The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-11-06
xsessr From new York.
New York crYs Lc,

Edit0r1 Fl0rSdlQn. A orlef S1Oufn Oh Viaaoess
10 this great centre of trade and pOphsn,sua has
enabled me to make notes 81 a few sut5eets Of
Interest to Floridians, and they are j spsf ser
vice AL
THE FLORIDA ANNUAL. !
One of my first visits after my arrival IN the
city was To q gentleman who has Wah'n Inc
past year or two become very well xnown'
either personally or by reputation. to. almost
every resident of Florida. l refer TT af- e. H.
Munroe, who made the ceIebratedl Csnse.trip
down the Gulf coast and through Lake slkeeeh"-
bee about two years since, in his frsit-noking,
but siaunch little craft. the Psyche" | finnu
that bold navigator snugly ensconcei liz, nnc o.
The upper stories of one OF the largest sh9l band
soonest buildings in the city, the Morse EsLdinc,
No. 140 NASSAU street, where he a present pre-
sides over the deslnies OF the Fio'fdt Aansdl, Il
publication originated by himself and 'bslined
to become from It's first edition whicii Is now in
press, the most thorough, trustworthy 2b1 valu
able repository of information CONCERNING Flor
da--historical. geographical AMI Sat:s ica'--
ever attempted lis plan il simple In .so,nprF
hensive, embracing brief introductory chapter
by Mrs Stowe; elaborate descriptive .,tclea on
Els South, Middle and West Florida, by t. {.
Long, Esq; spnrtsman's guide by q Al. FIRES
co"-Dr. J. C. Kcnworlhy-a travellers gee,
by the editor, statistical tables and otlter inter
esiing and valuable matter. This wrt'er had the
pleasure of perusng most ut the proofs OF the
matter, and is fully prepared to proe"nncc the
work, beyond question, the mos. vslaah.e, for
the tourist, the sportsman or the immigrant,
Il l,l,,fl so
handsome Autographed covers, and will .'e anCh
a book IA any person at all interested 81 Fls'tda,
whether resident or non resident, WI Gs,,, siltr
indispensable. The Annnal will he soAt about
the first Of November, and can be psNcnrea AT
all news stands and bookstores, or fir. IN ihs eti
tor, postage prepaid, receipt Of the prize
fifty cents.
LUXURIOUS TRAVELLING
Ever since the invention Of the INA slkcp
ing cars, human ingenuity has so"Eh; 10 gls-
cover methods Of improvement in the cpnsfluc-
lion of palace" Parlrr." aNius..rnssm
and Dining" cars some Of which have St"0d
the test of actual usage and been a'loptct i'yihc
foremost railroad corporations. while ,ihsra Have
been rejected after TRIAL Anon. the tie.ii in
ventions Of this character which have a&;in4Tcd
a distinctive success. are the Lee 4 n in %'m-
bined parlor and sleeping couch. - few Of wl:ici,
have encountered successful trial on IA Su,ehcr
of different roads during the past iwo;yca<~, tad
several of which are now being con-' Iucre'l, ri
NOR says for souihcrn-perhap- F'"ri iiaD.-nn-
ter travel during the coming season, The Pc
cnlar;tv of these elegant coaches cons'ets # the
facility with which they can be conve rt,si rom
ample, comfortable and pa,lor like co,v..- Anccs
for daylight travel into perfect frs ,lass sleep
ing cars for night use the bcrths heing ST. con-
slruced as 10 be comrnclly slowed away l.; The
recesses of handsomely ornamenrd p ncss. thus
leaving almost the entire interior space a. The
coach to be occupied during he day iv cegsntly
upholstered revolving easy chairs, so mHGs il 10
fold up into very small space for slowi'. - out
Of the way at night
Messrs. Leve & Alden, the great American
tourist managers and The inventors OF the shove
described coach, arc also interested in re tnp-
struction of another newly invented car, fnt,wn
AZ the Mann Bnudoir Car, patented bv ~ d.
Mann, Of New York. and Manufactured b.. a."
Gilbert Manufacturing Company. Of Try. N.
Y the manufacturers of The Leye & Alden car.
In these cars The bertls or bed rhces are ar
ranged on either side of separate compartments
pariliOned off from each other and r"m :, CORR
dor extending the entire length of The car ty
wooden walls, making series of state To- s4s all
along side of the car. each Of which ri nig ht
can be completely enclosed. thus seeming obso-
ute priodcy to the occupants of every statesson
each Of which contains four bells, all Easily
folded away into small space, leaving amris: sfat
and moving space in each room during HE day.
1t is also claimed for these novel and fie1,,nt
cars that the placing of the beds across the car
instead Of lengthwise is a very considerable; s'G;-
ton to the comfort Of the sleeping occ,. mfg
There seems little doubt that the singh" sEiysu
tage of possessing facilities for securing sonl-
plete privacy for The occupants Of tie state rs,ms
will commend thu Sc cars 10 public favor without
the urging Of any minor claims II supeg!Grirv
Two or more of the Mann Bou,,oir cars may b.
put on lines of Southern travel this wini,r
Messrs Leve & Alden are publishing tnr new
pamphlet of the Florida Central NJ WESTERN
Railroad, AT their ex icnsve Publication fy~par,
ment at 107 Liberty street, where t!'ry arc ;nrn
ing out some of the finest railroad and s'esm.
ship work ever seen. This e>'ahl.siEnent
founded in 1884, to accomplish oni- the irfn's |
tourist business has now grown in'"' on, ,f Size /
most prosperous and extensive establishments Of |
its kind IN the country lis business oc:dpiDs |
four floors of large building land ihe ra.rAbtr !
of presses -eleven-running almost 'cn0>tyntiy, |
night and day, will give an idea OF slo amount !
of work performed. The business o. thin. graf
concern s conducted hy Mr. ROBBERS Seb<lkrn-
bach. the manager. with the assis'pce II NJ. |
Frank H. TAYLOR, the well known ,.Ii!st, 1fo !
has control ut The art department Tpe nlinbrr, !
beauty and variety of lhr jobs turned ,nit by |
this house is ruls wonderful Ens ,lvS,s ii !
large staff of ihr most sxilltIl ps.nter[ en-
grave,s etc. It is S'tn'Iy enltrr ZIG s:,lfcr"
nf operations ana stands already IN tl.r seTpnt
rank ct Am. f,ctn rabisur OHr ~ ia sn5es,
works will illustrate HE progress w ,ch has
been :" rspid, in a remarkably striking m,iner.
II is large fo pamphlet written ana ;,r,lls.
traft,i hv NJ. Taylor, ani printed i S,taIsh.
md is a souvenir OF the extended tosI ,it&agh
the United 81 ties ot General DiaZ OF M'Airn.
in April and M,y last II is published. nntl.r
the auspices Of the Wabash and Missouri Pacific.
Railway, and is one Of the finest and mos. s,,tis.
tic specimens of printing and illustration. ever
produced. C.