The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-22

graft, rot-its terrible, awful, no hope,
ETC. etc"
So raves the Town Knocker and yet.
he stays, won't leave, even though his
room in our midst is more desirable
than his Improbable presence.
A new specits of the knocker has re-
Gently been splashing around the town
and county. He has heard of the prize
won by Escambia county at the Flor
ida State fair, but knows it's all a
fake. The land in Escambia county
amt no good won't even raise beans.
let alone oranges. A man would starve
trying to farm in this county. Takes all
his crop to pay fertilizer bills. Peaches
froze out ten years ago, and oranges
sure to freeze out one of these days.
These northern suckers will find out
sure to go broke, etc, etc.
But still the northern sucker"
comes, and makes good. Hangs on and
makes money. Plants crops, sets out
trees, builds and paints his house and
barn; buys motor cars. open bank aC-
counts. buys more land, and laughs att
the wise guy" who was wise only in
his own eyes, but fool to others.
One man up in the county, whosel
name we won't mention, was one of
the suckers who came down from In
diana seven years ago He didn't have
any sense, dug out stumps, the fool
when he already had more land than
he could pillow. Plowed deep and har-
rowed-no one here farmed that way
This party would stay about eight
months and then sell his team for
IN ho to
but he didn't In three years he had
bought out five of his neighbors and
paid them cash for their farms; and
today he could buy out a dozen morel
if he wanted to-he has the money, and
every dollar earned right here in Es- :
Gambia county
This party doesn't want a big farm,
but every acre ne owns he believes .
should be intensely cultivated and in |
this way a small farm will not only !
make an ordinary family a splendid !
living, but build up a bank account be- !
sides. But this can't be done by any |
one listening to the knockers, the fell |
lows who say it can't be done, and so /
never try themselves and do all they !
can to keep others from making the /
effort. Knockers never built a city or |
a country; never built a railroad a |
factory, or a business block. Had ,
Flagler been Of this class. the great !
state Of Florida would still be mostly
unknown and certainly undeyeloped |
along the East coast. Had James J. |
Hill been of the knocker variety, the
great northwest would still be a vast
expanse OF barren prairie. Ard had
the knockers of Pensacola and Escam-
bia county their way. our splendid !
county and city would be held back
from development ard left in the hands
Of the cOwpuncher and bootlegger. But
for every knocker we have d dozen
wide awake fellows who believe in the
country. want to see it developed, and
extend a welcoming hand to the pro-
gressive and energetic individual who
at least dares try and, whether he sue
ceeds or not in his undertaking. his
efforts can not fail to
make their impress upon the com
and We welcome them in our
nldsts The knoCker-aWay with him.
away forever; We don't want them,
and have no place for them.
Win always be glad to give informa-
ton. truthful facts about Escambia
county to strangers, home seekers and
settlers. i have no land for sale, no
axe to grind. but if you keep good
things locked up in your trunk no one
will get the benefit. 1 want TO publish :
broadcast that Escambia county,
stands 100 per cent in everything. eli
nate, soil and health giving surround-l
ngsr and viii say, in conclusion. il any {