The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-02-25
ocALA, FLORIDA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY Is. 1922
MAR|ON'S ANSWER
To VOLUSlA
Commissioners Davis and Moore Show
The Inconsistency of Our Sis
ter County's Claims

It's easy to juggle figures and to
make case at fair. Volusia county
exhibitors seem to base their claims
for first place at the Orlando fair on
the number of ribbons won. Most of
these were won on articles whose rel
ative Importance should not count
very high. To illustrate: A glass of
guava jelly, one of guava jam, one
Of guava butter, one of guava paste,
one of guava preserves, one of guava
marmalade, one of guava pickles, one
Of guava syrup, canned guava, ETC.,
might each bring a blue ribbon. Is
anyone, or are all together, of as high
value as Poland China sow that
has won grand championship ribbons
at several larger fairs? Are nine rib
bons on guava products worth the
same as nine ribbons on nine bales of
different hays, each representing a
forage crop of economic Importance
in livestock development?
The Volusia county exhibitors point
to varied industries as another class
wherein they beat US. They had more
of each industry's ouput but not more
industries represented. And in one of
these industry's booth they showed
four bags of Marion county lime. The
man in charge called our especial at
tention to this-before the awards
were announced.
We would be willing to venture the
remark that the lime products alone
shipped out of Marion county would
exceed the total shipments of varied
industries from Volusia. The pro-
ducts of our infant industry, the
i creamery, represented a daily pay roll
of SITS at this time. Besides these,
we had knitting mill products, phos-
pilates, crate and box factory pro-
ducts, road materials, cigars, etc.
The Volusia exhibitors state that
we won So blue ribbons. The secre-
tary's books will show that we won
78 blues in our booth, and Is blues on
hogs, besides two grand champions
and two reserve grand champions.
On Saturday morning, Feb. 18TH
the two Volusia county exhibitors
making the kick, Mr.. Brown and Mr..
Dunaway, came to the Marion county
booth and congratulated US (J. W. Da-
Wis and K. c. Moore) on winning, stat
ing that they had contested the award
but had not carried their point, and
[ left the impression that they would be
good losers. However, all that day
the contest was carried on by them
or some one representing Volusia, anc
the grand prize ribbon was never put
on our booth. AS we understand il
the total score of points gave Marion
county Ais out of a possible 500 anc
Volusia county 378.
| Marion county won seven blue rib.
bons on citrus fruits, and after the
squabble was started by Volusia tive
of our best exhibits, ruby blood ant
navel oranges, were not judged. Mar
ion won the blue ribbon on Lue Gin
Gong oranges, although this orang'
originated in Volusia county.
We had hoped to meet them at Or
lando next year and are sorry to SCI
them pulling this won't play" stuff
Their claims were used not only be
fore the judges, the superintendent o
the agricultural department and tn
fair association secretary, but wer
carried up to the executive board O
the fair association. These all sus
tained the award of the judges an
decided the matter Monday, Feb. &c
in Marion's favor.
: J. W. Davis,
} K, c. Moore,
; In Charge of Marion County Exhibit