Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-28
JACKSONVILLE JOTTINGS.
THE TRUCKERS AGAIN IN coon
HUMOR.
Pensacola and Atlantic-City Extension
Forest eFires-The Improvement
Bo0m-Another New RaIIroad~- News
paper NOteS-EIigible Sites for Banks
Notes About Town

paper NOteS-EIigibIe Sites for Banks
Notes About Town.
| JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 26.-The warm weather
IN this latitude the past several weeks has had
the tendency TO turn the faces of some of our
numerous visitors hOmeward, and before the
| lapse OF another week many will be rolling
Northward. Notwithstanding this departure
from the different portions of the state, there
Is scarcely any perceptible decrease in this
city or its hotels and thousands still remain
IN their winter quarters on the upper ST.
| John' srYer. 1t seems to be the business class
returning home at this time. The wealthy.
the pleasure seekers and the feeble remain,
| and Will not leave this summer lahdp until
the last vestige of snow and frost is obliterated
from their native hills and valleys.
STRAWBERRIES AND VEGETABLES
The warm weather of the past month has
much benefited the growth Of early yegeta-
pies ana strawberries. At one time many of
the truckers" were of opinion that the un-
preceaente9 rams of December and January
would cut short and fatally injure theircrops:
so much SO that when their produce reached
the Northern markets il would be
so late that it would result in loss
rather THAN profit to them. But now more
hopeful view is taken of the prospects, and
the crisp snap beans, English peas, tomatoes.
Guc9mDers, ETC., are going North by the hun
dred crates. MANY of them comin,r from the
gardens of Columbia, Baker and Duyal cOun-
ties. As yet the quantity of cucumbers and
tomatoes is limited, but large crops have
been planted and the yield promises to be
Strawberries may not be as numerous this
season as last, but Il majority of those seen in
TINS section are Just as large and as good
Some OF the growers have been disappointed
IN obtaining plants, and others after the floods
OF the winter abandoned their CROPS One of
the largest and most successful growers in
this county informed your correspondent that
ne mad given up the cultivation of this deli
ci0us frult on account of the unprohtableness
OF MS early crop last year. He did not receive
from the Northern dealers what he thought
was sufficient compensation, and between the
Northern merchants and loss by shipments
etc, he had turned his attention to more GER
tam crops, ana what berries he made this sea-
son would be sold in the city by himself.
HOTEL DESSERT.
. All our hotels are furnishing strawberry
short cake and strawberries and cream to
their guests as dessert, as well as the juicy
Indian river orange, banana, pineapples, etc
Ihe price OF the berry is little too steep just
now for the natives to freely indulge their ap-
petites-frOm so to 75 cents per quart. They
prefer TO wait longer and buy cheaper.
AMUsEMENTs.
As usual at tile Lenten season amusements
have been scarce for few weeks, especially
since the close of the State fair The Young
folks have returned to the skating Kinks and
croquet games. The wrestling match at the
large skating rink between Ross and Bauer
last Wednesday evening ended up the fun
here for awhile. This match resulted in a
victory for Ross, and he was awarded the
medal furnished by the New York Police
Gazette.
WILLING AWAY TIME.
The winter guests find much amusement
IN strolling the streets and gathering moss
hanging from the trees in the city to send
home. and in boating and fishing Of course
many only fish for sport and give away all
the fish caught. a number have an eve to
business and speculate on any and everything
that turns up
PENSACOLA AND ATLANTIC RAILWAY.
The announcement of the completion of the
new railroad between Pensacola and Chatta-
hoochee, In so lar as to be ready for freight
anu passengers on Saturday, was received
win pleasure by many in Jacksonville. 1t is
contended that this road will now carry many
OF the visitors in the State TO their homes in
the western states, and thus save to them
rate of fare from Jacksonville to Pensacola is
Sl2. The bridge at ChattahOOchee is not vet
hnlshed, but conveniences for crossing the
river there have been provided This road
connects with the Florida Central and West
ern Railway at ChattahOOchee, making a con
tlnuous line of road nearly 400 miles in length
The travel over it this winter will be small
owing to its being almost as yet an unknown
route and having sOfew agents in the field to
boom it.
