The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-28
tBy CAPT. ). {. PATTERsoN.)

(By CAPT. J. G. PATTERSON
I heard the other day several citi-
zens talking and they said we have
faith in Pensacola's future; that is
fine. one Of the greatest attributes Of
humanity; without faith nothing is
accomplished, but faith alone can do
nothing-it must be combined with
work Faith and work can overcome
all obstacles. In business it is the man
who believes in his ultimate victory
and diligently works toward that goal
whom has accomplished half Of his po-
rition. Faith goes hand in hand, mega
tiveness and failure also go together.
we can cultivate either state of being,
II ia altogether up to us; we are largely
what we think we are: to believe is to
begin to cultivate faith; every business
man who ever accomplished anything
worth while in this world manifested
faith and self-confidence in himself
and faith IN his fellow-man. We can
realize and prove our thoughts more
and more each day; man is mind, like
the athlete who cultivates his muscles
for the field fete. So It is possible for
the average man or woman to develop
the faculties OF the unforeseen forces.
Our greatest business successes re-
allied that ia order to evolve with the
growth 1t was necessary for them to
keep themselves in tune with human
ity Life Is q matter Of adjustment;
conscious efforts play the big part and
there Is mo limit to play and business.
Knowing tho county OF Escambia
and Pensacola have been blessed by
the Heavenly Father in everything
that is pertinent to all the inhabitants
IN health and wealth and happiness, It
becomes the duty Of each citizen 70
help build up the community in which
he lives, and to keep in mind that IN
worrying for the good of the county and
tho city he Is also working for this
portion Of our state. Let each one do
his and her best TO build up the city
and county The old proverb that
united we stand divided we falr' is
applicable In working for the upbuild-
ing OF the community; each one, from
the man that labors with his hands,
the farmer, the stoclraiser, the BUSH
ness man, the physician and the teach
er-an are greatly helped and vitality
interested in the upbuilding of the
community. This is the psychological
age. n there was ever a time 1t is now,
and each individual is called upon to
work for the good Of the county state
and city. talk about It, write about 1t
and sing It; there is no obstacle that
cannot be overcome; tell the strangers
ana home-seekers and prove to them
from indisputable facts, from official
reports, not alone from the state de-
partment but from the United States
and reports from the county. Deliver
into your mind the productive soil in
Florida in general. To give one an idea
OF the agriculture and industrial de-
partment assisted by the marketing
bureau, has compiled figures showing
the amount and value of divers corps
produced in Florida during the season
OF 1919 and 1920, exclusive of fruits.
Florida's general farm crops for the
year 1920 were valued at $76,591, 1875,
these crops being sweet potatoes, corn.
sugar Gene, syrup, oats, wheat, pecans,
peanues. velvet beans, sea island and
short stock cotton, cowpeas, hay, rice,
and sawyer beans. TO the initiated II
win como as q great surprise that
corn grew the best in quantity, pros
duoing more than 2O.000.000 bushels
valued at $25,000,000. Sea island cot
ton at. St0O000O0; peanuts come next
100000 bushels at $4,000. There were
$3.50 bushels OF wheat; the state truck
and vegetable crop was in the neigh
DDEApOQ OA 8cH5NNVrVVVF Win
our citrus fruit crop with actual rec
ord, 66.771 cars to move a solid train
exclusive Of engines and tenders
reaching an unbroken 4S1 miles-from
Pensacola to South Carolina. Tomatoes
valued at S9S1,24 came first, requiring
6,i17 cars to move them, and a guam
tity Of each and It's values Is startling
when we hear OF only ten per cent OF
Florida farms In cultivation. Florida
shipped Irish potatoes valued al
$4,000 93I dasheens, $6s, 900; squashes
t1e.S4Si egg plants. Sees,32 cucum-
berg S54.S29; water melons, $745,645
cabbage. S1,953,575; celery, s3,9S9. $50;
lettuce, s1,831,00o; pepper, 1866. 43s;
onions. s253.s52I cants1oupes. s7.40o;
English peas. S9T450; beets. $145.5 500;
string beans, $1,9S7,s40I Lima beans
$3.50. O40; ohra, S2o,S90; strawberries
S60,144: black dew and blueberries
S52s $50. TO epitomize citrus fruits
1854 acres. valued at $4,000, 900, per-
ishab BILE and 4,s5T acres, valued at $780,,
O00 600, and the staple farm crops t.