The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-15
THE WORLDS FAIR.
What Orange County 10 Doing to stir
up the State.

Wnat orange county 10 Doing to Stir
up the State.
ORLANDo,s FLA, Aug. 10.
To the Editor Of the FLoR1D1AN
On the failure of the legislature
to make an appropriation for the
Florida exhibit at the Worlds Col
umbian Exposition, few citizens of
Orlando raised the question
whether or not, after all, better re-
suit might not be attained by the
citizens of the state acting together
voluntarily and unofficially, than by
by direct and forced tax. This re-
suited in calling a conference to the
citizens of Orange county in Orlando
June the 18th. At that meeting a
call was issued for an Orange county
convention to assemble in Orlando
on July 18th, and addresses were is
sued to the people of the state con-
vention to meet in Orlando, on Oc-
tober 7th next. On July 18th q
large and enthusiastic delegate con-
vention assembled in Orlando, and
unanimously resolved that Florida
could not afford to miss such an op-
portunity to display her resources,
and make known her advantages.
Delegates to the state conven-
ticn, on basis Of one vote for every
two hundred voters, were elected
and we we're appointed committee
to further urge upon the people OF
the state, and Of every county, the
importance Of the matter, and the
necessity, if anything is to be &C,
complished, for full and free con
vention representing every county
that all may take counsel together.
In the performance of the duty de-
volving upon us, we appeal to the
people of every county to send full
delegation Of representative men to
Orlando on the date named. We
have the products and the resources,
and the fairest land in the South tor
settlement and immigration, and to
people as enterprising, intelligent
and progressive as the people OF
Florida, we do not think it necessary
to say a word about the importance
of making these resources and ad-
vantages known at the Worlds Fair
or of the benefits to be derived there
from.
But something more than the will
to do is necessary. For a creditable
state exhibit, and we must have that
or none, all parts of the state must
act together in unison and harmony
Details must be arranged, and fund
, must be raised by individual and
voluntary subscription-and these
can only be provided for on salts
factory and equitable basis by a con
vention of the counties.
We therefore urge every county tt
call county convention and elec
delegates to the state convention tt
be held in Orlando October 7, ant
q we suggest that delegates be elected
on the basis adopted by Orang
: county, viz: One vote for every 2O'
e voters, but with two delegates TO
every vote, each delegate casting
half vote; thus insuring, possibly,
= larger and fuller attendance. |
\ every county will second the spiri
t that pervades Orange, our fair stat
e will be represented at Chicago in
8 manner to give US all just pride il
her present resources and confidcnc
in her future greatness: and the ex
hibit will be all the more creditabl
Q from it's being the free and sponta
neous action of progressive people
Most earnestly we invite the CO
t operation and assistance OF ever.
citizen, corporation and propert.
y owner interested in the welfare Q
t the state. Our corresponding secre
t tary will promptly answer all letter
of inquiry, and as a committee W
will cheerfully give any informatlo
}. in our power and show every coul
q tesv TO visitors at our executlv
o headquarters. Respectfully,
J. D. BEGGs,
a r g. ROBINSON. President