Before another year passes awav il is be-
heved by the best informed that it will com
mand large patronage. This new railway
penetrates one Of the best agricultural and
timber sections in the South.
CITY EXTENSION.
The city extension bill now before the Iegis-
lature Is closely watched by the citizens of
Jacksonville, and every move made by the
law making power in this direction is flashed
over the wires Immediately to those most in
terested. Ii was the opinion here yesterday
that the bill would never be passed by the
present Legislature. This bill to become a
law at this time will meet with many legal
objections, as suits are understood to be com
menced at once against its enforcement
There are many good and true citizens IA
y3rabie as well as opposed to extension. The
10 a Democrat. 1t is black, and too
much so to risk chance at "con-
trolling the irresponsible voters 1t will
pc years before this large negro majority can
be reduced, as at present the voting p0pula-
tion is nearly evenly divided in the city, but
with the addition of the suburban towns of
La lila, East Jacksonville, brooklyn, Oak
landand Springfield, some six or seven hun
dreq negro voters are brought into the cor
poFate limits and about two hundred whites.
Fensacola ls now under just such government
as Jacksonville would have, and from ali such
misruled cities good Lord deliver US,
SWEET POTATOES FOR RasFoN,
Passing one of the citY wharves few days
since attention. was called to number of !
crates Of sweet potatoes billed to Boston. The |
shipper says it pays well and that the demand |
Tor them increases. Should the market be- |
come good for this product Florida can supplv |
the demand of the entire North and then have |
potato as food is much priced in the Southern |
states, and the reason why II is not North is |
mystery.
FOREST FIRES
Again our people in the interior are alarmed !
at the approach of forest fires and renorts AL |
ready reach this city that danger and loss is |
apprehended from this source Last wear this |
barbarous practice of burning the woods was !
isndulged IN to an alarming extent. Many |
fences, cottages and orange trees were swept |
away by fires and in some instances human |
life was lost. In Taylor county last wear one |
entire family, save the father who was absent, |
nra which swept through the dry woods |
with the velocity Of hurricane Is there to |
De no law passed to prevent these fires and to |
protect life and property?
ANOTHER NEW RAILROAD
The people Of Yolqsia and Rrevard coun-
Ties are much pleased at the prospect of hav-
ing railroad constructed from Enterprise to
lltusylile. The De Bary line of river steam
ers viii aid in this much needed enterprise,
ana 1t could build the entire line of road if. il |
wished. This road can, and probably will be-
ready to move the orange crop of 1884, if not
sooner, as one of the directors saws work will |
De commenced early next summer
THE BOOM CONTINUES. i
The work OF Improvement in the country
above daoksonyille, on the st. Johns river |
continues without abatement, The shipment
OF lumber from this city for BUILDINGS in
creases. the mills in the Vicinity of the build
lngs being unable to supply material as fast as
uesireu. several new saw mills and machinery |
to prepare lumber for building pass
ed through the city last week en- route for !
points In Orange, Volusia and Brevard coUn- |
ties. orange county is rapidly setting up, |
and IN every direction new STRUCTURES can be
seen, some OF which arc handsomely finished
In Jacksonville there are many new houses in
course Of construction, and from one to three
miles from the city it is the same. Mechanics
all seem to be busy, and at fair wages.
JOURNALISTIC.
The Centennial numbers of the nAELY ASD |
WEEKLY NEWS were much admired by the
people IN this cltY and surrounding country.
Many were she compliments bestowed upon
them. and the able and fearless course peneT-
ally pursued by its editors. A constant reader
remarked at one OF the news depots, few
days since: when take up the News TO
read. know haye model of Journalism In
my hand, and one which is as true To princi-
pie as the needle is to the pole; no doubling or
wayering, selling OF buying of this paper; it's
ever the same"
There are now published in jacksonville five
papers, viz: The Florida Dispatch, weekly.
agricultural; the Tropical Parddise, weekly
devoted to general State and local neyys3 tie
ftoTtdG Aethodist, weekly, rellsious; the
Charehndn lEpiscOpalieHl. monthly. .religious.
and the Times .sst0ts. daily, independent |