Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-09
LETTER FROM SUWANNEE COUN
TY, FLORIDA.
Refreshing ShOwers-WaItIng for a
Boom Solid on Temperance -
Truckers Out of. Pocket - Slow
FreighIs-TheY Like the stNeWs."

WELLBoRN. FLA, July 9Th, 188l.-EditOr
Morning NeaoS: 1 see some correspondent
keeps you posted in regard to the items of
news in and around our community, but it is
seldom you get regular letter, so will write
a brief one; which hope win be interesting to
your intelligent readers.
The weather is pleasant now to some we
had last month For two weeks during last
month it was very warm indeed and was also
dry, from which the crops suffered some, but
we have had some refreshing showers lately
and things are fresh and green now. The
nights are very pleasant. Our part of the
country is not building up very fast now, but
after awhile we think those in search of homes
will find that home in this community will
be pleasant and profitable. We have some
GOOD farming lands here and persons can buy
or rent just as they prefer. We have school
In town ten months during the year. We only
have one church in the place, but there are
several near. AS for health, we cannot be sur
paused. 1t is just as healthy as a place can
be-
We cannot pass without mentioning the tenn
perance society here. 1t has been in active oper-
alton for over twelve years. and is still in active
life and is likely to continue. 1t numbers about
seventy-fve members State temperance
convention is being talked of and will pretty
soon be agitated all over the State. The object
interest of the temperance cause and to try
and promote its interest in every way possible.
In other States conventions of this kind are
being held, and we in Florida must fight
against the evils Of intemperance also.
The vegetable business was q failure here
this season. A very few persons made little
money, while majority lost. The reason of
this is attributed to several causes. Among
the most notable are these: First, the cold in
jured them considerable, and the second was
in transportation. The facilities for transpor-
tation were very poor indeed, and our shippers
lost great deal by it. The merchants reported
very fen received In good order and we know
of one time that the steamer left a good many
crates in Savannah because they could not
carry them. Consequently they had to lay
over and wait for the next steamer, and by the
time they reached New York they were worth
less, being ten days on the route. We do hope
this matter will be arranged before another
season. If it is not it will be no use to ship at
all.
There is now, and has been for several
months past, good deal of complaint among
the business men here in regard to the trans.
portation of freights between here and Savan-
nah. 1t takes from six to ten days usually to
get freight here, which is a great annoyance.
1t seems like we ought to get freight here
sooner than that. We hope the officials will
look after this, and try and remedy 1t. A car
load of very fine melons were shipped from
here to-day.
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here every week, and is growing more popular
all the time.
Every family in the States of Florida and
Georgia should have the NEWS.
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