Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-03-05
Iptter from Florida.
NO5.

h;,h upon request Will oe III, t''"
WI nv the commissioner OF tue BUREAU
!S immigration at Jacksonville. ms
VI oride will portray in the most roseate
Establishments of the printers ART, all
elh haa,,ties and wonders of the State,
sn1 will direct you, by all means 10 take
anu l;1e over the Atlantic, Gulf and West
aIi%; Transit Railroad, running from
H. H. ,ndina, on the Atlantic coast, through
Te Est fertile section of country, many
"",ninent towns, and surprisingly pic
I,resoue scenery, TO Cedar Keys on the
cnIf of Mexico, a place notable for its
.aImv air, enchanting surroundings and
ZINE FISHING.
Your landlord at Jacksonville will, out
fnure disinterested benevolence, urge
Won TO delay your trip month or Two
later. when the pleasure OF travel VIII DC
entranced by improved climate anu Tue
Increased attractions of advanced NeSel"-
lion: but you must escape ms ii''Poi'"
tries and obey YOUR Guide while your
enthusiasm over your prospective Le"S' 10
ot its height. But before yen tahe the
train il may not come amiSs 10 iic.i III 81
tho recital OF the experience OF your
credulous and inexperienced traNeilhS
correspondent. ..,,.;, 70
In company with my man "Friday,, "a
feIlow-travclcr who lately He'd from the
Canadian line, when the Mercury stood
st q degrees below zero left Jackson
yiIIc for Cedar Keys-by order of my
Eureau of Immigration Guide. y 70
niles ride westward over the Florida
central Railroad brought me TO the town
of Baldwin. WHARF the Transit Railroad
intersects, and where n couple months
ago. notorious band of gamblers was
raided upon, and one of its members
fatally shot; aud where the same school
Of sharks" continue to cntice unwary
travellers into their snare 10 sell them Il
good watch for 81. and at the same time
Iilch from them $40 TO 500 for z WATCH
not so good Baldwin is Il miSerably 10
Gated little village of swampy malarial
Surroundings and of q very unwholeSome
moral atmosphere. Ii needs reconstruct
ton badly. Ny BOOK marked Baldwin
az one of the prominent towns, owing
not 10 a 0ilful misrepresentation, bu:, as
editors sometimes say, to i "rYroGRArHI-
CAL ERROR
From this den of iuiquity journeyed
directly southwark, stopping for Short
time at another PROMINENT TOWN named
Jawty represented as having very su-
perior advantages, thrifty population OF
progressive spirit, general intelligence
aad culture. There is some talk, too, OF
taking preliminary steps towards pro-
Dosal TO consider the prOprictv OF erecting
school house and church building, with
the understanding that decided action be
deferred till the returns from the next
orange crop come III.
After leaving this prominent town"
and "muSt healthy location i'll the State,
consulted my Florida map, and discov-
cred that our course ran through coun-
" seat, made conspicuous by large X,
The name in large Roman letters, just as
Wheeling is marked OIL the map of West
Virginia. From prudential cOnsidera-
;ions withhold the name of this town.
1t being the second town, as TO population
in the county, Il afterwards learned that
there arc only two towns in the county,
nv loyalty 10 the Bureau of immigration
induced me to stop off for 4 day or two
10 acquaint myself with the thrittincSs
and prOgressivencSs accredited TO the
place by my guide. lt was night when
] reached the county seat, and, being
stranger in the place, suggested to my
man Friday" that We engage a cabman
or porter To conduct us To good hotel.
Upon alighting from the train, instead OF
being greeted by the shouts Of porters,
was put 10 the necessity of hunting
through the darkness for some one TO dl-
rect us to hotel. a lad informed me
that there was "nO hotel in town but over
there was family that TOXIN strangers.
We went cover there" and were taken
in" After we had been well suppercd
VIC were ushered into the parlor and into
the presence of two Judges, one of Cir
cult Court, the other of the County Court,
who had met for an interchange of legal
opinions. | anticipated a pleasant even
ing at listeling 10 points OF law and the
learning of the Bench, but in this | was
disappointed, for here, as elsewhere
throughout the State, the subject was
FLORIDA. Every person in the State,
if lie talk at all, talks of Florida, its pres
cnt advantages, its promises for the fu-
turc, its climate, soil and ORANGES. Those
who have been born here, those who came
here twenty years agoin young manhood,
those who came but one year agO-all
talk of Florida rs If it were Il new world
but lately discoveries world that will
make every man, who has faith TO enter
il, rich and happy. For four weeks had
heard nothing but FLORIDA from men,
women and children; and now that had
happened upon two learned Judges, pre-
pared myself to be treated TO an agreeable
change of verbal diet; vain hope! The
Hon. Mr.. Circuit aud the Hon. Mr.. Coun-
" opened conversation by an exchange
Of the usual formalitieS and civilitics con-
seQucnt upon the meeting OF official Dig
nitaries, when the Keynote WAS struck
by Mr.. County addressing Mr.. Circuit as
follows:
Judge, have you ever thought what a
remarkable State Florida is; that is TO
say, remarkable in the sense of being re-
markablc for its wonderful rcsOurces:'
Circuit-''Well, yes, Judge, it is re-
markable both for its present progress
and for its unimaginablc prospective &c
velopment."
County-"Don't you think Judge that
the State is remarkable for its adaptabili-
ty-that is TO say its adaptability to all
kinds of tropical-that is to say tropical
in the sense of all kinds OF tropical fruit
culture"
Circuit-"It certainly is remarkable,
Judge, for its ORANGE culture. 1t is as
founding TO see how much new ground is
being broken up for orange-groves. Peo-
pic from the North and West are daily
coming into all sections of the State, buy
Ing lands, setting out orange groves, and
laying the foundation for immense for
tunes; immense fortunes, Judge, In
MENsE."
County-''Isn't 1t remarkable, Judge,
how abundantly-that is to say album
dantly-the orange tree yields? BY the
way, Judge, have YOU ever seen, common
~ speaking, seen the large tree near
Waldo that bears TO- 600 oranges annually?
Remarkable tree!"
Circuit-"No, Judge, have never seen
IT.; but have seen two trees OF my own,
yield me SO apiece annually for the last