The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-04-11
ImDr~SssOaS Of - VksIGOr -ss The
BeautifaI Mill Coanary OF NorEh
Florida

JACKsoNVILLE. FLA, April 4, 1893
EdstOr FEOrsdiGa. -Te-mOrrow, after q soiouru
of more than three months in Florida, 1 leave by
Steamer ST. Johns fol- Savannah and Charleston
thence by rail to points beyond. On the eve Of
my departure, if you viii allow it, will nots
something of my observations and impressions
had and received in I" The Land Of Flowers." ]
came not as an invalid, but to see and eniov /: 70
bask in the genial sunshine, and to inhale The
balmy breezes; to behold your beau iful rivers
and crystal lakes, your growing towns aad
tightening railways, your valuable forests and
matchless groves; in shorf, your wonderful re-
sources and rapid progress,
have now seen much of your State, for,
mark you, this is my second season here. have
visited Western Florida and Pensacola. lis me-
tropolis have seen some of ITS turpentine farms.
mammoth saw-mils, cattle and sheep ranches.
have seen also much of the Peninsula having
visited Gainesville, Cedar Keys, Ocala, Leesbure
and Tampa; have gone up the ST. Johus, taking
In Palatka, Volusia, Enter rise and Sanford
yes. and Orlando, too; have visited Fernandina
and the historic old town OF ST. Augustine: have
roamed thFOugh the magnificent orange groves
of the Lake Harris region, al sundry places on
the St. Johns, and on the Atlantic and Gulf
coasts. have also been over the line Of rail-
way from this city to the Chatiahoochee river,
stopping at Lake City, Live Oak and ITALIA
hassee, your beautiful capital city, where spent
about seven weeks very pleasantly.
i There are desirable localities and Interesting
features in every SECTION visited but sho9ld any
one ask me where To find the best country in
Florida, taking all the advantages aud disadvan-
tages into consideration, as climate and soil, field
and garden products, fruits and flowers, water
and forest, undulating surface and beautiful
scenery. I would say go TO Middle Florida There
you will find the orange, the lemon, the grape,
the peach, the pear and other fruits; all the
garden vegetables that can be grown in the
United States, and some of them every month in
The year; oil the neld crops common in the
Southern States; and horses, mules, hogs, cattle
and sheep, may be abundsntly and probably
propagated. For the growth Of the orange and
other semitropic fruits. as specially, localities
further south are preferable; but for the perma
nent settler, who wishes to produce from the
coll lAsnecessary products for the subsistence Of
his family and domestic animals, the bezatiful
hill c'unny Of North Florida is decidedly lhe
best Here the farmer may grow almost anything
he may desire, whether of the field, garden, or
orchard. The climate is delightful, even 10 win
ter; snow and ice are rarely to be seen; and in
summer the weather 10 moi 30 hot az 10 States
farther North, the Atlantic and Gulf winds serv-
ing TO modify the heat What is here said sp-
plies TO all North Florida but the best of this Is
in what Is known as Middle Florida-the Talla-
hxssee country. 1t is empha.ically the Eldorado
Of " The Land Of Flowers" 20 s'2fasaih
\ And now Is TO Tallahassee, the present cap
ital of the State. say present capital. because
there has been some talk as to It's removal. So
Ear % have yet seen, Tallahassee occupies the
prettiest site for city and capital in the State
Gainesville, one ofits rivals il not comparable
It. Indeed lie equal can't be found, # We consider
only its beauty Of situation Bot there are other
and weightisr considerations Withahe eosnp3e-
ton OF the railroads from TallahAssse 70 Peasa-
cola. from Live Oak p Tampa and beyond. and
nom Pilkika 10 Indian river, every part Of the
'Gsale VIM have rapid accsss 70 the capitol The
kssssest rital VIII yss 30 5ound u lJschsoavilei
10 allw mSfnre Feaeolloa lha people win asssr
.yots 10 establish ths capilal hegA The Goys1ef