The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-11-18
EXPOSITION CHRCULAR
BY
COSnmissROmer 3ebrinx.
To the People of Florida:

!
The time is near at hand for the open
ing OF the great Worlds Exposition to be
held in New Orleans, commencing De-
cember l, 1884, and closing on the 3lst
of May, 1885.
No State in the Union is more interest
ed In proper representation at this great
National and International Fair than our
falr Florida. The benefits to be derived
ny proper exhibit of our resources is
beyond calculations. How do we expect
to people our immense surplus of farming
lands and utilize our vast water power :?
1t can only be done by making such a
creditable exhibit at New Orleans that
the people Of the Old World and the
United States will be attracted to our
State, realizing from the exhibit made
that Florida has superior advantages over
any of our sister States.
10 secure a full and creditable exhibit
at New Orleans, we need the personal
effort Of every energetic and patriotic
citizen of Fiorida. The time has come
for every one to lay aside formuIities and
come manfully up to the work. do most
earnestly appeal to our people to 90 to
work and send to New Orleans an exhibit
they will be proud of and the world will
admire. The result will be that popula-
tlon will come teeming into our fair Flor
ida by the Thousands, and capital will
seek our shores by the millions, and new
life will be infused into every branch of
industry. All this realized, our people
will surely be among the most happy and
prosperous of the world.
To make an attl active and creditable
exhibit we want every interest properly
represented, and we will expect every
county to be represented by perfect ex-
hibit of the farm and garden.
l. CereolS, Grasses, ,citd and cultivated.
IN bale or shedf-Grass seed, all varieties
of small grain, in sheaf and in seed; In
dian corn, ears in shuck and husked
millett and crops raised for forage; sugar,
| syrup and sugar cane; cotton, long and
short staple; rice.
2. Root CrOps-Potatoes, turnips, on
ions, beets, carrots and garden products
of every kind.
| 3. Dried and Preserved Fruits-Fruit
products, such as pears, peaches, oranges,
lemons, lines, ounces, citron, honey, etc,
in suitable glass jars, properly sealed.
Each specimen should be accompanied
ducer and contributor, name and variety
of article, and tull information as to it's
production.
Exhibits will be expected from the
manufacturing interests, art, educational,
| historical, woman's work-in fact, we
want every interest properly represented.
All of the States and Territories in the
| Union, and a great part of Europe, are
making grand preparations for proper
exhibit, and our people must bestir them
selves that we may feel proud of our
State and proud of her great resources
The Board of Management at New
Orleans have neglected nothing, and
every department is in proper and compe-
tent hands. A Bureau of Public Accom-
modation mas been organized and is in
| perfect working order A register of
rooms and boarding houses is kept at the
headquarters of this department, and
| upon your arrival at New Orleans request
| to he taken to Exposition Headquarters,
| on Union street, where you will, without
| any troLble, be assigned to quarters,
price etc. given. feel confident in say
ing that Col. Welch, Chief OF the Bureau,
will be able to accommodate all who may
come, and Florida is expected to be very
largely represented.
Extraordinarily liberal terms have been
secured for the travelling public by rail-
road and steamers, and people of moder-
ate means can visit the great Worlds
Exposition at New Orleans. Such an
opportunity will not be offered again
soon.
MARKING AND SHIPPING.
State, county, railroad and other ex-
hibits for the Government and State
buildings must be consigned as follows:
"Major K. A. Burke, Director General,
Worlds Exposition Grounds, New Or
leans, La Exhibit of--- there
name the county and State,) w. H. Sc
bring, Florida Commissioner"
Ii the exhibit is for an individual and
being entered for a premium, mark it
thus: '-- (here give
your name, whatever it may be,) care of
Major f. A. Burke, Director General of
Worlds Exposition" (main building or
horticultural building, as the case may
be) always preparing the freight State
and county exhibits to go FREE. lndi-
vidual or company exhibits one-half rate.
TINE TO SHIP.
Those intending to compete for pre-
miums on cotton must make application
before December 18th, 1884. Blank ap
plications can be obtained by writing to
Samuel Mullin, Chief of Installation,
Worlds Exposition, New Orleans. Great
| care should be taken in ginning and pack
ing your cotton. would suggest that
you put covering or second bagging over
the bale to protect it from being soiled,
and that you ship promptly by Let to 9th
Of December, 1884, prepaying your
freight.
Iwould ask that all exhibits, as fas as
possible, be forwarded in carload lots.
Let one or two counties or neighborhoods
Join together, and when possible send
man with the car The railroads prom
ised reduced rate for such supercargo.
Let everything commence to move
promptly by the Goth of November, 1884.
Those shipping by boat on the St. Johns
river should consign care of DR.. w. H.
Babcock, Jacksonville, Fla. Persons on
railroad should collect at some conve-
nient point and ship in carload lots.
Great care should be used in packing and
masking. And ask for all the bearing
fruit trees, such as oranges, lemons, lime,
grape fruit. and citron, as the people can
contribute, and will see that they are
o..of,jlv han4led I will be in New Or.