The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-10
Press Comment


We Can Make N Great.
Those who saw the agricultural.
hog. poultry and live stock exhibits
AZ the fair this week. cannot bat be
impressed with the wonderful post
biiities II Leon county. Tho exhibits
were not large but varied. consisting
/ o. thirteen varieties Of baled products.
exclusive of cotton. seven varieties 0f
! syrup and sugar cane; five varieties
81 sweet potatoes. several of Irish
/ potatoes. u peanuts. 81 Hucculent
/ grasses. of corn. ali attraciively dis
played. Finer hogs and poultry were
never shown. the cattle were keel
lent. and there were fine RULES and
horses. all Leon county grown. For
| fruits there were oranges. grapefruit
lemons. pears. peaches strawberries.
plums. figs. and pecans walnuts and
| hickory nuts. comb and extracted
honey. and al fruits and vegetables
In ieilied. picked and preserved form
II would be difficult 20 find another
| county IN the country that produces
| such q variety OF products
The Democrat hopes TO see the best
~ these collected and sent 20 the
state Fair IN Jacksonville. Such an
exhibit there would certainly attract
much attention.
II the Leon County Fair Associa-
ton viii profit by the successful *
hibit Of this season. and begin in time
for neat year. We can make a show
that viii be amazing even to our own
people.
We hope to see It done-Dany
Democrat.
we predict that cooler weather will
give Sanford the best lettuce crop IN
many years and with good prices this
city should put on a holiday boom
that win outclass any holiday period
In our existence. Let us All get to-
gether and give the old town a big
push now that election is over and we
can all set together FOR this purpose
let all the merchants start a big ad-
vertising campaign and put on sales
that viii bring people here for miles
around Sanford ~ tho natural trad
ing center FOR south Central Florida
ard n n up 10 All Of Us 20 get busy
and let the people know about our
city.-sauford Herald.
Deceptive Drinks
| The Department q Agriculture re-
ports that there Is good deal Of de-
ception. not positively harmful per-
haps. but nevertheless objectionable
ln the way Of various soft drinks are
presented o. the public The market
nearly everywgcre o. flooded with
beverages whose names seem 90 imply
that they are made from a basis ~
fruit Juice In most instances. saws the
Bureau 81 Chemistry. they are merely
Ewcetencd carbonated water. arttfl-
cialiy colored and favored with a
little oil from the orange reel lemon
peel etc Most 81 the criticism Is %
rected az the orange preparations. be
cause 80 many people buy them IN the
belief that they are obtaining a Renu
Inc fruit puice drink and mothers
often feed Il 70 their babies on the
superstition that Il a. orange Juice
Tno labels 90 NOT tets outright
/ lie The manufacturers would not
dare attempt such misrepresentation.
because - the pure food law. But
there Is often a catchy name that II
misleading and the fact that there Is
actually no fruit Juice IN the com
pound Is stated inconspic 'v IA
small type. II il Is stated az am
This sort ~ label has been de-
nounced by the federal authorities as
illegal mlsbranding. and several suits
have been brought 90 stop g. The Bu
rcau Of Chemistry moreover has ruled
That hereafter the terms Jade
| squash p nch. crush" and
smash" when used by manufacturers
/ along with the name ~ fruit may
bee applied correctly only 20 beverages
which contain the edible rnrt Of the
fruit named. or It's Juice This Is obvi
ousiy q good ruling. IN which the pub
/ 3d. wilt heartily concur H people
4 want 20 drin'. them. very well. but
thc drinker in every case ought ~ be-
able. with a reasonable amount 81
Intelligent curiosity. Is tell sust what
hc Is drinking st. Petersburg Times