The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-26
At the Exposition.

Gen. W T. Barnes visited the " orld
Exposition a. New Orleans last week
and reports that the Florida exhibi; is
very attractive. much better than might
pe expected IN view OF the comparativelv
small amount that has been expended
and highly crediLaDic To the Judgment
auG industry % Commissioner >ebrinC.
The Florida department labor under the
Disadvantage that the most distinctive
features OF the exhibit ar Q; perishabie
nature. requiring constant care aud ire
4uent renewa-. involving unrenltilng at,
tentIon and much wolk The credit OF
Florida rests mostly Oh her fruits, while
the principal exhibits OF MANY other
States reIuIre no Renewal and little care
Last SATURDAY. wa Minnesota Dav at
tue EXpoc,.lIu, anu the Ls".cc- L)eHi0crut
devotes almost q pagc Ia u report Of pro
ceedlugs on the tormal opening Of The ex-
nibii .! that >tate-whicu il '-uuex celied
among the grand collections of the
Northwestern States and '-In all IT. ap-
pointment> the grand STATE Dav 81 Min
nesota wa marked bv lavish iberality
combined with excellent taste aud iudg
meni Addresses were delivered by
Commissioner Gibbs, oi Minnesota Pro
lessor f. H. Porter. Assistant Commis-
sioner. To-. Samuel I. Adams, Alternat.
I =. n IL.
President ot thu Department Of Women :
Work GOV ernor Dawes, Of Nebraska :;
Commissioner Mead. Of Vermont Com
missioner Nei,rinc, OF Florida Hon Eu-
gene VI. Wilson and Professor NJ W
PrendergAst, OF Minnesota Governor
Sheldon OF New Mexico; tIen. james IL
Baker Of Minnesota, aud Acting Dlrecto
General BUCK
From the report 81 Mrs Howes re-
mark We take tin, paragraph
small woman voice Is. and made
qaate r. II Is Ia the task o filling this immense
auditorium, So small are my abilities to speak OF
'hI, miynty ConcJur~e ~ people gathered here
III iht cause o national harmony and develop
mem How wonderfully l. harmony exempii
he'd here among these States-the | nited States
tina, grand Nations seem nave become d
ueighboThood We say one saws who meets a
TREND Al the pyramids OF Egypl, or on the banks
OF the Oranges that the world Is no, So large after
ali But IL Is not thai the world Is small oui
that humanity Is great II is that humanity
ri winch women are part | wish Ia SAY
loving word OF that great army of women, who
iron aiag have sent TO US the specimens of their
naAdiwork. wish also 10 speak with the
greatest regard Of those ladies who have taken
part IN tina, great work which has been NV
honor To superinIend and to assist. When go
from this pleasant Crescen, City will go thank
iul tor the liberal education | nave received in
connection with this great Exposition"
commissioner Sebring's address the
Times DeDt0crdt saws:
Judge Sebring OF Florida then spoke elo-
quentiy upon the relations existing between
Florida and Minnesota Though widely sepa
rated geographically they were neighbors in
spirit He paid deserved tribute 10 Commits
sIoner Gibbs. saying tina; in the darkest hours OF
the Exposition, when the ship seemed about to
founder, the strong arm OF the commissioner OF
Minnesota was ever ready with its aid No
commissioner hsd done more and MANY had
Osne less, TO make the Exposition u success