The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-03-05
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THE kAND of FLOWERS.

We received some days ago the followios
letter written by Yirginian, Low residing
in Florida. AS nan3 Inquiries are made
about Florida, We publish IL for The lntesma
ton Of our readers
Mellonoille, Orange e.. Fla, Feb 9, y
MAJ s. nj yosT.
I Dear sir: The 221 January number OF you
paper has been handed me by MIR Il. Baker
Of Nelson county, Va, who married my Old
est daughter. am from Clarke county va
Col. Jno. Balain, Of your city, and mysel
were at the University of Virginia - 1881
aud he is the only friend l have ~ yo"
immediate section From Drtice haV'
| inst obse, we'd in The papers, fear Vel. Bald
win is numbered amongst the dead NY At
tention has been called TO a comu unlca'ioI
headed 'Fhe Land Of Flowers" Capt. J
/ G. Marquis and Or A. b. Arthur ~ |
these gentlemen had given ne the opptrt.u
nity, | being virginiao. and the only VAr
giniau keeping house Of entertainment 10
the State Of Florida, it would have given
me great pleasure to have added information
that I have summed up 10 a four years So
iourn 10 the Land OF Flowers. My expe-
rieuce as druggist and as proprietor of the
MeIlonyile House, the only house OF enter
tainment at Melonyille | think is worth
something to the public. I could have in
formed them that Mellonvile is the head
Of navigation for large steamboats,. Small
boats continue up the ST Johns river. from
so 10 $50 miles further south. At 60 miles
from Mellonyile. by boat you pass the 40
frost line. At Mellonville landing passen-
gers get Of Fort Read, or the Orange
House, two miles out, and for tho Rlgelow
Hotel. at Maitland, LIZ miles out by hack -
I could further have informed them that the
sour or native orange is now being pat to
three different uses LET, In middle Flori-
da the juice is being extracted on large
scale and is sent to New York City, and
then made into delicious wine. I'd, 4 large
chemical arm iu Norfolk, Va purchases all
the sour or native oranges They ean get, and
make them into perfume, VIII oh am told
sells rapidly. Sd, Orange Bltters, safe
guard to all diseases pertaining to the South.
aud one Of the finest toncs ever discovered
The debilitated are toned up and thrive Oh
it. Some observing persons think or assert
that the day is pot far of when the native
sour orange will be more valuable than the
sweet orange. Two or more simple and
cheap ways have been discovered for pre-
serving the sweet orange, for six or eight
months, when it will be just as good as when
aays from the tree, and sweeter than when
fresh from the tree Oranges can be had
here at MeIlongille at Gets each. Que
fourth or say one-half cent will pay all cost
for preserving them 6 mouths, when they
would be worth FIVE cents here. The last
of the orange crop from south of this that
went to market last March or April was
worth cents each here, aud sold by the
quantity in Jacksonville at from to 10
cents, aud the same oranges sold in Boston
at l2cts each What an opening for money
and energy! We waat money aud energy
only here to make this the most desirable
section in the United States There are lii
tie villages sprlnging up all over Oranse
couoty, but at Mellonvlle Landing there
will some day 3e town that will rival Jack
sonvile. We have nine stores including
the Landing, all within two miles square
five OF which are at the landing LABOR is
scarce and high, say from Is to $40 a month
and board Land purchasers coming here
should never locate .hurried'y, but should
look the County oUer aed make their own
calculations as they might see when toe
late where they could have dune better
| Very respectfully, &c.
| Isaac I. HITE