The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-04

PRESIDENTS OFFICE,
NEW ORLEANS. October ao,,

NEW ORLEANS October sOth, 1884
kdIIors FIorNi~n. The Board of N.
OF. The Worlds Exposition have oFa,.s enens
'oF'sg premiums on cotton, which are var. ~ 'o
eraI, and hope that Florid. will con,.rt no
cessiui'y Tor every one Of them | Civ. von
rules governing exhibitors, and the n,..,: 'ue
ohef"1, and hope our farmers will pr.ss,.'
rules aud instructions "e
RULES FOR THE EXHIBITION oy o.
All entries 70 os made before December IL,
nLanh Applications can be obtained from -.
once oil tue Department Of Installation Sc
Imposition All entries to be made from 60
RAISED IN 1884, and all bales excep, S.s !,
to weigh not less than 45e pounds. and So
laid Cation not less than the usual g.
weight Partie, making entries must f,,n:st
Their flames and address with that of N.
ef-, aN" the country IN which the COTTON -.
produced, the year in which grown. the -
AMI character Of sln On which y,nn., :,
power used, whether steam, horse wa,e,
hnnd IN ginning. Should The Judges have a..
doubt A. Ia wnerc The cotton is raised s.,;..
tory evidence must he furnished by the owna..
=. \ bale Of cotton taking premium !,
class cannot compete in any other class
2 Cation that has been subjected to procsss =.
machinery other than ginning IN the ordi,...
way rs excluded from competition
3 The judges Shall consist of two co,,,,
n'aclutets t>ihnners or weavers), two co,to,
planters, two cotton merchants and one cam.
broken Seven judges IN all
A. Ia awarding premiums all bales on eyh;,;
| liol VII be represented by numbets FURNISH,
| by The Chief of Installation To the Commune.
| Award-
,. Cotton may be sold Immediately sta, %.
Judges have awarded the premiums with II.
consent OF the Director General
| 6. Every bale OF cotton shall have some a,
tlnctive mark by which to trace ownershin i :,
shout be necessary
| The following premiums in money are Offered
by the Worlds Industrial and Cotton C.,,o.
nial Exposition
| The best bale Of American cotton long
stapi, other than Sea Island first Dre
ullufD ............,. n 0A0 m
| The hcS; bale of American cotton lono
staple other than Sea Island, second o5nN
Best hale OF American cotton. upland
p. not hs onR STAPLE, hFs' premium. 49,. $1,000
| Best bale OF American cotton uDand
not long staple, second premium 0sNOn
Best bale of American cotton benders
tmeaning cotton grown on the alluyial
land@ni the Mississippi or lis tributa
rlcsl DOT from extra staple seed prem. 500 on
The above is for upland and Mssissippi river
bottom cotton Below give you the premium
on our Sea Island cotton
Best bale Sea Island Cotton, first premium &7sO
Best bale Sea Island Cotton, second pre-.
mum. ...... ................. PSI
The premium on Sea Island feel quite sur,
Florida can get A great deal of care should bf
:sken in preparing cotton; an extra GOVERN,
should be put on for shipping and taking Of
when il arrives here
TIE work upon the grounds and badi.ss
being very rapidly pushed forward The mail
building is immense. The Government an,
State buildings will be very fine, and in ths
FLORIDA has most desirable position, and an
peal to our people TO GENE forward and do thei
whole duty. Let US win new laurels for on
grand old Commonwealth. The Director Gene
raj Major Z. \. Burke, and the Board Of Man
L
Commissioner 10 make grand display Of OF
ritrus taally The management wants Flord
To furnish enough oranges lines, lemons gran
fruit. shatliock and citrons to fill $500 plate
Snch display would BE- Of great benefit to GU
| people.
can assure your readers that more is expec;e
Of Florida than any State in the South, and
most earnestly urge our people to come prompt
forward, in every county, with grand exhib
Of their resources.
was asreeably surprised to find Dr. c. "
Dabney, Jr., of North Carolina here He is
host within himself, and Major Burke, with hi
usual gnod Judgment, has made Dr. Dabue
Chief of Department Of State and Governmen
Exhibits Surely very wise and proper ap
pointmeat. If your good readers could be her
for tew days and watch the scramble of exhb
itors for space, besides the applications arriving
every mail, they would at once be convince
that the Exposition is foregone conclusion, an
bound to be success. The 249 acres in tn
Grand Park looks as though there was youn
CITY in The middle of the Park Six large build
iDgs are completed and in course OF constructor
The work is being rapidly pushed to completion
Again appealing 10 our people to do their du
in this great enterprise, l am, truly
W. H. SEBRISG,
Florida Commissioner
WELL s'TURN THE RASCALs OUT,
BY THEO. D. c. MILLER.