The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-16

The Final Report of General w.
Il. Sebring to Governor Perry has been
published, and none who read it may
fairly doubt that he was the right man in
the right place when discharging the la
borious duties devolving upon the t. S
Commissioner for Florida to the World :
Industrial Exposition. 1t may not be
questioned that the success achieved bv
Florida in the great arena of competing
States was largely due to the untiring en-
ergy and wise management of the Com
missioner in securing her productions for
exhibitions; nor that the department for
such exhibition was properly opened and
sustained was equally due % his perse,
verance and business ability in combating
financial difficulties which seemed almost
insurmountable. We regret that W. can
not print the Report in full, AMI have
space for but brief extracts
Ii there is any particular iea ure OF The Forila
exhibit that our people should feel proud oi it is
the educational exhibit made bv the State under
the immediate supervision Of Major 4. J. Rus
sell, Superintendent of Public Insiruct ion L.
whom gave the entire charge of this depart
ment at the time telling him | could spare him
but very few dollars To prosecute his work
with. So il must be borne in mind that this
grand work was taken hold OF by the State Sl-
perintendent, knowing he must depend upon hi,
own exertiOns, and to Major Russell is due the
credit OF all the glory have Won in this con-
test, and the work was the work of pupils and
not old men and women and authors. LAWYERS
and doctors, rs WAS seen in some of the State
educational erl2its. Our State School exhibit
elected the admiration of the JUICES and the
public generally, and ! give the award of the
Jury of f iucation with more than ordinary
pride
Your Excellency will observe that Florida
did herself great credit in the fruit display, as
well as in all other contests. No State in The
building had 80 perishabe an exhibit as Florida,
and it required almost daily replenishing AMI
was necessarily expensive. and while other
States had appropriations ranging from SEQ 900
to $50 900, Florida did not expend for her whole
exhibit. including everything $40 600. which The
following statement of expenditures will show
| have made a full report Ia Hon W. d. Barnes,
Comptroller and have left in his hands proper
vouchers IL cover the amount expended, where
they can be inspected al any time and by any
person desiring
Your Commissioner made many demlnd> upon
Major f. A. Burke, Director General, aud at all
times found him, a. far rs in his power, ready
To serve Florida. | regard him n one OF the
greatest men in the whole South, genial gon-
tlenan and noble pdtrtot
In closing my report, wish To express nv alA
probation to Colonel w. d. Chipley the Alter
nate Commissioner, for his support during The
eighteen months that we have been working 10.
gether for the promotion OF Florida's interests
and beg bespeak tor him full credit for his val,
liable services
The Report concludes with the follow
ing certificate Of Comptroller Barnes
CoAPTRoLLERs OFFICE,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA July IL, 1885 /
l hereby certify that General w. H. Sebring,
U. s. Commissioner for Florida at the Worlds
Exposition at New Orleans, has submitted his
and that the Expenditures made by him were
proper, and that of the funds appropriated by The
Legislature of Florida to aid in completing the
State exhibit at said Exposition there remains.
unex pended the amount of five hundred and
sixty-three o. 100 dollars; and that vouchers
have been submitted for the expenditure of the
IS, 900 appropriated by Congress and sci aside for
Florida by the Board Of Managers, amounting To-
"a 233 81. leaving $766 So; and that OF this latter
sum there is due Higley & Smith, Of Palalka,
$427l7, and I" w. II. Pillow, of jacksonville,
$33951, for which vouchers are to be filed with
me when paid. This sum Of $766. g has not yet
been paid over to the Commissioner by the Board
OF Managers. w. D. BARNES,
Comptroller of the State of Florida