The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-11-27
From the star Correspondence * Florida RSsaid.l
EsACTCREaQUE TA1.a.A ma MMEE.



majestic oaks and nearly every vartetssot shade
trees, stands the lovely Floral City of'}h. South
-Tallahassee-known by the i1ibes "a tie red
men as " old field" the nterpretaiicn.ef the ex-
ceedlng'y poetical and euphcnious nkrnc Of the
Capital of the State. =
The topography of the Floral Civ. reminds
one very much at the city Of Richr9,pd Va,
especially the view from H., Caflost building,
where coy little cottages, AMI ctIitptahle,
roomy, substantial mansion of !hctyond old
style OF architecture, surrounded hx. neatly
fenced lawns and gardens ,gieet the 46c The
view at this point is exceedingly fine telaic
rounding country is a vast IkCgc st hil,s Valleys,
brooks lakes, park like Clu~'crs II lafNc Trees,
broad, wcll-cultvated fe,- large SANITATION
dwellings and cotton gins. and dis;anl aaresis
IN all, a remarkably beautiful natural panorama,
such rs is seen nowhere but il Floridas This is
the outlook from the highest point In tssc, Floral
City, which suggests fertility and abundance on
the rounded hrows o; the many hills A4sl in the
rich valleys, which rcDoee in IA" dlstautr Giy ng
abundant assurance that At nn di.iant:s,isy viii
This delightful section OF tho Safe yirl' 20 man
The b0nntcons pfniuctons ~ he >rhf in l1li
measure 4
ATTRACTIONS A. a wl%TER nEs,ik'f
situated upon m elongarian "i Ihe7 t,ner Of
the Appalachian mnnntains = hcl l":rainnlc in
fleinand" county TallahaS~s" is pccnAaIlv de-
snahle as winter resort il! pcrsons:a afflicted
with lung and throat diseases Th.. s9ts Dilmy
air which is tempered by thu lofty ant }nothng
pines around the city. makel this place IN ohirc
tive point for The consumplivc, wAcrd be may
with IMMUNITY drlvc out don'@ every d;A in he
year without constant dread ar' fear ot;ssatchug
cold The climate both in winter an,;Sinnmi
is delightful. The hcalthtniteS~ ri lie. cIty is
proverbal. and the many eurrs Of pNimonaiv
diseases effected here places / allahaeVec in tlr
'front.' rank OF winter sa,taIiuins ...P'omi
nent among The causes of Flori,ia's hyperion
T.,f, Arf
south in lis peninsula portion. mi is ptss Nimitv
10 the Gall in the harrow sejp Of ii ais%tehin.
westward along the cOiS' This p,cuHarifv ni
slope exposes it 20 the breeX. >, which temovc
most oi the resulting malarn or othcr. r'mo>
phcric poison This. together with The itct that
= larger portion ri the surface being ;verxs with
pine forest whose tai trees. Y;f4 b.auch$ nra.
'he tops only, give 10 The WINS hps :isir on
~'ruction. c~peci.lly near the ~.irf,c.. wk,,r IL
'!ees perfume them with l&rIous ex!sngsti0u.
n"a!lhtul in H. influence J.
BUILDING AND IMrRnlr utNT>.
Tallahassee is today enjoying Is hcal,i+s boom
-SubStanta AMI true. As an evidence 'pf thai
ihctu may be Just rs well to incnticn ti,:tr lur-
ing the past year nearly $50 600 worth 81 i'm
pToVements have been made Two lafan and
commodious hotels, a banking la,ltsc.
number of brick stores and handsome dVt!lrngS
have been erected within the pas; wear ard now
nearly finished. modern srvie court Ia1itsp is
rearing completion, al a cost 3t $21 1910, (Which
in point of architectural ben'.tr, is hy.Sar the
prettieSt in the whole State \ rev sinrt OF
improvement has taken possession nt the &eoplc
and capital Is being invested H. ii eStaie xssin,
to enhance rapidly in value lhquric- fnSn ali
parts OF the world are pouring in daily EsricS
are arriving and prospecting for de>irabt l.ca-
tons and hOmestcads and ever. s,.,-rn.ssn b,
glad at the dawning prosperity awaiting llri
charming and salnhllons section If Fi.nli&
RAILROAD CANNECrIoNs =
Within the next year Taraha>yc. jim be
available by several new na.tcs 81 railway
which will tend TO make her Of slill ef. atcf. nm
mercial importance The nr,v raln,.af lhc
ThOmasville, Tallahassee and {>nlf el,ilskimileS
in length, connecting with tht Florida E1nfral
and Western NJ Tallahassee, a1lt the Savsianah.
