The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-02

HOTELS. The letter of DR.. Boykin
urging the adoption of measures to catch
the tide of fashionable travel from the
North, aud from the fever States, is a
seconding of our many suggestions
10 the same import. Meanwhile we take
pleasure in noticing a decided improve
meut in the majority Of our hotels. Few
towns OF less than ten thousand inhabi
5tant. can show such hotels as the Central
j AID Buford at Charlotte, the Benbow at
Greensboro, the Marlborough, the Allan
tie, the Kittrell and we might mention
in secondary degree the Durham hotel,
Ashevile hotels. G1ldsboro hotels, and
o,htf, # which we have no personal
knowledge. Many of these houses are
known 90 the travelling public as the best
between Il edmond and New Orleans.
And the changes within ten years have
been vsry noticeable.
D. Backualfs Tucker House has
Las I'D quite a Iunber of Northern
guests of the better classes recently.
The Scoyiilc's have leased the hotel
a. Wr,ghrsvil'e aud aim to make it a
fayugire resort for Charlotteese.
Commodore Turk of the Western
n. G. Il. II Is preparing a list Of hotels,
and mountain resorts accessible by mis-
route. y good idea. No public conve
uieuce ever lost anything bv accommoda
ting the public. We met a Northern gen
tleman aud lady on the train. They had
clme to the station an hour ahead of
time, and were provoked. IF we had
only brought our copy of Applcton's
Guide, we could have known how to act"
said the lady. YES. but | thought
all important trains" We assured him
hat no notification of changes or similar
information, is ever advertised in North
papers; and when such publication is
made, it is on the editors own motion, or
else in exchange for a free-pass.
1T IS hard to believe that we are only a
a days ride from New York-things are
SO different sighed the lady.
Since the above was penned came an
handsome pamphlet illustrating the beau
ties and curiosties of Florida. 1t was
sent to us by j. McR. Russell, Esq, to-
merly of WILMINGTON Ticket Agent for
the Charleston, Savannah, Waycross, ami
Western, Route. CHANGING through this
volume We almost caught the Florida
fever.
And row let US see how it pays to spend
money 10 advertising the advantages and
attractions of a State. Durham Despatch
reports a conversation with Mr.. L. d..
Jones, on lis return from a visit to Capt.
Geo. 7. Jones, in Florida.
On the return of Mr.. Thos. L.
Jones from Florida. Durham Despatch
interviewed him as follows -
Z. What is the season. of North
ern travel Florida"
Mr.. J. 1T continues for about three
months from the first of January, and
such a number of people there are. 0
Why | made an estimate of the amount
money they must spend. and it is al
most incredible. The rates at the no.
tells are four dollars a day, aud the
amount taken in at one hotel where
stopped. would amount to a hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, and counting
four hotels each, in st Augustine ana
Jacksonville, it would exceed a million
dollars. Then a number of hundred
thousand dollars more, would be re-
quired TO cover money paid for cigars,
liquors. carriage hire, flowers. curlosl-
ties, sc. 1t seems as if almost every
second store were a curiosity shop. in
when are sold shells, coral in beautiful
variety, sea beans, palmetto or
naments, Spanish and Indian curiosities
and many other articles.n
L. What Is the business of st. Au-
gustine? Is there any manufacturing
there ?"
Mr.. J. None at all the business Of
the people is to help Nortkerners spend
their money, and they have lots tC
spend, too. L was struck with the ap
pearance aud of the gentlemen
visitors. A large part of them were
past middle age-being gray-haired-
and they took everything so easily
We print the above to preface the re
mark that Raleigh ought to seek a share
of this winter crop.