The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-07

hvlty in every department of business.
A TIdE-HoNoRED CITIZEN,
Gen. A. X. Allison, who has so long been
identified with the political history of his
State, still resides here at an advanced age
Every faculty of his intellect remains I'M
impaired, and he keeps fully abreast of all
tne leading questions of the day, and IS
most interesting company. His son, MAJ.
Allison, is the efficient Superintendent of
Public Instruction.
Mayor Ray, though young man, makes
vlgllant and thorough going chief magls-
trate.
The adverdupois of Brother Heep, the
weighty editor of the Herald, is undimin
ished. So is the usefulness and prosperity
of his sprightly journal. 1t deserves to sue
coed.
THE LOVE HOUSE"
The traveller visiting Quincy will find
two excellent boarding places ready to re-
ceive him. The writer stopped with Mrs.
Love, whose mansion is graced by garden
of lovely flowers, and was most delightfully."-
entertained. 1t seems to be the favorite re-
sort of the drummer.
Those coming from Savannah, or going
In that direction can be transferred to or
from Quincy and Faceville, on the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, by the
hack line of Mr. H. D. Durr, who keeps a
good team and careful driver. Here take
leave of Quincy with warm congratula-
lions at her bright prospects in the future.
GAINESVILLE.
Passing through brownsville, where
every hotel and boarding place was full of
strangers, once more boarded the Live Oak
train at Dupont, and, keeping straight on,
reached Gainesville the next day by II a.
III. As usual | bent my steps to the Roche
mont Hotel, now nicely kept by those sweet
ladies, Mrs. Adams and her sister, who have
happy knack for amusing as well as en-
tertaining their guests.
Gainesville was extensively written up
in the MORNING NEWS about a year ago,
but still her present status and outlook are
entitled to some notice.
1t is well known that this thriving town
is ambitious of the honor of supplanting
Tallahassee as the capital of the State
And really if a change should he made, no
more fitting place could be found probably
for the new seat of government. Happily,
however, for the beautiful old capital and
its hoary traditions and objects of interest,
so fierce is the competition for the coveted
boon that it is not at all likely that any can
didate will be successful.
Gainesville is literally EMPOWERED in
orange trees, and even the streets and side
walks are planted with them. The white
dwellings Leepins out from their vivid set
ting of green present very pleasing APP
pearance.
Quite number of tasty residences have
been erected during the past year and sew
eral new stores. Three new and handsome
brick churches also will soon take the places
of the former dilapidated structures, built
respectively by the MethodiSts. Presbyte-
rians and Catholics. The negroes, too, are
putting up a commodious house of worship.
Another industry is the mill of j. K. Ed
dins, whose lumber is dressed and matched,
and doors, sash and all manner of mold
ing and scroll work are executed to order.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
A gas plant costing $4,000 has just been
finished, and the gas will be turned on in
few days. There is talk of a new railroad
also to Tallahassee and an organization has
even been effected, but nothing further.
The projectors are waiting to secure from
the State the customary douceur of $4,000
acres of land per mile. But have heard
it said that already more territory has been
donated than the surveyor with his com
pass and chain can locate. Did not this
transpire in the appropriations for the Cor
don roads Perhaps, however, there may
be more available public domain in the
lower portion of the peninsula. If built,
the road would greatly benefit Gainesville.
WATER WORKS AND HOTELS
are the crying wants of the young city, and
the Mayor scores the citizens for their lack
of enterprise in not providing at least the
former, by bonded obligations This
would make other generations assist in bear
ing the burden. DR.. Phillips, a most intel
ligent physician, who has resided here for
eleven years, says, aside from the fire pro-
lection, as a hygienic precaution, the intro
duction of water is of the very last i'm
portance. At present there are no sewers
or any means whatever to drain the sinks
and rainfall of the city.
The paucity of visitors this season to a
place so peculiarly pleasant and attractive,
while all other resorts in Florida are over
flowing with guests, can only be accounted
for by the absence of suitable hotels. The
boarding houses of the town are small, and
hardly more than sufficient for local use
No steps so far have been taken that | could
learn to supply this urgent demand.
POPULATION AND SCHOOLS.
Gainesville boasts 5000 inhabitants, one
large public and one private school, and
two negro free schools. The pupils of both
races aggregate the large number of 1000.
The East Florida Seminary IA state in
stitution) has military department also,
and the school counts 80 mauriculates. The
Cadets are soldlerly in their bearing and
many of them fine looking fellows.
MIDNIGHT SALUTE.
Some of the lads shvered the windows of
the college Il night or two ago and struck
the whole town with CONSERVATION, by a
saluo of two guns which woke the echoes
for miles around. The wags escaped with
out capture. Let it not be forgotten that
boys will be boys"
The Daily Record and Daily Advocate,
are two newsy journals published here, and
by their generous patronage give the best
possible evidence of the thrift and i'm
portance of their city. TO the hist of Gains
ville's industries should be added her ice
and fertilizer factories. A moss factory is
also about to be erected.
PERSONALS.
The writer was glad again to greet his
old friends F. Miller, James Bell, Endill &
Bros, b. Kline, j. I. Mcmillan and John
Folconer, whose star" still shines reSplen-
dent in the mercantile. armament. They
all looked happy and are doing well.
S. l.. Rawlins and j. 5. Crown and son
are extensive farmers and truck raisers
The former was also a heavy dealer IN real
estate, and reports a decided upward ten
dency in the price of land and much in
duirY by Northern investors.
Mr. w. +. w. Dunson, a native Geor-
gian, is n promising young lawyer and
leader in the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION.
Hon J. C. Gardner the trusty county
Judge, of Alachua, has held the office for
twenty-six years, and no one would dream
of opposing him.