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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26

Following down the APPALACHIAN range
of highlands which form the hill country
of Leon come varieties of tree growth
that give strangely mixed aspects to our
forests. These cXoticS, rs it were, from Il
higher parallel, tempted by continuous
soil elements and nurturcd by an altitude
above the sea level that compcnSatcs de
grees of latitude as to climatic conditions,
have come down South among us, and
almost within sight of the tcpid Gulf We
have the walnut and the beech min~ln~
with and rivaing IN stately growth the
magnolia and livc-"ak. 10 see and adj
mire fine sample of Leon forest land
one need only to go into a hammock near
the city owned by Judge Rippcy. It's
border on the cleared land rises Is Il wall,
and within is perpetual shade; tall,
straight pillars rise thickly to support high
above Il roof of dense foliage covering
scores OF acrcs-thc mingled leaves of
the beech, the hickory, the magnolia, the
ash, the maple, the livc-oak and white
oak, the white and red bay, the tupclo
and swcct-gnn, the mulberry, cherry,
bass wood, ctc.-and a dense growth Of
tall cane mark, the course of swift rum
ming brook that makes it way from 4 deep,
still lakcltt that rests in the shadows of
the great trees that throw their arms
about it, :" ,hi. hammock l. a specimen
bit OF Leon county forests, just as made
by the hand of nature, and We have not
seen It's like III all our Southern land for
vigor and variety Of growth tc>lilying to
strength Of soil and peculiarly of climate
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
The Lesson Learned.

The results of truck farming this season
have not been as satisfactory as was an
ticipatcd by some of the producers of
Leon county, but there is no reason why
any should be discouraged. As has been
said before, trucking is Il business in its
infancy here-just begun and to be
learned. This season the lessons taught
were many, and they were learned by
many, some Of whom paid dearly-tor
what was worth the cost, however. They
learned about tertilizing, about seed,
about packing and shipping; and those
who did not plant early learned that the y
should-the most costly lesson of all.
Referring to potatoes as a principal item,
the proof exists in every instance that
those who shipped good article early
were we'll paid, and that those who
shipped late were i'll paid, for their pro-
duce forwarded at greater expense was
met in the market by that of sections
which could place cheaply, and at a time
when new potatoes were become so plenty
a. to cease to command the price of lux
uries.
1t would seem scarcely necessary to
urge what is SO plain as to be sct-as-
sorting fact, that it is prepostcrous to en-
gage in the truck industry unless the eli
matc-thc latitude--is made available for
what it is worth, and it is worth all to
the business. As a rule, if you plant early
yon gather early, and i'll their due season
Of growth your vegetables will be ready
t" lreoedo in tn" ,""rl.et thonr still imma
turc in the soil of a latitude further North.
Ii You plant late You meet them to your
loss i'll a gluttcd market
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
After Our Cattle.

Texan cattle BUYERS are raldlng Ttpt-
gia as well rs Florida and Alabama Ehn
Savannah NerS protests, aud we c'ah
mend its arguments to the attention .W
our Florida readers, with whom W. h;-He
heretofore talked on the subject >'y>
the NarS
A letter has been shown rs from T'AH- ~:
dressed to a gentleman i'll lhi' city asking i'i Ia.
name, of farmers ia Georgia who would i'o 'ii' =
To- inform the writer where he could parcir-t>
cattle in this State We referred To- ihi- sGnic;sc
last week and expressed our opinion n Ia ~
impolicy OF stripping ont section "i ih' 'l'J"r .
tic supply OF beet only 10 replace ii by lhp"llsi
ton III higher prices. We n"W say that d -;
ans can drive cattle from 300 I" | oVp ui' ::
10 pasturagc, and back again rs beet !" liz.
North and Northwest, we do not sec wl'.l = i;
hinder our people from ititrnins them - l'.i..'
and putting the heavy profits IN their "w l'+k.
cts. Such profits should enable our farmers ;0'
stabilized every horned animal they can ral-c ~
buy ont OF ln. woods bul let them 90 nov ~ JD
poor state and at poor price, they haze brt.L
doing in Southern Alabama, Geo!gia AMI fLni,i;te
AMI When the bctl season O!"i.N next ltl Dil!i
farmers viii have The modification oi - IT.
Tennessee beef supply oar market, at cN"fbaArl
prices, while they have none tor sale. Far l.
not all. The Texas hcri-mcn are saplin9 lis;
Foundation OF oar future supply, by pHrrha-,IS.
and driving away HE stock cattle once ~trYr
uur broad wild lands ri lhc nuncr"t. hrr,i.
now roaming over them, an,i it viii rrq'lttr ~
crIl wears rt.~fpik Them even n tht. N,
made, which mag be considered luuhitti, uy
account O. the tchcr question in some Zoe ,li'i,s
and the impetus given to improved bro,ed@ ~:
others. AT all events we may look on ~ high:
prices for beet next winter and Iii, r,:,ll.t nnth
our farmers have been fully Initiated inl" lii' u!
vinta@cs OF mixed farming and otcck-l;,isInu
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26


