The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-09-03

question-Florila first, and nothing must be lci
undone that will reflect credit upon oar nohl
State. Due credit should be given Mrs Long.
FLORIDA CnAUTAUQUA.
The exhibit from the Chautaulua School q
Fine Arts and Science was highly crcdinblc
and will no doubt result in great good to iha
institution. 1t is located at Lake dc Funak.
EDUCATION.
Ii there is any particular feature oi the F'loiid;
exhibit that our people should feel proud OF 1t Il
the educational exhibit made by the Stale undc
the immediate supervision of Major A. J. Rus
sell, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Il
whom gave the entire charge of this depart
ment at the time telling him could spare hin
but very few dollars 10 prosecute his w"ll
with. So il must be borne in mind that Tins
grand work was taken hold of by the State Su
pcrniendcnt, knowing he must depend up N hi
own cxcrions, and to Major Russell is due The
credit of all the glory we have won IN his con
test, and the work was the wuik Of pupils, ant
not old men and women and authors, lawyers
and doctors, ns VAS seen in some of the STATE
educational efhtjifS. Our State ). h"ol cNhbi
elected the admiration OF the Judges and tho
public generally, and | give The award of tht
jury ot Education with more than ordinary
pride;
FLORIDA.
DipLomn.
State of Florda--Cocctiyc cdncnional cX
hbls, mostly pupils work.
CrifcoteS Of Merit
East Florida Seminary ,tIaincsvillc-C Collection
of pupils work.
Jacksonville Public Schools Pupils work.
Orange County Public Schools-PupIls work
ST. Johns County Public Schools Pupils
work
ST. Iosephs Academy, II. Augustine -Compo
sltions, map drawing, etc.
D,,I,l 10 ,llNtI'y N,rl
West Florida Seminary, TaIial asacc- Pupii''
work, largely in mathematics.
U,no,uble Ncntbn.
Duva High School, .Jacksonvilc--EX EXamna
ton papers and compositions.
Leon County Public SchOolS-PuplFs work
Marion County Public Schools -Pupirs
work
| sh to say that our exhibit compared
crcditably with the best of the older Stqtcs oi
tho North, South, East and West and eXcclcd
Alabama California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois
Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, LouisannI
and Texas, and ranking with Iowa, New York
and Indiana. Let tine people of Flornla vote
Major Russell vote oi thanks.
CITRUS FRUITS.
In this department Florida was ii home an,i
went stIunrcy Ia the front. Tnc exhibit III this
department in the Grand Horticultural Hail was
the largest ami finest ever made in the United
States il no' in thc woIl Had a few more in
divi,lrnls came forward with ihcir exhibits Cali
ioniia could not have got single premium in
the contest, outside OF lllcir Stale display. fhc
display by G. b. Magrudcr, John Anderson, O..
II. Rocks, +. ii. Hart and lhc Florida Fruit
Growers AssocItlion was Il grand si%hl. We
filled tables to the amount OF $50 tce in length
by six feet vi Idle. | pom these tables were pyr;t-
mid5 {" oranges. lemons, lines, pncalrc', CO.
coanuiS and about 1000 plates of citrus fruits,
!.,,,.
sapOiillOs, sour sop-, sugar apples and gll;iys.
To look ut tins grand display at night, under
the brilliant electric lights, and the large .uun-
tain throwing out lis hunIrCd OF Jets ul wafer
and the waving palm, dates and c'motnut tree,
from F0rltla, W;tS IL sight witnessed but once in
Il LIFETIME and thousands ct eager visitors daily
lhrongcd tins noble hall To look upon FiOrid;l's
pridc-her grand Fruit Show. The Board of
Management, ;ts well rs the public. were loud in
their praise oi Florida, and hundred, tasted our
delicious fruits tor the first time. The contest
for the sweepstakes premium 0l Il gold medal
and $3.50, open to The world, and won hy Flnri
da, was II lively contest, California hcing our
strongest competitor, and they fought for every
inch OF ground, and They made fine display,
but il could not compare to ours.
FlOrltinS score OF points in this contest WAS on
The average ot "a, while California w;t, about As
points. While 80 per cent. oi ali The visitors
that tasted our oranges pronounced them lar
superior to amy on exhibition, especially in juici
ness, sweetness, vinous flavor, thinncss of peel
absence of pulp and general appearance. a Gel
cbrated English wrilcr said To me- it will only
be IL short Time before Europe will afford you Il
market for your oranges. In this department
Florida took $500 IN premiums, eleven silver
medals and two gold medals. In This contest,
rs in all others, Florida acquitted herself with
honor, the list of premiums given below will
show:
AGGKEGATE AMOUNT OF PREMlUM MS