Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-06
JACKSONVILLE JOTTINGS.
PREDICTIONS OF AN EARLY
SUMNER
crops IN South Florida = Northerners
and Negroes-Infiux of Railroad Men
City Extension Killed - "Bunco'
sharps - Firemen's Parade - Notes
About Town.

the prediction IS ian early summer" which
seems now to be upon us. as the warm suu
mas caused the delicate flowers to bloom and
send forth their fragrance from the forests.
We're 1t not for the cool mornings il would no
considered fine summer weather here. The
want of rain is being considerably felt bv All
but more particularly our gardeners. None
has fallen for over three weeks and our streets
and roads are awful dusty, SO much so that il
is exceedingly disagreeable To be near any
place where vehicles are passing. for they do
raise the DUST" While the farmers grumble
at the dry weather, the builders praise it.
and say it is very favorable to them. The
lOggers are as much pleased at this dry
weather As the mechanics, and are all pushing
ahead their business.
IN SOUTH FLORIDA
crops are doing well, as parties from there say
young corn III many fields is looking thrifty
ana growing finely, having reached Z height
OF twenty inches. Vegetables are plentiful
and OF excellent quality, and the more tender
vafleues are daily served on the tables. This
nlghly favored country is attracting numer-
GUS Visitors and land BUYERS A railroad once
Dullt through this section will swell its pOpu-
Iatlon ana wealth with marvellous rapiditv.
Ihe winter soJourners who are now returning
nome, speak in the most praiseWorthy man.
ner OF the soil and its productions, and declare
the half has not been seen Dv those who come
10 r!orlua ana tall to go TO these southern
,couhtles, andat this time of year see corn to.
matoes, cucumbers and all other vegetables
and melons growing i'll the open air and daily
gathered Tor food. Samples of these early
products have been taken home bv visj-
lors as a Specimen of what they
saw growing with their own ewes, and to
show the remarkable contrast between here
and their cold and cherries section whore
neither herb or blade of grass can vet he seen
peeplnS from the cold ground. Hernando
county is now receiving MANY new settlers
IN TACT all the South Florida counties are fast
hlllng up, but some more rapidly than others
and when this winters visitors return home
ana tell all OF what they have seen in Florida
the tlde OF new settlers in a few months will
De doubled. These visitors come from every
state 10 the Union, and their descriptions re-
lated IN different communities is sure to have
It's effect. 1t amuses the natives here to stand
by and hear some of their narratives on their
return TO jacksonville from different portions
OF The state. What they say is generally
true, but an old story to old residents
THE NEGRO
rs neIghbor is not appreciated by Northern
people, and, strange as it may seem some of
the old time abOlitiOnists and relig giOus fanat-
les are opposed to purchasing or settling in
localities where the colOred man and. brother
predomlnates. In speaking of South Florida
sshey generaliy emphasize the fact that only
rev negroes live there. The very people who
a Few years ago would force this ignorant and
irresponsible population upon the Southern
whites as voters, jurors and officials are now
U tinWllllng ig 10 accept them as neighbors or resi-
dents OF the same community in the South
These Northern people who come TO Florida
Tor homes actually offer more objections to
in certain counties to the negro
population than 10 all other causes. They
admit the fertility of the lands, beauty of
country, and hospitality of the whites. buf saw
"the nlggers are too thick for me-" which is.
TO them, ap offset TO all advantages. of lands,
section. etc. This remark in the presence of
''rebels" often provokes a smile when the
hotel registers are referred TO and shows that
the names OF many Of these ''negrO haters"
hail from Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts,.
Iowa, MichIg an and Rhode Island.
RAILROAD MEN IN FLORIDA,
The appearance of prominent railroad mag
mates in this city and Tallahassee has been
the foundation of many surmises and i'm
portant railroad events are limited at bv some
oI the railroad attaches in the city. The visit
to this city, on the 10Th ut., Of C.. G. Baldwin,
President of the Louisville and Nashville
and directors, and subsequent in
spectlon OF the road from here to ChattahoO-
chee, created somewhat of stir among rail
road and steamboat men of Florida. This
visit was heralded forth over the country as
the nrst step towards the construction of
road from Montgomery, Ala, to ChattahoO-
chee, Fla., connecting with the Florida roads
y rev intelligent men connected with the
roads in this State doubt the above as the real
object of this visit, and whisper, s'there's
might suppose vast seheming was ON foot 10 |
hear all that is said relative to President
Baldwin's VISIT
General Gordon's presence in Tallahassee
during the session Of the Legislature, on rail |
road matters, has been the subject of mucl
speculation. The hope of ever seeing the !
