The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-23
SMITH IS
LOOKING FOR MORE
PRIZES FOR COUNTY
Believes He Could Win Enough
Premiums i'm South Florida
to Pay Expenses.
MANY ADDITIONS TO THE
EXHIBITS ARE SUGGESTED
Pensacola-Made Products Could
Be Added to the List AL
ready Made Up.

Having won the silver cup at the state
fair in Jacksonville, j. Lee smith, coun-
~ agent, and manager Of the Molino fair
is looking for more counties 10 conquer,
and proposes going over to Hillsborough
county and. bringing home a few trophies
Mr.. Smith said yesterday afternoon
that while he does not feel absolutely
confident Of going down to Tampa and
bringing back the first prize from the
South Florida fair, he does believe that
he could win enough premiums to more
than cover the expenses, and at the
same time give to Pensacola and Escam-
bia county some wonderful advertising.
What I propose to do, if the people
Of Pensacola and Escambia county win
back me-" said Mr.. Smith, 'is to get to
work right now and begin collecting ad-
ditionaI agricultural exhibits and indus
trial entries to be taken down to the
South Florida fair in February. This
would give Pensacola wonderful adver-
tising.
Il believe that Pensacola and Escam-
bia county could make a fine Industrial
showing. We could have one of the very
best fish exhibits, we could have an ex-
hibit Of tar and turDentine products, ex-
hibit from the cotton oil mills a minia-
ture barrel from our cooperage plants.
some Pensacola-nade mattresses. some
bales Of excelsior and dozens Of other
Pensacola-made products, to show the
people that Pensacola is on the map
Then. in addition 10 what we have now.
we could assemble some more agricultural
exhibits. am confident that I could
win something on Escanibia county hay.
and also on our grains and on man
other Of cur products"
Five hundred and seventy-seven dollars
in prizes, the silver loving cup, offered
. by the Jacksonville Chamber of COM
merce for the best county exhibit. three
blue ribbons and four white ones were
the trophies brought to Pensacola from
Jacksonville by Mr.. Smith. who arrived
at his home in Gonzalez Monday night,
coming into the city on Tuesday morn
ing in time to be present at the meeting
OF the county commissioners, where he
displayed his trophies.
Mr.. Smith made nine entries at the
fair, winning in all but one, making $50
points out of a possible 1000. Blue rib
hons were placed on the hay exhibit and
fresh vegetables, with third on canned
fruits, fruits other than citrus, artistic
arrangement and the best 10 ears Of corn.
According to the ruling sof the state
fair, for some reason which seems in
explicable, to win first for the most ar
tistic booth one must also win for varied
industries, as these are combined in the
premium book. Mr.. Smiths exhibit was
rated the most artistic at the fair. but
he received third on this, on account OF
the clause which includes varied indus
tries.
It is a high tribute to Mr.. Smith that
he should have such an artistic display
al the fair, when, with a booth space OF
SO feet he had with him only one assist
ant to help in its arrangement. Most
Of the counties had from three to FIVE
men, and Mr.. Smith said last night that
he felt that it was only fair to Escamba
county for the people TO know under
what handicaps the premium has been
taken each year at the state fair.
Paying for his services himself, as he
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