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WINTER PARK, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1838fore t liin Iijih he*en left to chance, andit wjih always a question whether ahew comer in t lit* State would have t he1 r ^ 'good fort tine to fall in w il )i t hose who had made a success of their veiitures here, and could encourage him with a practical illuntration of how to do it, or whet her he would meet with those who eotild only offer him the disj’Our-aging picture of unsuccessful strugglesand hardship, as an illnst rut ion of hownot to do it, r . ..ifc lli* 1In every business that men engage in t here are many failures and partial successes for every nine of unqualified and brilliant sueeess, ami nothing else must he expected among those who roine to engage in the hnsinessof rankjug a living in Florida, especially if weconiine our attention to those pursuits which are peculiar to the State, j and therefore new to those who coiiii? here from outside. For every shrewd,sensible, business like man, who comes■hen* and takes hold of things with a linn grip that insures sueeess Iroin thestart, we luive a score of people whohave never been able to do nilteli elsewhere, and have come here in the vain hope that Florida might prove an en rt lily paradise, in which they eould livson t he fruit, as il dropped from 'tlie f rees into their laps. A hundred more art* well-meaning hilt not ovt r intelligent nor well-informed. The score, it is hardly necessary to say, fail here as they ha ve every where else. The hundred plod along, and by dint of hard work anti economy manage to9make n liv ing, but never, realize tie* success of tin* one. 'This is no discreditto Florida. It is only what we findeverywhere, and here as everywheretin* one man out of a hundred who is a complete success is the standard that we want to put before new miners, not to deceive them into a belief that all men can do as well, but to give them a standard of sueeess to guide them ill their estimates and their efforts. They surely will not come if they nee only failure, and they surelyAwill not succeed unless t heir effort Ha rerightly directed.SUB-TROPICAL EXPOSITION ODESuch an exhibit ion as that now open at Jacksonville will enable new comers, and t hose who ha ve come to make apreliminary survey of the ground withn view to locating, to sec what ean hedone here by those who know how to do it. and thus give them a correctstandard to work to, and an en-Vounigingfvicw of t hepossihilit iesnpcntot hem and t he rew'md of earnest amiwell directed effort *Besides the above there is. also astill larger munhcrof probable visitors to t lie exhibit ion who an* here merelyfor pleasure or temporary cHeapefroiii colder places, and have no immediate intent ion of set t ling here permanent ty, These will go home with a better idea of our resources and what can hedone* ' 1 L - #here, and -spread the informal ionamong their friends, thus advertisingus more *effectively than by almost any ot her possible means. In many cases too it may be the means of planting a seed in their minds thatwill somet ime grow into a desire tohave n home here after all. They may*- *he interested in fruit cm* flowers, cm* ot her things shown, and the desire to sec* what they can do with them max** aAeventually tempt them to try theirhands hen*, cm* someeitvmiislnnresnot. *• •now foreseen may lend t heili t o seek a wanner climate, ami then Florida will not hi* cpiite so vague a pic! lire in I heir minds. In man) ways the tlnngstlieywill see will make* a favorable inipies sioii upon them, which will not he*wasted.Last bill not least, the exhibition will he visited by thousands of our own people, who will see what others have* accomplished, and be st imuhited to go horn** and make* a new: effort themselves; and thus the* strongest possible influences will la* set at work to increase and improve* can* production, This in the long run will prove of more value to tlie State than any■ • t v i# *i • * 4 ramount of advert ising. We hope thatever one who can, both residents mid visitors, will see the exhibit inn find encourage their friends to do so.Had! silli decked l^Uren uf lilorvIhtil ! State of song and story. Legends and allegory,Florida t la* fair ! flail to thy tropic bowers,I IniI to thy fruits and flowers,Sunshine and gcut)e showers,A in I t h v halm v air.Hail to thy rivers flashing;Lukes, rills, and fountains dashing, Though not from tnoimtniiiH c rashingSparkling, ladd, and sure.Out from thy hosoni gushes,Like* maidens litcigtiing blushes,Or manhood * tender Hushes,♦Streamlets fresh and pure.Forests with odors weighted* Hreer.es with perfume* freighted, Brightest of hinds created,Lovely Florida!Land where the sick life wearvFlee from long w inters dreary,I nto thy clime ho cheeryBright peninsula!See here the jasmine trailing On zephyrs soft, exhaling Sweet fragrance, seaward sailingFilling every breeze.11 ere in majestic splendor , Bloom grand magnolias tender Neath them aznl«*as slender Kvery eye to please.Far hack in darkened age*Head we on history's pages That warriors, saints, and sagesLa tided on lt;mr const, i lere glen find Castilian lances,And many fond romances¥Weird media*vul fanciesLured 1 he Spanisli host,Now, in the glorious present, . Here mingle lord and peasant, Neath tropic sun so pleasant. Beveling in delight ! that bless this Exposition!May it mu* State's great missionopr to the world s broad visionOlorioiis and bright !ju-r 7\ o, SunmwrN,FLORIDA’S EXHIBITIONThe opening of t he Sub-Tropical Exhibition at Jacksonville, last week* 1 • . * 4Thursday, was an important event in t la* history of our State, It means tin*exhibit ion t o the world in a comprehensive und intelligible form of the re-' Q M * 101sources of the State and the* indue**-F % 1V 4 k L ■nicnts which it offers to those who would come and set t le here. Hereto-
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Fri, Jan 20, 1888
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