The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1904-12-09
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
The south Florida Fair Again.

Gt.ESWOOD, FLA, Dee. !, 1904.
EDITOR NEWS: The south Florida |
Fair is nov a thing Of the past, but
Is an event that must count yell for
the wellbeiRg Of the state, and esPee.
ally for those counties that made an
effort To shOW To the vast thrOng Of
people Who attended the fair, what
the resoTces of the state are. of
course, Il Was called the south Flor
ida Fair" but vas open TO the whole
state. The counties In the south
made the most effort 10 display their
products, and really astonished every
body With the magnitude, and variety
Of fruits, vegetables, grains, miner
ais, timber, STOCK, aud manufacturing
that IL being done over the state gen
orally. There we're thousands Of
hOmeseekeTs from the north and vest,
brought there by the liberal advertis-
ing and cheap railroad rates given,
aud the enthusiasm manifested by
such visitors told plainly that the
work vas Of great importance TO the
near future of Florida.
vOlusia can b. fairly counted a. in
south Florida, and had there been an
early start and a liberal effort on the
part Of her citizens 10 get out for ex-
addition the real resources of the
county, this county too would have
been benefited In the advertising 80
cheaply offered and - effectually
done.
HOWeyeT, the short notice given
and the small gathering Of fruit and
some other products, and maniac.
tured goods Of the county that was
put on exhibition there vas Of no
mean sort. The finest oranges, grape
fruit and tangeTines shown In that
great display, also the largest sPeci.
mea of Japanese cane, we're from our
county.
Il vas conceded by people and
Judges that in quality volusia county
stood az the head. Had our county
taken early steps to notify the fruit
grOHeTs and farmers Of the county
and the necessary enthusiasm been
manifested that vas given 10 the
other counties, IL could have easily
been proven that VOlusia vas second
10 no other county in the great state
Of Florida. There vas talk that the
fair would be repeated another year,
and IL 80 there should be no lack on
the part Of this county in making
such a display of its products as Will
be adequate for the possibilities Of
the county.
IL should be made a state fair com.
plete, and should be held few weeks
later than vas this one, 20 that the
fruit could be- better eOlOTed up and
more matuFed than Is possible to get
Ia % early AZ the middle Of November.
There l. no more eifIcient educator
Of the masses, nor cheaper adveTtis-
ing, than a Wsll-cOnducted fair.
Tampa did herself great Justice in
the manner she treated her visitors,
and the enterprise shown in the con-
dueting of % large a fair. Some Of
the railroads we're slack in notifying
their local agents about carrying
freight promptly and free a. vas adj
veTtised that they would do. There
was a good deal of freight and en-
press good that Sould not be deliver
ed Ia the cOnsiRnees till they paid
full freight charges. IL appears that
many agents OF small stations we're
not given instructions To ship freight
nor sell tickets at reduced rates, and
that alone kept many articles and
passengers away that would otherwise
have been there. NJ