Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-29

hlCl Cc ulSCOluS anu the waning confidence
of the past thirty years. Throw them in.
bury them deep, and let iubilate rather
than misere be chanted over the re-
mains.
In the future may we not look forward
to renewal of the national instinct that
once bound the North and South together
with chains that were strong yet not pail
ing! May we not hope to see the hideOus
apparitiOns Of jealousy, hate, distrust and
suspicion exercised forever. Certainly it
is that the masses of the Northern people,
by the verdict rendered on the 18th inst,
have held out the hand of friendship to
the South, and expressed the desire to
stand together on the ancient platform.
Certain it is that the leaders, whose mis-
sion it has been to engender strife and
promote discord, have been cashiered, and
have seen their places filled by better and
purer men.
In all these evidences of a rekindled
patriotism, and Of an awakened charity,
there is ground for profound and univer-
sal Thanksgiving. Let us all then unite
in the services of next Thursday by ac-
knOwledging with appropriate ceremonies
the goodness of the Supreme Architect of
the Universe. Heretofore Thanksgiving
day has not been greatly hOnOred at the
South. Let there be a new departure on
this occasion! Good cheer and social in
tercOurse should also be features Of the
day. y good dinner should grace your
table, and in addition to YOUR family, your
friends should share your hospitality.
The season has fairly opened for Florida.
You can see the fact in the open doors of
the large hotels, that have been silent and
lifeless during the summer, and in the
smart cOckades and shining buttons of the
hackmen; in the rattle of the regilded and
repainted Omnibuses, and in the feeble
steps and OminOus cough of the numerous
invalids. The sick people come first to
enjoy the healing influences of the climate
as long as possible, and to obtain comfort
able quarters for the summer. About the
middle of january, after the close of the
holidays, come the tourists and the fash
iOnables, Here they find pretty much the
same associations connected with their
stay last summer at Long Branch or Sara
toga. Hotels equally as comfortable and
expensive, as much trivolity, many of the
familiar faces of the last season, and per-
haps greater freedom of thought and ac-
ton. The old take fresh life from the sun
ny skies and balmy breezes, while the
young find endless pleasure in their novel
surroundings and in the delights of an
outdoor existence.
There have not been since the last sea-
son any addition to the hotel facilities of
this city. jacksonville is not able to ac-
cOmmOdate a much larger number of
guests than during last winter. At vari-
Gus points up the river and in the interior
however, handsome and capaci0us hotels
have been erected, and to these new attrac-
tiOnS the tide Of travel Will soon flow. Ia
wares, Enterprise and Kissimmee have all
erected hotels since last spring, and all these
places are desirable for locality and vari-
GUS advantages. 1t is to the interest of
all the interior points of any note to in
duce visitors by Offering pleasant accom-
mOdatiOns, good drives, etc. There is
quite Il mania now for investing in
Florida real estate, and very many
visitors have no objection to putting a few
thousand dollars into an orange grove or
other desirable property. Induce them to
come by making them satisfied and con-
tented, and you VIII soon gain some Yalu-
bic citizens. While the population of this
country is increasing with extraordinary
rapidity, the valuable public lands are
diminishing in the same rates, while large
areas are being continually purchased
by spectators for the purpose Of speeula-
ton. ! know of no safer investment, or
one that promises earlier and more profit
able returns than Florida lands, selected
judiciOusly, with an eye to transportation
and other important requisites.
| do not contne these remarks to East
Florida, They apply equally, and with as
much force, to Middle and West Florida.
The soil i'll these portions of the State gem
orally speaking, is naturally richer and
more productive than in this section. The
early completion of the Pensacola and
Atlantic Railroad, promised by the first of
February, will throw open that desirable
region to settlers, While Middle and
West Florida may not be as we'll adapted
to the cultivation of several varieties of
the semi-trOpical fruits as the lands COM
prised within the peninsula, they are
especially valuable for the peach, Le-
COnte pear, the liz, grape, melons, and
more particularly for the growth of early
vegetables. In the production OF these
articles Middle Florida is destined to re-
cover her lost wealth and Importance
The great West Will naturally be her best
customer for all the truck she can raise.
and will consume an immense quantity
of potatoes and eabbages, The profit
made on the cotton of jackson, Gadsden.
Leon, Jefferson and Madison counties will
be dWarfed into utter insignificance with
that derived from the production and sale
of vegetables. The splendid lands Of the
counties above named, already cleared and
fenced, ana offered at a price far below
those on the st. Johns river. must aad
will soon attract purchasers, In i've years
from to-day there will be a marked change
in the condition of that section. There
will be greater demand for vegetable
crates, and a less want Of cotton ties and
bagging, Men will have some money to
jingle in their pockets in April and May,
and will be more interested in the mar
kets Of Chicago, Louisville, Cincinnati
and st. Louis, than in those of savannah,
Charleston and Liverpool. The man who
raises potatoes to feed the hungry is
equally as worthy of honor as he who
produces cotton to clothe the naked.
There is a bright future for that portion of
the State west OF the Suwannee, and it is
not very distant either.
BY the way, speakinggof the Suwannee,
recalls the fact that this river, immortal
lied in negro melody, has been recently
surveyed its entire length by a party of
bold explorers from the Savannah. Florida
and Western Railway, The slight OBJ
structiOns to naYigss36n win soon be re-
moved, and steamer will be placed on
the river at an early day to run hetween
Rowland's Bluff and Cedar News. Tho
scenery ON the stream is said 10 no voy,,
interesting, and game Is found in ornat
abundance. This opens a new roufe for
our VISITORS that may become as popular
as the famous trip up the Ocklawaha. This
route opens region famous for valuable
tlmDer, and especially for the variety of
rev pedar, so much in request for the
manufacture of pencils, Another outlet
is also afforded for the fish and oysters
taken at Cedar Keys.
having seen no announcement OF the
contemplated change, l was quite sur
prised and greatly pleased on opening the
MORNING NEWS few nights since to note
its appearance in brand new dress, re-
markabla for its neatness and elegance
The many Florida friends of this sterling
paper are well pleased to see this evidence
of PTOsPeT5Y P5 en@ge a@a pIoges q a gSso as it is
citation.
Your paper, notice, has been paying
considerable attention to the subject of
jute cultivation. Last spring quite a
quantity of the seed of this textile plant
Ras distributed in Florida Coz the purnose