The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-10-30


n i calY about thirty. Csc niles frou
] aeksanslle and ftesu or sixteen fram
81 AugBsuue. meatiaa this place 70
you bccause II IS. as I said before. one
Of the most beautiful situations ia
Florida. When you come Down 70 De-
eide about where you viii build, 1
should adyise you 20 take a look al it
Tams, Fla.. Oct Is. 1878
Dear s1r.
/ have seen in the Florida papers
notices Of your intention 20 build a
winter hotel ia eur state. The natural
advantages possessed by this place, or.
Clear Water Harbor, are equal to any
b. be found Tho climate is far supe-
nor to Fast Florida A great many
visitors come here every winter aud
more would come If they could get
places to stay.
IruAc,, n. Y, Oct y, 1878.
Dear SIR.
must confess myself not sufficient,
acquainted with Florida to give advice
In relation to the best location for your
contemplated hotel My whole expc-
rieucc is limited to some FIVE months
residence on the west coast, in a portion
Of the state very sparsely populated,
and at the distance of forty-seven miles
by land to the nearest post Office The
climate at Spanish Point, on Little sa
rasota Bay. for wiuter residence is
delightful, AMI can scarcely be sur
passed at any point in Florida. or else
where The difficulties Of reaching it
offers obstacles too great to warrant an
establishment Of the kind you contem-
plate. At Cedar Keys, the only prac
teal point on the west coast that ! Wis
tied, the wants of the travelling com
munity in hotel accommodations is Sc
verely felt was greatly pleased
with your cnterplising city Of jackson
vile, and the magnifcence of the beau
tiful river on the banks Of which it is
located. For fishing and hunting, as
well as ailording a fac field for the
naturalist my preference would be for
the west coast. A point of easy access
from which excursion parties could
readily penetrate the interior, with
moderate fertility Of soil and freedom
from malaria should be selected in pref
erencc TO all others. As a sanitarum
tie Florida climate offers advantages
greater than any that can be reached
on American soil east Of the Missis-
sippi river especially for diseases Of
the air passages. The Yellow pine,
Ptnus paiuStris, , that covers so much
of the surface of Florida is an impor-
tant adjuyant in the relief, if not in the
cure OF consumption.
KENTUCKY, Oct. %, 1873
Dear Sir:
received your circular some days
since, aud should have answered it
sooner, but was prevented from doing
so, and | would now say in answer
that having been two winters aud a
a portion of third in Florida, and
having been pretty well over the state,
the northwestern, and extreme south
ern portions excepted, [ should say
that either Jacksonville or st Angus,
tine would be the best place to build a
large hotel, though think good
hotel at almost any point on the st
Johns river would pay well Jackson
vile may possibly, just now be the best
point, that is, would pay best, though
am not sure of that, but as soon as
better facilities ale given for reaching
st Augustine | believe that will be
the best place in the state They are
now trying to organize a company to
build a railroad direct from Jackson
vile to that point, distance about forty
miles, through an easy country to make
railroad in. | have visited Cedar
Keys and Tampa on the Gulf coast,
Jacksonville, st Augustine aud New
smyrna on the eastern, and variOu S
points on the st Johns from Jackson
vile to Enterprise, and also Gainesville
and Ocula m the interior OF the state
and have crossed from MelonviIe to
Tampa passing near Orlando and from
thence by land to Gainesville, and TAX
ing all things into consideration !
should select st Augustine. | expect
to spend most Of my time there while
in Florida hereafter With best wishes
for your success in the undertaking
am yours truly.
Nav YoRK, Oct. II, 1873.
| Dear Sir;
st Augustine is on the sea and thc
most desirable place, all things con
sidered, for large hotel. Visitors cat
| go to any point Of Florida and return
to it with safety after most Of tb,
places on the upper st Johns begin t,
be unsafe for northeners. Every one
will desire to explore that wonderful
rivcr where the climate is finer thar
that o. any part Of Italy; but no one
y no has ever sailed up the st John's o.