The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-08-22

The Pensacola ObmmerciaI referring 70 ITALIA
hassee, says: {" With the exception Of new hotel,
no material Improvement has been made In the
city or vicinity during the last ffleen yearA"
That's . whepperi
In about half that number Of years there have
been erected in Tallahassee seven substantial
brick business houses and q handsome brick
bank building. All OF the store rooms are of
good size and some of them as large as any in
the State.
More than dozen private residences have
been built, some Of which are as large and hand
some as any In the city, and supplied with all
the modern appliances and Improvements for
ventilation, comfort and convenience.
This does not include all the small but neat
residences built by persons of limited means,
nor the numerous improvements and additions
made to private houses throughout the city.
The Railroad machine shops have been rebuilt
and a carpenter shop 1877 by a feet added
A handsome new brick Episcopal Church now
marks the spot where the frame building was
burned few years ago.
In the western suburbs of The city stands Lin
coin Academy, large building with FIVE rooms,
for the colored school.
Two two-story frame lodge buildings have
been built by the colored people, besides large
church and several very respectable cottage res
licences
Near the depot is a two-story brick cotton fac
tory, with grisl mill attached, both run by steam
power. The capacity of the mill is one hundred
bushels per day, and the factory runs twelve
looms and 100 spindles, and gives steady en-
ployment to about forty persons.
In the same locality is a steam gin, with a ca
pacty of ten bales day
These are all exclusive of our handsome, large
New Hotel, which, for picturesque. surroundings,
eligible location and beauty of architecture is
not surpassed in the State
Nor do we take into The account the large
number Of small tenement houses erected in diff
ferent portions of the city.
A contractor and builder. who has resided
here about fifteen years. gives il as his opinion
that the number of buildings in Tallahassee has
almost doubled within that time.
OF present and prospective improvements in
Tallahassee We note That the rear of The City Ho-
tel is being repaired, remodeled and an addition
made thereto.
Work is rapidly progressing on the New ST.
james, three story brick.
An addition. % by IS feet. is being made to the
brick store occupied by Mr.. A. Levy.
handsome glass front is being put in the
building to be occupied by Messrs. Coles & Beard.
Mr.. NJ Lively is having brick business house
erected on jefferson street
Every business house in the city is either oc-
cupied or rented and will soon be- occupied, and
We believe the same is true as to dwellings, and
contractors are tanning and figuring on est-
mates for other contemplated buildings
Last, but not least. the contract has been
awarded for the building of one OF The handsom-
est court-houses in Florida
In the country adjacent 10 Tallahassee num-
Der of substantial residences, gins, grisl and saw
mills have been built.
There are numerous other evidences of mate
rial prosperity in Tallahassee and Leon county,
and our people now have more To encourage
them than they have had at any time since the
war. The people are generally more prosperous,
there is marked improvement in all branches
of business, and We have fewer loafers than ever
before. -|
The improved methods of cultivation adopted
by our farmers, and the INTRODUCTION of improved
labor saving machinery, gives them larger crops
at less expense.
The vegetable business, though yet in It's in
fancy, has already been blessing to our people.
The LeConte pear boom, which is not yet
fairly inaugurated will in a few years astonsh
the people and give This section more material
prosperity than the most sanguine have ever
hoped for