Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-12-19

oayed TO the Thousands Who viii
At,end-onIy Attractions Of a High
order Secured.
Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 1.-THE
,..-r notable event in the history or
FLORIDA. since the time of the Sub
.r.,..,al Exposition, will be the formal
,..ri.g of the Florida Mid-Winter
International Exposition in Jackson
...r Fla. on the night OF January
9Th 1905 On that occasion Cover
,,- nrpvard and staff will be present.
,ragram consisting of an address of
.,,erarulation, sent by wire, from
President Roosevelt, and addresses by
ualrr Sebring, aid other gentlemen
,. Nh, Jacksonville Board of Trade,
and .9ucludng with the rendition Of
.p. POSITION march, composed for the
occasion by Sousa, the Band King.
With the first ringing of the chimes,
which will be placed for the occasion
o. 'le big stage the director-general
q.. .ormally declare the exposition
Y-,n. and there will be a general re-
...ug. All the exhibits will be form
ally open for the occasion, and it is
.. .cted that there will be no delay
Whatever in this big event.
The exhibits will comprise displays
~ goods from foreign countries, in
Cldug a magnificent Japanese eX-
l5t. automobile and motorboat dis
rnls general merchandise and
number of splendid and well.arranged
contributions of products Of the soil
and workshops from counties in the
Stale of Florida One OF the most
l.-nicent displays will be that of
Iu,al county, the home of the expo
-'on this being in charge Of Mr.. J.
" White and his associates 1t will
Do arranged under the direction also
O. rho county commissioners of Du.
ST.. Another wonderfully effective |
display will be that of the Citizens |
La-ur from the ri.Cities-Daytona,
Iu.'uua Reach, and Seabreeze, The |
or OF Sanford's display will also be !
. n,r one
Every day other counties are max /,
'- arrangements for displays, and the |
-...ul impression seems 10 be that |
l...r i'm the history of the State has |
'.r. been. nor will there be for some !
'.. such a splendid showing of /
'... flowers, vegetables trees !
....- phophatrs, minerals speci |
'.. of artistic workmanship and /
"r articles calculated TO bring BE-.
. '.c hOme.ScekeT and tourist the T,
udNantages of Florida, the land .
. ..-hue and flowers.
..r these exhibits will do much ,
...hou great interest throughout /.
STAT" is unquestioned They will /
used in the Palace Of Industry /,
.. ,NpOSitiOn. and will be- Cnliveu. .
free acts and attractions Of all I
and other characteristics of a /
exposition calculated to not 4
Educate thr public, but 10 enter .
nI amuse it.
uu railroads OF the Stat" have .
shifted their Willingness and I.
I'D carry all exhibits 10 the
inter- Exposition free The I
'"rms which prevail at the Stat" F.
regards railroad transporta- !
ave been granted by the rail.
'u the Mid.Wintcr Exposition /.
vii. be- Z number of luWrat" .
u.- aud Instead of tifty cents |
'..' usually charged al eNpOsi +.
twenty-five cents will take cycrs F.
throughout the gNunds and f.
and give them royal tim" /.
U' the attractions that will l." .
- 'h" opposition viii De- the Bo-. I.
~.Ht animal arena, the COncy l. /
'art Incubator. the Johhstown /.
CaWry Miniature Railroad
Circular Swing. The lnEer
rgr' Eight, the ROYAL Berlin
Fed Flea Circus. Seminole VII.
b kiWo Village; banners Pic
>.N and many others Among
.." acts will b. airships balloon
a,rpplaues on exhibit. motor
...". live stock show. with pa +
tany-cuach parade. floral pa
Hardy. the high wire Wake.
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