The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-07

Florida. with the other South At
lantic and Gulf states. east ~ the
Mississippi river. has been placed %
the Fourth Army Corps area and men
from these states viii bee assembled
az Camp Jackson. 5. C.. on July IS.
-Jaeksonville Metropolis.
+ Tourists and Tent Colonies.
/ Several cities are talking about dis
continuing their tent colonies some
81 them broadly hint that the tourists
I do not spend money freely enough
when quarterea under their own can-
vas. and doubtless this is lmpclilng
consideration all around.
Il This Is 4 pretty narrow view Flor
ida needs the good viii Of everybody
/ that comes to the state. A number
of cities and small towns made zap
large sums last winter 60 take care
Of the National Editorial Association.
and the praise the state has received
from that source indicates that o. was
are hundreds 81 thousands Of visitors
10 Florida every winter. FOR whom no
special arrangements are made other
than 70 put on winter rates." and
every one Of them judges the whoioi
state largely by the treatment be re-
ceives At his boarding house or the
town Ia which be il CHARTERED.
And you can never tell iut how
much publicity they canSplve their
prc3udiess. They may be Newspaper
men--mauy 81 them are--and can
speak 90 large audiences. The In
significant looking follow who Is for
"a 60 pay FIFTEEN dollars a week for a
three dollar room. may be "a popular.
or a coming. story writer. looking for
atmosphere and getting ready 20 ip-
corporate his personal experiences in
Il best seller. In any event DE has
relatives. friends and aoquaintanccs
who will listen OPEN outhed 10 the
tale 81 his tribulations. and put the
worst construction On H.
The toni colonies supply quarters
FOR those who cannot get. or 40 not
care for. home or hotel accommoda-
tioBs. When they co@e back and find
they cannot patch their tent on the old
camp ground they will feel hurt II
win be difficult t. set them to accept
the local landlords point OF view.
Local health or moral conditions
might justify the removal OF camps.
bul mere financial considerations
should not prevail. Let them come.
camp out. Do as they please. buy what
they want save all the money they
can, enjoy themselves TO tho limit.
and they win d. the state vastly more
good than Will the few reluctant dbl
Lars which can be pfiesi from th "a
pocketbooks Lakeland Telegram.
Raies Feed AZ Hons.
Freights are too high this year 10
have any hay shipped 30. observes the
Progressive Farmer I'VE must grow
our own supply and some 10 sell" Ia
tells is readers. Florida can produce
All the hay and forage that can be
consumed in the state and yet cur
farmers continue 70 import feed.
Indications are. however. that lees
proportionately Is Shipped into the
state than Was the case a fey veaes
ag0. Florida farmers are learning teI
some extent that II costs too much ~
rely upon other states for what they
can raise themselves. some % them
are tearnines too. that we can raise
as good hay as any other state. To
be sure wo do not grow timothy. the
farmers standby ia most states. bnt
an analysis q timothy. compared With
that OF other hays and foragss. shows
that Florida produces some that are
superior 70 Il IN several OF the most
essential clements 81 nutrition.
Freights are necessarily higher ia
Florida than IN the states Wing he.
tween - and the greater hav-pro.
duclng section. q fact which n view
% the lnxurlance with which gra Sos
grqw tn this humid country makes tha
Importation u hay seem particularly
uneconomteal Even were frelghfs 81
a prcwar basis The farmer would be
putting an unnecessary tax upon him
SELF who tel lis cattle hay raised
"a the north. lie could produce Il
mere eheaplv himself
II Florida we're better settled. cs-
peciaiiy with an active farming popn-
iation, Il could Be exporting many an
agricultural product which d now ina
ports Ia more Or less quantity. ana
hay and other feeds are among them.
Our climate and the length - the
growing season In tais state both Ill.
sure this result.
whether o. NOT the reduction r.
railroad wages which Il scheduled t3
SO tn effect on July ! results a.
I substantial reduction % freight rates.
the fact remains that 20 ship products
north paying freight thereon aud buy
ms feed with the cost o. transporta-