Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-11-30
ALAcHUA AT THE FAIR.

STATE fhlFi
lone Of the Substantial, &c we'll A.
one Of the most attractive exhibits OF
the State Fair = that made bY the en-.
terpreiug eillEtnE Of ,Alaehua county.
By reason Of geographical posision
Alaehua cOonty comes within the spt.
ton diStFiet Ofthe sobsb. The exhlb-
its in cotton are smobg the best IN the
great industribt hall, and will unqOes.
tionhbly receive due recognition in the
awarding OF prizes.
"A practical denomination Of the
ginning Of cotton is given within the
booth. An Engine furnishes the power
for the operation OF . cotton Gin. Gin.
ming Sea leland cotton 80 II should be
done IL no easy task and not 90 simple
a. people generally suppose. To gin
cotton clean and have Il sample we'll
is TO have the work done on a machine
that 10 Is nearly psrfect % possible.
"The machine that 10 on exhibition
ct the Fair Ia the result OF the mechan.
lcsl RenioS Of = citizen Of GaiOesvllle,
James Doig, who worked for years IN
fetching HE invention 20 perfection.
The fact that this cotton gin, every
part Of It, IL manufactured in the city
OF Gainesville, makes Il Of peOulIsF IN.
tereSt to the people OF Alaehua county
and che hundreds who have watched
lie operation.
1.-THE exhibits Of cotton raised with.
In the borders Of the county ere made
BY o. o, Williams, J. @. DamplsF, W.
L. Clinton and Edward K. Anderson.
The bale exhibited by Mr.. Anderson,
who hails from High Springs, IL con.
Ceded by everyone who is interested in
the production OF cotton 20 be among
the best that has ever been exhibited
Ia the State,
1.-THE thriving city Of Gainesville
pFides itself that IL 10 q manufacturing
city - well ~ being 10 the center Of Q
county that produces fruit and vess.
tables. Alachua county suffered from
bhe bic freeze Of . lev years ego, and
che R1OWth OF citrus prod uetS was nat.
uFally retarded. The farmers and
fruit growers we're undaunted, and |
their display 10 q very CFedltable one
ADD worthy Of particular attention.
persons In full enjoy msnt Of health !
Are naturally not interested In such . |
gFueBomo exhibit 90 that made b. the
Planning and CONN Com
psny, bot those who realise that Ia
HE mldst Of life We ere In death, and |
WhO appreciate how important II 10 70
properly dispose Of the dead, will see
N exhibit Of caskets that are Of the
oeSt make In she eouatFy, The pro.
iucts OF this company are shipped 20
very part Of she United States.
"sugaF cane goes 10 make up'Ons OF
ne most interesting features OF the
AlAohua county exhibit, There are
many Que specimens Of ribbon cane,
white cane and Japanele cane. The
vas made BY the leading
aFmern and growers Of che county.
Corn, oats, peanuts, ohSStnutS,
llekoFynuts aud pecans make up an.
,lheF hns exhibit, The school board Of
iAInesvlllo made an oaeF Of . paid tIiD
o the State Fair 10 the boy who made
he laEgest collection Oi native WoOdO.
Master Tom Dole collected seventy
iine varieties and received the prise.
"In . geological way RAtuFe hes been
'eFy kind 20 AlAohUa county. In vast
Quantities are found rookie that may be
iced for paving purposes, ThlS ma
eFlal Il cent 20 different LaFts OF che
.ountFy and 10 one 81 ihe leading In.
IustFies, Toe exhibit IhoWS The ma.
eFial In dideEeRt varieties,
"T- .'enIlns aud rOsin, which are
ae0d "a large quantities, make up
no stores exhibit, The GOldsh
Rule BoItlihR Works Of Gainesville has
IN Interesting dISPlay Of ginger Gle and
'IhsF soft drinks that are prepared by
/ for The trade.
Nv, q, Smith Of Tacoma has brought
o the state Fair q gross OF iaN OF
.uGvA jelly, giving q fair idsa Of ths
IIsnt OF that Industry, The GAihes'
lille Nurseries, represented by Ne.
i'aveS, tts PrOsidS0t, has q dOIsR OF
more pecan treea In bud.
"AlacAaA cOanty produces q great
mount Of tsFllliseEs and thS standard
'eFtIliSsE Company, % Which Bunch Il