Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-04
BRADFORD COUNTY. FLORIDA.
After ChrisG=sas-The Long Drought
-SuggestiCEs as TO the Proper SStp-
ping OF FrulG-The Late MF. ID. =.
PIsce-AdVantsges offered by Brad
ford County, Etc.

SANTA FE. FLA. December 2s.-Editor Morn
inc Ne,cs: Another Christmas has come and
gone: and, as usual, when Christmas comes on
SSdsy. everything passed OF quietly, and
everybody has settled down to work. The
farmers are making preparations TO plant an
other crop. The railroad men have spent their
few days OF rest from their arduous tasks and
returned to their crossties and spikes. and our
loafers OF the coIored persuasion have got to
resume. " or, in the language Of the Ethiope,
''the pot won't bile"
The weather this winter has been very mild.
Potato vines and cotton stalks are green, and
everywhere can be seen evidences OF the per
petual spring in the form Of beautiful flowers,
which bloom in every spot.
No rain OF any consequence has fallen since
last June. and it is certainly the longest
drought ever witnessed in this portion Of
Florida Many OF the wells have gone dry,
and some have found it difficult to obtain
water. but heard an old FlOri ian say few
days ago that Some Of these deys it was
agOin' 70 set in. and people would be satisfied"
So mote it be-"
The drought Of the last six months was
SURELY in favor OF the cross tie cutters, as the
ponds all dried up. le aving an unlimited supply
Of good cypress timber to he Manipulated,
in this part Of Bradford county, as the Transit
Railroad has an uneHviable reputation for buy
ing ties on time and taking time to pay for
them. Last spring several Of our INGREDIENTS
took tbs in payment for goods. and for two or
three months they were promptly paid for,
but soon the railroad company got in debt to
them for q considerable amount, and then all
payments erased
Now they had" the merchants who would
write 10 the company. aud generally. in re-
turn. receive few lines such as this: Yours
u hand. Sorry we can't send you any money
to-day, and the matter would drop until the
operation would be repeated, thus keeping
them out Of their money five or six months,
and disgusting them with the cross tie busi-
In the WEEKLY NEWS Of December oath / see
an article from the pen Of James A. Harris. Of
Citra. FiOrida, in regard to shipping oranges
North, in which he says good deal about
oranges arriving in bad condition
Nov, / agree with him, and Will grest care
shOc ID be taken in slowing fruit on ships, l
have no doubt but the steamers are often un-
Justly ensured when the fault is in the han
ding especially on the railroads. have seen
burly negroes pick up boxes OF oranges and
hurl them down with a vengeance so as to
burst tn box and send the oranges scattering
in every direction. the conductors standing by
without a word to say. This have seen more
than once, and think If more care would be
taken bV the conductors OF freight trainS to
see that the fruit was handled properly and
csrefully-which could be done as easily and
with IS much dispatch-we would hear less
complaint of bad order, which is certainly
great drawback to the. fruit AID vegetable in
dustry OF Florida
The remains OF Mr.. D. S. Place, who died in
Atlanta last Sunday while experimenting the
Florida Department Of the Exposition, pa sed
on the express tram yesterday. He was a thor
Ough-gOing business man. and will be sadly
missed in the community (Waldo) where he
resided. as well as elsewhere.
Mr. Jos H. Parker. Of Johnston station, Ca,
has b en- visiting the family of hlr. P. Terry.
He seemed very favOJably impressed with the
adaptabihty Of our soil and climate to the
cultivation of fruits vegetables etc. Like
Col Moore. OF the Telegraph, Il have nothing
agin any other portion of the State" but must
say that Bradford can't be beaten for raising
oranges. sugar cane. and-Dretty girls!
saw recently on the farm OF H 'n John b.
Cason a cotton stalk which had on it S31 bol s
and forms. and measured So f. ct high and
| 1016 reet across. Now who can beat thsi and
il was a had year for cotton too! Mr.. G. is
one of BradfOrd's best farmers and always
raises plenty OF "hog and hOminy" and lives
at home. Z. W. TERRY.