Potomac" the WASHINGTON c0rrt.p,r.
urhl "l lhc savannah -""', WIilcN i" l"E
lows ts\Eh.n C,n.,r,.S r.c,,,,.,us'' II
may bc expected that Il good zeal VIII Dc
.,iI nm III. >ul,i.ct .f tL. P.,.,,,la \.,-y
=,
ara, ana We nave no apprehension tii1
If will l.. SOLD.
~,
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r'"l navy aus "ii'ii ''o'''''"N H'l''i'' ~
Wv" " mani, UPON ''lc i''''''i' i'' ''i''' ~ 'l'
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VIII DC Nh"'aif '9cHu@tN :" employees tno
nh"ch C"lln3 u""l 81 M"Ik on '"1 ''l''! ~"
uaE' IL VIII TIC Ttintihhtfcd iha' ail"i'~ lIic
lhil5s ihciud'd III handler p'"-Tahnc - lht
abahd"hmcnl OF me fch>ac"I navy yaI'i ne
ohcGf9 VIII DC ue'A'htu rom inc yatd an,'
nearly everybody 'hpi"ytI tnelc di>chalsth !.
INT S'I" VIII 'h'I ~ it't III '"'l2c "i Il Sii'l''
huii"'i "a lh'li' WIZ, " ~ Liz t''l' "a 'h' gov
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
From Tallahassee to Thomas
XfnlQ

The short line of road which will doubt
less soon be constructed between ITALIA
hassee and Thomasville will be a most i'm
portant link, for it will connect the Flor
ida railroads with the railroad system OF
Georgia, and will certainly become the
channel of much travel and traffic
enough, it would seem, to make it pay its
stockholders handsomely. 1t will be fed
by numbers of roads North of it and
South oft, and will undoubtedly be sought
by many travellers going to or from dis
tant sections of the State who desire to
see the Middle portion also. TO Leon
county it will be of great and Immediate
benefit for miles on either side OF its line,
atfording those facilities OF transportation
and communication which only were lack
ing to the full development of a fertile
and beautiful country-remarkable, in
deed, for its very rich soil and its charm
ing natural aspects, and capable of sup
porting numerous and superior class of
population in the enjoyment Of plenty
and high social advantages. We are
sanguine that such conditions will rapidly
result from the construction of the road
pcnetrating>so favored a section, and that
Tallahassee will reap large and permanent
advantage from her fortunate proximity
to prosperous producers and consumers,
while an immediate result i'll be "a new
tide of travel to crowd her hotels with
visitors seeking health or enjoyment.
Our latest information induces the con
viction that the road will be quickly built.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
y. Y SUM-
Ohio.

Judge lloadiy, who was nominated Yesterday,
is good candidate for Governor of Ohio. and
he will make Il good Governor of the State ior
there need be no doubt OF his election by IL hand
some majority. He is an able man. IA learned
politician, iorCiblc speaker, iudiciOus ad-
herent OF Democratic principles, and he may be
relied upon for an honest administration OF his
important office Ii Judge Hoady should be
elected Governor by round majority, his name
will next year have an interesting flavor of the
Presidential kind Foraker the Republican can
didate, is exceedingly weak; but this Will not
make the Democracy less energetic in striving
for success.
1t was stormy contest in the Convention be
tween the two leading candidatcs-Judsc IIoatlly
and Gen. Durbin Wand but on the first ballot
Hoa'llcy had twenty-nin more votes than Ward,
and on the second ballot he was nominated by
accamaton. For the moment Gen. Ward WAS
disappointed over the result, and made Il speech
in which he rebuked the Convention for failing
to recognize his thirty years service; but at the
same time this rockribbcd Democrat proclaimed
his fcalty to the party, and proved it by an
nouncing himself rs a candidate for The United
States Senate
The platform was next adopted. 1t atlirmS
the principles OF Thomas jefferson it demands
the publication Of the public service, the punish
ment of the robbers of the public treasury, the
arrest of the protligacy and extravaganza that
cOrrupts the administration of public affairs, and
a total change in the policy that has so long
been pursued by the Republican party il tayors
tariff so adjusted as to encourage productive
Interests; 1t opposes sumptuary legislation, and
favors the regulation of the liquor traffic 10y
properly graded license system; il demands
thorough reform in the civil service, but above
all and first of all demands Il change in the adj
minisration of the Government itself a> the re-
form most necessary, in order to again punish
fraud and theft in public office.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
A Thing Possible.

