Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-28

DAmaSe TO Early NegetableS-The Ra
mors as. to General GOrdOn-Recen
Legislative Work-Growth of Orang.
County-The Harvest of the Hotels
Notes About Town.
JACKSONVILLE, March 26.-Easter Sun
day opened with a severe storm of wino
and rain, and the flag at the Signal Office
indicated a continuance of the atmos
pheric disturbance. Notwithstanding the
warning, however, the clouds parted al
midday and the sun asserted his su
premacy during the afternoon. The yer
nal equinox has passed without inflictine
any injury in this locality. The churches
during the morning services were well
filled with the devout, who faced the
storm to honor the anniversary of the
Lords resurrection. The Episcopal and
Catholic churches were elabOrately deco
rated with flowers. and the music in the
former was delightfully."- rendered.
There can no longer be any doubt of the
INJURY sustained by the early vegetables
IN this section of the State and in Middle
Florida. In many portions a second
planting OF seed will be necessary and
crops, as consequence, VIII be later than
is usual. This of course diminishes the
prontS. When the truckers here can
make their products two, three, or four
weeks earlier than those about Savannah
and Charleston, they skim off the cream.
and secure great advantage. We have
the climate in our favor, and the vegeta-
pie growers of Georgia and South Caro-
una beat us III their proximity to market.
just as soon as General GordOn's railroad
penetrates the country south of the frost
line and naPlK 70 lnIac s,.&- D.
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati
and Chicago in December, January and
February, you will see an exodus of the
truckers from New JERSEY, Virginia.
North Carolina and other States to South
Florida, and forty acre lots will be in ac-
tive demand.
Speaking of General Gordon, reminds
me of the fact that there have recently
appeared in some of the public prints,
rum0rs OF his intention to settle in Florida
and to become candidate for the United
States Senate. This looks like sheer fab
rlcation on the part of the writers. Your
correspondent, who was in Tallahassee
during the entire session, in daily contact
with large number of the representative
Democrats of the State, heard of no such
desire or Intention on the part of the dis
tlnguished gentleman in question. among
those who are his warm admirers, and is
very strongly of opinion that the rumOr is
altogether sensational, and without the
slightest foundation. In the number and
magnitude his railroad projects, Gen.
Gordon will have enough to do in the next
i've or ten years without interfering with
politics. His operations cover so much
ground and involve such large intereets
that they VIII require every moment of his
time to the exclusion of other business
Florida would hail with cordial gratifica-
such an addition to her roll of eminent
citizens as General Gordon, whose record
as public man and private citizen is as
pure and stainless as the blade he once
welded with such renown and honor.
General Gordon, as many other sensible
and clear-headed men have done, NAV
probably become the owner of an orange
or coeoanut grove, or pineapple planta-
ton, but his attachments to his native
State are so strong and deep-rooted that it
is hardly probable that he will ever resign
his allegiance to Georgia.
The recent Legislature passed seventy
acts of general character, thirty-three
Incorporation and land grant acts and
fOrty-One relating to the adoption OF chill
dren and private relief. Besides the above,
there were eighteen resolutions and me-
MORALS of public interest and numerous
others referring to the establishment of
mail routes. Only one bill received the
Executive veto, being that authorizing
the Boa rd of Public Education to loan
the surplus money of the common school
fund upon promissory notes and writings
obligatory secured by mortgage on lands
situated in this State. The above state
ment shows an aggregate of one hum
dred and fOrty-four bills that have
become laws. One hundred and
twenty-one bills, originating in
the Assembly tailed to get beyond that
branch of the Legislature, and forty-one
OF the Assembly bills were not acted upon
by the Senate. Ninety-three Senate bills
perished in the Assembly The record of
the Senate shows a result quite similar
The unfortunates who are beWailing the
demise ofpet schemes will see from the
above that only one in four of the bills
that were introduced in both houses sue-
ceeded in passing the ordeal. Two wears
hence they can commence excavations
among the archives in the office of Secre-
tary of State and resurrect some Of those
musty documents in a fresh trial before
another Legislature. The majority. how
ever, were only "bOrn to blush unseen
and waste their sweetness" upon unap-
preciatiye ears.
Governor BloXham, accompanied by his
estimable wife and party of Tallahassee
people, passed through the city last Satllr-
ty, where they will receive a hospitable
reception from that warm-hearted cOmmu-
nifty. They will be the guests of Major
st. Clair-Abrams, the father of that -four
ishing town, Tavares, on FAKE Dora, and,
as the Major never does anything by
halves, their sOjOurn in that beautiful re-
gion will be rendered extremely pleasant.
The community of Orange county are pc
culiarly progressive, enterprising and
nIIhliP -Gnirifpn and tho ft16fofOr1c
of these admirable qualities has given to
that section much OF the wonderful pros
perity for which it is noted.
The growth of that county has been
somewhat phenomenal, even in East
Florida, and no community can boast of a
more refined or moral population. While
the climate, soil and location of Orange
have largely induced immigration TO her
borders, much of her development can be
traced directly to the fact that each and
every one of her citizens have worked in
concert and harmony to call attention to
the gifts with which she has been so boun-
tifully endowed by nature. When you
compare Orange county, as she is at pres
ent, with the condition she presented
twelve or fifteen years ago, the transfOrma-
tiOn is marvellous and satisfactory in the
highest degree. Her entire area is dotted
with thrifty towns, connected by railroads
and canals, while the numerous churches
and school houses show the importance
attached to those great levers of civiliza-
tiOn.
Our hotel men have been so thronged
this season that some of them are already
the necessity of increasing
their accommodations. The time is fast
when it will pay one or more
of these first-class establishments TO keep
open during the summer to meet the de-
mands of the rapidly increasing travel
This city is fast becoming the centre of a
large amount of travel, and wholesale
business houses are continually springing
into existence. In a very short term of
years Jacksonville viii he noted for some.
thing else than a popular winter resort
for tourists and invalids. just in proper
tiOn as facilities for reaching the in
terror are added does her volume of
business increase, and she is unques.
tiOnably destined to become the base
of supplies for the larger portion of
Florida, Already the terminus of four
railroads, with two or three others in con-
temptation, she is feeling the tide of her
growing commercial Importance, and her
shrewd business men are constantly in
vading and capturing new territory. 1t is
a subject of cOngratulatiOn to note the
amount of freight passing up our noble
river during the months Of August, sep-
tember and October, usually so dull and
inactive in the majority of our Southern
cities. As the financial condition of the
people upon its banks improves, so the
demands for comforts and IQxuries in
crease. The position and facilities of this
city naturally attract trade, and her fu-
ture presents bright and prosperous pie
ture.
At last our County Commissioners have
gathered the requisite amount of funds.
and the materials for a court house have
been placed in position. The location at
the corner Of Forsyth and Market streets