The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-06
Two Weeks Tramp I'm East and
South Florida. and What 4 Saw
and Heard.
A DAY AT THE STATE FAIR

! DAY AT THE STATE FAIR.
Levy county made the best exhibit OF all he
I! products, and the greatest number and most va
ried Of any county in three years, at least, ant
our county Qeonl will have to make the effor
and show her products tor we cannot be sur
passed in farm products, if we will exhibit them
or Levy will bear away the palm or out rank Us
Mr.. Hart, of Smyrna, exhibited honey and hi
! appliances of foundation comb TO enable thu
bees to gather honey without the labor Of pro
ducing and making comb. He is making sue
cess of the honey business.
/ Leon coupty's exhibit of farm products, hay
oats. grains. bacon butter, lard, vegetables, etc.
attracted much attention. Major Russell say:
that Leon county can, if she will, make more
varied and complete exhibit than any othel
county in the State, and an exhibition that will
challenge the admiration of all
We who have made exhibits al the State Fail
canno, speak too highly of all the officers. They
have spared no Efforts to help as TO exhibit oul
productions and their promptness in awarding
premiums and paying the same is exceedingly
satisfactory to US all, and worthy of all praise.
The exhibits of machinery at the Fair grow
in volume every year. Machinery Hall was
fairly filed, and perfect hive of industry The
traction engine was the centre OF interest One
could see il was built for strength and that there
was stored up in it power, for when her whistle
blew and she grandly moved of in that loose
sand aid circled for the gate and up the road
and back to the Fair Ground, all were alive with
interest and admiration. 1t was intended to run
saw-mills, grist-mils, ETC., and haul ponderous
loads on hard dirt roads. And it will do il
On Saturday, after the Fair, took passage on
the steamer Rosa for Sanford We made the
trip, 1913 miles, stopping at most all landings,
in about twenty-four hours. On board were
many from all parts of the Union-some on
pleasure bent some fleeing from frost and snow
To bask in sunshine and flowers some to explore
South Florida and the Indian River region. and
some to invest 10 orange groves. and some to
settle and make them homes.
A trip of this kind on the St Johns at this
season Of the year, if the weather is fine is iu-
deed delightful.
Palaika is a large town or respectable city,
full OF life and enterprise 1t is pretty place
The streets are shaded with orange and lemon
trees still holding their golden fruits
Orange Park, Magnolia, Green Cove Spring,
are very pretty places, with fine hotels, attrac-
tive scenery. boating on the river. &c
Lake George is a wonderfully large sheet of
water. so large that the shores are almost lost to
view when you are near the middle The same
can be said Of Lake Monroe, on whose shores are
Sanford and Enterprise. Sanford is a well laid
out place. and is destined to be a large and
fourishipg business place. Here was held the
Orange County Fair this year. The exhibits
were not large, but good. In vegetables, Orange
made finer display Of cabbage, ,ulnips, ruta-
bagas, sweet potatoes, cassava, oranges, LINES.
lemons, Japan plums, strawberries and other
tropical fruits and products, than I have seen
displayed by any other county in the State.
ORLANDO AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA RAILROAD
AND OTHER TUwNs.
Orlando and Sanford have the appearance of
entirely nec towns, as in whatsoever direction
one looks, only new buildings meet the view
and are still building and growing
visited DR.. French's orange grove near SAN
ford. The Doctor is mulching his grove with
muck. His orchard is 6ne and fourishing
under their treatment. Orlando or Winter Park
seems to be attracting the most interest, and
the centre OF the orange industry and invest
ment. Many wealthy men are making their homes
and building up orange groves and Identifying
: their surroundings Wilcox and Maitland, on
this railroad. near Orlando, are pretty places.
Mr.. Kedney, of Maitland, has 20 acres in one
grove, part Of which has borne two crops of or
angee, and Is not vet ten years old His orchard
is thing Of beauty to behold.
Kissimmee City, at the terminus of the South
Florida Railroad. Is . pretty place on Lake Ia
hopkaligs. Il is built on a crescent on the lake
shore Mr.. Disston is laying OF the streets,
draining the surrounding country and othei wise
improving it
A vrsrT TO LAKE JEssUP AND LAKE CHARM.
On the south side Of this lake yessup) are
some hne hammock lands. Here are some -four
ishing orange groves DIR. Fosters, al Clifton
Springs. n r.; Walter Gwynns; our fellow
lownsman, Mr. PerkinA has = grove here. Az
fine and fertile hammock Igrpund can be found
here as in any part Of The State. Here met
that popular and genial gentleman. Captain
Brock, one OF the enfefpFising men Of this place
This gentleman has some 6ne groves here
Hen. also. Mr Thompson has . large orchard
Also Captain B. r. Whitner has some On SIS
plnce As Car - can - the LeConte pear
grows and promises - well % good ground.
either nud Or clay. . IN Nr9Th FIosida q 6outh
GcCEKia The Tres ase II Z hAaIthfnl condition.
and thcee which afe old enough afe now FEB.
ruasy 36th) ia BLOOM They will ancceed on
food ground anywhere h EIofi1a. Scgne pco-
pc hsd thcakht hem nOt . Nicc1s ID Bonfh
Eicstd scaaas ~ had M linifea IKE ! bud.
ced onage tee g c1s q Two ye1ss atier plant
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