The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-01
BY BRYAN MACK

r. A. P. Smith. president Of the Bank
of Flomaton, and former newspaper
man, spent Thanksgiving in Pensacola,
and I believe Mr.. Smith is one of the
most enthusiastic boosters for West Flor
ida have ever seen. He was in Es-
Gambia several years ago and returned
here to live in January merely because
he saw in this section a future without
Flomaton, MT. Smith says. is enjoy
ing a degree OF prosperity and growth,
and he says it is the biggest little town
in the country"
Okaloosa county, so the Pensacola
delegation says, did herself proud yes
terday in entertaining the visitors who
went to see the blueberry farms and
the general agricultural and horticul-
tural development going on there. I
shall always regret being unable to at
tend this meet g, but am now plan
ming to go when the blueberries are ripe,
and when so I don't want to be there
when there are three or four thousand
hungry persons around.
Okaloosa is all right.
Yesterday a friend came to me and
said that there were many persons in
Escambia county who were thankful
only because William Fisher was
thoughtful enough to interest himself in
their welfare, and that the residents of
the county aims house very grateful for
the many kind things that William
Fisher did for them.
have always known that Will Fisher
was Lkeable sort Of fellow, but some
how I never thought OF VIII as a Good
Samaritan.
The good deeds Of man are not al
ways known to the public, but in the
case Of viii Fisher it Is very natural
that he should be of disposition to help
others.
1t was the way of his father.
I didn't know Wills father personally,
but I knew of him long before I came
to Pensacola.
In fact didn't know of but three peo-
pie in Pensacola in my early youth as a
resident of Calhoun county. Everybody
down there knew about what fine man
Mr.. Fisher was. His good deeds were
so numerous that he was known for them
far and wide. He gave our little country
Sunday school an organ.
about Mr.. Goldring. He came to US
through the mails and in the newspa
pers-and In express boxes. Everybody
knew about Goldring, and I might add
that quite a few gave him liberal pat
ronage.
I really never heard Of W. c. Mackey
until came here to live, but knew
about Where Linen Lasts" many years
before.
All Of which shows that we cannot
live unto ourselves. The things we do,
business all go toward making a good
name for ourselves and our town, or to-
ward hurting them.
This spring when we are having a
wonderful time during Mardi Gras, let
us not forget about the young men who
are working SO earnestly at this time to
make the carnival possible. It is con-
siderable of an undertaking to finance
the Mardi Gras week, and there would
be no such event next year were it not
young men who are giving time and
thought and hard work to the end that
funds may be provided.
There is more or less objection to the
annual carnival event. but I like it, II
think it Is good for a people to devote
several days to playing and having a
good time. OF course there may be some
Objectionable things that come out of
the carnival season, hut that does not
necessarily mean that the carnival idea
is bad.
Playing is good for all people-clean,
wholesome playing-and that is what
the Mardi Gras week of next year viii
be.