Mlsgovernmcnt has deprived us OF a
navy, the useless fragments that remain
are being thrown away, and even the NAY V
yards are being condemned, as if the dcs-
pcrate radicals, in the last days Of their
reign, We're gene distracted and rccklcssy
indifferent as to what evil they might do
Under their sway the right arm of
national power has been DESTROYED, and
the empire of our own waters surrendered,
for any one of Il number OF nationalitics
could blockade or lombard our coast
cities. Even China could hold the Pacific
against us, and the plg-tailcd aundrymen
of California point out t." Mclican man "
the dragon flag of his country tloatiny
over hostile ships that we could not drive
from our waters. We have the following
statement Of the naval strength of China :
1t includes two iron.cad corvcttes of German
construction, armed with ten and twelve inch
krupp guns, Calling guns, and machinery tol
projecting tulprtlOcs two steel cruisers, built
in England, armed with Armstrong cannon and
England; and two Frcncl-built cruisers one on
the Dui(ctr principle, the other upon the F1rtdu
plan, armed with powerful Whtw orlh guns
There are also two fine irgatcs, the .1tdm and
len- l"'tn, carrying twenty four poum,crs four
steel torpedo-boats built in Germany; four gun
boats OF the latest type built at Fou Tchcon in
1877, carrying number OF lG-ccntmetcr guns
and ~ Founders; and about the same number
OF ironclad gunboals built at Shanghai Be
sides these, China has many wooden vessels
principally corvettcs armed with Navasscul can
non, and fourteen gunboats carrying the same
kind of guns. The war fleet above represents "A
total OF 600 men and $50 guns
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
dence Savannah News.l
West Ville'S Growth.

WEST LILLE, FLA June 1S.-This little town
has improved since my last letter We now have
TWO stores, saloon post-office, telegraph office
and cNptess office; also good hotel that will
he ready ior occupation about the first of July
There are also drug store and other buildings
now bciqg erected. We have no orange groves
nor fne ;hotels To attract Northern tourists. but
we have the country for the poor laboring man.
and thcic is room for rs many OF such as will
come Our lands are far better for agricultural
purp">ts; than any lands in South Florida, whefe
The lands are owned BY capitalists and held al
such cXtprOnatc prices Good lands can be
bought here AT from 81 TO .25 per acre There
are thousands OF acres of United States land ly.
nS near The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad
that can he home Slcadetl by settlers for less than
len cents per acre. SAID lands are not barren
spine hills inhabited only by gophers, as many
suppose, but are good farming lands Those "
ing on the Choctawhatchie river, and for about
fifteen miles west of the river are mostly good
tImbeIt7i pine lands with clay subsoil suited for
The production Of corn, cotton. rice, sugar cane
all Kind OF vegetables fruits and melons We
ask all that contemplate moving to Florida TO
visit us before locating elsewhere Our section
IS not owned by land spectators yet, though We
do not know how soon it will be, as thav are
abroad IN the land, and we have II railroad they
VIII be certain 10 gobble up soon. The lands
are now owned hy the State the United States
and The Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad and
can be bought at the above price In conclu-
Sion We will say TO all who want good homes IN
Florida, come TO our section, where you can get
lands cheap. HoIMEs
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26

A London special says: A definite
extradition proposal from the English
Government, including clauses covering
conspiracy to murder on political or non
political charges and trcason-tclony, will
be laid before the Government of the
United States at Washington in July. A
draft of the revised treaty resulting from
a careful consultation of the Crown law
yers is ready. Minister Lowell says that
the United States is willing to consider
the proposed treaty revision, but he gives
no hint as to the direction Of the revised
treaty 1t is no secret, however, that the
clauses of the new treaty are strongly in
favor Of England and more liberal in
depreciation as to the kind and character
of offences covered. The purpose of the
Crown lawyers has been to make it easy
for England to secure political offenders
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
FtFHHnUIIlA
The Pensacola Navy-Iard 10 he
Closed

