The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-09-07
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g., Mr.. Long, Secretary of the Board
Of Immigration, was requested to
state the objects, Purposes and inten'
tions OF the convention. He review
ed the history of the State Depart
ment of Immigration, and urged the
Necessity OF personal effort on the
part of citizens all over the State.
He believed no man could do justice
to more than his own Immediate Sec
ton, and thought the best means OF
securing reliable Information was
through local societies. He thought
the State unable at this time to
make suitable appropriation for ex'
hibit at Atlanta Exposition, and
thereforethe funds must come di>
reotly from the people themselves.
The Committee on Permanent Orr
ganizstion madethe following report:
For President-Dr. J. J. Harris,
OF Orange. " .se.s9vQ vE9'
Vice. Presidents Gen. J. J. Fin
ley, of Columbia; Judge G. GILES, of
Putnam; Gen. J. E. VoDge, OF Es'
Gambia. DIR. w. W., Cochran, of
fernando; Col. I. Cory of Duval;
Prot. M. M. Blackburn, Of Suwannee;
John Z. Stillman, of Volusia; J. II.
AncrDm, of Hamilton; G. Wilson, of
Sumter; Adam Eichberger, of MAJ
rion; r. Don Mcleod, Of Leon; E A
Hendry, of Monroe; Dr.. F. Craw'
shaw, of Bradford; Col A. G. Mor>
gan, OF Clay Maj. r. B. Canova, of
St. Johns; W.sB. Lipsey, Of Alachua;
G. B. NIcGruder, of Brevard; D.
Hughes, of Polk; VIM. Batty, of
Levy; Wm. H. Gleason, of Dade;
James A. Harris, for the State at
Large.
Secretaries - Fred L. Robertson
and Thomas Roberts.
The report of the committee was
received and adopted.
Rev. A. A. Robinson arose to
offer some resolutions, but before do
ing SO made telling speech in favor
of encouraging immigration.
MIR. Stillman, from Volusia, offer>
ed another resolution, which was also
referred to the committee and adopt.
ed by them. ,raa .sr ..
Hon. w III. Gleason then address.
ed the convention. on the subject Of
the two resolutions just introduced,
and thought a great deal had been
said and written about Florida in
such a manner, that people couldn't
get proper idea of the State.
The Chairman .ventured to urge
calm and deliberate consideration of
these questions. He was not salts
fed to work hastily and perhaps i'm
perfectly. "We are working not alone
for ourselves, but for generations to
come. and would rather take time
than gosback to the people with work
improperly DONE
Mr.. Castell volunteers few sug.
gestions in the way Of getting our
advertisements at the English people.
He proposed furnishing the lyceums
with all this matter about Florida.
He could guarantee twenty families
here in one season-the best agricul-
tural labor in the world. Send it, and
it viii be read by everybody; sim.
ply direct to them, and they will dis.
tribute il. After II o'clock every
Saturday the English holiday begins,
and if this matter was in the different
institutions where the people could
reach it, flood of English immi-
grants would soon pour into Florida.
Gen. Finley said, II consider this
matter in the highest degree practi>
cable and important, and hope it
will be taken in hand and acted
upon"
On motion, committee on resolu-
lions, consisting OF Messrs. l. Coryell,