New-York tribune., 1885-01-16
FLORIDA AT THE FAIR.
MATERIAL, PROGRESS OF THE STATE.

.o,rr,, FROM NORTHERN IMMIGRATioN-ihE
,rop 1YpUsTRY-THE FLoRiDACHAurAoaoA'
,v.ow , STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE rkihoNh'i
Nrw-,p,yANs. JAM s.-Florida1s an exception
A. th fulf States in general IN that its wh''o pup"
Iaton ia increasing in greater propor.'oh .'i"n 80 ~
oolored population. This is due to lmmgra''oh ~
tba North. In the last census period tne 'o 80:
rsople increased 3S per cent anu '"o 80
reople 40 per cent. If the same pfopoIe'o go
increase has continued the population VI 49, oon
now reaches 332, 900 as compared wiz" ,o 80 .ho
in 1880. and there is an excess vi ~ - tbe
white over the colored inhap,t"n,s, % Co,mis.
"n'| w sebrng, the Florida Comni's-
80, as 80 .ho Exnositon, figures upon INC o''.o
ue saws that Florida ls pec'n'ns
"I'sr,,,or than ever with Northern people, anu
a. =. e,ar . long sleepy existence IL Is mah'hs i"p
..'',"a :, tbs way of utilizing its valuaoio I'd"
,u,ta,ials and in diversfying its industries. u
re- chow what is being done is the ann Oh ,,o
attractive exhibit at the Exposition athoush 'n'
LEGISLATURE not having been IN sess'oh "o "pp,o
nriat,on has vet been made to meet .he EXPENSE "
nroper display One conspicuous opJec' III W.
exhibit is a large alligator. Vis''ois :'I.
ook upon that as something tha' shouiN Go ..
from view in representing the products Oh ~ 7'a'o.
d.. - renresents an important industry. Aiiisa'o,
- ara manufactured into all kinds OF iancy anu
.,.of,, .rt;ces made of leather. One hrm sh'ppe"
1o 600 alligator skins from Florida ias1 year
Oranges of course, conspicuous III '"o '
There are about one dozen varieties Vi V'e
renresentea from the little red mandarin 70 'ho ne
u, crane fruit and sh;.ddocks, besides o'her
tron;cal fruit The orange crop last year a'ounvou
=, ah,ut I 900 900 boxes. and the average prico
rscsived was So box. That Is only nan 'ne usa"'
nr;cs of other years But the fruit spohoo 81 ,"Py
for some unknown reason that 10 h"u '" 60,
cheap. It can be delivered In Ne"-io.A Ho
;tsrior nonts in forty six hours, whereas formerly
Aa''...i aovs we're reouired. Orange culture mas
,osn extending 30 rapidly that the acreage IN cot
CON has been decreasing. In average years a CHOICE
oop,e grove will afford net profit OF $ooo an acre
Tbot reou,res groves in full bearing. Inc oanee'
from frost which kills young trees. ana the ''c'oas'
ing CROPS have rather given set"acR W '"0 'N'''
walton of new groves
Th.ro "a a good display of cocoanuts, which Is
growing industry on the islands near Key west
Over 900 nuts we're planted last year. iho
snonge interest in that section brings IN revenue
of from $4,000 to $175.OOO annually. ano .ho
tobacco trade. which has built up Guy a' Noy
west with millions of invested capital, Is "eh
So, T., connection with the recent treaty discus
.ion While the supply of food fishes OH the Long
leland and New-EnglaId coast seems to be decreas-
inc the reverse is true of Florida where the eaten IS
onnuaIIv increasing. Corn and oats and othef
ooreals varous fruits and vegetables, are nciuded
in the display There are valuable ores fouhd III
Florida some specimens of which are in the ex.
b;I,its large piece of iron ore when ASSAYS %
,,.r cent iron represents a mine wnlcn VIII po
Worked when transportation Is FURNISHED.
The increase in railroad building is one thing that
has followed Northern immigration, In i1ur yeas
0sO miles of railroad have been built Ill the Siate.
The savannah, Florida and western roau .t mas Vh
exhibition relief map twenty-ny leet III ienetin
showing the entire peninsula win us present. ',i
nd sfpambOat
terest,nr piece of work. and presents at glance an
In. geographical features OF the state. no i9esIs
of Florida one OF Its sources OF wea. de1o s
are 900 varieties of wood on exhibition arrangeu 50
as 10 show he bark wood, polished and unpollshed.
and foliage of each variety. This exhibit mover IN
design is the most Instructive OF It's knu ss nade e
of naImeto trees without the OF nails or screws
an5 one made of yellow pine in modern style.
Florida unIil recently has been w thout mahulac-
tories of anv kind large cotton mill IS now IN
successful operation at Tallahassee, anu li,ere -
nm establishment at Jacksonville making PUP anu
other things from the cabbage p''ine,V and an
eat ,blisbment making guava Jelly from the ueiIcte
tTooicai fruit OF that name, while other mahuiac-
The state is better off in schools aud colleges than
many of the other Southern states anu hitoeet,loi
by Its exhibit here shows that u y ~ n i, inP
nrogress One interesting feature oi the display
ts devoted 10 wOnen's work aud ls uhaet INC care
of Miss : NJ Birch, the president OF the Soulh9ifn
ConseI vatory OF tl9e ATS AZ ah" onI ia another
Northern project Lake de Funiak Is pretty uttie
,beet of water 200 feet above the sea Ie'el m ln a
healthy norton of Western Florida. here nas neeii
sstahlished a winter assemb similar IN thad held
I'm the summer at the New-l 0rk Chaulauquu. in.i99
ARE hotels, cottages and other cOhNehIencoS; ahu
OIL February 10 the lectures ana GLASSES ar 5e pe r
pnder the guidance of such men as tne he.; III
Deems of New York George W. Cabie' anu othcIs.
The art subjects stu lies models, etc., now AZ Tue
EYnostIon under Miss BircRs care are to DO re-
moyed 10 the Florida Chautaugua grounds wheh
the Assembly opens next month.