The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-05-07

IuTtner along. The same OF Benson, KO0x q
Co, wagon manu- acturers; ]. r. Eldins lumber
and planning mills, md The Florida Moss Hair
Company. S. H. Wienges, Sheriff; Dr.. j. D.
Cromwell, who was former member ot the
Legislature from this county, Dentist Bryant
Pearce, who came back from the army of The
Lost Cause" ragged and barefoot, and now
owns a g"Oi steam grist mill and gin; ]. G.
Gardner, County judge; ID f.. Cooper, large
SAW mill at Maytield. five miles ont, planning mill,
etc, III town, and de der in housc-iu,nshings,
brick, etc; G.. d. Chalrr, marble works; G. NJ
Cn'mln, shoemaker; j. A. Ryder blacksm :;
ID. {. Adams, proprietor OF the Brown House,
ihe le. ling hote, oi the place. Although now
seemingly good enough, It IL to he greatly en-
largr,' THIS summer and 'hnroughy ovrrhnulcd
and all modern Inprovc cmcnis added, which will
make i NJ of lhe h.s1 hOlci, IN The Stale. H.
W. y. Nchru Ter who 0p"rii'sq q NE an extensive
cTtr factory ami reporis an increasing tiad-
ion his goods. \ - one oi this entire list had
any cuiupiaut ia make il rrs ri t,lrr, except
now and iu~n un.. M,nN 'cgnuk that il would
b: 4 f.e 40 PIES .nl i 0is,cls CO,l be kept
~ Wi b. A, ue ore sa c., IAr ,l>t WDula have
hcen lnu,h lun-cr, I'M ann 5, & rY o.h"r man
~ ioAn Wi> ii autsriI1'i, SOM Ot them or
years. Their name are not IN il. Toned simply
because The lis l. not conc-at-abIe here in the
Quiel OF uuI tour, story room. Ali We met and
ttlktd with, however, we are Il .d To- say,
had no conpl nt> and plenty Of good wishes
for the Old "slandby' As one old veteran
remarked, Young mn, was subscriber to
the FLORIDIAN before yo" were born | have
read il lhIou II &sar, famine and sickness, and as
long IA can raise dollar | shall continue to
read it," Does any one wonder at Gainesville
being live city now?
or the city is composed of two dailies, the Adj
vOcate and the Record, both issuing weekly
editions, and culOred weekly, edited with
more than average ability. All are filling their
spheres of usefulness acceptaby. The press of
a city is always lis b. st index, and G .inesvllle
will not suffer any from this old and true
maxim.
SHIPMENTS
OF vegetables and fruits have been large for sew
era years. We were unable 10 get exact fig
ures, bat Mr.. EOyle, Secretary of the Board Of
Trade, said that last year, AS near as he could
remember, that something over 1875 900 boxes
and crates were shipped from hire within SIX
miles; over 100000 from the county. This
year here is a large increase in acreage as well
AS larger yield, quite doubling last years bus
mess. One OF the most encouraging signs Of
the times Is the move beng made by the grow
ers towards an organization Tor protection
against swindllEg commission merchants. Sen
atOr Mann, well known 10 4hany FLoRIDrAN
readers, is taking The initiative. A largely at
tended meeting held during our stay and
commission men who happened TO be here took
great pains to try and talk it down. We did
not get fully inlO the full n"rts OF the plan
but The most acceptable idea is for the grower
10 ship to some few convenient places in the
State and sell at auction, forcing the buyers
here The plan is feasible, for to our knowledge
il is done at Chattanooga, although not by auc-
tion. The grower brings his products to town
as "a cotton grower does. The buyers are there
and when the best price possible is Obtained the
wagon Is unloadcd, the farmer pockets his mon
ey and goes his way. 1t is only natural that The
commission fhen should "kick,' and do some
very "tall kicking" at that AT present all
he has to do is to rent house, let the average
grower know it, and it is filled with preducls
made hy sweat Of the brow" Atler taking out
what he needs for himself and clerks, an 4" &C
count sales" is made out below the market price
and short more or less goods which are aC-
counted tor AS " arrived in bad condition." which
with lreights, dfayage," etc, sometimes bring
the grower out in debt. The whole system is
on a wrong business principle and must change.
1t has reached a point that The Stale is suffering
in reputation and .'ocket. II prevents new men
coming in and engaging in the business who
would otherwise come.
RAILROADS.
The transportation facilities of the CITY, while
not all that could be desired are good. The
Savannah, Florida and Western, Florida Central
and Peninsular, aud The Florida Southern, all
reach the place and Offer quick communication
with all portions 0t the country, and il desired,
even with the ocean steamers at Key West, only
about tiiy miles south. There is also strong talk
of a road being built up to or ly Tallahassee,
giving direct western connection.
The city has now "A street Car system. and q
dummy line has been partly graded out four or
FIVE miles TO Lake Noonaa, which will pr"bahly
be completed some time during the coming
year. large hotel and bath house are To be
buil out there. The lake will also furnish fine
boating and fishing, and there will also, in all
likelihood, be numbers of private residences
around the lake and on the dummy line when
the latter affords means of quick transit. In
mentioning the city government, all that is
necessary is to say that J. B Brown is mayor,
lately re elected almost unanimously. He is
one of the largest property holders, and only
accepts the office as patriotic duty.
INDUSTRIES.
Industries are what every town must have
before anything like sohd prosperity can be ex-
pected. Industry is the basis of all wealth. In
these Gainesville has madr n fiue start Her
industries are in he hands of practical
and experienced men, who thoroughly apprecl-
ale the wonderful natural advantage of Florida
in the way of raw materials, and who 20 in on
n basis that cannot fail of success.
Through the kindness of Mr. G. H. Suiher-
land, an oid time Kentucky firnd now AN en-
thusiaslic Cracker" we were driven out to the
works of HE
GAINE,vILLE FURNITURE AND WAGON MANU-
FEATURING COMPANY.
which are located short disIarc% out on the
tracks ct the Florida Central and PENN snllr.
The company is Incorporated, with Il. l.. X bb,
lormrr newspaper man. as man ger, and is an
all home enterprise Although only in opera
tion a short time, every Thing is moving along as
emoCthly and successfully as an old concern.
the main building ol their plant is 35X8O
feet, with th,ce floors, adjoining which is
building 35A70, with two floors. A we'll