The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-22
By BRYAN MACK

I am a great writer. 1 didn't know
it myself until last night, and for fear
you may not have realized it hasten to
impart the glad tidings, and this is how
know.
Last night a lady, and a very beau
tiful one too, to say nothing of her in
tellectual accomplishment, informed me
that a short while ago she first read the
front page of The Journal and then
turned to the department containing the
Revelations of a Wife" But that was
in the past-now she reads my column,
and Revelations" comes in a poor
third, which I contend is going some as
d writer.
Now if the sixteen thousand nine hun
bred and eight-three other women who
phone me about leaving out "Revela-
tions Of Wife" for those few days will
begin to read this column, think what
an enviable position 1 will be in.
Yesterday the high school girls came
to The ournal office and gave some of
their lusty yells for The Journal. That
exuberance of youth certainly Is Won
derful thing; it is intoxicatingly delight
full to those who sit by and watch.
felt the urge to get in that line of jolly
young people and parade around town
just like a youngster, for there is moth
ing like a football game and the pre-
lminary pep and excitement.
And speaking of football, isn't it fine
that Pensacola is to have a city team
to play teams of other southern cities?
This Is not a school team. nor a pro-
fessional one playing for the money at
the gate. 1t is composed Of vigorous
Pensacola boys who play for the sport
Of the game and for the honor of the
ri nan6 IN nrnS-ida
uniforms and equipment, and it ought to
be forthcoming, for it is Pensacola's
team. The treasurer Of the team can
come around and get our part
A few days ago Colonel Peel came into
the office and wanted to know if there
were any children unprovded for with
school books. He asked this like he was
afraid someone would find out that he
was interested in children. This was
several days after The Journal closed
its campaign asking for school books for
the children unable to provide them, but
the colonel was afraid that someone
would be without, and like the good
sportsman that he is, wanted to quietly
slip in and give his part, and as quietly
get away. I didn't take his money, for
we had closed the campaign, but Proba-
ton Officer Pinney says the Colonel
know positively if all calls had been met.
At the top Of this column are a few
words which say this column is to tell
you about people you know and ought
to knew" The general public ought to
know Colonel Peel. He is man with
heart and personality that is warm for
humanity, and incidentally, 1 might
mention that if all public service cor
porations were directed by such men
ola faa N1JtNf
entirely different. The Bell gives good
service in Pensacola, and credit for this
is dug. very largely, to Colonel Peel.
F.. NJ. O'Byrne is name that very
few of you who read this ever heard. If
you passed him on the streets you very
likely would not notice him, for he at
tends strictly to his own business, but
he is doing Florida a service that is in
valuable. Mr.. O'Byrne is state nursery
inspector, working under the State
Plant Board, and as head of the nursery
department he has rendered a service
that means millions of dollars to Flor
ida.
The nature of the work has taken Mr..
O. Byrne into other sections Of the state
more than in West Florida, but during
the past week he has been In this sec
ton and in talking with him regarding
the citrus industry in West Florida /
found that he is very enthusiastic over
the outlook. Mr.. OByrne says that
there is no possibility Of OVERRIDING the
business; that the fruit ripens
and is ready at a time when there is
little citrus fruit on the market and be-
fore the South Florida orange crop is
also that there is only
rather limited area that produces Sat
sumas of the fine order that are now
being grown in West Florida
Mr.. O'Byrne says the American peo-
pic are just now beginning 10 know th.. /
va,ue Of fruit as a daily diet. and h