The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1885-01-07
Who should and Who Should not go to
Florida,


| The old saying, "Let we'll enough
Alone" applies with emphasis when con-
sidering the subject OF moving to home
or changing an occupation, and far be it
from us to encourage any one in good
health occupying positions of response
bility and profit, who enjoy the best
health where the thermometer is lowest,
to leave all these advantages for what, at
first must be life of privation and more
or less encouragement. But large
share OF the numerous class not "well
enough" who are most eager to Hcatch
on' any new opportunity that offers are
the last ones to succeed in Florida or
indeed, any where else. SO it will be
seen, the class in condition to 60 and
succeed is very limited.
Among these we will first mention
those in moderate circumstances with
throat or lung complaints, who approach
the winter with fear and trembling, and
venture out only at the risk OF weeks or
months OF confinement. Such will find
Ill the balmy mid-winter air of Florida,
health and enjoyment they never eXper-
fenced here out of June. There is another
class who are tolerably sure of success in
the far South. Men of business capacity
and enterprise, who, on account of sharp
competition in a market overstocked
with their particular qualities, are apt
despondently to think themselves zone
too many in this pushing, struggling
business world. These will find Won
derful contrast in the South, where the
skilled labor market is yet untitled and
everyone with energy and good inten-
lions is sure OF cordial reception and
fairly remunerative employment.
How many young men there are yet
unmarried, who are laundering along in
a trade already glutted, who see little
ahead to encourage, if they should con-
tinue a score OF years. These, if they
have the requisite amount of push and a
little capital will in all probabilities ac-
quire home and fortune, south, in a few
years that lifetime in their present po-
sition would not accomplish. Far be it
from us to encourage large families with
young children without means, to immi-
CRATE and undergo the hardships incident
to settling i'll new country where land
is cheap and neighbors are few. How
often have our sympathies gone to such
we have seen landing in the State with
barely enough money to take them to
their destination, or any but the most
preposterous ideas OF how they were to
get a living.
Such, it is true, are immigrating in vast
numbers to the far West, where, in adj
dition to the hardships named, they have
to contend with the intense cold, and in
spite of drawbacks, succeed. tits need
less to add, those willing to undergo
such hardships and yet do well, would
also overcome all obstacles in the South
indeed there are numerous instances
of just such there, showing the superior
ity of man over his surroundings. ooh,
why, did not come to Florida ten years
ago. is the usual exclamation of most
travellers on their first visit, but there is
no time like now while land may be had
so low, and the amount of soil that will
produce tropical fruits for the United
States is SO limited, the danger of an
overstocked market is thereby rendered
forever improbable. VI. Crosby, IN
Dandy GONNA Neirs.