The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-01-13
If the State widely known through official and responsible

td communities constant appeal for ass;
tsnce The General Gosrnment supported by ALL could
ont its being felt furnish the local Boards of Health sucb
necessary pecnay assistance the occasion requires It
lso prepared for mame quarantine such as the States do
not possess The application of State Board of Health
would necessarily carry with it, for assistance greater
weight any Hthe And if National Board Of Health
should estabhed with representatives from the various
State Boards such representation Florida in time of sore
need would he of ncacabe benefit in securing pecunarv
assistance In view Of these considerations and the fact that
It thought that the United States stands in danger next
the choeTa ourg of Europe of our numer
Gus ports proximity of Mexico Central
America and u invite your consideration of the
subject. /
THE HEw ORLEANS EXPOSITION.
IN the fall and wintef of 1884, the Cotton Exposition Of
Atlanta opened for visitors Florida was represented bv
the liberal responses Of of her generous citizens and Sc
cured the first pEemams for seasand cotton
steal hemp oranges an lemons the laudae competition
with vast number of States there the best
collection agricultural productions but one State surpassed
her and she was awarded the second premium
In the fall of 1885, Florida also represented at the Lou
sye Exposition by he generosity of her citizens
There her display attracted great attention. and she was award
oil two ard five diplomas, which now in the Execu
tive office Thecsizensof the State under obligations to
Hon. T. F. g. Rrnley, Commissioner, whose report is
submitted his btraty and unceasng abors Fordas
behalf
The great Worlds Industrial and Cotton Centennial opened
at New Orleans on te 10Th of last month In magnitude
suasses thing in he worlds history The London Paris
Vienna and Philadelphia Expeditions all grand in their
time but Of thos Magnificent buildings equaed in mag
uitu this greatest OF all Exposons Florida taking
Mace in picture in this grand panorama worlds
liabilities and pfodlctons She necessarily comes only
in generous rivalry with her sister States unon
Int with Europe Mexico the West Indies and all of Central
and South She has cereals forestry cotton
cane tropical and semKtropca fruits flowers
display But is asking much for individual citizens
who generously disposed furnish all the exhibits
sary success An appropriation made once and
placed dspos Governor might be the means of
saving State from failure that would be particularly
moring when consider that have all that necessary
within limits deserve success but no means to secure
it, place it on:exhRton Ten thousand dollars could not
be better expended than showing this worlds gathering the
capabilities of Florida
ARMS pUE
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the purpose Of arming ard equippng the militia (See Re-
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population During the late the distribution the
Southern States ceased matter of The respect
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the War Department. year The
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