Florida and Western at Thona> vile wSl give
The Floral City wonderful b'n,Tl, ina sindsch as
il will place her in direct coiunlauictiioEt with
the ''nif and the North and l.'e great iS"frh
west s
BEAUTIFUL LAkFe
Lake Lafayette 50 called, irons its s,.irtisn on
he estate granted TO the Mar, us de istMyetre
ny the United States; Lake jackson, u,akc
Bradford. Lake Mccosukie aut fake IaBionia,
beyond The city limits, form c.saI11ng objective
points for excursions, and OFF, sul,stant.A! re-
suits Of fine fish Here on hrs. lovely hs.i>es
twelve miles long and one mile \, idc are a. be-
The hills surround these VITA gently retkdng
cnrVcs and boiler blHtiS, with n;lnccs i.inr one
above ann'ber t, The height OF 100 feet s. all
with grnwthS 0f glossy eavrG Wagnoii,e Tate;'
oaks. hickory, ash, and " lid cherry While as&nnd
and over these hang The clemai:- sni lie .tcs,i
VINE, mekln!a charming ncl0:" al Sylvan
'eauY and picturesque lovcline,s
NEW INDUSTRY
The planting Of tobacco YET N It's Inc!sen,
-sa tn
come great source of wealth IL Taiiasle.scc
Ten thousand pounds were marketed iE;anJ
around The city last year, commanding cxs,&5lrnt
prices. The Havana seed is preferred and 4yen
natures better in Florida soil than in tzIba
Aboui 800 to 700 pounds is sGrsider2d q fair
'Top per acre OF Cuba tobacco, worth filietsnts
per pound in this market. a party te@snly
North Caronans propose 10 gn ~ .ensiveiN.nio
his business during the cOmi3g SeasoI hlsing
made every Arrangement to leave The old Esrh
State. They have purchased aEuvial and Con
venient lands near the city, whc1" they wlk de.
vote all their time 10 this new Industry MeSsrs
Wilt DeAilt have recently established arcsgar
factory in the city and have orders from New
York st Louis md Chicago Tor any quantity
they can ship They are shipping 10000
cigars weekly, directed to Measrs Park & Til
ford, of New York, and The cigars are BRO
nounced excellent.
STOCK RAISING
ms very important feature IN the "itYs I'D
vancement towards material progress is xtssr-
ing very fast, and with good results. The Iaar-
liam, Devon Ayrshire, Jersey and The AlderbRy
cattle have been literally introduced in his sef
ton, until Tallahassee has became noted fos hCr
fine beef, her rich milk and creamy butter.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
During ride throughout tho country intxirr-
pany with Judge Byrd and Captain Moteley,
your correspondent was informed that the iand
in Leon county would produce almost anythanp
nStarming products. Corn. oats I'VE aDd barley
are grown probably, while sugar cane is 4 srre
and profitable crop. Cotton is still staplecrop
The county produces Is 600 bales, worth oyer
half million of dollars. Much at,eniionis be
pg paid to a diversity crops watch give se-
narkable good results Fortunately the pro-
grcssive farmers of this section able 10 see
something smaller than bale Of cotton. +;
NOTES
Judge William p Byrd is tlse representative
real estate agent in Tallahassee lie should be
consulted by prospective buyers before they pur-
chase elsewhere. He has over fifteen thousand
acres of land placed in his HANDS for disposal
The Judge is one Of the best infofple men liz thr
State upon the land question. lie is obligfDg,
courteous and, withal practical and well In
formed gentleman. =
II you would live to ripe old age co1ae 10
Tallahassee. Here neither old age, rust 81 de-
cay, ovcriake you in lifes Journey ihet end
comes, it is said. in the slumbers of the night.
amid the bamy breezes Of the p:Dc and The COO
ing nf the doves. ,;;
Standing near the grave OF Charles Louis: Ma
poleon Achille Mnrat, son of the King of Ma
pies who died near this city, April 13, lS47, and
Inferred in The EniScunal CpB,e,erv :. sssh