The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-02
ESCAMBIA COUNTY FARM BUREAU
TO AID In SOLVING MARKETING
Organization Formed to Aid In Market
ing Farm Produce for West
Florida Growers.

At an enthusiastic meeting held at
the court house yesterday which was at
tended by a number OF delegates from
the various civic and agricultural organi-
zations OF the county. the Escambia
County Farm bureau was organized and
the following officers elected for the en-
suing year: =. X. Yonge, president; II.
f. Pierce, vice-president; Miss Pearl
Crabtree, secretary and treasurer, and
ID. NJ. Rudd and J. II. Goodwin on the
executive committee.
Among the delegates present were the
following: Miss Nellie Burrow of the
Pensacola Woman's club; Mrs. c. NJ.
Sweeney, executive secretary of the local
chapter of the American Red Cross; w.
J. CASHIER and j.. NJ. Rudd, of the Cot
tage Hill Farmers association; Stephen
Mailer and r. S. Crabtree. of the Bar
reneau Park Farmers association; G. c.
Hanks and John Robertson, OF the Bratt
Farmers Association: Geo. o. Voorhees,
and II. T.. Pierce OF the Escambia Grow
ers' association; Mrs. Chas. Southwell
and Mrs. Chas. Hall. of the Home Dem
onstration club; Miss Pearl Crabtree and
Taylor Crabtree. of the Sunshine Hin
Community council; p. X. Yonge and
l.. w Hardy. of the chamber of com
merce; Gus Soderlind and II. f. Candy,
OF the board of county commissioners,
and others. Among the out-of-town Wis
itors present were: j. b. Stuart, pres
ident, and ID. d. Jayne secretary of the
Baldwin County (Ala.) Farmers associa-
ton. who were accompanied by Messrs.
Bosszack. Daily and Berhart. Mrs. Win
ME McEwen, home demonstration agent,
and John Hudson, county farm agent,
OF Santa Rosa county. were also among
those present.
The meeting was called to order by
j. Lee Smith, county agent for Escambia
county who after brief and interesting
address, introduced the speakers of the
day. j. w. Cloverdale. of Chicago, sec
rotary of the American Farm Bureau fed
Grafton, was the first speaker on the
program, and his address was mastery
and instructive and held the attention
of his audience at all times. He cited
many instances where the association
had been OF valuable assistance to its
constituents. both collectively and indi-
vdually. Mr.. Clovcrdale stated that the
chief duties of the parent bureau is try
ing TO solve the marketing problem, as
IL is one Of the main bugaboos uppermost
in the minds of the farmer today, and
through organized effort it will be best
promoted Another factor is efficient
production and the American farmer
must know the productive cost and stan
dardize his crop as he now has the
markets Of the world as a competitor.
During the year 1920 there was shipped
into this country enough Cuban molasses
alone which in turn was manufactured
into denaturated alcohol the amount OF
which would require $4,000 bushels of
corn to produce. Another item on the
free list is mineral oil and $50, 900, 00O
gallons were imported into this country
during the year. This oil is used in the
manufacture of soaps and other articles
and supplements the American cotton
seed oil. These are but two instances OF
the many where the farmer must meet
competition and deserves protection as
well as the manufacturing industries.
Transportation is a big problem and
some of the quicker solutions are good
highways which would lessen the initial
cost OF transportation and increase
chances of profits Other facilities. rail-
way and waterway should be studied so
as to better service The special COM
munity organizations We're pointed out
as the right type of organization to han
die special commodities. Mr.. Coverdale
also stated that farming should be or
ganized the same as business Industries
and see that they get fair play but
does not believe in class legislation. Mr..
Coverdale covered many other features
of interest TO the farmer and shipper
and pointed out many instances where
the bureau had been of very valuable
assistance.
l.. NJ. Rhodes. of Jacksonville, prasi-
dent Of the State Marketing bureau. and
q member Of the state marketing COM
mission. spoke next and proved a wizard
AT statistics His address was very much
enjoyed and valuable. lie was followed
in turn by Miss Sarah Partridge state
demonstration agent, of Tallahassee. aHd
c. II. McQuarrie, state agricultural
agent, OF Gainesville. Both of the latter
addresses were brief but contained much
valuable thought Mr.. McGuarrie is q
former county farm agent of Escambia
and has many friends here among the
older citizens
Messrs. Coverdale, of the American
Farm Bureau federation; Taylor of the
Indiana Farm bureau, and Rhodes, Of
the state Marketing bureau left this
evening for Madison where meeting
VIII he held tomorrow: from there they
will hold meetings at Gainesville. DeLand
and Orlando. Some of the places are
already organized and the others are ex-
peCted to he perfected.