Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07
JACKSONVILLE.
The Business Progress of Florida's
Metropolis for the Past Year.

The Business Progress of Florida's
Metropolis for the Past Year.
JACKSONVILLE. Sept. 3.-The material
and business progress of Jacksonville
during the past year has been remarka-
bly, substantial and rapid. Her increase
in population and building growth has
been so marvellous within this time that q
recent effort of the Real Estate Committee
of the Board of Trade to give something
like a statistical resume OF her realty in
terests proved abortive in 80 lar as actual
figures are concerned, the committee con-
tenting itself with an interesting sketch
OF the "Rise ana Progress of the MetrOpo-
lis of the State" beginning away back in
the early days when she was known as
"Wacca Palatka," or Cows Ford" and
thence cursorily reviewing her gradual
but steady growth up to her present pros
porous condition.
The Jacksonville OF to-day is Justly
ranked as one Of the most prosperous and
flourishing cities of the Southeast. While.
as stated, 1t Is impossible to get at the
actual figures of her trade for the past
year, the Secretary of the Board OF Trade
being now engaged In the work of getting
out the annual statistical reports, the
work not yet in the hands of the printer,
yet some fair estimate Of its increasing
magnitude may be formed when it is
found that for the year 1856, ending
April /, 1886, her grocery aud provision
trade will foot up something near So, 056,-
422 10; dry goods. $1,76S, 900; grain. hay
and flour, 81, 1854, 900; hardware and build
ing material, 100000, and the various
other staple business approximatiug
along up in figures to these given. 1t is
safe to say that in every branch of trade
the net business has increased fully one.
quarter over that of last year.
" lille her trade OF all kinds has largely
increased, the growth OF the city in pro-
portion and in new buildings is far more
remarkable, the census showing an ac-
tual increase in population for the year.
comprised between the dates April l.,
1885, to April l, 1886, of from II, 721 TO 21,-
800, net gain OF over 1000 actual resi-,
dents in the year. While no actual
figures in regard 20 the num-
Der Of new buildings Of all
kinds that have gone up can be obtained.
the greater number of new buildings for
the year having been erected during the
present summer, still IL is a truthful as
sertion that there are now no less than
twelve large and substantial brick blocks,
nearly every ode of which will be from
three to four stories high, being built in
the limits OF Jacksonville proper, to say
nothing Of the smaller buildings and pri-
vate dwellings, In the city and suburban
towns. Among these may be mentioned
Hubbard's new block, Abelps, Jno.
Clark, son d Co.'s Hudnoll block, new
offices Florida Railway and NAVIGATION
Company, DR.. RobinsOn's block. the
Bours' block, Fleming & DaniePs block,
Warmly, Stockton Il knights block and
others.
Investments and deals in real estate,
both In the city and suburbs, are active
and profitable, and it may be truthtully
said there is no city in the South to-day in
which real estate speculations and in
vestments are more profitable. The In
crease in values on all Kinds of real
property are rapid and lasting.