New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-18
20 7ficar unporuar'ty the part OF General liar
risol, etusr n ae state o. a. ms immediate home
RAPID PROGRESS IN FLORIDA.
TOWNS DEVELOPING A WESTERN GRowTH.
EXTENSION or RAILROADS IN THE sTArE-oRANGE
AND STRAWBERRY CULTURE.

. EXTENSION or RAILROADS IN THE STATE-ORANGE
AND STRAWBERRY CULTURE.
"YOu have no idea up here said returned
NewYorker, recently hoS rapidly Florida IA being ne
vcopcd took trip recently from PaiatkA over 10 inc
Halifax River and many persons living In tents near
the rver-so unable are the saw mills 90 furnish timber
fast enough the incoming settlers or take this iact
There's new railway leading away from the 81 Jon
about thirty six miles long, twelve miles Oh WINCH run
through district cor tobe setted Woudyo De4''
ne when say that along the remaining tWehty-ou' ""
scattered twelve saw-mls, and these cannot supply
the demand The railway, am eredloy lnlo'"'"'
offered Tor sale years ago at Sl2oOOo IT j. No"
netting between $4,000 and $4,000 year ih'''' '
amount OF rail way construction going on ah"el HUG"
encouragement from the state il striking "ithh IL"
wcess the jacksonville. Tampa and Key West ran gay
Company has opened between Jacksonville ana FadI@"
n broad-gauged line with steel rails and nr-t-c'a'S
equipment
"The country through which passes hitherto without
good transportation facilities by water last SetthI
up Then there the south Florida Railway Just openeu
between Orlando and Sanford IN Orange county "nu
controlling the carrying trade from Tampa 10y NoVon
her. understand the Palaka and Indian River ha"a'
wifi be completed between PalItka and Sanford ms
will run through the famous FruitlInd Peninsula ana
thence southeastery along the high pine ridge when mas
bcen termed the Orange Belt of Florida Town 9ioer
town along the road Is sprnging up Ike maS'' slc'
number Of orange groves are being started anu ""'i
otherwise wooded REGION YOU cannot get out Oh sEV
Of clearing To put il into fg land that was worth
81 30 So two years ago IS now held ~ rom 9IV
to 500 acre."
Has there been any specially rapid growth in the case
OF the towns g. was asked.
The tendency ia Florida Is not toward large towns
the aercdural purposes OF settlers lnterferl z.
But there centres whose rapid growth reminds one "
Western v, ,eity In t,wn-ma ilg. Take Sanford ior
instance OF 1880 gave it 300 inhaot'ns' IL
has I5OO and Is growing II the IAN" r"''"'
Ia atsa too. though old resort, has lately pec'me
ralWay cutre for lines converrnT from the morrill, ca to
south and west and l. wing mItuy De Lana on ne
p & Il. Railway, IL OF five years growth win present
| population OF 1890"
What class OF people are the settlers r.
Tie greater part take .r, from the Northwest
and the West-per-Ous OF stamina energy lA-el5ehce
and considerable ia roe Of Gu tur' THESE Hud IN ''e
delightful climate AMI good order Of the -ta refresh
ing change from Billiards and cowboys But there f.
also large unmbcr of Northern who attracted To
the country first az have either settled ia the
state Permanently or live cir orange groves SIX or
o. tie year. These are generally persons
or some means. often Of wealth Thu. there are mum
Der o. -ush persons living from November TO Nav m the
.ocled cottags-ct Just out Of SANFORD on tn line
Of the south Florida hallway.
~Vh.toin you say TO the adaprabl-y Of the FLORIDA
sol. for orau ge-grOvesP
There f. great misapp-ehension about Florida vi ch
It i, well to correct While there are in parts OF the
~t.te-say along the Halifax River. tile Indian
River and elsewhere strips Of rich hammock land
whose fertility is apparently nexhaustlb r.. YET
much Of the soil IL poor, and good jut-mtut must
he exercised I'm selecting land for grove. Then
many rsons think that they have only 70 s't our %
few trees and 8dJ for the fruit TO drop into tAeT hads
Nothiu. is srthcr The truth Intelligence patience
care AID industry necessary 20 success and II one
IL carving ont fortune from basis Of small capital
be must 40 have capacity for hard WORK and hard
living said a friend OF mine recently on the Fruthnd
seven years now worth $4,000. ira man VIII work. II
he will stick. II me VIII 1--we hard u ne Is not hIrad OF
hoe plough nor ashamed OF them either he can
land mere wha few hundred dollars andworkng out ate
times Others and living nard tack ne can make Tor
himself ~ lndepeAdcAcr IN zen {elts' .,t. - +bo
I quote him, simply 20 indicate somethns OF me
spirit n-ediu IN Pfhnl,es5i , t,r. Sers
capitalist may live well AMI 90 NJ work OhioISn
bur the qualities hrst indicated are Just as necessary ID
cces Is sure and know OF no business or the KIND at
give, so large return Tor Ihe money en- Tyu' io
Thus calculate that on tcnacre grove, bought az SO
acre the INST year expense. iiI c'ghn am i13'dL-
the other years outlay from 500 10 800 each Ten
years fair reckoning FOR grove to come into bearing
from seed though seven years Il not uncommon.
. while trees planted that haze already bGddcd are
naturally bearing IN shorter period than those from
Barring grove. Of a marketable fruit infrequeuty
You know in certain parts 0r the STATE truck gar
deliuS goes hand-land Win Iia4st'll.uf I 0.ly u;
certain parts ana then only ana when dreceDy me SKIN
always necessary in such gardening Ihere Is '.ehad
strawberries ana vegetables IN -llCl places ~
New York and Florida has before great industry IN TINS
direction. pnaappes, bananas, lemons grapefruit,
Sc are being successfully cultivated IN the state. The
Held is YET experimental with many products, hut IL u
wonderful how others nave proved capable OF good
returns"
Are there several objections to residence IN
FIlrida-thr summer heat, malaria, etci"
There il thing about the summer neat mat u
worth uotng-tne nights are cool This Is due 20 tue
peculiar lay NJ the land between the Atlantic Ocean AMI
the Gulf VI Mexico The peninsula portion averages
/ 100 miles IN width This i dotted Win lakes aud
streams winch with the large bodies OF water on either
side have an evaporation that rapidly absOrbs the nett
OF the ,n Again the Gulf breezes at night cool the air
\ malaria that be found along the low
lying river banks but not FL the uptnds among the
pines Care has 10 be taken a-o where hammock aud7
have recently cleared that lives ~ distance
from Them I'm other words, the regard for we'll
known laws il to be paid here as elsewhere
Are there any trustworthy pamphlets on the general
subject OF FOIiddi'
Undoubtedly. Won must take many OF the books on
Florida Advertising Affairs, 20 De received
with caution. The United states Department or Ascu-
Washington or two pamphlets on the re-
of the state; There Il pamphlet Issued by the
Commissioner OF immigration at Tallahassee tioria3;
amt a pamphlet called tie Florida Annual
printed iu this ctr. gvnE cOlored map or tht 7tae
with counties, railways &c But II Is best TO 20
and look yourself The land does not how TN mix
and honey. yet 1t T. decidedly worth looking up