The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-02-04
RESOLUTIONS
ON DEATH OF
BENZ. {. Min
GOVERNOR AND ADMINIsTRA-
TIVE OFFICERS OF THE ExEcu-
TIVE DEPARTMENT OF THE
STATE ADOPT RESOLUTION ON
DEATH OF COMMISSIONER OF
5 AGRICULTURE.
Special to The journal


Tallahassee, Jan. 3.-At a meeting
OF the Governor and the Administra-
tive officers of the Executive Depart
n'ent Of the State of Florida. held in
the Executive office, February End.
1912, the death of the Honorable Ben
Jainin Earnest McLin, late Commits
S1oner OF Agriculture of the State of
Florida, on the night of the 31st of
January, 1912. was announced; where
upon the following resolution was
unanimously adopted and ordered to
be spread upon the records of the
executive office:
Benjamin Earnest McLin was born
at Jonesboro. Tennessee. September
22nds 1851. He was educated in his
native state and at Hampden- Sidney
College, Virginia, after which he
studied law under his father. Colonel
John Blair McLin. After practicing
the legal profession in Tennessee for
ten years, he moved to Florida in
1885 on account of his wife's health
ana engaged In commercial pursuits
IN Lake county. He served by cleo
ton as a member OF the State Senate
in the session of 1895, 1897 and 1899.
At the Democratic State convention
held in 1900. he was nominated for
the Office of Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, was duly elected. and in January.
1901. entered upon the duties of that
der repeated elections by the people of
Florida until the time of his death.
Throughout the eleven years of his
service at the head of the States Agri-
cultural Department, Mr.. McLin de-
voted to the faithful and conscientious
discharge Of the many duties devolv-
ing upon him all the energies of his
mind and body. His conception of
duty as a public official was at all
times kept upon high place and he
was very jealous of the integrity and
efficiency of all his acts. Hir duties as
Commissioner of Agriculture were
many and varied and onerous-suffi-
Gent to tax the resources of any man.
Mr.. McLin always faced those duties
cheerfully and with a spirit deter
mined to render to his state the best
and most beneficial services that was
in him. He took conspicuous pride
in improving each branch of the pub
lie service which was entrusted to his
management; and he has left a record
of civic and official effort which his
successors may proftably emulate and
his loved ones cherish with deep salts
faction. In his death. his associates
in the public service are deeply sensi-
bic of the loss of a valued friend and
wise counselor, and join with his thou
sands of friends throughout the state
in the grief felt at the passing of this
excellent man and faithful official
In consideration of the exalted char
acter which the deceased had consist
emily maintained as a citizen, and of
his long and honorable public service
It is deemed proper that this express
sion of the esteem in which he was
held by his Official associates be in
scribed on the Archives of the state:
and it is hereby ordered, as a mark
Of respect to his memory, that the
flag on the State Capitol be displayed
at half mast for period of thirty
days: that all officers in the Capitol
be closed during the time fixed for his
funeral obseduies; that an engrossed
copy of this memorial be sent to the
widow of the deceased, conveying the
deep sympathy of the subscribers; and
that copies be also sent to the press