The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-05-24
. 1888. NEW SERIES VOL. XxIy.nrNO 6.

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one . aissutnns 70 Al Thus shall We al b
found WORKING togseher 10 furiheriug Tie peace
and prosperity a uaf be3ovod Stats
Ass'tess, Tnaa sAs shab.s a ~ coavsslioa
arc rendered ths FUpsessnsaiivo of the varioas
transportation hnes who ars using their eudeav-
ors and aid In the fartherauce oi the objects of
thi association, and also 70 Mr. A,ftsd Bishop
lmmlgrAtaon Associaiiea. ksad g Hos SpsiaRs,
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Rssasoad Ths, our thanks ere hereby extended
10 the TSmes- Uaios Tor In able elH,sss In bsnzif
of our Association, e0d - shne VITO c~sribu-
ted the 81 400 which has ssssaiasa - shus far:
delegates 70 this convention, and 10 the citizens
Of Jacksonville Tor their cordial welcome snd
hosPttable ESTABLISHMENT.
Rssosesd. That the address u4 Pressden, Daniel
is ~ aba and appr0pgiats thAt saolhing 10 lnfi
for = q. ia csne39e kaaFsly. sna ode isa
hr. Moran stated that sb',ut e000 feet Of
space hAd been secured 10 tho Chicnvp Expusi-
ton building for Florida exhibit, and that lhA:
space was placcd at the disposal Of the Flur,da
lmmigratton Association and Mr.. Van Deman
also read letters, showing that about the same
amount of space had also had been secured in
the exposition buildings ut Minneapolis and
Cincinnati. It wss then agreed, on motiou.
that the directors prepare to send exhibits 70
the three expositions named, and thai a active
canvass be at oDce made ri the entire State for
exhibits FOR these expnsitions, ami that spscial
agents be employed foe the purpose; that said
agents shall have the power to visit the branch
Immigration associations already orgauzed
throughout the State, and enlist their active CO
operation in making q canvass for subscriptions
in their district, and that the agents shall also
endeavor to organize branch associations where
none have been organized. and otherwise sp-
point local representative Of the State associa-
n n lfSnk ffop all
immigration affecting each particular portion Of
the State.
Messr.- Adams, Richmond and Burke were
then appointed COMMITTEES 10 divide up the
State into suitable districts fur this canvass and
to name canvassers as far as possible This com
following report
DIVISIONS OF THE STATE.
The State shall be divided into nine districts,
namely:
Division All counties west OF the ApaIschi-
cola river, G. G.. BsnilI. agent
Division 2-Gadsdeu, Liberty. Frtnklin, Wa
kuls, Leon and Jefferson counties, ]. J. Willie,
agent.
Hamilton and Lafayette, (nO agent named)
Division 4-Columbia, Baker, Bradford.
Alachua and Levy counties, w. Fl. Sebriug,
agent.
Division 5-Nassau, Duval, Clay, St Johns
and Putnam counties. mo agent namely
Division 6-Volusia, Marion, Orange, Lake
and Osceola counties. ]. F. Richmond, agent
Division 7-Cit-us, Pasco, fernando, Sumter,
Hillsborough and MAnatee counties, A. g. Mann,
agent
Division 8-Polk, DeSoto, Lee and Monroe
counties, j. O. O. BlOunl agent
Division 9-Brevard and Dade counties, G.
8. Hsrdee, agent
On motion, the report was adopted. and the
Special Business Committee authorized to fill
vacancies, make the necessary arrangements re-
specting. transportation facilities. salaries Of
agents, &C.
Mr.. Clark rendered, ON behalf OF Marion
county, the fine exhibit in the Sub T-opcal from
his county, which offer was received with
thanks
The following board of directors was elected:
g. A Hanson, of Polk county; J. Burke, OF
Levy; c. c. Banfll, of West Florida; C. 8.
Adams, Of Sumter; J. G. Clarke, of Mariou; j.
F. Richmond, ofLake; d. g. Amber, of Duval
J. ]. Willie, OF Jefferson; w. G. Wynn, OF
Orange; Alfred Bishop Mason. OF The Jack
sonyille, Tampa and Key West Railroad; John
A. Henderson, Of the Florilx Railway and Nav
igsdoa. Company; Sherman Conaai, OF the
Florida Southern Railway; J. E. Ingraham. Of
the South Florida Railway; w. II. Davidson, Of
the Savannah, Florida and Western.