The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-01-10

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% fatigue. spen1lnk NE sniis nIRkt a lhe essA-
for,nhle slsspela f ,hs = r. y 1e Tmil6aal
which 20 shroukh Miah0ut change; and. living
the next day 70 business loF pleasarsA oas ran
ret peacsfally iron The days fatigus dntlsg he
entire journey hnlswsrd.
On he train eolng down Ne mel Mr.. George
Davk d % . hfid business Trip; Mr. WIa.
Hspkina. q Marion county. returning from q
season ef enjoyment am"ng friends Aad family
during the holidays; Dr.. 4 b Hawkins and
Treasurer L'Engls. he nsk going 70 attend 10
the sale of the Florida Central and the latter 10
allsnd % sens legai basiaess In the o. 8. Ooart
At DFiiton > number Of witnesses In the ye5er-
SOn county election cases then pending 10 The
same court, boarded the train and kept things
lively during The entire jonfney.
A great many reFsons from Middle Florida
were met with In Jscksontille: C0L mel Allen,
Manager Of the J. p o u. r. r., Judge d. 8.
Walker and wife, Colonel IL Martin, Colonel
John A. Hrnderson, Ailorney-Genrral Raney
and Judge p. W. While. nf Tallahassee; Colonel
8. B. Stephens, At Quincy; Captain s. Pasco,
Colonel ?. R. Filles, Mr.. W. B. Lamar and
othes OF Monticello
jacksonville 10 fowded already with strangers.
and The view along Bay Street Is noIliing less
than q reproduction in miniature 0f Broadway,
New York, at several disiihctively busy periods
Of the day and evening The numerous mag.
nlfceut stores, filled with the finest and most
costly goeds Of every description; the conslan,
passing Of street cars, carriages drAys and other
vehicles; the dlrnngs Of Eayly-sIressed ladies
and children, with nurses, bal,y-caniagss, dogs,
boot blacks and hundreds oT busy men aud
boys. hurging here and there, intent on their
daily employments, go to make up scene of
restless life and activity cumm0nly known only
10 the larger Cities
Brict visits Of courtesy were made la the off,
ca OF our excellent daily contemporaries, the
Union and TSpes. The former We found in
charge of Mr.. Clark, the business manager an
affable and pleasant gentleman, and met for the
first time Mr. Graves, formerly of Atlanta, Ca,
now one OF the Uisi0n's editors. The eJitor-in-
chief of the UniOn Col. McCallun, is still con.
fined almost entirely to his home 10y III health
but does yeOman's service daily in the care and
conduct of the paper. His many friends
throughout the State will be glad TO learn that
his health is improving.
AT the Office of the Times we found its accom-
plished editor-in-chieE Dir. Chas. H. Jones,
snugy enscOnsed in what we believe To be the
neaiest and disappointed private sanctum in
the South. It's handsome furniture, its con-
Venient arrangement, and, above all, is splendid
library of valuable works of reference, cycIopoe-
dias, histories, etc, ETC.. make il, in u word, COM
pleie Mr.. Jones, wh'rse journalistic and other
literary experience, no less than the ability
which is already we'll known Ia the readers of
the Times, make him peculiarly well fitted for
the work upon which he has 50 vigorously en-
tered, is ably assisted by his managing editor,
our old friend Mr. Fred. w. Hoyt, formerly OF
the Fernandna Mirror, and the old jacksonville
Sun or San and Rresa
we found time TO call on Col. Coryell, of The
OkeechObee Drainage Company and found him
up to bis ears in business He has, as has here
tOfore been announced, given up the manage
ment Of The affairs of the Florida Land and I'm
prOvement Company, and is ievoIing all his en-
ergies TO the work of drainage in the Everglades
He stated tina, that work was progressing favor
able, the dredge built at Cedar Keys being now
engaged in clearing passage up the CalOOsa-
hatchec river TO Fort Thompson, and the dredge
now building on Lake Tohopekaliga, being NJ
most completed. His successor in the Office Of
the Florida Land and Improvement Company,
ex-Govsrnor Stafford, IL now absent, but Is rep
resented by Mr.. W. T. Forbes. late of the PhiIa-
delphin office, as assistant commissioners gen.
tleman oil rare aitainments and brilliant CONVEX.
sational powers, who explained the mode OF
operations of bis Office with the fluency of one
who knows Ii ALL" Al the invitation Of
Col. CTyell, and accompanied by Mr.. VIM.
Gnmphert. chief-engineer of Mr. Hamilton Dis
toms splendid little steam pleasure yacht, Mis-
chief" We visited and suspected that elegant
vessel which lay nOored In the river. She is a
beautiful erafi, and runs like deer" as is al
tested BY the time she made ON recent trip up
the 81. Johns, having made The run from Jack
sonviIle 10 Lake Monroe, in fifteen hours and
twenty five minutes.
Jacksonville 10 growing. Her manufacturing
interests are steadily increasing 10 volumn and
importance, and her trade is extending far be-
yond its former limits of alligator teeth, sea-
beans and other Florida curiosiiies. Her who'll
sale trade Is assuming proportions which would
be credit 20 cities Of much larger size and i'm
poriauce. And yet al this is happening 10 her
by forcs Of circumstances rather than by the
efforts ofher business people towards the enlarge
ment and extension Of her commerce with other
portions of the State. Her merchants have not
rs yet adopted those methods which have been
solely relied on IN other cities 10 add to their
trade with the country naturally tributary TO
them. Savannah, which has always enjoyed al
mOsi monopoly u The interior trade Of Florida,
has sscuFed and maintained It by vigorous e.
fort jacksonville might do the same Perhaps
she will-we shall see. She IL rightfnlly entitled
I'd Il by every reason Of geographical position
and every advantage Ofiranspnrtaiion bat II her
InerclIauls generally, should atnpt the postum
That they are already doing all the business they
care IN, and make n0 efnFt. even TO accnmmo-
date that which comes without effort. much less
10 enlarge and extend their trade The prncess
will be In the future. ~ In The past. slow and
tedious 0ne.
All this means nothing more nor less than that
If the wholesale dealers Of jacksonville viii
make 81 effort. illrnngis advertising In The news
papers ofthe inieslnr and sending oul drummers.
- Savannah, has alwAs done, and ms every
other large ely seeking Trade has ulways done,
they can s.,on build up u volume Of business
which viii aslonlsh them.
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