The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12

Wednesday morning had everything in
readiness to 60 ahead. We learn that he
| brought his entire force force of workmen
with him from Brooksville, and as con
| sequence, there is great dissatisfaction
among our mechanics here, who think
that they have been shabbily treated
Wildwood Orange Leaf. Last Sat
urdsy morning, Messrs J. d. Owens and
| F. P. Massey went deer-hunting on the
scrub" few miles from here. In q
short while they started two deer, when
Mr.. Massey fired at one of them and
killed it, shooting it through the loins.
1t was full grown doe and its hair was
completely white-not a brown speck
being anywhere on the animal. The
other deer was OF the ordinary brown
color This white deer has been seen
several times previously, but its existence
was doubted by parties who had heard
of 1t. Now, however, they may be con
WINGED, if seeing the skin will convince
them Mr.. Massey made splendid shot.
bringing down the deer at a distance of
40 PAGES. He used Winchester rife,
| improved.
Orlando Sentinel. Orlando now has
two banks, the second being the Orange
county bank, which commenced business
on Monday, and is located at Sinclairs
real estate agency c. A. Haley is the
cashier, and already a good business is
assured One of the benefits of new
town is that the people are always ready
to encourage every new enterprise which
is calculated to advance the public inter
ests. . An informal meeting of citizens
was held, by invitation. at the court
house on Thursday afternoon. Mayor
Reel was chosen chairman and George {.
Munger clerk. After a genial interchange
OF views, L. Q. Garrett, {. A. Winner and
Chas. ID. Sweet were appointed com
mlttee to solicit names for three fire com
panles OF twenty men each. One OF the
companies is already full. and the quota
OF the others will soon he complete. The
signatures are obtained with little diff
Guilty. as ali realize the pressing necessity
for protection against fire
Orlando Reporter AT last there
seems a probability that the citron, which
grows SO easily and with SO little atten-
ton in Florida, will come TO the front as
one Of the most profitable Of Florida
fruits Heretofore this fruit has only
been cultivated simply bebause II would
grow. and because people had a fancy
for growing a few trees of the several va.
rieties Of the citrus fruits Recently Mr..
Sands, having faith in the scheme, In
duced Mr. Fletcher TO ship barrel OF
citrons to London, England. 1t got
through in good condition, and letter
acknowledge its receipt states that this
fruit, picked in brine, is worth, in Lon
don market, $3.50 per ton. AT this price
it will pay handsomely to cultivate the
citron and ship it to London. But il
would pay better, and be of far more adj
vantage TO Florida to import an English
man who understands the process, and
have the fruit prepared for use here.
Sanford Jour.al: Purser TIE asdale,
of the City of jacksonville, repo rts the
heaviest travel on the river now that he
has ever known, and the peculiarly about
/, is that il is equal both ways This being
the case. as all of our hotels keep full, the
travel Florida wards this season must be
simply immense Last Saturday after
noon Just before the departure OF pop
ular steamer, gentleman wearing
decided rural look and straw hat, stuck
his head into the pursers window and
asked for a ticket Deck or cabin
Drawing himself up to his full height and
casting a look on the purser that would
have paralized any one but a real estate
or ticket agent, our rural friend delivered
himself thuslv: & Dung man. ] have
lived in a cabin in Florida eleven wears
and made an orange grove. Pve sold
that grove now, and and don't want
any more cabin, give me deck. He
got it.
-Titusville STIR. An item has been
going the rounds generally i'll the state
press within the past few weeks, the
point of which is calculated to catch the
eye OF those expecting to engage in or
ange culture. This item states that over
one-half OF the entire crop of Florida is
raised within 81 miles of Ocaa This
short item has been published by quite a
number Of our State exchanges and also
papers in other States. Any one that is
acquainted with the orange crop of Flor
ida at all, knows this statement to be
false. Strangers coming to our State
read eagerly all such items as these and
this one would naturally lead them TO
think that this must be the place to plant
grove: that 1t must be peculiarly adap-
ted TO the growth OF the orange, or 1t
would not be engaged i'll 30 extensively.
While there is no objection to Ocala and
vicinity securing all the coming settlers
that are disposed to start groves there
by fair means, this item does great in
justice to every other portion Of the or
ange belt of the State. There are scores
of locations that are equally as well il not
better adapted to the growth of the citrus
fruits than Ocala and vicinity. lutorma
ton from reliable authorities state that
there may be II per cent of the orange
crop of the State shipped from Ocala and
vicinity, but not more. This is quite q
difference from so per cent.
As q airu that on town is ON a boom