The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-03-06

A correspondent Of one ofour State exchanges
has lately paid visit to the thriving town OF
DeLand, and gives glowing description of H.
THE LOCATION.
The place is handsomely situated on one Of
the highest pine ridges on the * johns nseI.
and is. therefore, climalicAlIy considered one OF
the most salubfious localities in the state Of
Florida It's Improvement has been wonderful.
II is full Of that vim and energy which has 81
often been displayed by the new towns and
cities Of the great West Where six years ago
there was scarcely post-offlce. only one or two
frame houses and not . brick chimney. only q
clearing here and there. now are 10 be seen
beautiful residences, no end Of orange groves
and every evidence OF prosperity. From Wells
Spring, where the pine woods commence. to
Clifton settlement one can scarcely get out OF
sight Of q clearing and an orange grove. And
Of all the pisces along this orange ridge the
one that shows the INST obvious signs OF rapid
advancement, the place where the most houses
are going up, where most groves are being
planted, where most people are coming In,
where are the livest merchants. the most far
sighted and liberal property owners. the place
which seems nearest like a Western town, Is
DeIIand
THE BEGINNING.
Bear in mind that, as allowed noted, six years
age there was no such place as Deland. The
start was made from The very foundation. Such
a thing as post office was unknown Tor miles
around The nearest was AT Beresforsi There
also was the store, and not only OF this locality,
but also of large section OF Volusia county
The orange fever had only reached the North
within year or two previous. On the orange
ridge now crowded with northerners and west
erners, hardly one was then 10 be found. Six
miles south, the present site OF Orange City,
some Wisconsin men had just started that prOs-
porous settlement. But as whole the field was
practically open.
Mr.. DELAND's POLICY
In just what way Mr. H. A. DeLand, of Fair
port, N. Y, became interested in health preserv-
ing, cold-avoidiDg and orangc-growiDg, we do
not know, nor does it matter II is sufficient
that he had an assured income and an ample
fortune North and that his business was estab-
lished and did not require his exclusive attention.
To do nothing is to rust; an active man must
have exercise for his powers. Mr.. DeLsnd
turned his attention 10 Florida, fixed on the site
of the present village of DeLand and determin-
ed to build town there How he succeeded
visit there will show. The policy adopted by
himself, Mr.. G. H. Wright and other land own
ers and dealers has been liberal and far
sighted from the beginning, striking con-
frast to the dog in the manger" policy pursued
by many in other sections. Their liberality has
been rewarded, not only by seeing prosperous
community grow up, but up in more material
way, by the enhanced value of the remaining
land, which is held now at a fabulously high
figure the sales being lively and TO permanent
investors. Good business sites are getting rarer
every day, and when one offers it is gobbled up
with the voracity Of turkey after corn. Some
idea OF the rapidity with which the town has
grown may be gotten from the fact that its pop
ulation is now at least 800 and careful obser-
vations show that at the present time the in
crease is in a geometrical ratio. The secret of
this marvellous growth Is 10 be found in the ex-
cellence Of the location, the good quality Of the
soil, the lbcraty of the terms OF sale TO SET
tiers and IN the fact that Nc. DeLand knows
how to bring all these things before those peo-
pie of The North who desire more congenial
climate.
BUILDINGS AND BUSINESS
On riding into DeLsnd ones ears are assailed !
by the din of hammers and saws Everywhere i
are houses being built Buildings for hotels !
buildings fg residences, bCisdinxs scr churches |
buildings Tor stores, ScIf5aAEs for Ones are
ewegyw nere II process Of erreasaz Al this J
wiring hesEcea thirty and sogsy new houses
are under wzy. and yes - Is asznosz IaposSznae
10 rent ome. And lh<sc bzlsanrS are OF she
mos. sasssaaiial cAss&csez-jsss srch n are
built ia sac sabasbs o. New York, PhissaelphiA.
Cincinnati and Others OF our large cities
One thing live ,own always hAs-a good no /
tel. That OF DeLand is the GEorc H0rse A 4
hrs,-csass table. esea1, comfortable beds a<sd 1
pleasant welcome Nr. Terry supplies. We IN l
The visitor at the hotel wants TO drive on, &c. /
casionally TO the spring at Spring Garden. On the
lake Al Enterprise: if the wealthy resident has /
an orange grove, he Of course wants To see il /
often. So DeLand has a livery stable, and a
good one, kept By Fl. A Tanner
The business men of DeL4Dd are Of the live
pushing class, who know what trade is and how |
10 get IT, The place supports 1--WE dry goods and !
grocery stores, where clothes and eatables NAV
be Obtained as low as in the North There is
good hardware store and furniture store The
Volusia County Bank. kept by F. Y. Whitmore,
s located here This bank has only been
'tarted for short time, bat the business has. SO
ar, out run the expectation OF the proprietor
With The growth of this cslGafy and Breysra q
yreat future will be open tn this enterprise In
he same building with The bank Is Mr. F. s.
'oodrichs lewelry shop His stock is an excel
Anthony, the only one in the county
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
In the way of educational facilities, DsLand
possesses The best school house in the county |
The number of pupils enrolled is over eighty.
She 10 also determined to have the college or
south Florida and no place is more likely TO
succeed.
The newspaper of DeI.and is the Florida 40
paper widely known already The
EDITOR. Mr.. c. Codringt0n, is himself widely ex-
in tropical agriculture rs well ~ ia
journalism.
CITY IN AN ORANGE GROVE
But the pride of the place is its orange groyss
Right in the town are two groves twin beauties
u about the same age Oae is that in which /
The DcLand Grove House is, and the other Is
owned by MIR. DeLand himself They have each
been planted about six years, aud bah are bear
ing already. The trees lock perfect, are large
and uniform in size. North of these shorf dis
lance is the grove Of Mr. Codringion. the editor
Of the A9-ie.lfaras. He has iily-!ssur varieties
Ut the genus citrns on itis place. Some or them
are possessed by M scne else in this county.
Amnng other curiosi'ies, he has ON one tree
ad est I'VE varieties. and another are husit.ed
sh.tdocks and grape ffuiis. 20 widely supposed
70 De identical. Dr.. Giilcn's grove. however. is
regarded as the motlel grove but the marvel in
me way ~ magnitude Is that planted and owned
Dy Mr.. Hull, Mayor OF Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
There are len thousand trees set OUT. covering
me hundred and forty acres The society S
Northern society. The earnest determined look
$ on every cOuntcnance
Every property owner isintereste.l in whatever
makes Tor the welfare of the town. and this spirit
d harmony and community of feeling makes il /
pleasant as we'll ~ profitable place to live in
PROMISING FUTURE.
The enterprising founder Of the place has laree
iopes for the iuiure OF his thriving proieye. and
ioes mol abate his iaterest in and his cxertiOns
OF u 10 the least, although il In now able 10 take
are OF itself in all things. He has made il |
Known all over the North and in Europe and h I
lrAwing settlers 10 II from all directions.
RaiJreaA ana Canals.
We make the following extracts from the edi.
orial correspondence Of the Florida Mirror. The