Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-29
ALAcHuA's EXHIBIT.

taken from The Tampa Tribune OF No
vembeF 24th. demonstrates that the
Board OF County Commissioners mad
no mistake when they selected N. A
CalIison as general Fair commissioners,
as we'll ss the ub-commissioners "a
assist him. Each member of the
Board Of County Commissioner has
also been especially active in working
up the exhibit, and the result is that
Alachua county Is more creditably
represented ct the State Fair this year
than at any Fair heretofore held in
Florida. The Tribune Gays:
"Pstriotically decorated IN the
beautiful colors OF the great Florida
State Fslr-orsngs and WHITEHALL
chua county's big exhibit makes st
once beautiful and az imposing ap.
peaTsnce, thoroughly representative Of
the extraordinary resources Of one Of
FloFids's fineSt sections.
"That Alschus coUnty's exhibit is
such a varied and complete one. is
due to great extent to the efforts OF
her energetic Fair commissioner, N.
A. Callison, manager of the Spring
Park farm, Gainesville, who is in
charge; II. s. Graves, the prominent
horticulturist; 7. J. McRae, formerly
OF The Atlanta Journal and The Ma
con Telegraph, who has charge OF the
arranging Of the displays, and their
charming lady assistants at the booth,
Miss Kittie Carlisle and Mise Dampier.
It is to Mr.. McRae that the reporter
was indebted for showing him through
the exhibit.
"Most dvantaReously located in q
favored part Of Florida, Alachua coun-
ty is q region Of great opportunities,
and great natural re-
sources, to which its exhibit gives a
good index Nearly everything the
citizen Of Alachua county needs TO
make him happy, prosperous and
wealthy, is found within the county's
borders. A citizen OF Gainesville can
almost surpass the feat OF the famous
Atlanta man who travelled from there
10 St. Louis in a wheelbaTow made In
Atlanta, wore clothes made In Allan
IA, and ate only food coming from
Atlanta.
ION the whole, Alachua's exhibit
shows up especially strong in sgricul-
.ural prod ucts, cotton growing, phos-
ohate, minerals and manufactures,
making very attractive, interesting,
instructive and well.rounded
display indeed, and one OF which every ,
,itizen Of Alachua county may we'll
eel proud.
Notwithstanding northerly posi-
ion in the State OF Florida, her dis !
LAY OF citrus truits, oranges, lemons
md grapefruit, is unusually fine, ez.
iiting the admiration OF everyone en-
eFing the exhibit. The fruits we're
ampled by The Tribune reporter and !
we're found 10 be OF excellent favor
70 we'll as OF inviting appearance.
"Not only are fresh fruits shown, but
AIMED and preserved fruits OF neatly
very variety grown In Florida we're
cen ia the industrial department.
'wenty-elsht varieties Of preserves .
IRE on display, and many things for !
which no prizes are offered. AlaehuA's i.
isplay Of both homemade and fac.
DRY products along this line is very :
complete, \
"a beautiful collection Of native ;,
roods. embracing % varieties, holds
ne attention and sxeites the admirA.
ion OF the visitor. A cypress block !,
,early ak feet In diameter. cot 90 feet :
rom the ground from = tree ~ feet IN n
iameter At the bsse. 10 shoWn. Be- =
ide the same tree stood another from n
which many thousand shingles were ].
made. The former tree was i22 feet
Ugh.
Naval stores form an important !,
art OF Alschua couniy's Hne'erhlbii. =
he manner Of tspping ths trees is =,
hown. A sample Of pore tuFpeutlns !,
from pine knots aod q
rec stumps by q nee procc's shovt ii
hst many Of Florida's so.eailsd /.
~sste rnsteViaiti viii Weld a good
roat when enterprise tnd inventive
sAius meet.