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

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PIONEER Of Florida oyster culture
says 10 YOU; If II were NOT 50,
I would have told you" To every
man and woman who HAS BEEN
FAXED by some EAKER. let this
honest message ring in clear tones
like the music Of d Sabbath bell.
and from an HONEST man who
humbiy tries TO trust the Nazarene:
THIS IS AN HONEST PROPOSE
TON; IF 1T WE'RE NOT SO, I
WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU"
Leave Results to Natures God.
The Lilies DO, and They Grow.
Comrade. you do not need to worry
over the business affairs Of this AS
ISOLATION, as your president Is here
at headquarters "on the ground
foor''--to DO YOUR WORRYING
FOR YOU, as all final reports will
have 70 be made UNDER SWORN
EXPERIMENTATION Notary
Public.
1t Is your part to faithfully make
your remittance OF $40 per month;
II Ia your presidents part to con.
duet the affairs of this Association
on the high plane where the eagle
builds her nest--beyond the reach
OF the winding serpent; and it is
Gods part to give q good harvest
to those who honestly and wisely
work for true success--and square
with the Golden Rule"
l shall conduct scientific expert
ments lsome entirely new in cook
ing, canning and shipping oysters;
try out the wonderful possibilities
Of reaching the American homes by
parcel post--directiy from our fac.
tory door to the consumers table:
make personal and special visits and
research among users Of such mod
ern machinery, factories and equip
ment as we shall need.
Time is too valuable to waste IN
telling you what / INTEND to do;
but you win be pleased when I tell
you what / HAVE DONE: and,
principle / shall work-long hours
earnestly, honestly, wisely, care
fully, sometimes slowly but always
faithfully, and with the absolute
knowledge that such efforts can NOT
fail.
I am daily learning more about
the untold possibilities Of oyster
culture; and now believe that oys-
tiers or shell in the far-famed Apa-
lachicola Bay will grow and multi
pIy-even IL planted foot deep
or approximately 10000 barrels to
each acre.
While the estimates / have quoted
in previous reports on oyster cul-
ture have indicated tremendous
profits, yet, Conrade, honestly be-
lieve, IN the language OF the famed
Christian song, that THE half has
never yet been told"
4 see no reason why this AEsoci-
alton can not from year to year re-
turn enough. shell from its annual
harvests 20 eventually return to-
tai OF 5000 barrels TO each acre
OF its E00.acre botton.
However. all that we guarantee in
production Is that each shareholder
VIII annually get an EQUAL part
for each share he or she holds OF
ALL profits from ALL harvests--
less expenses-but Just for the sake
OF having a pleasant problem 20
solve IN mathematics, take your PEN
ell and see II the following is not
correct:
Planting 10000 barrels OF shell to
each acre OF 500 acres, gathering a
harvest Of 80 for T. or three bar
rels for each barrel planted, at 30
per barrel. allowing one-third Of the
selling price for expenses, EACH Of
the 1000 shares In the Oyster Grow
era Co-operative Association would
bring its owner a NET dividend Of
$50 900 each year, or $4,000 per
month.
NOW, this Is not selling TAX,
for our selling campaign IL over but
II you are an apt scholar in arita-
metic, you viii agree that IN our
former estimates THE half has
never yet been told"
I am frank to say that do not
know what the haryests will be, but
the soil farmer plants his corn ana
potatoes-expecting Of course, 70
reap three or more times the amount
OF seed planted--but content to leave
the amount Of the harvest IN the
hands OF Natures God, and we are
certainly content to do the same.
There Is one great difference. how
ever. the soil farmer needs the rain
(which he often gets too much or
none). must fight the grass, weeds,
burs, worms, and must bend his
back over the plow and the hoe
while the oyster farmer needs none
81 these things, and may 90 hshlng
WHILE his oysters are growing into
money.
And may He who owns the cat
tie on a thousand hills as well as
the thousand seaswaves that ron
DER our Florida oyster farm, make
all OF us worthy Of the unooundeu
success In store for those VINO trust
Him.
"a. a
golden results from natures bound
less harvest, for tho God OF az BiV-
eth the increase. Leave II 70 Him;
the lilies do, and they grow.
AT TIE RAINBOW'S END.
Dedicated 20 the Members Of the
Oyster Growers Cooperative
Association.
BY William Lee Pophan.
In the trail OF vanished years,
Dear traveller, you and I
Have seen beyond our tears
HoDe's rainbow IN the sky;
Ard at the rainbow's end
We knew that yellow gold
Awaited ~. dear friend,
Just like the fairy told.
Ventured we, and paid the cost,
Dear traveller. YOU and L.
Sometimes fearing efforts lost
Beyond the rainbow sky;
But grander than the fair told
Where our oysters grow
We Rave found our pot OF gold;
And independence know.
Happy n their liquid home.
Fed BY natures hand
And content TO never roam
From their native sand
Our oysters thrive amid the deep, +
At the ra{nhow'a end