The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-10-16

New YonK, Oct. ., 1879.

NEW York, Oct ., 1873.
+. n. OrUjs, ESq,
DEAR sm:--Your favor reached me
this morning. Having changed my resi-
dence occasioned the delay iu delivery of
your letter. Your proposition to build
hotel In Florida ought to commend itself
to capitalists. In the winter season that
state is oyer-run with Inyaids aud pleas
uro seekers, and the number and capaci-
ty of the hotels are wholly inadequate
to the wants Of both nvaIids and fashion,
able travel. Particularly SO is II in regard
to that class of people who want to
spend the winter season in the delightful
climate Of that state, aud yet have all the
comforts, social pleasures and gaiety Of
wel-appointed and well kept hotel. |
have spent several seasons Ia Florida,an
have observed the rapid increase Of win
ter travel, year by year; aud the last
three years travellers have swarmed like
bees over the state, trying to fud a COM
Portable place to hive and stay in. OF
the profitable return TO investors in hotel
property, either at jacksonville or st.
Augustine, there Is no doubt. From neceg-
sity and desire, the travel will for years
increase faster than accommodations can
be made ready for it. / believe you, un-
der many difficulties last winter, fully
demonstrated the paying value Of hotel
property by returning TO the 81. james
Hotel company OF Jacksonville, a large
dividend ou their invested capital Du-
ring the summer just past, have, through
the columns Of the Florida Repubhcoa,
tried to awaken the people Of Jackson
Vile to the importance Of providing
greater aud more complete hotels for
fashionable travel, which If done, is bound
TO doubIy enrich them by large returns
on the capital invested, and by the en-
hauced value Of All real estate aud busi.
ness Of that city. Ny views as to where
the new hotel should be built, are given
al length in those papers As between
/ jacksonville and st.. Augustine for loea-
, ton Of The new hotel, there Is not much
/ choice. jacksonville is nov the most ac-
casslble, 81, Augustine has some altrae.
F lious that the other has not, aud will not
I long remain 50 isolated. A cgmmodious
I hotel at either place, kept by man who
( kaows h0U n keep n hotet, viii pay large
returns on the capital employed. There
/ is little action, however, 10 be expected
/ from The citizens Of either place ia refer
ence 10 this matter. Southern people are
progorbisllY wbolo,soaIed aud liberal, bot
quiea aud toaeby in political and social
matters, always rcady 10 talk aud the8f-
ile-but iu material w9rk--in actual yl-
ial life belp and progress, they arc IN.
active. aud their lives move slowly 10 The
well wom grooves and rulg marked ont
by their fgrefsibers Combination 0f
capital 5r labor for lhe public good or
for individual profit Is less rarely formed
tIsan at The more eHterprising north IT,
Jacksonville there is il large Infusion gf
energy fresh from the north aai thar
elty is growing faster than aay of the south
era tgsus. Perhaps that fact may have
lts weight in determining your choice of
location f9r your hotel and self Interest
ought 10 stimulate them 10 second your
efforts by substantial action, father than
see the hotel bHilt at 50. Augustine, and
thereby hE ils character as ths leading
winter resort af the SOUTH
Y9nn truly,