The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-12-21

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substantial aud appropriate appearance of the
grounds and ilApfovenenh was Che subject II
much favorable comment by citizens and stran.
gers alike. The Kewaunee Manufacturing Com.
pany Of Illinois, had, with great libcrality, pre-
seuted the Association with one of its handsome
and powerful wind-mills. which was erected over
one Of ihe wells for the purpose Of supplying
water
The receipts OF the second fair were sufficient
70 pay all expenses, and q considerable amount,
(soms e3001 towards the cost Of the additional
improvements just completed The Board OF
Directors, unwilling to subject the stockholders
TO the necessity of an assessment, arranged for
the paymentof the remaining amount due on the
cost Of improvements and for an additional strip
Of land which had been purchased aad partially
enclosed, by loan, which the net receipts OF the
next annual Gir will doubtless easily meet, as the
expenses will be less, while the receipts may well
be expected to largely exceed those of the last
fair, as the Legislature will be In session next
winter and the fair will be held some time during
the session.
A third fair, consisting of flower show and
exhibits Of vegetables and fruit, was held on the
9th and 9th Of April, 1880. Although gotten up
on the spur Of the moment, as it were. this exhi-
billion was particularly creditable and effective as
. means Of showing what may be done with a
little effort. This fair was intended especially to
attract the attendance of some oil the large mum.
Der Of winter visitors who were sojourning in the
different sections Of the State, particularly in
East Florida; but partly because the rates of
fare on the railroads were not low enough, and
partly because of the insane fear existing among
the people OF East Florida lest visitors should see
the farest and most attractive portion of the
State. and thus a few dollars less would be real
lied from the annual crop of tourists, the attend
ance OF this class was small. The proceeds of
tie fair, however, covered the expenses.
In the work OF encouraging immigration the
Association has not been idle Besides the effect
necessarily produced by the holding of the annual
fairs named, and the acquisition by Leon county
of the prize the Banner County OF the State; y
the method adopted for advertising the second
fair 10 January, 1879, was part of the Associa-
tons efforts in this behalf The premium list
was published in the form of large, % column
sheet, the same size as the FLoRIDIAN and con-
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columns of matter descriptive of Middle Florida,
generally and by counties, articles on ruit-culture
in Middle Florida and other kindred subjects
statistical table showing the population, ETC., of
the ten counties of the district, and advertise
ments. Three large editions, sggregating len thou
sand copies, were issued and circulated within
and without the State, on the first of each of the
three months imme lately preceding the fair
The Board of Directors for 1879 consisted of
the following named gentlemen: P. Houstoun
Presidentl D. w. Gwynn, c. P. Davis, Leroy
D. Ball, c. c. Pearce, Edward Lewis Treasurer),
]. D. Perkins, John A. Craig, and John Bradford.
Al the stockholders meeting, held on the 9Th of
April, 1880, the following Board was elected for
he ensuing year: P. Housloun, G. P. Davis
Leroy d. Ball, c. C. Pearce, John Bradford, NJ.
F. Papy, John q. Winthrop, Dr. A. L. Randolph
and K A. Shine. Upon organizing, the new
Board reelected p. Houstoun as President John
3. Winthrop (who had filed the unexpired term
of Edward Lewis, resigned) as Treasurer, and
Charles A. Choate, Secretary. Mr.. Henry S.
Elliott, Assistant Secretary, was subsequently
elected Secretary, oice c. A. Choate resigned,
and now ably fills that important position.
The stockholders comprise the very best and
most substantial and representative citizens of
Leon county, among them many who are not
given 10 investments which are moi likelyte pay;
and Il IL safe to conclude that in subscribing to
the capital stock of the Association they have
not overestmaied its prospective value. The
great bulk OF improvement of the grounds having
been already accomplished, continuation of the
success in management and results which has so
far been SO conspicuously demonstrated, will not
fail to YIELD in the near future the most substan-
tjal results to the stockholders that the most
saDguine could desire.
With such showing, and with the prospects
before the Association of constantly adding to
the interest and value of its annual exhibit
tons, it is certainly not expecting too much OF
the other counties of Middle Florida that they
should begin to take efficient steps towards repre-
sentati0n in the work and prospects of the Asso-
citation. There is no one of these other counties
which could moi, with scarcely an effort, get no
subscription of $500 to the capital STOCK and thus
ally itself with the only existing enterprise of the
kind in this part of the State. No local organi-
cation ia the counties is calculated TO accomplish
30 much for the good Of the agricultural and
immigra,ienal interests of the district; and no
organized effort in any one county, to do any
good at ell, can be made TO accomplish The same
results at so little cost to the people. Agricul
tural societies ought to exist in every one of
these counties, and where they do not their or
ganization would be an easy natter and the
requisite subscription could he made by such
society, instead of leaving il to individual enter
prise. The shares of stock, although nominally
4100 eacii are issued in fractions, (half shares
and quarter sharesl 90 that if no organization
exists or Is effected in any county, individual |
subscriptions may be so divided up among a |
number % to make the initial burden very light |
upon any single individual. re s1
The only object the Association can have in
inviting subscriptions from the other counties is
to enable y To pursue the original plan, and to |
provide means for the erection, upon its ample |
and highly improved grounds, OF suitable build
ing for the special OF each of the counties so
subscribing to It's stock
These circumstances ought to commend the |
subject TO the most earnest consideration of the |
people Of the different counties of Middle Florida
who alone can take the first steps towards the |
contamination of the original plan, and who |
may well be in some haste to secure the benefits |
for themselves and their counties which It is the
henl6cent design Of the Association 10 afford
Y The next annual fair will begin on Monday. |