The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-12-09
ocALA FLORIDA FRIDAY DECEMBER 9 1921
GREAT is MARION COUNTY FAIR
BECAUSE GREAT is MARION
couNTY's PEOPLE"

GOOD people, also thank you, dear
/ Tampa Tribune, for giving me head
lines for this letter.
Since coming to Florida, / have
until now, wondered why the broad
unselfish love of the Florida people.
Answer. As is our press are we
and it is with pride proclaim to the
wOrld-with malice towards none and
love and respect for all--in travelling
and reading in every state in, our
Union, / know of none more loyal. to
their people than the Press of Flor
ida to Florida
You have all read through the
columns of our honest, clean, intelli-
gent county press of the Marion Cohn-
ty Fair, all of which would not pre-
SINE to add to or take from further
than you have given the world the key
to unlock the soul to Marion county's
hospitality and progressive ability.
Yes, indeed. Great is Marion Coun-
I ty People and none more than our
county's press.
I have attended all of our National
Fairs. / have attended fair in some
county in every state in this Union
and many in some states, and never
saw a. more complete exhibition, of
the reward of real American progress
sive work, qualified with most mod
ern art than saw at Marion Gounty's
Fair. You are not only great in pro-
duction; you are also great in the art
in displaying your production.
J Right or wrong, | am guilty of be-
ing a sport, and never was the hot
blood in my veins at more fever
heat than enjoying the clean honest
sport of the racing of Marion coun.
tvs Horses at the Marion County Fair
The time will come when you will be
made to know I would not be here
were it not for the speed and endur-,
ance of the noblest of all animals, our
| American horse, and when those boys
first came out in the good old-fash-
ioned way, bareback, yelled until
gentleman said to me kindly: Uncle.
don't holler so loud, you will be arrest
ed" but | wasn't, thanks to the author
tiles OF the kind and great Marion
County People.
When saw lady in a race, being
lof prehistoric time, didn't like it a
bit, made our Western circuit for
three years with aAstring Of my own
breeding, which claim gives me the
right to speak as shall here To this
lady, Tof whom know nothing, lift
my hat twice. First as a horsewoman,
the peer Of any ever saw, and second,
the realness of her real wouanhood
after the race.
Being Ncared for by colored Nam
my in my youth like all southern
men, / feel an interest in the coiored
race. personally examined your
exhibit and it was very good. If you
would hew to this line and listen
to counsels of the southern people,
the destinies of your race is safe
I wish to thank him who took me
to this Fair and humbly apologize for
getting lost and the trouble gave
him in trying to find me. The fact
of the business is, folks, Marion coun-
tvs fairs are too big for me-
Think about sardines packed in a
box or oranges in a crate and you will
have some conception of thought of
hhow we were packed at the Marion
county fair. When / go again, will
tie string to whom | go with and
hang on to it. Yes will! However,
some Marion county folks who knew
me found me- and showed me the
fair. After an elegant eat with these
ielegant people, the little dab of money
/ had being no good, felt it my duty
ITO get loose from this party. BY this
time, / had concluded / had never
been anywhere or seen anything or
1anybody until had attended the Ma
rion county fair. / told these people
was tired and would go to my
friends car and rest tand did.
wanted to think, as had been in
vited both officially and otherwise to
write this letter. While sitting in the
car, thought would count the cars.
Shucksi | might as well have tried
to count the birds of the air or fishes
/ in the sea. Being an engineer,
thought would measure them by the
acre. Lost out at that. Found cars
wedged in every old place besides
those in the parking space.
BY this time it was night, and be-
| ing lost, decided to go to my Ocala
home, the Florida House, and go to
bed. On my way in, ] called on a
business man on business and went