Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-09-26

the reason that our summers are net
as oppressive IS North, and winters
because We have no snow. Once
in a while We see a white frost but
very seldom. There is lots of room
10 this country for hundreds ofthous-
ands OF people yet. 1t is improving
very much. There are a number Of
railroads being built and others about
to start. Ii is not a good place to
como to unless the party has some
capital TO start on. Good land can be
bought here from $40 to $40 an acre.
.uncleared and cheaperas you 20 back
from the railroad, but people who 70
FROM three to six miles from the rail-
road, because they can buy a piece Of
land cheap, miss it sure; they never
think how much, an acre, each year it
costs to haul stuff to the railroad to
ship. A man Of ordinary push can
come here with say from $1,000 up,
and in ten years can be a rich man if
he will first plant an orange grove and
other things and mind his business. |
know what | am talking about this
time. | stopped on my own history
lest | should be too tedious, but | am
worth in property about $1,000
besides living aud spending one sum
mer North, in New York and Boston,
aud my wife and babe we're there. Sue
is now at her home in Kentucky Ii
only costs our fare to be there to
sponge; but my trip cost me $500. |
do not know how it went, for | do not
drink anything stronger than lemon
ade-but it got away. We bought a
few groceries, which we ate while
there, and had them cooked. We
only remained away Ave months.
Instead of going North this summer
| took a ramble round Florida. Al
first | feared to go lest | should sec
so many nicer places, and might want
to quit here; but | never was as well
satisfied with my home as / now am
| went up and down the st. Johns
river. 1t is a grand river, being four
to six miles wide, but any one who
had been up the Hudson could not
see much beauty about it. As tbt
country is generally a level one, anC
not much to be e unless it is al
orange grove here and there, near
neat and often a very handsome dwell
ing or a hotel. But the land we saw
on the st. Johns river, after remain
ing one night about fourteen mile
from Jacksonville, made us fee
thankful. We came by chance
as it we're, and bought the frs
we came to. While on our triI
we dro7e up to st. Augustine
and it is well worth all it cost
to.see the oldest city in the Union. w,
will not attempt to describe tive ar,
not good at that-you have all, n,
doubt, read about it. But we fount
the country on either side Of the rail
road very poor land and tbinly settled
We met a party who said the r%ailroa,
ran through the worst part OF tn
country. This mustbe so, for it coul
not be any poorer, so | believed him
| have now said all | can think Of
and if there is anything | have no
said, and somebody wants to kno,
about L will tell him with pleasure
he does not forget a stamp; but TIME
paper and envelopes are all | can fur
nish, and | will furnish them wit
pleasure.
l would like to have a few NOR
congenial neighbors, There are soy
eral very desirable places for sale
cheap, quite near me. One is owne
by myfOrmer partner. DR.. DromgoolC
AS he does not live here he will Sc
it at what it cost him three year
ago. [ am not an agent for it, bu
want a few neighbOrs all around m,
ArridondO is six miles from Gains
vile, the county site of Alachu
county, on the Transit r~ailroaC
My place is a quarter of a mile frol
the depot and postofice. AS | al
not a newspaper man you will excul
my homely style of letter. Yours.
G.. III. SUTHERLAND.