The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-29

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Among the surprising aspects of Flor
ida's progress is the rapid creation of
towns. This feature is chiefly noticeable
in the peninsular portion of the State,
where new centres of population are con-
stantly coming into being-and very few
of them towns on paper" merely, but
actual aggregrations OF houses and peo-
pie, and constantly demonstrating that
they possess conditions of prosperity and
Permanency. People in less progressive
parts of the State look on with interest
and many of them wonder show the
thing is done why these towns should
keep springing up and growing on-and
they generally account for it by saying
that there's . boom down there. The
fact is the young towns do as much to
make the boom as the boom does to make
the towns-and the building of num-
Der of towns in a section of country will
create a veritable boom. There is cause
for these towns as there is for anything
elsa cause why they come suddenly
into existence, unlike the old style of
town which becomes a town in course Of
long years by natural growth, as it were.
And the same agencies that quickly pro-
duce town 10 one place will produce it
in another under as favorable circum-
stances of location, soil, healthfulness,
etc. These agencies are money and
method-money enough to buy certain
area Of land that is very desirably located,
and method in laying it of, setting forth
its advantages, and placing it on sale
offering in cheaply tangible form the
ground plans of homes.
Those who were anxious to have the
South Florida plan of town-building
tried up in the Middle are about to see its
method successfully demonstrated by DIR.
c. l. Mitchell, who brought from Polk
county both capital and experience when
he came to Tallahassee to take his seat in
Governor Perry's cabinet. With excel
lent judgment he selected for the site of
bis town the elevated tract of land lying
south Of the city line, and paid Judge
Gwynn ten thousand dollars for it, His
next step was to send for Mr.. E. g. Ches-
ley, an accomplished surveyor and drafts
man of long experience in South Florida,
who has laid off the town, its avenues,
streets, lots and central park. Under
his direction a large force of hands is at
work opening the streets, thinning out
the forest growth and getting the prop
erty in shape TO give purchasers correct
idea of the plan of the future town and
enable them to select lots that suit them.
This work on the site of his town proba-
bly, adds near two thousand dollars TO the
first item Of cost, but the experience of
the proprietor told him it was safe in
vestment-and already, even before the
property has been advertised, over
seventy lots have been engaged
| by persons who have examined the
locality and understand its advan-
tages. These advantages include prox
unity to the railroad depot, the way the
land lies," and the quality of the soil. 1t
is very fertile high-hammock land, suit
able for the growth of vegetables, fruits
and flowers, its elevation insuring salu-
brity and commanding an extended view
of beautiful scenery. Across the valley
to the north may be seen fair Tallahassee
climbing her hills, and on the south, east
| and west the verdant fields near at hand
or blue heights in the distance. Thus the
natural requisites of pleasant homes are
supplied, and in their perpetuation they
will remain memorial Of the enterprising
founder of this Southern Addition to Tai
lahassee-outside of the corporation for
the time, but of it's community, and shar-
ing and aiding its social benefits and bust
ness interests. The new town will bring
new people, and property is created-and
people and property are cities.