The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1884-03-30
WEST END" NOW.

is merged into West End'--TheN New
Suburbs Future.
J. H. Hibbard, Of the Palatka Transfer
Company. is one Of the live and progress
i've young spirits Of our city, and al
though he has been a resident here but
short while he has demonstrated by his
energy and foresight his usefulness and
worth as a citizen. A News man cap
tured him yesterday and in spite Of
his earnest protestations that he was
dry ticket he managed to faucet these
interesting facts out of him.
THE TRANSFER COMPANY.
You may know" said Mr.. Hibbard,
''that am interested chiefly in perfect
ing our transfer business. Its a good
thing for the town and has paid US only
fair compensation this season, but we are
counting on it for the season to come.
Palatka is big little town, there's a
bright future here and like all similar en-
terprises we have got to build the bust
ness along up with the community it SER
YES.
"Thats all right, Mr.. Hibbard. The
Transfer Company is a good thing but
what THE NEWS wants particularly, any
information you may have about real es-
tate changes, Improvements and the like"
"Ah, that's it is it? Well, you can say
that
''wEsT END"
Is going to be the most beautiful and at
tractive suburb in the city. We have
had an informal meeting of the residents
out there and have changed the name
from "The Hammock" to ''West End"
and we will thank THE News tospeak of it
as West End hereafter. We are no ham
mock and then the name is suggestive Of
ague and snakes and wood-ticks and we
won't have it any longer.
''Weu we rather like the change our
selves and we endorse it if you all like it
but what area is embraced in ''West End
and what's going on out there, and what
is going to be done, this summer"
Lots, sir-lots. The scope of our
Il
city map but as we have none with us I
will mark it out here in the sand. You see
this sweep? Imagine that, the cOve-the
bay that lies over yonder. Well claim all
that section lying along this water, and
from the j. T. & K. w. r. R. to Red
Water Branch south, embracing Kirby
Emmett and River streets, and more if
we can get it."
''And as to your improvements? :"
''The improvements are coming, Mr..
NEWS. First and foremost, we are going
to change River street into a boulevarde,
and the beautiful banks of the bay front
are going to be improved and denuded Of
shanties, boat sheds, fshermen'sn and
the like, and cultivated throughout its
whole extent into a beautiful flower gar
den. In short, we are going to have a
tropical park or garden there that can't
be equaled in Florida for beauty of Ioca-
ton. What do you think of it?'
Splendid. sir. This pencil pusher
needs place for recreation himself, and
that's the spot; besides there's a big ad-
vertisement fer the town, and our visit
ors will welcome it as a blessing, so to
speak. Imagine what Gretna Green
no, a trysting place that would be for
lovers. young and old, marrisd and single
We state it phatically-splendid, sir. p"
'And then our buildings Why. we
are going to have two dozen fine new
residences go up in that quarter alone
this summer. The old Baldwin block
and the Underwood block will be trans
formed, and so will other lots along
Dodge street and down Emmett and
along Kirkland and down Kirby. l
could mention names, but can't describe
the improvements to go up as yet. I
havn't the data. There's Mr. Huylar, of
New York, going to improve, and c. f.
Todd, of Calais Maine, who has a lot off
the Underwood property, and Charles
Powers, Of Denver, and Mr.. Poundstone,
of Minnesota. and Mrs. Bonn, of Balti-
more, William Campfeld. of Philadel-
phia, John II. Crosby, of Bangor, Ne,
Appleton & Webb, of the same state.
Mr.. Londry, of Montreal, Canada, John
T. Gay, of New York, B. S. Crosby. of
San Mateo, and others whose names es-
cape me-"
''Well that is a mixture Of sections? q
1T is, but it only goes to show what
our town is coming to and how favorably
our visitors are impressed"
These are mostly monied men, Mr.
Hibbard p
"Of course. Very few of them bu
will build fine residences and cottage
and lay off their grounds in handsome
style"
''Will the near proximity of the rail
way affect the neighborhood? 2"
Not in the least. We wouldn't NOV
it. Indeed the company is going to pu
up an artistic depot building where tn
present one now stands. l am assured
Of +bis Sometime as fine "a the demo