The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-08-14

set forth at what Is 10 be destined Inc
greatest show on EARTH" In my judg
ment, the legislature pursued short
sighted policy in falling to make an APP
preparation for this purpose, always sup
posing it had the constitutional authority
to do SO; and now the next best thing to
be done is for the enterprising people of
the state to come together in convention,
have free exchange of views, and re-
solve that the state shall be represented.
have no Florida land to sell and SO
am free from the suspicion of being a
"boomer," but have travelled over the
state from one end 70 the other, and
from its eastern to its western limit, be-
coming well convinced Of its many adj
vantages that two years ago decided to
make it my future home; and this. too,
after having seen something of more
than half the states of the union. But
while ii is apparent to one who has
travelled over it that the state has many
advantages and almost boundless re-
sources, these advantages and resour-
SEES must be made known to the world if
they are TO be made useful, and in no
way can they be SO thoroughly and
widely made known as by a grand dis
play at the Worlds Fair. 1t was my
good fortune to visit the exposition at
Ocala twice last winter, and while 1
know that if the people OF the whole
state will unite, they can make greater
display than was there exhibited, that
aggregation of the products of The state
was magnificent testimonial 10 what
could be done and was being done on
Florida soil. Such display Lere in
1898 will do more for the advancement
of the state in material prosperity than
it will cost, ten times over.
Theresare two things which Florida
very much needs; first, men and money
to develop her natural resources and i'm
prove the many advantages with which
nature has blessed her; and second, a
market for her products. Judicious adj
vertislng will secure both of these, and
the Worlds FAIR will be an advertising
sheet spreading all over this continent
and having supplements for the conti-
nents beyond the seas!
The best class of emigrants that has
ever come to America are those from the
old mother country, England, no mat
ter what may be said of German thrift
and Irish pluck, and that England will
take deep interest in the Worlds Fair,
make grand display, and furnish q
large quota of visitors to it, is now as
sured. Commissioners from here have
recently arrived in England and their
| reception has been most hattering i'm
deed, and the interest manifested by
English capitalists and journalists in the
Fair clearly shows that England is alive
to her best interests and will not let pass
unimproved SO good an opportunity to
advertise her wares, while at the same
time her enterprising SONS will be "spy.
| ing out the promised land" But how
are they to know where lies the garden
of the gods" unless the inhabitants of
the garden points out the way? Much
English money is already invested In
Florida and some of her best citizens
were once subjects of queen Victoria,
and it is simple question of whether
we want more of the same sort.
But we not only want men with
brains and money to develop the re-
sources which we have in plenty, but
| when these resources are made fruitful
we want, or will want, = market for our
products; and just here we should not
forget that Florida has competition ali
along the line South Carolina com
petes with her in rice and in her newly
discovered treasure of phosphate; Louis
| lana completes with her in sugar, while
California is entering all her markets as
rival In fruits and early vegetables.
But Florida has two advantages over her
rival on the Pacific. which 1t is tasking
the energy of the latter to overcome.
First, Florida is nearer the great mark
cts of the east, and second, her vege-
tables and fruits, where known, have
preference in the market; but what
California lacks is natural advantages
her people make up in perseverance
and energy, so that in this market,
which is in Florida's legitimate terri
tory, find the products of California
crowding the stalls and shops, while
Florida seems to have rnodes.ly taken
back seat. So much is our Pacific
rival alive to the importance of adver-
Using her wares that the last legislature
ia that state made an appropriation of
$500 900 to be expended in an exhibit at
the Fair. And Florida has appropriated
nothing! A recent dispatch from Sacra-
mento, however. says that State Comp
troller Colgan doubts the constitution
atty of the appropriation act, and will
use none of the funds until he has OBJ
tanned decision from the state supreme
court on that point.
There is much activity manifested In
Worlds Fair matters, a great deal of
work is being done and it appears now
that all will be in readiness for the for
NAL opening in October, 1892, when the
buildings are to be completed, though
the Exposition proper win not open till
May, 1898. But while that seems long
way in the future, the time is short for
preparations on so grand scale, and if
Florida expects to secure desirable space
aud make creditable showing, she has
not day 10 spare. Then let every
county in the state send able representa-
iives to Orlando instructed to devise the
best means of showing to the assembled
multitude which will be here from every
part of the inhabited globe, what
grand country We have between the At
lantic and the Gulf, where extremes of
heat nor cold never come. where the
poor find remuneratiye employment,
the man Of means profitable fields for
investment, the invalid restored healt h
and the sportsman paradise. TO be-
come poetical:
He can swing his hammock meath the orange
trees,
While his brow is cooled By the son sea breeze,
As perennial flowers the air doth scent
With odoEs Of plenty and sweet content
Very truly.
D. f. ARTHUR
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