The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-05-11

opened TO the public next Friday
evening. Inasmnel as it was formerly
a graveyard, presume it will ever
bear its present cognomen skeleton
Park.p The place of mourning is
now changed TO place OF joy. The
Highland Park wilsnot be ready un.
til year or so. Several capitalists
of this city have bought large tracr
of land Immediately in the rear of the
Geological Garden and the Jockey
Club grounds aud directly above
them on the high ground in The rear.
Here they have set out hundreds of
trees, built fine conservatory and
cleared the land og all old stumps,
logs, etc. They viii now leave the
rest to Nature, and in a year or so
they will have the lost elegant place
in the vicinity to enjoy an afternoon.
Amusements here have been rather
dull. We have had a surfeit of stars
of our own production. First came
Mary Anderson the most famous,
then Julia A. Hunt also Kentucky
girl and now Selena Fetter, of Louis
willie. / hope they may all become
famous, not only for themselves, but
for Kentucky's sake as well. John
H. Snyder, a Louisville boy, makes
his debut in a fes days. Adding
Jennie Southland. Bianch Gray, Mac.
Howes and Jenni Kennarh, l am
afraid the rest ot tie world will think
us all stage struck John B. Cough
entertained us very much last We'd
nesday evening on Ae subject ePlat-
form Experiences. It was good
lecture, full ofstoriss and humor but
rather disjointed aud with little con-
nectlon. Mr.. Cough says he does
not claim that he * deep, but on the
contrary his lectures as general rule
are extemporaneos and it was
through exteml o,I neous speeches
that Mr.Gough ~ lired his fame.
Rnsiness heYta - - Ken rsther dull
i'Ifles5 HRy9e. e...1s q edlSies.
10 De great uealN Tobacco moving;
manufacturing Is sabrisk with low
prices. 1t seems that the most sue.
cessful manufacturers are those who
save the most and not those who
make the most. The success of a
business is not in the business but in
the man who conducts it. This is
true in almost every case except
where man has a monopoly or a
business of that sort where the profits
are large.
Distilling at present seems to be the
most popular business of Kentucky.
The richest men in the. city OF Louis.
vile to-day are distillers. Distilleries
are being built in every direction and
on every side. / am afraid that
Louisville will be the Whisky City
instead of the Falls City after while,
just as Cincinnati is Porkapolis or
Trinchinatt.
The great drawback at present to
the South is the L. & N. railroad.
There ought TO be a competing line
South or else some legislation dcne
to counteract the present evils. I
think can give two good reasons.
Not long since there was so much
freight going South that the L. GS N.
could not receive freights for points
beyond Atlanta for over a month,
thus practically cutting off a great
portion OF the southeastern territory
OF Louisville trade. Did this not
damage Louisville to a great extent?
Would not Southern merchants throw
their trade into other channels if
they were not sure OF getting their
freight from Louisville in a specified
time To-day we can ship from
Mobile to Louisville tor 25 cents per
hundred pounds. Reason, compe.
tition by water. What does it cost
to ship from here to other points
South not on the water Fully three
four or five times as much Reason
no competition. / ask any fair
minded man to show me the least
particle OF justice In this. But my
letter is already too long. With
best wishes tor the success of Florida
and especially Of those Kentuckians
who have gone there TO make.or to
break. IT. TT s.
Louisville, Hy., Mdy l, 1881.
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