The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-19
Press Comment
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vouchlnE for fts abnoluto truth IN
every detail we pass Il along
AmonE the applicants for admission
az the pearly gates once upon a time
we're a doctor, lawyer. a preacher and
school teacher.
The doctor approached the gates
with an afr Of importance and
walked IN without opposition. The
lawyer get BY on a technicality. Even
the preacher was admitted. St. Peter
turned 70 the remaining applicant;
who are yong" Ne demanded.
"A school tcaaNeF from Tarpon
springs" was the tremuIous reply.
You can't get IN hero." said S.
Peter. without standing an examlna-
tt0n. '--Tarpon STun6s Leader
Artistic Blundsrs % Salssnanship.
a passing Acquaintance who elaasi-
fisn himself as an expert salesman
mnd we have ne material evidence 10
the contrary. paid . social can this
morning
VERY husy?" he asked
"Nerx-up 90 the neck in work
Then he drew Up a chair. placed his
hat on our desk. filled his pips and
no II. blew Q cloud Of smoke ceiling.
ward, and after a few preliminary re-
marks launched into an oral essay
cn the art u salesmanship.
The secret Of smanshlp." he
said. IS brevit3 Never disturb a
man when he is busy. Never be bore
some. Make your argument TO the
point learn % know when your Gus
toner Il bored You've got 20 know
HUMAN nature IN this game"
AFTER forty-five minutes OF this
talk. our salesman friend announced
that he had 60 be moving on.
Fifteen miautes after that he left
Florida Metropolis.
Saving SEED Cane
This year there is an unusual
amount n sugar cane being grown IN
Florida. probably four or five times
that of two years ago and more than
double wNst was raised last year
The demand for seed cane was great
LAST year. but IL is liable 20 be even
greater this winter. 80 the growers Of
cane need be IN no hurry to grind up
their cane II they do not want the
syrup or have no immediate market
for a. m the northern part Of the
state u has been the custom 20 bank
the cane fer seed. but n is believed by
ter. that the best plan Is 20 plant the
cane late IN TIE fan and then remove
part OF the covering In the spring I'd
il win grow better than when han
died twice and viii produce more
prolifically.
IN the Southern part Of the state
the cane may be left IN the field un-
tii time for planting. without danger
of frost. With a biz syrup and sugar
Industry being established In Florida
40 Is very evident that sugar cane ~
going 90 D. one 81 the most staple and
profitable crops grown "a the state
Farm and Livestock Record
For Sensible Ballot.
Tho Tribuno's editorial a few days
nEo urging that action be taken TO Sc
euEe a plain. understandable, COM
nonsense form Of ballot IN this state
has aroused a deal ~ favorable com /
ment both In the press and among the /
people The dose ~ mystery which /
g nfronted the voters 80 The recent
general election ia thlz state. and /
called ballot. was about the last /
straw. So difficult was IA for the I
average voter 20 pick out the candi- +
dates OF his party from tie mass and /
A&ANM# NA NAHNNNt ana 80 SLOW was the T
count. that even the most enteruTia- /
ing newspapers had 70 make guessea 4
as 60 who had won even days after i
the vote had been cast
By al means Florida should have +
The regular Australian ballot. with Its
column for each party. and the party 4
destgna tion AZ the top. II would 4
speed up the voting at least 80 per 4
cent. and the count proporfionateiv 4
And while we are AZ a.. lets get ria 4
of that political abortion known as 4
tho Bryan primary law. Better far 20 1
have the old two primary plan than 4
the unCountahie dual vote under the 4
Bryan second choice" iaw
lt Is up q the Legislature 20 work 4
1ut these reforms The legislature 4
will DO Il II the people demand IL and 4
make their demand vocal So Il comes
back 90 tho Individual voter 60 get to
work on his representative ~ the
legislature and urge these reforms.
~ the plan Of an understandable
ballot had no other recommendation
than that q saves time. and. there
fore. saves tho people some money in
election board hire. that alone would
be sufficient cause FOR making the
shang But there - the matter Of
giving the voters a ticket which can
IS voted intsligently. which d the
most desirable thing. and certainly /
what Is intended - Tampa Tribune