The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-05
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ARE THEY JEALOUS OR AFRAID

For more than score of years the great State
of California has recognized in Florida strong
competitor for the honor of possessing the best eli
mate in the United States. Because Of the bring
ing in of food Of ( fern capital the Golden
State has progressed 10 "a, ONT where it may
justly be considered one OF l. Yealthiest of States.
People from all sections Of me United States and
Canada have hocked there year after year, some
seeking health, others in search of fortune. Cali
fornia has been exploited almost to the limit and is
continuing to enjoy steady growth that exces
the admiration of all sister States. This being true
and the people of California making bold to assert
that no ether part Of the country can hold candle
to their section, it is passing strange that deep
seated feeling of resentment or jealousy regarding
Florida creeps to the surface from time to time.
Surely Florida does not feel that way toward Cal
ifornia and it is therefore difficult to believe that
any considerable portion of California population
have it in for Florida. But recent incident re-
lated by the Miami Herald would indicate that
brothery love does not permeate all classes in that
State and it is rather sad confession to have to
make that the latest demonstration of unfriendli-
ness came from the newspaper fraternity. 1t seems
that the Miami Herald, as piece of real progress
siveness, wanted to publish an edition of the Her
aid in Los Angeles during The recent convention of
International Rotary.
This was an ambitious undertaking but all the
preliminaries had been arranged, such as securing
the service of the Associated Press, when some
thing else happened to put quietus on the Her
AIDS plans. Perhaps it is better to permit the
Herald to tell its own story, adding the comment
that the incident is sure to do Florida an immense
amount of good, if only by way of contrast of
friendly spirit The Herald says
Secretary Greene. of the Realty Board, tells
interesting story CT the experiences of the board
in securing recognition at San Francisco and Los
Angeles for the exhibit sent from this city to the
national convention of realtors.
Ordinarily when one city sends particular
exhibit for show in another city it is received with
pleasure and the exhibitors are given every oppor-
tunity to make creditable display.
But it seems that neither San Francisco nor Los
Angeles were at all agreeable to the notion of per-
hitting Miami to place an interesting exhibit that
might. possibly. induce some people to desire to
see this city. The authorities of every kind placed
every obstacle they could devise to prevent the
Miami exhibit, and it was only because of the
energy and persistency Ct those in charge of the
exhibit that quarters were at last obtained where
the people who thronged to the two conventions
could have the opportunity o seeing what Miami
is like and what this part Of the country can pro-
duce.
'Al this is a reminder Of the similar experience
of the Herald When it was decided that the an
nual convention of International Rotary would be
held in Los Angeles. the Herald Immediately
planned to get out in that city one issue of this
paper. 1t was to have L-c~ Il exact reproduction
of the paper issued here o. ne same day and it
was planned to distribute IS cnty thousand copies
purely as an advertisement for Miami.
Every arrangement was made to have the type
set, the press work done, the reportorial work at
tended to, the one thing lacking for complete sue
cess being consent of the Associated Press to use
the service for that one day both by the Herald
in Miami and by the Herald in Los Angeles. The
Associated Press very ccurteously gave the permits
sion sought. providing the Los Angeles papers
would also give their consent. they having all rights