The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-09


cola Bay are everywhere well and
favoTably known. the co-opera tive
oyster farmers anticipate great fu,
/ ture FOR their chosen industry II
| Florida. Possibilities Of the far
famed oyster garden led the govern
ment, at a cost OF $40. 000-in survey
ing and plating these waters. -
| Tampa Tribune. July IS. 1920.
Members Have Confidence In Lead
er's Ability.
william Lee Pophan Is a man of
tireless energy. brains and resources.
and the investors have confidence IN
his ability. Lakeland Telegram.
Withstands Strictest Investigation
An Honest Proposition Is
On the Square.
''The recent investigation in Hills
borough County brought out the tact
that the organization is an honest
proposition. and is being conducted
on q businessiike basis"
1.-THE way william Lee Popham
handled himself during the investi-
cation at Tampa, made the investors
believe IN him ana his ability to
show at all times that the pronosi.
ton Is on the sQuare.-The DeSoto
County News, Arcadia
One OF the Worlds Greatest Poets
Guest at Hotel in les.
'Arhe SilveY-Tongued Orator, and
Author OF Many Books
william Leo Popham, one Of the
worlds greatest poets, author OF
Poems of Truth, Love and Power,
Silver Gems IN Seas of Gold Gar
den OF the Gods Loves Rainbow
Dream and other celebrated copy
righted books, is q guest, accom-
panied with his travelling party, st
Hotel James
Is Florida's Adopted Son.
thorn 1885. William Lee Popham
spent his early boyhood on his ia
TIERS farm in Kentucky where be
wrote his first poems which were
later published, ct the age OF Il,
ard since the boy poet wrote his
first verse on the nloss-covered rocks
overhanging the singing brook amid
the scores Of his boyhood, he has
| pcFhars written thousand poems
and also nearly a score OF ro.nances.
MovInE from the farm to Louis
vile. KY, In his early teens. the
| Young poet began his books Of flc.
ton. and soon began his lecture ca
reer and tour OF the seven American
wonders Of the world After an
eventful career in the metropolis
city OF his native Kentucky. ripe
with honors in the literary world
and on the Chautauqua lecture plat.
form. he moved to Florida IN 1919
to make his home In t'the land Of
sunshine and flowers" where he pur-
chased large holdings OF real estate
and a large plantation in the heart
OF the wildwood near TaUpa-chcos-
ing the latter with its eight ever
flowing springs as his home.
POpham Is Successful Ia The Busi-
ness World.
mot only has William Lee Pop
ham shown his. master hand with
the pen and on the lecture platform.
ut he has proved his genius In TIE
business world as a promoter OF re-
variable success, and is the founder
and president of the Oyster Growers
Cooperative Association.
Like the spring OF lion. Mr.. Pop
ham leaped into the coT~1ercial life
Of Florida and has put into the bust.
moss world all the vim, enthusiast SIN,
genius and success with which he
entered the library world, and in
1890, he has inspired q following OF
almost 1000 Florida citizens to en-
gage in oyster culture in this State
Is Careful and Buginessl.lKe.
william Lee Popham has won the
reputation IN the business world Of
being not only a successful Guinness
man and land owner. but IS con-
sidered by the conservatives as being
careful and mist bustnesslilze, which
is unusual for q promoter.
Mr.. Popham's ability and will.
lngness to give absolute proof to
snbstantiate hts statements, and his
characteristics for example. to give
the exact number OF document and
exact number Of page from which
he quotes the United States gov
eminent on the estimated yield of
oysters, has won for him the respect
and confidence OF business men"
WILLIAM Lee Popham Is destined
70 make the cultivated oyster as
famous IN Florida as King Orange,
and with all due respect 70 Eing
Orange. the oyster has wlthstno1 md
win Withstand every freeze IN Flor
ida, and needs no fertilizer, pruning,
blowing and hceirg."
AS q great promoter whose work
Is enduring and constructive, safe
and sane as well as rcn1ur erative 70
his investors. Florida win forever
honor William Lee pophsrn as 4
genius OF her Commercial life. as
the literary world has honored him
for HIS poetry and as the lecture
platform has honcred him for HIS
eloquence. ''-Psiatixa Morning Post,
Nov. rs. 1920.
Wrong Advice From Friends.
Friendship is almost a sacred
thing. and all OF us are given to seek
the advice Of friend or an acquaint-
auce in making an investment and
in so doing, some OF US have made
the greatest mistakes OF our lives
resulting in much loss Of money!.
Here are q few examples Of PROOF.
A well meaning man once asked
a friends ADVICE on buviog share
IN the Henry Ford automobile fac
tor The friends honest advice
was: ssIt might be oil right, but you
Rad better hold to your money"
The gentleman HELD to HIS FEW
dollars, as advised. ard LOST THOU
SANDS. Simply took a friends adj
vice. and lost.
Once. a widow, the mother Of six
children. said TO q banker friend:
s'Efy husband LETT me few dollars,
but not enough Tor our SUPPORT 4
desire to invest THE WIDOWS
MITE IN some shares IN the Fell
Telephone. What Is your advice 81
Better keep your FEW dollars in
the bank" replied the banker. 'you
are getting per cent. and q bird
In the hand Is worth two in the
BUSH The widow took the silly,
but honest banker friends advice.
f..% LEFT her -f.fff7raf1 14r1a7tfcafod