The Navy Yard Commission, Of which Com
modore Luce is president, has recommended the
closing of the Pensacola Navy. Yard Thtycon.
slider it of absolute importance that The Mare
Island Navy Yard in California be retained. rs it
is the only navy yard on the Pacific coast By
party of reasoning the Pensacola yard should
also be retained. 1t is the only navy-yard be-
tween the mouth of the Chesapeake and the Rio
Grande. distance of nearly 1000 miles. No
workshop of repairs is TO be left, and the whole
OF the Southern States, from Virginia to Texas,
left without naval workshop On the other
hand, nearly all the Northern navy-yards are to
be retained. 1t is said Mr. Chandler approves
of the recommendations
Measured by the present condition of the navy,
and the fact that none but iron ships are now
constructed, it may be that a reorganization of
the navy-yards was necessary, but Pensacola has
much greater advantages for the construction of
iron vessels than any of the Northern navy
yards The iron and coal of Alabama lie within
a short distance of Pensacola its capacous and
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26

A former citizen of Leon county writes
from the new city of Cottondale, child
of the Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad !,
and we take the liberty of making his
private letter public:
CoTToNDALE, JACKSON Co, FLA,
June IS, 1883.
CAPTAIN c. f. DYKE: Dear Sir-You cannot
imagine how much | miss the dear "Old FLO
RIDiAN" over here in these wild woods. Though
| have cast my lot among these Kind and exceed
ingly hospitable people, there is no fear OF my
ever forgetting " dear departed days. ! love
old Leon, grand ms she is in every thing To make
her attractive and desirable To live in. But tins,
too, is Il tnc-yes, parts OF it beautiful country.
Lands are cheap and very fertile, while it has
the additional advantage of being now II new
country simply because the Pensacola and At
lantic Railroad runs through it, and is to be de
vcloped. | see every day that you arc making
rapid strides i'll Improvements, and immigration
is pouring in from every quarter II fills my
heart with pride when see and know that Leon
county is duly appreciated. Here, too, there is Il
tide OF Improvement sweeping over the land :;
each day brings new sig ht-seers among us look
ing for homes. AT some future day. perhaps, |
may send you some dots, To show how much
room there is for capitalists and for those who
desire cheap and comfortable homes Send me
the FLoRIDIAN for money enclosed.
Yours truly, Il. r. HART
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26

The Harper, or high license bill became ii laWi
of The Stntr ui Illinui, on Friday l,.i lis n,,rI
,; y, l., -. ,,.t ;..,, l ;,... .
'cS' YET "'"'' vi ''c TX" 'H'"9 81 ii"i'''"t'
temperance reform hy high rates Of license. The
hill ,,c,ivrl I'm, .n,,,,,, of lhc me-, who i, a. cr
,,, ,...... .....,.,'..,,;;, n.l:i.; :,
'I ~ va 'i - AZ
represents Views which have been m"dhel by
experience Prohibition being now Il conceded
c,;lure lis old friends ,ur,, II, h; lic.usa -. mo
"'7' ANY "''' '''' - ''''N 10y vac
are supported ny l"~' WHO were never i'f'l'ibi-
tonls!s, hHi nl"a>> believed III 4 rational sytiom
OF liquor regulation, and also by The most fc-
sprctanlc lqu"r sellers. such Is the odd com
bnalioh Thai has passed 'hr Harper hl
The rev law i al pyc different iIonI 'at
81 l"Wa-a State " here The cAl" rimcnI OF hi&r
license i'a- also been tiit'', bni without Tie dsi
i",hl'H 81 !"'r which rhAii'tlcIiZ'S The liarltr
bil. III iowa car ; iind towns 'ir permitted IL
chang" what th'y please Tor license, and rs te
sun inc i'' I'il3'' ~ me WY from SO Il Nt;I
(lil l'di"Iu' !" - h"o On Nr">l"n.l In Il Hunl-
Ger % hf&r place Tiooo Is The ic, AMI The aver
,'~' '"i""S""u' fh'' - NC > nlSh. ne Nebraska
ID" l'"'> '"t license II" at Ti'Vo III c''its ii a
'Vi'''fi' -" e. ana E''"" i"i all other places Hi
'''9 az" 'It"'iiShrH Il C''st-ifoh SYST III Il cAcse
"i''r"'lNr a,lA' IN 'Hi paiis OF the State VIZ sNM
year i"' me S'l' 81 Sh'i'S ana wines, ai'd $l5o
year ''' Sgic "i 'ceIS. IL Is estimated tiiat
." S"'" ".Sis 'H'"So W III reap an ahnGai
revenue 81 hn i'SS IMAM : t'couo oo or Il g''lh 81
,.'"'' s''''"" ~, "ii iei present income l'oih
NV 10 49, ''.H ""'i'' ''c "t'i'cH l'iiri 10
"N P'H'S, ana ihsui'S inc popularity al lhe
i l =" w. ,''', >''9o -, nv Pi"iu.'t"N "i
inv LOWEST "i"'i Ii'"l'S ca',i'"t raiS' S3UO !" FAY
~ ~. nv ae 'e il >'iihS /" 81
VS. VIII i'''"iiS "o 'oHt'ntI't'" III me hai"is
y, '''' az 49, ~ '''' '"'r :" ne chaiS' VI
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
The Mormon power is growing rap

