement. Mr.. Kaselack de-
clareo that the farmers of Escambia.
county should have shipped 900 cars
of Irish potatoes to the northern mar
kets. had they received the proper en-
enlargement
The movement launched at the
meeting of the Kiwanis Club to form
an organization of business men to
cooperate with the farmers is a stem
in the right direction, and one that
can but prove beneficial not only to
the farmer but also to the community.