The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-03

rn6 advertising is uve hundred, the
commercial body is asked to contribute
IN additional i've hundred or what
aver sum added to the advertising
ind will make a total of one thousand,
his to be devoted to the exhibit at
he county fair at Molino. the state
fair in Jacksonville, and the Tampa
fair.
Pensacola has carried of high hon
ors every time this county has ex-
libited at the state fair. The first
year while the third prize for coun-
les was received. many individual ex-
libits received blue ribbons, and It
was shown that Escambia can grow
he best staple crops in the state.
irish potatoes beat the famous Hast
ings variety and the corn and forage
and grains made high points.
The second year Escambia exhibited
at the state fair the blue ribbon and
the fair trophy, handsome silver
cup, were the reward. The third year
Iscambia won over every other coun-
" which entered the lists for agricul-
.ural exhibits.
This year, according to the county
agent. Escambia has fair chance Of
winning sweepstakes, provided the
farmers and business men cooperate
N making the fair worth while.
but 1t takes money to get UP a
fair exhibit. Polk county has recently
appropriated 1880 for the fair exhibit
at Tampa. This county has exhibited
at the South Florida fair for several
years, and William CONNIE, agent for
Polk county. and publicity chairman
Of the Polk county Board of County
Commissioners, declares that the re-
suits of the fair are shown year by
year in the letters and inquiries of
various kinds which come into his
office.
I The correspondence along this line
| In the Polk county office is so heavy
that the services of a secretary are
required to keep up with the details,
inquiries coming from every state in
/ the union and from many foreign
countries.
A visit to some Of these agents of
South Florida and talk with them
along agricultural and horticultural
lines, is something Of an eye-opener.
Many of these counties spend mere in
month advertising their resources
than Escambia spends in a year.
Ten years ago the thousands of
acres in Polk county that are now
planted to citrus fruits and garden
truck were nothing but piney woods
land or marsh. Today some of this
acreage sel1s for from one to two thou
sand dollars an acre. And this Is be-
cause there were men In that county
who were men OF vision, and were
willing to back up their faith with
works
Il Escambia county is ever to be-
come the agricultural county which it
rightfuIly should become, the county
and city must put up some money
to let people know about its resources.
One specific way is presented in the
exhibit at the county, state and South
Florida fair. These exhibits would be
visited by many thousands and to this
section some splendid publicity would
accrue.
| But fair exhibits can not be gathered
and placed without cash to paw the
necessary expenses. Are Escambia
and Pensacola going to fail to put up
the small amount that is needed. while
other Florida counties or some Of
them, are spending as much as two
and three thousand dollars on one fair
exhibit?
Escambia is the best county agri-
culturally in the state But because
we fail TO advertise. settlers are pass
ing us by and putting their money
into counties to the south of us where
farming opportunities do not compare
to those of this section.
Why not ten the world what we
have? The money would be well ex-
pended, for the results have already
been proven at the previous fairs
where Escambia has exhibited.