The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-21
PRESS COMMENT
National Editorial Association.

!
Greetings to you, members of the
National Editorial association. one
and all. This morning we extend our
hands. Our hearts met you when you
crossed the northern boundary of our
state, and every moment of the time
since you entered the land Of sun
shine, fruits and flowers, cur good
wishes have accompanied you. II has
been our hearts desire that in each
city, town and village through which
your itinerary leads you you would
meet with as cordial and whole-heart-
ed welcome as we, the people Of Lake
county, feel honored to extend. We
trust that each succeeding lap of
your journey may add something to
your enjoyment, and that in each
town you visit you will be able to
store in memory's casket another
gem. We of the Highlands, or Lake
Region of Florida, believe with all our
hearts that we have the most favor
ed, the loveliest section of the entire
state, but we are not going to try to
force our opinions upon you. The
hooking birds song you will hear in
Orange county tomorrow may be just
as captivating as the ones you hear
in Lake today. and the orange blos-
some farther south may smell just as
sweet as ours. 1t matters little which
particular section impresses you most
perhaps you will differ among your
selves as to the merits of each-but it
is a matter of considerable moment,
and it is our fervent prayer that you
will get a true impression Of our state
at large; that when you return to your
various sanctums, east, west and
north, and make editorial mention Of
your trip through Florida, you will
neither magnify nor minimize; that
you will have beer able to see our
country and it's people just as they
are, and to form a true conception of
our citizenship, our industries, enter
prises and developments We want
you to see US at work as well as at
play; to understand that we Flori-
dams, either by birth or adoption,
have learned that judicious mixture
of play and work is conducive to con-
tentment and happiness-abundan
and long life.
The holiday spirit, of which you
have not seen a little since you enter
ed the state, can be seen and felt on
more different occasions in Florida
during a twelve month than in any
other state in the entire u S. A. We
hope and believe that through your
visit some false impressions concern
ing us and our country will be correct
ed; some wrongs that have heretofore
been done US by the press of the
north will be righted. Some of you
have visited us before, but we pre-
sumo that most of you are now see
ing Florida for the first time. May
you, our guests, get as fuch pleasure
and inspiration out of your visit as
you have given to us, your hosts and
hostesses, while here. It was our good
fortune to have you come; we hope
you will count 1t your good fortune to
have had the opportunity to visit and
mingle with us. You will come back,
great many of you, next year, or
in after years-nearly everybody does
who visits Florida-and you will find
the same hospitality you found in 1921.
1t was not manufactured just for this
occasion. 1t is the natural product
of our climate and is inherent in our
people.
We regret sincerely that your So
journ with us could not be longer.
The freedom of our little city is yours
while in Eustis and the benediction
of her people will accompany you as
you go your way.--fGustic Lake Re
gion.