The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-26
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK }

After the preliminary address and re,
ports OF the secretary and treasurer,
which we're published in our last issue,
the society was ready for business. Be-
fore proceeding with the programme,
however, President Adams introduced
Mr.. A. G.. jackson, Florida's Worlds
Fair commissioner, who addressed the
society as follows:
Mr. President Ladies and Gentlemen ofthe So
cietY:
do not care to tale up but very few mo-
ments of your time. wish, however, to draw your
attention to few facts in reference to the pres
entsituation of Florida at Chicago. think that
every one of you feel impressed with the need
that Florida ought to make creditable display
at such great exposition. 1 think that you
also know that Florida may make such an
hibit as will be great credit to this State. The
present status of the matter is simply this AT
ter several months of very earnest effort. as the
result of the combined effort of all who may be
Interested in the latter, we have there at Chicago
a large and cOmmOdius State building. Wehave
large spaces in all the departments of the exposi
w
department. of any State 10 the Unon--,more than
thrty-two Thousand square feet have been
signed to us. We have received the hearty sup
port of all the exposition management. We have
such facilities there that say to you truth
fully that million dollars would not purchase it
at the present time, for the reason that they
could not be secured for love money. The
State building occupies the original site assigned
toto rs ia a n Old
Ft Marion. Hence if [ may, take the liberty
of reading q few words from the chief of the de-
parLment of horticulture. He has a great repu-
tation as a horticulturist. Hestates in his letter
to me that "It affords me great pleasure to state
that consider the Florida building the most
unioue d attractive on the World s fair grounds
Visitors linger longer and make more favorable
comments on it than any other State building"
He does not state that it is one OF the most at
+ractive on the ground-not an attractive build
inp-hut the most attractive, and that visitors
mako more favorable comments on it than any
other State building the grounds. 1t is i'm
nossibleto pen q stronger letter than the now
hold in nv hand, Itseems to me that withthese
facilities it is criminal to neglect to utilize them.
We have now pending in the Legislature bill
asking for a credit OF the unpaid balance to the
Enumeration fund. At first we thought of asking
the Legislature for 100000, but saw that the
LEGISLATURE would not vote that amount. Hence
the presest bill callsfor the expenditure of 81 900,
an unexpended balance from the immigration
fund. The bill provides that the money be ex-
pended by the governor, comptroller and the
commissioner of agriculture for the products OF
this State. transportation has been secured free
from any railroad station or landing in the
limits of the State to the exposition grounds in
Chicago. A concession not enjoyed by any other
State in the Union. Think of it. Having there
the largest space of any State in the Union; hav-
ing there building that the exposition manage
ment refers to as the most attractive on the