The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-12-10
FEDERAL POINT ITEMS.

Strawberry plants are in bloom.
Several arrivals are expected this
week.
The orange growers are holding their
fruit for better prices.
The Rev. Stewart preached in the
Episcopal church Sunday.
Geo. B. Wade and family arrived at
their home, Palmetto Bluff, last Satur-
day.
Charles l.. Frasier left for the Indian
river country this week. He has gone to
hunt up cheap land for possible colony.
It is undoubtedly correct that the work
of grading the railroad from Augustine
to Palatka has commenced. The road
will run so far back of this place as to be
of no immediate benefit to it, but will
undoubtedly aid in settling up the coun-
try between it and the Point, which
will indirectly be of great benefit.
Tt is rumored that another railroad is
contemplated between Jacksonville and
Enterprise to be constructed so as to
take the trade from the towns on the
east side of the river, touching at this
place, Orange Mills and others. We
have no fault to find with our present
transportation facilities as afforded by
the several lines of steamers that make
regular landings here, and do not feel
the anxiety for railroad service that We
would were we deprived OF such service
yet railroad would at times be of great
benefit, which our people are fully aware
Of
1t seems that the work of our assessor
has resulted in unearthing nearly or
quite one million dollars worth of prop
erty for taxation that has heretofore
been overlooked, or at least partially So,
by former assessors. We must congrat-
uIate the county upon securing the ser
vices of so efficient an officer and also
upon the evident prosperity Of the peo-
pie. The increase of taxable property is
phenomenal, and we have every reason
to believe that the next FIVE or ten years
will see a much more rapid growth than
at any time in the past. Putnam coun-
ty has only made a start-her resources
are but just beginning to be developed
and the time is not distant when the
advantages of her good soil, central To-
cation, and facilities for transportation
will bring her into general notice, max,
ing it the banner county of the state.
This is no idle prediction, but is based
unon an intimate knowledge of nearly
all the state. In the first place, all the
semi-tropical fruits that any comfy can
produce at a profit can be grown here.
Besides this her productive soil makes il
possible to produce at profit almost
everything that civilized people require
Our nearness to market makes it posi-
BILE to sell for cash everything that is
grown in excess of the grower. He i:
not compelled to burn his corn, nor feed
his stock with his products in order Il
convert it into cash, but finds ready
market for everything eatable by MAI
or beast, at good paying prices Aside
from this, the central location Of tht
county. with the large productive terri
tory around it, will and does make it ;
distributing point for all sorts Of mer
chandise This branch of industry vii
grow with the country about us, whil
manufacturing establishments will b
sure to follow, making us as near indie
pendent of the outside world as possible
and our exports much greater than on
imports.
The climate and soil of Florida is ca
pable Of sustaining much more dens
population than any Of those states fnl
ther north. Our resources are but jus
being developed or known, and the tim
is not distant when our ''boom" wi
commence in good earnest. We hav
not much but wilderness now, atforC
ing plenty of room and opportunitie
such as few counties do, for those i
search of homes in new country.