Great Southern Railway built has long since
and this gigantic undertaking lost |
sight OF by many who were once strong advo- |
Gates, buoyed up with the hope of its early |
The people generally had no |
IN It's nrSt projectors, and its final
the end of the affair. Ii Is quite different
now, as scarcely any one seems to doubt the !
good intentions of the battle scared Georgian |
hope In the enterprise has revived, and a |
desire for this road seems to per |
meate all sections OF the State
The meeting of the directors of the Thomas |
vile, Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad COmpanv |
IN Tallahassee last Thursday is the beginning /
)f another very important public work i'm |
Florida, and the good prospect of its early |
construction has caused little uneasiness in |
certain circles that will be considerably af- |
'ected by this road. One of the directors of |
ms road Is \. 7. Wright, Esq, of Thomas |
Vile; Ca, who is well and favorably known |
@ the citizens of Southern Georgia and
Middle Florida. Ills name, like Gordon's
a guarantee TO carry through whatever they
and in entering upon such import
mt Undertakings is all done in good faith No
Wild cat or bogus scheming to enrich them
elves by deception is even hinted. Mr.. John
Bradford, chief engineer, has been directed to
proceed at once with the survey preparatory
Q contracting for the grading, cross tieing,
he scream of the locomotive will be heard
chOing through the forests from the Gulf of
Iexico to ThOmasville.
If every railroad now contemplated in the
tate Is built ten years from this dav every !
ook and corner will be spenetrated by a
locomotive, and one vast network formed
yer Its entire domain. The talk, the char
erlng, the granting of aid, has all been done. |
ow let's have the roads built. Build them
ulck as did the managers of the Waycross !
'allrOad year or so ago.
CITY EXTENSION DEAD.
The different cOuntenances seen in this city
tier the adjournment of the Legislature last
rlday were sufficient to betray the feelings
| the respective gentlemen upon the city eX-
enslon bill, which had been for a month or
lore before the Legislature and waiting final
Gtiqn On the last day. AS soon as the gavel
ELL and the august body adjourned sine die the
cath of this bill was flashed over the wires to
his city, telling all NabOut how it was done.
/ once the faces of gloom, trouble and un-
asiness were changed into bright smiles and
ood cheer, while II was exactly the reverse
nth others, who, after hearing Of the defeatOf
he bill, began to unfold the many drawbacks |
nd ealamities that would certainly befall
Jacksonville during the next two years Our
ltizens We're much divided upon this extern
on, and both sides put forth their best efforts
u ana against the measure. The main oppo-
tIon OF many or our best citizens and largest
rOperty holders to extending the city limits
'as the large number of negroes il would |
ring into the city as voters and non- -tax-pay-
rs. The transferring of the city govern |
lent from good and competent hands into
hose of an ignorant and totally irresponsible |
lass was too much to risk at this time, when
ne days OF negro rule are yet fresh in the |
lemory OF 50 many in this city. If the
egrOes had desired they could have defeated
IL nomlnecs at the polls except their own.
ad the bill become law, and their choice Is !
o me KIND that is desired by Taxpayers, if
,as the dividing line, and tho iefeat of the
III by being shelved by the committee is NOT
all regretted by a majority of the white
oters OF Jacks9nyille. Its cost in time,
loney, labor and anxiety has been consid3 {
rable. Its death was not alone. Some three
undred other bills persisted with t.
SELL HERE. !
Last night a walk through the city revealed
ne fact that hundreds Of Northern visitors
re still here, and scarcely dark room in the
lany hotels were visible; from first'to fourth
Ory is occupied by the wealthy pleasure
'ekers, who readily pay from three to five
ollars board per day'the entire winter. Ap- /
arently large numbers are returning nome :
ut the hotels have as many as usual and II
estimated that at least five thousand ners
ms arrived In the city during the past week, !
lOrida and Western Railway. There IL r
Tx of enlarging two of the hotels here dur- ;
y the summer, as there was not room forr ali :
no came this wintsTs and the prospects are :
it. 20" icA' larger number OF guests hext win
hUXC0 CHEATS
~ aye paid an annA8l visit ia this city since !
ss, and, as before stated by your carresnondS
4, they have come again, and are taling in {
'ety greenhorn possible. The best informed (
y THESE scamns aFe less numerous now than I
several previous winters. Why any one !
lould be "taken in" by these sharpers is a !
ystery, as the public are warned continuaIly '
them and their mode of operation, and any :
le with ordinary Intelligence can soon dis
'ver the approach Of a buncO man. A high (
ty official says it is very dificnlt AZ !
mes to get the victims to appear against the ,
Ispected parties Nvhan a,.,.ast..d Il i....-,.