The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-15
FLORIDA TO THE FRONT.
THE MAGNIFICENT SHOWING OF
THREE COUNTIES.

of the Sub-IrOpiCaI-SOn Vi OHo
Prominent Features of the Display
and Its Artistic Arrangement.
JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 1.-The exposition
appears better day by day as the exhibits
become larger and better order prevails
Nearly everything Is in its allotted place
now, and better display under one roof or
management was never shown III the South.
The counties still unrepresented, 1t is hoped,
will take the action of their more enter
prising neighbors as a precedent and send
displays at once. Florida has cause to be
proud of the display of the variety and ex-
tent of her products and resources already
here. but by energy and push, 1t can be in
creased four fold
Among the prominent features of the
exposition is the exhibit made by fernando,
Citrus and Pasco counties. In this is shown
their energy and public spirit and the result
will add much to the laurels of these pro
gressive counties. The entire exhibit is
comprised in three buildings merged in one,
lust south of the main exposition building
Gosh NJ Thomas, an old journalist of
Brooksvile and leading spirit in all enter
prises of this kind. has been indefatigable in
his endeavor to make this a success worthy
OF the county, and to him and his able as
sistants, MeSsrs. l., r. Eickestaub, lack Nc
Kay and Daniel McLand, belong the most
unstinted credit.
THE BUILDINGS.
The buildings are all built Of wood from
these counties The design is a pretty and
effective one. The central edice is for
fernando, the mo+cer county, with large
wings for Citruo AMI Pasoo. The roof is
broken by iEhTne able turrets, dOrmers,
and projections. and towers rise IN the
centre. The roof is matched with palmetto
leaves, producing very novel efec5. The
inside is trinlmsi and decorated with bunt-
ing, flags and colored streamers. Outside of
this comes the original decoration of corn,
oats, cotton, tobacco, corn stalks, huge
sugar-cane and sorghum stalks, and other
specimens of the products of the counties,
making very unique and striking effect
The walls are adorned with various hand
some signs, from Mr.. Thomas facile brush,
and original notices.
There are three huge pyramids of fruit,
arranged in tiers and layers, different col
ored papers in the background throwing the
fruit into prominent relief. At the sides
are stands and tables, and flower beds, and
every nook and corner Is decorated with a
huge specimen of some product of the
counties.
NOTABLE ARTICLES.
The following are some of the most no
table articles in the display-to give them
all would be to take page of the MORNING
NEWS;
At one stand some thirty seven different
makes of syrup are shown. They are as
clear as amber. Here there also specimens
of home made sugar, and wines. A small
miniature mill will be placed in operation,
and also an evaporator so that hot, fresh
sugarcane sugar and syrup can be enjoyed
by all. Further along is a fine collection of
work at handI-
work of young ladies, photographs of some
of the fine scenery around Brooksville
and the coast. A sponge as large as buShel
basket taken from of this coast, stands
near, and in its hollow are hundreds of
magnificent full-grown roses, of all cOlOrS
and varieties, and of a most delicious Odor
and Fragrance. DR.. Strlnger, of Brooks
vile, who sends 4 fresh assortment every
day, has 4 rose bush i'll his garden there
thirty-fve feet across. Then adjoining this
is a bed of rose shrubs and plants 6x20
feet, filled with many fine varieties A
banana tree thirty-tive feet high, and
large in proportion, stands near with a
large bunch of ripening fruit still on it, 1t
is a novel spectacle to most of the Northern
visitors. Another corner is occupied by a fine
assortment of rock of all kinds, showing
fine specimens of building rock quargied
and cut into square slabs. 1t can he sawed
or cut at first when quarrled, but hardens
on exposure.
SPECIMENS OF WOOD.
Next comes "a complete collection of
woods grown in these counties, embracing
ash, soft maple, white oak, magnolia, hack
berry, mulberry, persimmon, red cherry,
red bay, dOgwood, elm, holly, black gum
live oak, cedar, plum, orange, etc Among
them is hickory plank 3 feet in width
and inches thick, with not particle of
heart in it. A section of another hickory
~ feet in diameter is shown. The elder
berry, of which the small boys pOpgun is
made, is here shown as a tree Ii inches
i'll diameter. There is shown a vast variety
of furs, among them a fine black COW hide
soft and fine, deer, otter, wildcat COON
fox, etc; sponges of all sizes and qualities,
pears of many different kinds, grape fruits
weighing ten and fifteen pounds oranges of
the famous HomOSassa variety and others,
lemons, and in fact a large variety of all
the citrus family; sugar cane with stalks Is
feet high, corn stalks p feet high, upland
rice, oats, wheat, etc, in fact a hundred
things of this kind that would be
credit to State in the cereal
belt; silk cocoons and raw silk canned
native fruits of all kinds; grape and
orange wines; picked oysters, and an unex-
pectedly large display of fine vegetables of
amazing size. The entire exhibit shows
well the great variety and extent Of their
productions and possibilities, and will be a
surprise to hundreds of visitors who never
dream that such products are grown in a
tropical State. 1t is by far the best
county exhibit and attracts great attention.
1t will well repay the attention and expense
il has caused the county and will show the
other counties what enterprise and push
will do. There are scores of meritorious
articles that could be mentioned in this ex.
hibit, but only the general outline can be
gwen. A visitor could spend two days and
then not see all One most importnnt feat
ure is the tobacco exhibit-a very fine one
by the way--showing plants, the leaf .anc
the process of manufacturing cigars.
Senator Mann and other distinguished
citizens greatly aided the display from
these counties. They have all united, anC
leased the ground for twenty years. and
propose having a permanent exhibition
here.
Racing at New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 14.-To-day's races
resulted as follows: