Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26
Florida as a Home for Northern
Men.

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Florida is attracting a fair share of
northern emigration, and the tide will
run hltherward much stronger, as it's
merits are better understood. Previ-
Gus to the war it had been little
known to northern men, except as
resort for invalids during the winter.
The war led great many of our SOL
diers to pass the summer there, and
afforded opportunities to become we'll
acquainted with its soil, climate, and
productions. 1t is not all swamp and
sand, but has good variety of soil,
much of it fertile, and we'll adapted
to the crops of the Gulf States, and
also to Semi-tropical fruits. The eli
mate is asserted by residents to be
one Of the healthiest, if not the most
healthy of all the States, and they
bring statistics to prove it. This is
probably true of the hammocks, and
Of the sandy portions, which contain
the great bulk Of the population. The
temperature is quite uniform, and
without the extreme and sudden chan
geS which make the sea board North
ern States so disagreeable, especially
in the spring. Besides the staple
crops of the South--cotton, tobacco,
corn, sugar and rice-it will produce,
in the southern part, the pine apple
and the banana, and plantain, and in
all parts, the lemon and orange. The
orange grows wild in the greatest lux
uriance and health, and it is quite rare
that winter occurs so severe as to
iniure the trees. These wild trees
make excellent stocks for the orange,
and they only need grating and cul-
tivation to produce fruit of the best
quality. Our northern men and some
of the natives, disappointed with their
cotton planting, are now turning their
attention to orange orchards, in which
there IS every prospect OF success
We hear of this kind Of enterprise in
all parts of the State. Almost every
Iandholder on the st. John planted
last winter, some by the dozen, and
. others ny the thousand. At st. Au-
gustine there are large plantations of
Z young trees, In the interior, and on
} the gulf shore, they are very busily
planting, meaning to supply the Gulf
: States with this fruit in a few years.
On lake Griffin, northern man has
: made a grove OF 1900 trees, by clean
) ing up a hammock Of forty acres. The
) largest grove in the State, now in
, bearing condition. Is on Indian river,
J contains about 1,500 trees. This is
, known all through the State as DUN
, mit's Grove" There is no doubt of
the success of this fruit, Or of the fl
: nancial success of any man Of good
e business capacity and horticulture
i *~~s~-, ~~'-e -~-ii +--.> bic oD++ontinn te
: this industry. Almost all phySica
, wants are easily supplied. Land i
p cheap, and stock need no shelter the
e year round. The Southern army fol
: a long time drew a large part of it;
e supplies of beef from this State. Pigs
t and poultry are at every mans door
y and require little attention With
: its climate and soil, Florida should
supply US with most of our tropical
fruits, and much other tropical pro
: duce. Coffee. tea, arrOw-roOt, guavas
7 pine-apples and cocoa nuts have all
/ been grown within the State, with sue
: cess, and probably only need foster
L ing TO become established and staple
crops. In our great seaboard cities
l oranges, lemons, and bananas are al
most as cheap as apples. Florida caG
: produce these and other tropical fruits
y in such abundance as to increase theil
: consumption tenfold, and make them
: cheap the year round, in all our large
towns and villages. This would be-
a great means OF health to our meat
eating population, and Florida woulC
- UC Gil ICuCu w LulS duuIGIUu W ueI Ill
: dustries. We wish the largest sue.
, cess to the emigrants to the State
and the fruit planters.
We make this extract from the New
York Evening Post:
d Gen. Grant said in our hearing
not long ago; "The rebels we whip
o ped as it was our duty to do; they
d fought US bravely, and l for one have
u no spite against them. If they behav,
S themselves, | shall think well of them
t But the copperheads and peace meI
of the North-the men who, during
the war; reviled the soldiers, encour
aged the enemy and did their utmos
Y to stop supplies and reinforcement
e to our boys in front-such men | can
' forgive; | will never forget them, no
/. have anything to do with them"
Tho MarouiS Of HoCtinuS uh,