St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-16
TIE ITALY OF AMERICA
Hon. c. III. EienaUs Home From
Florida, Tells " LAnt EIe saw.

TIE ITALY OF AM
Hon. c. III. EienaU, Home From
Florida. Tells " EAnt He saw.
The Hon. Charles IL. Lienau arrived
home in st. Paul from his visit to Florida
with the National Editorial association
delegates on Sunday night and gives a
rainbow-tinted account of the reception
given the party by the jewellers in the
land of orange groves during the
two weeks or more they were
there. Mr. Lenau was selected as
delegate from Minnesota 10 accompany the
Florida editors 10 their state, after the con
Nentlon in Cincinnati, and, from 4 look upon
their tropical fields Judge whether or not the
1ar-famed frost that fell on them had with
cred and bighted The orange blossoms be-
NOnd all hope OF recovery the present season.
MI Lienau was interviewed by GLOBE
reporter Yesterday, and in talk OF hall an
hour OF more gave out q deal or SOLD mlor-
nation respecting the condition OF the
country visited, the crops the social ana
political life of the booming Southern cline
that is of no little interest, and which, from
the peculiar circumstances under which the
visit was made, allowed him 10 study them
accurately and infinitely. Is. Is.
of Shakopee were the other Minnesotians
in the party. The party visited Month
cello. Tallahassee, Pensacola and other
leading cities and explored the country
adjoining pretty thoroughly. There were
so many invitations to dinners and recep-
tons that we didn't know which TO accept
and some days we were entertained at as
many as three banquets by as many cor
porations or cities, said Mr.. Lineau. The
orange crop. along the line of the
railroad from Pensacola had suffered a good
deal by frost Mr. Lienau said. The younger
trees had been killed in many places and
the more hardy ones had been badly bitten.
but this is not considered a part of the
orange belt proper. From Jacksonville 10
the gulf and south to Tampa the trees are
in excellent condition and promise rich
yield of the golden fruit this season. On
the Indian river the leaves had not
been nipped, the trees were in full
bloom. and everybody was hope
full for q large crop. Strawberries were
ripe and We're served TO the rising party
with lavish hand. Pineapples, Mr.. Lienau,
said, had suffered badly from the frost hay-
ing been frozen TO the ground, and it was a
question if many of them
HAD NOT BEEN RUINED.
Vegetables had been hurt some, though
not to such an extent as had been reported.
Mr.. Lienau said that samples of rye, full
headed out, were shown the party.
Mr. LIenau said he was struck with the
manner in which the state seemed TO be
booming. There were in the state 800
miles of railroad, completed, and an eX-
tension Will be built as far south as Char
lOtte HaTbOT, and a route is already pro-
posed and laid out to Key West. The recent
settlers there have been from New England
argely, and there was more activity than
any northern state just at present
Every city and village seemed to be full OF
advertising circulars and pamphlets, which
flooded upon the cars in which the party
travelled Orange raising seemed TO be &
paying business. Groves IN which the trees
are full grown produce from 800 TO 500 boxes
an acre. and the average net price last yeal
was 81. so per box. Maj. Norris of Chi
cagO, Mr.. Lienau said, shipped from hi,
grove at Winter Park three cars to st. Paul
on which freight was SO cents box, which
melted So. so box. Ii one were going int
the business the amount Of capita
needed would depend largely OF
the method of beginning. Grove.
of full-sized bearing trees were
held at $1,000 peracTe in some places,
while the wild pine land suitable for plant
ing varied from 50 to $50, according to To-
cation as regards the cities. The sO-calleC
thummock land can be had at fIOm S25 Il
500 per acre. The latter is especially
valuable for raising vegetables, rather than
for orange groves exclusively.
Mr.. Lienau said he passed the grove
owned by Bishop Whipple of Farbault
and near Orlando called on Mr.. Albert Bid
well, former well-known citizen Of St
ottl rbn ha1 n NJ
so much in love with that state that he haC
no shadow of inconsistencies for the Nortl
Star state. The hotels all over the stat,
were noted as being the finest il
any state in point of accommodation
as the influx of wealthy patrons
SPEND THEIR NORTHERN DOLLARS
there during the winter kept them up. On
the Indian Ever were oyster beds of big di
mensOns Mr.. Lineau said, and he ex
pressed a belief that any one who wen
there and started oyster canning was dies
tined to get rich. They are good oysters
too" said he, ''we ate then
by wholesale, and L never tasteC
finer ones in my life. The working o
these beds has but just begun and there is
fortune in it for whoever goes in"
Mr.. Lenau said that he had been much
impressed with certain phases of poltica
llIe' OJhefS OF the party mad expressed TIN
same, and about every Republican had sait
that if he were to live in Florida, he woul,
want to be Democrat. Tn
labor is mostly done by colore,
men, who own plantations in some cases
In some counties the colored population
Overbalances the white and they elect thei
own officers at the ballot box. The gov
errors appoint all county officers ant
mayors for the city. relic Mr.. Lienal
said, of the old political state of affairs tina
the carpet-baggers inaugurated, and who
the Democrats retained now tina
they have come into power
The Editorial association had authorize
the Florida association to incorporate an as
ISOLATION for the purpose of locating a win
ter resort for newspaper and literary men
and several railway companies had offere
lands free of charge. And it is expected
said Mr.. Lienau, that we shall be able {
more than support the institution easily il
this Italy of America, for it is fairer than
the Italy that lies beyond the Alps"
IMPROVEMENT ON THE BLUFF
Dayton's Bluff Citizens, Union al
Its Highways and ByVVays.
The Citizens union of DayTOn's bluff me
last night and devoted most of the evenin!
to the consideration of street improvements