The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-08

twhy everybody does not patronize al
institution SO manifestly 10 their OWL
interest. Mr.. Broad is a practical man
Is large orange grower, and has been
shipping fruit for a number of years
and knows whereof he speaks.
Mr.. j. III. Fowler, of Port Orange, was
there also, looking into the merits of the
business, and while he was somewha,
non-committal as to expressing hi.
views, he thinks, on the whole, il is a
pretty good thing.
Mr.. Walter Thomas, of Norwalk, stated
that his father had been shipping oranges
to commission men for several years.
but had tried the orange auction and
had received better prices than ever
before. The main points are these, by
shipping to the Florida Orange Auction
and Forwarding Company you realize
the net proceeds of your fruit, often in
less than a week from the time the
oranges We're clipped from the trees.
The prices thus far have netted twenty
per cent. more than fruit sold any other
| way. Being sold i'm Jacksonville twice
each week, there is no time for shrink
age by decay, and the purchaser being
there To inspect the fruit before buying
he knows just what he is getting, pays
cash for it and takes all the risk after
| that. He knows his market and buys
for his demand, arranges for his trans
portation and sees that his property is
properly handled. quickly sent and sold
to best advantage. There's no COM
mission about this. Another point is
the cheap freight TO Jacksonville and
only five per cent. commission for hand
ling and selling.
Jacksonville is reaping great benefit
from this system, inasmuch as it brings
both the buyers and sellers together at
that point; the buyer to dispose of his
money brought from the North, the sell
Ter to receive money in exchange for
his fruit. 1t is, therefore, plainly the
fault of Jacksonviilians if they don't get
some of the yield from both parties.
sUB-TRoPIcAL EXPOSITION.
Taking a run out to the Sub-Tropical
found them busy as bees getting things
ready for the opening a few days hence.
The building itself has an imposing arch
itectural appearance, and though large,
will have no room to spare, as the wide
awake and enterprising counties of the
State have been there and taken all the
space-even to the last square inch.
Putnam County is conspicuous by her
absence. and no niche in the vast build
ing tells of the giories of old Putnam,
Well, the fact is, Putnam stands at the
head of the list, and is known of all men
as the banner county. Her Gem City |
stands at the head of ocean navigation |
on the bank of the magnificent St. Johns, |
and the State is not and cannot be seen |
without first passing Putnam. What |
need, therefore, of an ephemeral display |
in one Of the booths of the Sub-TropicaI. |
HOTELS.
Business in this metropolitan outskirt /
of our Flowery State has been rather |
quiet since the holiday season, but in a |
talk with Mr.. Orvis, of the Windsor, i /
learned with satisfaction that the So
called missing tourist has shown up in
greater numbers this year than any pre-
vious season up to this time. The Wind
sor is really a winter home, you don't
feel like being in hotel while under its
hospitable roof, and the longer you re-
main the better you like it.
Mr.. George w. Smith, proprietor of
the Grand View and fremont Hotels,
has good steady patronage. He keeps
neat houses and his table is supplied
with all the luxuries and substantials to
be had i'm the market.
THE SYLVESTER.
cannot close this letter without ask
ing the attention Of everybody to the
superior accommodations of the steamer
John Sylvester. The fastest boat on the
river, saloon large, commodious and
elegantly furnished, tourists can have
no better opportunity Of viewing the
beauties of the st. Johns and seeing the
numerous orange groves on its banks
than by taking a trip on this boat. The
officers are polite and attentive to every
want of the passengers, and i'm fact are
most efficient i'm everything that per
tains to running a steamboat. She
leaves Jacksonville daily at $50 a. m.
for Palatka and Rolleston and all inter
mediate landings. The rate to the open
ing of the Sub-Tropical from Palatka
and Rolleston is $l.50 for round trip, in
cluding a ticket To the Exposition.
THEoPHILUs S. OPcE.