Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-18
FLAWS IN THE MAILS.
TALLAHASSEE AGCRfEVED
OVER THE NEW SCHEDULE.

Dried Berries for Northern Markets
The commencement Season-Three
Other Topics.
TALLAHASSEE, May 15.-On Sunday.
18th, the new schedule which gives in
creased mail facilities to points west of
Chattahoochee, went into effect Pensa-
cola and other points along the line of the
Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad now re-
ceive their mails twelve hours earlier. But
while this welcome change is a source of
rejoicing to those thus favored, Tallahas-
see and all Middle Florida are left out in
the cold. Instead of receiving our North
ern mail at a. m, as heretofore, we do
not receive it until : D. m. twelve
| hours later. The MORNING NEWS,
that heretofore reached its sub
scribers the morning after its publica-
ton, does not come to hand until the even
ing of the next day; and if, perchance.
one should not be promptly on hand at the
time of mail delivery, he must wait until
the next morning. thus getting the NEWS
forty-eight hours after its publication. Is
there no remedy? We think there is.
We do not blame the railroad authorities,
nor do We ask them to arrange their sched-
ules to meet our conveniences. 1t
is the Post Office Department that
leaves Savannah at O:3O a. m. and reach
es Jacksonville at 4 or 5 p. m. There as at
Live Oak under the present arrangement
our mails must lie over for the a. nA
train OF the next day, involving a deten-
tiOn OF fifteen hours. Now, if mails for
Middle Florida were sent by the 10:30 a.
m. tram TO ChattahoOchee, where they are
due at 9:30 p. m, we would receive our
Northern mail at a. m, a little earlier
than heretofore. And, by sending other
matter 10y the Jacksonville express at II
p. M, we would get another Northern
mail at I p. M, thus giving us two
Northern mails day. 1t is hoped
that this present grievance will be speed
lily rectiied by the postal authorities.
Our being thus left out in the cold is
what was predicted thirty wears ago
when the old Pensacola and Gulf Rail-
road was first chartered. r. B. Hilton,
Esq, the editor of the Economist. was
then editing the Savannah GeOraidH. He
and others advocated the building of a
railroad from Savannah through Hamil-
ton, Madison and Jefferson counties and
Tallahassee to Pensacola. But our
people would not consent to it
"a Florida and not Georgia
outlet" said they, 1--WE must have" In
vain it was represented to them that the
Florida system would be tapped bv the
Georgia, and Tallahassee would be left
out of the main line of travel. 1t was of
no use, false State pride triumphed, and
now we see the consequence. From Du-
pOnt, WaycrOss and Climax, our system
has been tapped, and Tallahassee, whose
citizens originated our great system of
internal improvement, is left out of the
main line of travel. But this is only for
time, trust, for the day is rapidly ap-
preaching when we will tap the Georgia
system as they have tapped ours.
Entering the office of the ThOmasville,
Tallahassee and Gulf Railroad yesterday,
found the engineers busy in bringing up
their work incident to their recent survey.
They have run several lines south OF
Tallahassee, one to Carrabelle and
another to. st. Theresa, both on James
Island, No more lines will be run in that
direction, but from those surveys seIec-
ton will be made. One main line will be
run north of Tallahassee, after which a
route Will be selected,a plat Ofthis survey
filed in the office of the Secretary of
State and work of construction COM
menced. By act of February 7th, 1888
granting fifteen thousand acres to the
mile, to aid in the construction of this
road, the company forfeit all right under
the benefit Of said act, unless cOnstruc-
ton is commenced within six months
from the passage of the act. 1t will thus
be seen that in less than three months the
company will be compelled to commence
work or forfeit.
The strawberry and blackberry that
grow in such prOfusiOn in our old fields,
and are equal in size and flavor to those
that are cultivated farther north are now
being utilized, and the shipment of dried
blackberries is destined at no distant day
to prove very important element of in
dustry. Last year Messrs. Bradford &
Ross, of BradtOrdville, in this county,
ordered fruit dryer of ten bushels ca
pacity as an experiment. But so great
was the supply and so successful were
they, that they determined to have a
larger one for this season. They found
that the low price at which this fruit
could be purchased enabled them to re-
alize handsome profit from
their shipments. The only cost
is the labor of gathering, no TIL
lage, fencing or other expense being
necessary. One bushel of berries, when
dried, weighs nine pounds, and this at
nine cents per pound (the usual market
price, brings 81 cents, thus atfording a
handsome profit.
Mr.. FL. V. r. Schroeder, of this city, has
recently purchased fruit dryer of fifty
bushels capacity, is now fitting it up. and
Will no doubt find that he has made a
profitable investment. Women and chill
dren who formerly hawked their berries
through the streets can now find a ready
sale, as Mr.. Schroeder will be able to pur-
chase fifty bushels day. Considering the
abundance of this delicious fruit, and
the low rates at which it can be pur-
chased, it is a wonder that some of our
enterprlSlng citizens had not long before |
this embarked in this industry. But so
great hold had cotton upon all classes. !
that for long time but little else was
thought of. But now that our allegiance
to this once powerful king has been
fhroV off
and elements of industry pay not only as
well, but even better. Long credit, too,
is fast disappearing, and the agricuIturist
receives the returns of his labors, not only
in the fall and winter, but in the spring
and early summer.
AS the hot weather is now upon us,
there is a sensible falling off in attendance !
at the various schools in our city. The |
common schools closed in this county on
the last of April. The West Florida |
Seminary will close on 18th June, which |
is commencement day. Hon. X. III. NJ. |
Davidson has been invited to deliver the /
usual address on that occasion. and from /
his known oratOrical powers, it is safe to |
say he will be greeted by large and in |
telligent audience. Major Z. r. Rivers, |
the Principal and COmmandant of the /
corps of cadets, came here a stranger,
though well recommended, last summer. |
He has been tried and not found wanting. !
proving himself an efficient teacher, a !
good disciplinarian, and thorough gen |
tleman. He will, without doubt. be re- |
elected to the same position which he has |
so well filled should he so desire it. As this |
institution. by vote of it's Board of Educa- /
ton, now forms the literary departmentof /
the Florida University, with its faculty |
enlarged and the right to confer degrees, |
it is hoped and believed that 1t will be the /
best institution of learning in the State. |
Why should parents and guardians send |
their children and wards so far away from /
home, when within their own State, and /
at less cost, they may enjoy equally as
good advantagesY Nor is this all. A /
college in a healthy locality in Florida
ought to have on its rolls many Northern
students, whose parents prefer our mild
winters. The seminary at Tallahassee
has had two such during the present ses-
sion, and it is hoped that during the next
term there will be quite a number, as ar
rangements have been made to advertise
extensively IN the Northwest.
With increasing prosperity, the sound of
the hammer and saw are being heard more
frequently among us. New residences
have been and are being erected in differ
ent parts Of the city. Some years ago.
happy was the landlord who could obtain
regular tenants. More than one tenement
stood for months without an Occupant.
But now the would-be tenant inds
it difficult to rent, and the const.- |
quence is that new dwellings are being
almost constantly erected. City lots, too.
that at one time could have been bought |
at very low rates, now command a good
price. Whitewash and paint also are
more frequently used than formerly, all