The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-10
CBY w. CH1PLEY JONEs)

(BY W. CH1PLEY JONES'
| Not for myself but for the Journal,
which has employed me to endeaVor
| through it's columns. to present TO
| West F'IoridianS the marvellous and
unmatched resources of their section
| of country. and to arouse them 10
action which will inevitably result IN
| a development which will transform
West Florida into a veritable fairy
I land of prosperity, L have written
many columns, during the past eight
weeks. setting forth these wonderful
possibilities, and with particular ref
erence to the culture of the Satsuma
orange.
And if | may be pardOned for the
I apparent age of the statement l am
been doing has at least "dented the
SHELF of ultra conversation which has
I characterized west Florida for so
, many years. This, for the reason that
il is impossible to travel in any Dire
ton in West Florida now, without
receiving the impression that the Sat
suma. orange and it's culture is the
leading topic of conversation to be
heard.
But the credit isn't mine; it is The
Journals whose propaganda I've been
preaching all the> while.
Nevertheless it is always pleasant
to reseive the following excerpt from
Il letter which l received yesterday
from W. S. Reeve, of Cottage Ellll
in its personal application to me
rather would I have you accept It's
terms of enCOmium as for The Jour
nal-but | am using it for the effect
which : hope it may have in arousing
at least a modiCum of interest. in the
mind of that section Of Pensacola s
business citizenship TO whom Mi.
Reeves Indictment applies
Sets Forth Attitude.
Here is what Mr.. Reeve says, and,
unfortunately in many conspicuous
instances. throughout the course by
no means in majority of cases, he IS
faithfully deIineating the attitude Of
some of PensacOl&'s most prominent
business institutions and individuals,
a. note with full APPROVAL your at
tempt to arouse Pensacola to the very
patent fact that the development OF
the surrounding country may mean
the development of Pensacola.
Barring some specific setback,
.Satsunlaland' is on it's way here!
''Whethcr Pensacola will help to
carry the banner at the head OF the
PROCESSION. or tag along at the tail
end as q peanut and popcorn VENDOR
lies largely in the action which PEN
sacola'. present business men take, or
DO not take toward West Florida pro-
duCers within the coming twelve t.
tihrty-six months.
Wake 'cm up brother YOU have
my hearty cndorsement-and also my
sincere sympathy
IN nv humble way ! tried for four
Years TO shake the scales from their
eyes.
Talk about water on ducks
lack!
And easy money,
"Why man. there arc business men
in Pensacola right now looking with
haIeful eyes upon their shares CT
stock in promotion clap-trap schemes
who. q wear ago. had ample Oppor-
tunftv to get Satsuma holdings which
are now annually paying 100 per cent
income upon tile investment asked
for,
But why worry about the booster
who has gone
More to the point is the one who
stays on the JOB and remains to help!
The Satauma has been struggling
for q chance to make good here 'or
ton years past.
The Real Question
TT has made twice the progress
in the raat three years as in the prior
seven: and frankly l say to the buSl-
r.ss man Of Pensacola, 1t is not SO
much a question as to whether you
are interested in the farm and horti-
cultural products Of West Florida. as
it is in the question: VIII the produc-
crS Of West Florida be interested in
yu1 some three to five years hence:
And again 1 say to the Pensacola
man. that his good deeds will hclH
much; hut 'Satsumalard' is coming,
and the producer will GET HIS,
whether the Pensacola business man
does or not, It's for them to choose,
and the ratio Of their gain through