The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-13
COMO.
Mes Yacht launched Planting Fruit Trsss-A Call
to Visitors and Advice to Residsats-

Mes Yacht Launched Planting Fruit Trsss-a Call
to visitors and Advice to Residsnts.
Correspondence Of the Palatka Ne,cs.
COMO, January H.
All lively along the Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key West Railway.
Commodore Taber launched his new
yacht, the Acushnet, yesterday. She is
a splendid boat, having been built to
order in New Bedford, Mass. We are
looking forward anxiously to the COM
ing race between her and the Aphrodite.
Mr.. Alfred Yeardley is clearing up
another five acre lot, which he will in-
mediately plant in fruit trees of various
kinds. More fruit trees have been
planted in Como during this winter than
have been planted in any three previous
years. 1t has been demonstrated beyond
the shadow of a doubt that our land
is peculiarly adapted to the cultivation
of peaches, plums, persimmons and
Scuppernong grapes.
Those who have in contemplation the
planting of an orchard or grove will do
well to pay Como a visit before deciding
upon location. We have prodigies of
growth to show you, as well as a per-
fectly healthy place, Economically beau
tiful scenery, fine boating and fishing,
pleasant people, and last, but not least,
good boarding houses. We are situated
but sixteen miles south of Palatka, and
in the center of Fruitland Peninsula
Your ticket from Palatka by rail will
cost you but fifty cents We have as
good station as any along the line, and
also a telegraph and express office.
Come and see us, whether you want
to buy or not. Come and breathe fresh
air for a while, drink the purest water
in Florida, get up early in the morning
and catch a mess of trout. Take your
coat off and help some one pack oranges
after breakfast. go sailing in the after
noon, and soothe your soul with nature
in her kindest moods.
The Union Church Society has voted
itself Methodist, bought a centrally stu
ated lot on Central avenue from Mr..
Potter and will at once proceed to erect
a church building that will be an orna-
ment to the town.
Why not build your church of con-
crete, brethren? 1t would cost little
more than wood. 1t would remove all
danger from fire. It would be cool in
summer and warm i'm winter. 1t would
always look respectable without the an
nual coat of paint demanded by a wooden
building, and it would endure until the
last trump shall sound.
We are all ashamed of our streets.
Here and there some one has planted a
few oaks or Pride of Indias in front of
his house, and they look very beautiful
and enhance the value of property in
the immediate neighborhood. But we
have no system of planting and no regu-
larity whatever. Ii every landowner
would turn out or hire a man for one
day we could plant our roads in such
manner that it would only require five
or ten years to transform Como into a
paradise, indeed. And now about side
walks? Every one is bowling and
growing because we have no
plank walks. Each one in wait
ing for his neighbor to begin the
good work, and deferred in some meas
ure by the question as to who will plank
in front of vacant or non-resident's lots.
If all interested could meet together, de-
eide upon what improvements were
necessary and pay down our honest pro-
portions like little men, all would be
well. But can this be done? IL not, let
US incorporate the town and do the
thing properly. Each property owner
viii then have to bear his just burden,
whether resident or nonresident. 1t
would be the easiest matter in the world
to raise two or three hundred dollars a
year, and that amount at money ex-
pended judiciously on our public roads
would in five years add a good round
thousand dollars to the value of
our property. All this is nothing new.
II is in every ones mouth. But is that
to be the end of it?
Let us talk it over. ladies and gentle
men. l suggest Tuesday evening, JAN
uary cath, at ID. & Els store, ! O'Clock. |
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