The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-02-15
Immigration suegestion..

Editor F1oridiGn l noticed in your las issue
quotation from the Pensacola Adcance suggesting
the division of the State into immigration dis
tricts, and the appointment of several Bureaus of
Immigration. Why in the name of common
sense, increase the number Of officials and ex.
penditure when one competent man can dis
charge the duties OF the Office and represent all
sections.
To accomplish the desired end, that of settling
up The State, let there be appoin ted an efficient
Commissioner, who will not favor any particular
section, but act for the development of all the
localities and varied resources of the State. The
moment sectional bureaus are established, that
moment will sectional antagonsm and misrep-
resentation arise, TO the injury of the State.
The proper method of encouraging i1lmigrs-
ton, is for the Commissioner to collect and pub
lish reliable data, regarding the soils ond pro
auctions of the State, which shall not be sectional
in character. In the pamphlet already published,
the resources and production OF the northern and
western portions of the State are scarcely refer
led 10, and it appears that the Commissioner
could only see Oranges and LANDS centrally
located" al $50 per acre. 1t was his duty to
have referred to the land of the northern and
eastern portions of the State, and the fact that
they would produce cereals, and were eminently
adapted TO general farming and the production
Of diversity of crops.
In the early settlement of all States, facility of
access and the means of forwarding predictions
TO market have had much do with settlement.
In Florida, climate, orange culture, accessibility
and the free use Of printers ink have had much
TO do with the development of the peninsular
portion; but as consequence the whole State
has been benefited. The population of the en-
tire State cannot be supported by orange culture,
and il is the duty of the Bureau to develop the
resources of the entire State, and not bolster up
a few counties or particular section. TodeveI-
op our vast resources, and every section of the
State, correct, comprehensive and reliable infor-
nation Should be published regarding her pro-
auctions, and the world informed that Florida
has another mission besides the culture of oranges
that sections of the State are adapted to mixed
agriculture, and the successful culture of every
crop that can be grown in the north and west.
The Bureau is young institution, and II can
not be perfected in year, and if we havtrerred
IN The past, let such error guide US in the Culture,
10 the development of the entire State, aid NOT
one product or section. To accomplish the de-
sired end is simple proceeding, for we have
merely 10 eschew sectionalisrn, the benefiiing
of land spectators, and undue promine ice OF
one production We have been treated to
oranges for years, and the time has arrived when
we should hear of mixed agriculture, and sill the
productions and resources of The State and less
of lands centrally located"
With gentleman of intelligence and liberal
views, like Gov B'oxham, at the head of the
Bureau. all sections will have justice done them,
our resources viii be described and developed.
and the department will be conducted in fhe in
terest of the entire State. and not of any given
section or product. &. I
We should avoid giving undue prominence 10
any product or section, for sectional feeling has
beer, and is a curse TO our State To develop
Florida and lower taxation, we should promote
and because one portion az the.
State possesses climatic advantages and receives
the frs, influx of immigration, it is no reason
why settlers will not reach less favored localities
at an early day. Let US all pull together. for
what benefits portion of our fair State direct
y benefits ALL
INsReRANT