The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-08-29

TO us ASKS, dmOAS OonOA
"Why don't you sling in a little
politics occasionally" In reply
will state for his benefit and all 9TH
ers, it is not our mission. We have
q more important object in view.
In years agone we have wallowed in
the dirty pool of politics to our
hearts content, but for all time to
come have stepped down and out.
Several times in these columns we
have urged that delegates should
be appointed to attend the Worlds
Fair convention, but thus far no &C.
ton. Now we have this suggestion
to make to the Leon County ALI
ance: At your first meeting in Sep
TENDER transmit your business in the
forenoon. In the afternoon throw
your doors open and invite all who
are in favor of Florida being prop
erly represented at that time to come
in. BY so doing it will enable this
county to select delegates and make
all the other arrangements. At
same time an expression of senti-
ments can be reached.
Orange county has done nobly.
Let it not be said that the capital
county Of the state refuses to act.
We are entitled to one delegate to
every 200 registered voters. Shall
we be properly represented? That's
the question.
Judging from legislative stand
point it looks just as though we were
apparently blind in this matter and
have lost all of our enthusiasm.
We cannot afford to 60 to Chicago
unless we 60 in good shape. No
Cheap John affair for an exhibition
building will do. Time, money and
lots of labor will be required, and
100000 is the least we should ask
for. We must compete properly
with California and not let them
Guido us in any shape or form. We
would be pleased to hear from the
Alliance on this subject.
Landing Florida pears in New York
already baked is new featurein the
shipping line, but DIR. Radford has
done it Tell you how it was: He
shipped barrels of LeConte's via
good ship from Savannah and the
mate placed them around the boiler
and they landed in a baked condi-
tion. the market must have been
glutted the day they arrived for the
doctor only received 40 cents for his
8 barrels. On the same steamer Mr..
George Lewis and others from this
county had over 200 barrels and they
have brought suit against the good
steamship.
For a month past we were hard at
work destroying suckers, now we are
engaged in cultivating them and
have the promise of good second
crop.
DIR. Radford is cultivating sucker
crop that bids fair to equal the
original crop.
Paris green is the thing for all
insects that loaf around growine
tobacco crop. Use it next year by
all means. We have tried il
effectuaIly and know whereof
we speak. One spoonful to buckle
of water that's all.
1t is TO be hoped that Judge Sharon
who is now in New York City, will
be successful in selling the tobacco
crops Of this district at remunerativ'
prices.
On the afternoon of August "a W.
landed the last of our first crop o
one acre and a half of Vuelta Abaj
tobacco safely in the sheds. Som
said to us, you are late-maybe SO
but one thing we take notice, W
avoided the ravages of the bud worn
to a great extent, and had the bene
fit of good growing weather ever,
day. Yet we have 200 plants Sc
July % to care for They are look
ing fine. When tobacco is properl.
housed we consider the principa
trouble about over. What is to fol
low seems TO us to be more partic
ular work than any yet done.
No doubt many of the new grow
ers will think tobacco handling te
dious business. Let them remembe
that what they do be sure it is don
well.
Marshal Isler ought to have goo
tobacco for he is curing it in church
TOBACCO EXPERIMENT.
On the 26th day of June we Wer