Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-02
FLORIDA.
An Ola Citizen Of gemphis ON MS Way
80 the Everglades and the silver
sPTiBgs-What he saw
by the Way.
The Italy OF Ameriea-TrOpfeaI PrOdue-
tiOns-InvftatiOn 20 Tourists. Pleas
urS-Seekers, InEaIids and I'm.
migranss-EGe.



JACKSONVILLE, FLA, November,
lS74.-GOu will please excuse the liberty
/ take in addressing you; do so with
more freedom, after an intimate reading
acquaintance with the APPEAL over
the third Of a century, long and pleas
ant Intercourse with your predecessors.
Accept my sincere wishes for you and
yours, that your expectation may be
fully reached, and that the APPEAL.
pecuniarily and political, be signal sue
cess. / congratulate you in your con-
nection with your Junior, Felix NJ, q
worthy son Of noble parentage. After
voting the throughout and Jelfersonian
Democratic ticket, as always (only one
vote to regret-H. g., left on the third
for this place, after telling few bye
bye Qeave-taking not so pleasantly. Had
safe and agreeable trip; picked up some
Old and made few new acquaintance.
At Chattanooga came uD with our former
citizen and representative, James Lamb,
Esq, with his most estimabIe wife,
daughter Of my "lang syne" Middle Ten
nessee friend, DR.. Bonner, who, like our
mutual friend Ben. Bedford, boys of the
eighteenth century, are living mile
stones on the ROADSIDE, directing the
good old way TO respectability and
wealth. Stopped one train at At
lanta, Georgia. The city has
improved very much, in good and subj
stantal manner not 50 much for display.
the entire city giving the appearance of
prosperity and business. ] arrived here
on the sixth IN good condition, very
thankful; In this truly land of ufruit
and tlJWers,n of Hbirds and blossons.ii
received most hearty welcome from
kindred and friends; the weather most
delightful, the climate over my descrin.
tive powers; viii only say 80 soft "a
Dalmy, with clear sky, and bright sun
AZ me as you can possibly imagine il fG
be Tor comfort and pleasure. A a., I,.isb
gentleman and traveller remarked 10 me
IT Is the perfect Italy Of the American
climate OF the American confinant y
jacksonville is situated, as Won are
aware, on the st. Johns river. 0ne-bslf
/ 70 lhree-quarters Of mile wide. formine,
pay beautiful sheet Of salt water
with gentle current in and out a. me
tlde nOWs and Gibbs. The land surround-
ing - not very rich; sandy soil, with
gOoo foundation, producing sugarcane.
riceI tobacco, etc. Fruits Of ali kinds
oranges, bananas, figs, grapes. are
largely represented, with but little labor
] ~ 1-S piSues NHe ScuppernOng vine
pointed out to me, was told one wear
produced nve hundred gallons OF wine.
Inns may appear Incredible, but | have
u from such authority that ] cannot
doubt It. On some Of the frihuts.
ries OF the st. John, wheat, corn. pofa.
toes, yams, ETC., are grown profitsblv.
| oysters, mesh from the beds, are ia gresf
abundance, and fish from the salt and
fresh Wa5ers are supplied In great
| quantities. The country produces
everything the heart could desire
ia such abundance and with such
little labor that everything is cheap and
can be had by both rich and poor. Gem
eral Stevens, formerly large sugar
planter 81 Louisiana, IL Of laie wears
growing extensively the sugarcsne, and
70 some extent coffee in the West Indies.
be visited Florida The fOTepart Of this