The Mormon power is growing rap
IDLY IN other Territories as well as in
Utah, and national Legislation seems to
have no perceptible effect upon the vigor
Of the Mormon Church, or the industry
: and enthusiasm of its colonizers and ennis
saries. Mormonism is generally supposed
TO be confined to the Territory which
d. contains the central citadel Of the Nor
!, mon faith, but the truth is that the Latter
Day Saints encamped long ago in other
Territories, where their power to-day is
great In the last Legislature Of Idaho
half of the members of the House and half
of the members of the Senate were Nor
mons. In one or two other Territories
Mormons are said to hold the balance of
power, and the church has large and
thriving colony in the State Of Colorado,
where the so-called Apostles Of Salt Lake
City are now buying more land for the
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26

\ correspondent of the Savannah Ne'rS
Jay Gould is making the biggest railroad
move ever attempted i'll the South, and
has already so got the game in his hands
as to assure success That he has be-
come virtually possessed of the Transit
Road rs being necessary to perfect his
system, which is being organized To secure
rapid through communication from the
Northwest and North to East Florida and
the port of Fcrnandina. He has, it is
said, purchased a controlling interest in
the Erlangcr system, including tn" Gin
cinnati Southern, the Brunswick and
Western, the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia. As soon as possible a road
will he built from point on the old Ma
con and Brunswick road thirteen miles
below .lessup To connect with the Jack
sonvillr branch of the Transit road ut
IIart's Crossing Through trains will be
put on between Cincinnati and Jackson
Vile, making it the quickest route to East
Florida. Giving this much, as of local
interest, of the alleged operations and
intentions of the grasping railroad king
we omit mention OF further statements
showing the wide scope OF his designs
upon railroad interests in other parts of
the South
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26

use of converts now on their way to the
West. In Europe and in the Southern
States the emiSsaries of the church are
laboring with great success, and Brigham
Young asserts that 10000 converts will
Join the faithful in Utah and elsewhere
this year. The Mormon problem has not
been solved, and its solution will become
more and more difficult as the years 60
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26

We direct the attention of the Jourmul
TO the correction we have made in the fig.
ures it credits to the FLoRIDIAN. We
suggest that it probably made the mistake
against us by overlooking the fact that
the wide " measure " of this paper makes
its seven columns about equivalent to
light columns of the ordinary "mcasurc. .
In some issues Of the FLoRIDIAN there is
so much BREWER used that the amount OF
ems at which we have averaged it.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
From the New York Herald
The Republican Party Must $40.

We believe the Star route verdict will leave !,
profound and lasting impression the public
mind. 1t ought To. The men declared {" mol
guilty" are OF no consequence; but the result ct
this trial will justly be held by all thoughtful
citizens rs proof that il is high time to make 4
change; that the party OF great moral ideas V
is no longer entitled To their confidence and can
not be safely trusted with the peoples money.
The verdict is, to be sure, but one of many evil
dences to the same effect. The River and lIar
Dor jobs, the Robson navy jobs, the impudcnl
refusal TO make adequate reductions of TAXATION,
the corrupt determination To compel needless
and surplus taxes ont of the peoples pockets, the
pension swndle the unblushng alliance with Hi
SORTS OF monopolics-all these prove that the Re-
publican party has outllvcd hot merely lis use
tulncss but its moral SENSE But it probably
needed this result of the Star route trials break
the back OF the public's attention.
The Presidential campaign of 1891 will lie :,
battle between the people and the friends Of
monopoly and jobbery.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-06-26
The people of Barlow, in Polk count,

The people of Barlow, in Polk county
are making vigorous efforts to secure the
South Florida Railroad through that town
instead Of its passing by them fifteen
miles to the northward. The Barlow In
.yorma>t, in strongly written editorial
upon the subject, says that under its
i. charter the South Florida road cannot be
+: built on any other route than through
:, Barlow, and it declares that the people
; Of that town will, if necessary, enforce
their rights in the courts. The citizens
, have subscribed about 1000 acres of land,
including several town lots, which, the
informant thinks, are enough to pay the
expense of the increased mileage which
. may be caused by the desired detection
Of the line Of road