The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-23
Second Prize, Beautiful Buick
Six, Goes to Miss Irene
James of Crestview.
MISS CARRIE BREWTON
GETS MAXWELL TOURING
Chevrolet Cars in Each District
Won by Miss Margaret Nee
and Miss Clara Crosby.

After holding the unwaverinR intsr-
est OF Pensacola and all the surround
ing country for the past eight weeks
ana establishing a new record IN the
newspaper annals OF this section the
last chapter OF The Pensacola Morn
Ing Journals Salesmanship Club cam
paign win be written when the deliv-
cry OF the prizes to the winners II
consumated.
The final week OF the campaign.
when balloting was blind, saw many
members bending every effort to gain
the main objectives-the studebaker
Sedan, the Buick touring car, and the
Maxwell, offered as capital prizes.
All OF last evening the judges count
ed carefully the millions OF votes
turned IN during the last week. sys-
temattc procedure marked their ef-
forts, their count was methodical and
business like. Their selection proved
admirable, and The Pensacola. Journal
extends to 'them its most sincere
thanks. Nothing contributed more to
the expediency and accuracy of the
count than the systematic effort of the
big Burroughs adding machine, loaned
the Salesmanship Club Department Of
The Journal by the local Burroughs
representative, II. @. Foard. The Bur
roughs proved a wonderful assistance
In reaching an early decision.
INTEREST WAS KEEN
That unusual interest was taken in
the campaign, equalling that IN the
Dempsey Carpenter fight, or the last
presidential election, was evident fron
the number OF telephone queries. From
early evening until long into the night
persons In all parts Of the state tele-
phoned to The Journal, asking Tor in
formation regarding the progress OF
the count.
Not within the history OF this news
paper has a newspaper circulation
campaign attracted the enthusiastic
and widespread interest that was
shown during the race which closed
at ten o'clock last Saturday night. The
last week Of the campaign was espec
ially notable. Rivalry was intense but
friendly and The Journal feels assured
that the successful ones merited the
prizes for which they so earnestly had
strived
The number OF votes turnSd in By
the Club members and their friends
was fairly staggering, and when the
committee Of judges met to undertake
the task Of counting them It would
have been discouragingly laborious
but for the keen interest even fhsv
felt in the success Of the campaign
and the knowledge they had OF tho
popularity Of the movemsnt in every
section OF the territory tributary To
Pensacola. The aggregate totals of
the winners reached enormous figures
as published above. The winners OF
all the prizes are well entitled to sue
cess, they demonstrated conclusiveIv
that energy and persistency are the
potent factors In any game OF life.
In distributing the many thousa nds
1f dollars in awards, among the sue
,essfuI contestant The Pensacola
Morning Journal gives fun value re-
,eived for their efforts in its behalf
ret the intrinsic value OF the ava eds
s not the only consideration to can
iidates. IN the pursuance Of sheir In
iividual campaigns for credits they
lape learned much In the art OF sales
nanship that win be OF great benefit
o them in future years They have
luaintances. Many have formed new
deas along business lines, and most
4 them have developed keen sense
# observation, that win pay many a
uture dividend.
The competition in this race was
plendid training and a valuable ex-
,erience for all who participated in it.
I taught that courage - necessary
o overcome the many obstacles thai
reset the uever-ending called life"
or course It IS insvitabls IN any com
Ietition that all cannot win the big
rizes. Club members understood that
Fhen they entered. Right or wrong.
utilization seems TO have accepted
nd applied natures rule "of the sur
wal Of the fittest" To accomplish a
fven purpose some effort Is necessary
nd fortune seems 70 lavish her rich-
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