The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-09-13

lott, Mr.. C. g. Bemis and Mr. j. II. Schumakef.
The President informed The committee ihst he
had called them together In order that they
might consider the advisability OF abandoning
the State exhibit, from the fact that the Transit
Rsilroad had determined To make separate dis
| play. and seeing that division would result In
the failure Of both parties
Amer an expression of views upon the condi-
ton Of things, Mr.. ]. NJ. Schumacher offered the
following preamble and resolution. which were
adopted:
/ Whereas 1t is deemed tobe Of the greatest
| importance that there should be united and har-
moniOus efforts on the part fall To the end that
/ successful exhibit may be assured at Atlanta
| for the State Of Florida.
| Resolced That committee of three, consisting
| OF the chairman OF the Supervisory Committee,
| Major A ]. Russell, Hon. Wiki. Call and Gen.
| j. ]. Finley, be appointed TO prepare and issue
circular letter to the several railroad companies
and lines oi transportation, asking them 10 unite
| with and lend their aid To the State organza-
| ton.
The following resolution was offered by Gen.
j. ]. Finley, and unanimously adOped:
Resolred That the Chairman of the Supervise
| ~ Committee be requested Ia issue Immediately,
a circular letter 10 the Vice Presidents ofihe var
iOus counties in the State, urging them, without
delay, TO appoint some active man In each neigh
bOrhoOd Of their respective counties, to canvass
al once their respective neighborhoods, and as
certain what exhibits Can be collected for the
Atlanta Exposition, and to obtain money con
tributons TO deiray expenses, and report at the
earliest possible day. giving the articles to be ex-
hibiied, with the name OF the person furnishing
the exhibit; and also the name of each cOntribu-
tor of money, and the amount contributed and
that each Vice President make a report To the
Chairman Of this committee al the earliest posi-
Bile moment. Suitable tags and exhibit papers
will be furnished as soon as reports are made to
the Chairman of The Supervisory Committee
This report 10 be made by tine 25Ih of Septem-
ber
1t is greatly to he regretted that the
determination of the Transit Railroad to
collect an exhibit, should have upset the
equanimity of the Chairman and equally
matter Of congratulation that his sug-
gestion as to the abandonment of the pro-
ject of making State exhibit was not
adopted by the Committee. 1t will never
do to put hand to pillow and then turn back
The Committee is in for the war;" and
should not, and we believe will not, finch
from the duties imposed upon it by the
convention. Besides, the making of an
exhibit by the railroads of the State is
no new thing, sprung upon the Committee
since the convention, but was known to
be in contemplation, and was recognized
by the Committee at its first meeting on
the day after the adjournment of the con-
vention in the passage at that meeting of
the following resolution:
ResOsoed That Col D. Fl. Elliott be authorized
10 negotiate with The railroad companies that
contemplate exhibition of Florida products
al the Atlanta Exposition for Flortda diciss0n
| in their respective spaces al such Exposition and
should there he a surplus of products beyond the
| ca acity at our space thai he be authorized to
assign such 10 the companies making Florida
| exhibits, in his discretion.
1t has not occurred to us that the col
lection of railroad, county or individual
exhibits for the Atlanta Exposition in
volved any question of opposition or ar
tagonism to the purposes or intentions of
the Supervisory Committee On the con-
trary there would seem to be very tan
| gible and decided advantage in having as
many different exhibits as possible all
being branches and parts OF, and contribu-
ting to the grand total result, crystalized
into what will always be known to all Wis
itors at the Exposition, as "The Florida
Exhibit 1t makes little difference, SO
far as the general effect is concerned, and
should make none whatever to the Com
mittee who, of all the citizens, or the
towns, or the counties or the railroads of
the State contributes the most or the least
to this result 1t is simply question of
the arrangement Of the various parts of
the exhibit on the Exposition grounds,
after all. There is, or ought to be, no
such thing as matter of rioalry between
the Committee and any railroad, county,
corporation or individual who chooses to
prepare an exhibit The more the better.
All that goes there from the State, will be
| duly credited to Florida; and if properly
arranged and managed, as it no doubt
will be. will effect the desired object of
suitably displaying the varied productions
and advantages Of the State.
~ 10 HVt NC suPpoScu IudC JidI the OOm-
mittee intends that all the articles and
objects contributed for exhibit will be
thrown together in our heterogeneous
mass, without giving any information as
! to the locality from whence they came.
Hence the existence of healthy and hon.
orable emulation between the different
sections and towns and counties and
railroads in the State should rather be en-
couraged than objected to by tho Com
mittee, with an assurance that each local
ity will, by proper labelling or other means
of designation, be credited with exactly
what it sends, and with distinct expec-
tation that such emulation will result in
the collection of much larger number
and variety of exhibits than could be &C.
cured by attempting to collect exhibits
at random from all over the State, through
the uncertain and unreliable services of
the numerous Vice-Presidents, financial
agents, shipping agents, ETC., provided
for by the convention, 1t was in view of
this very difficulty, and for the purpose
ofpointing out q competent and effective
remedy, that we advocated last week some
action by the Farmers Club, looking to-