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

Han and Around & ainesvIlIe. Alachua
County. Bronson and Levy County.
Business. Fruits, V~getables. Iron
Ore. Personal and Ni~cellaneOus.
Special Correspondence Of the FLoRDIAN.
This is IA section of Florida which greatly i'm
proves on luther acquaintance. We do not
mean that it does not create a favorable I'M
preston at first, but that the good impression
gradually enlarces as one gets acquainted with
the people and finds out the manner Of men )"
inbabitng this favored section. and their various
modes OF accumulating earth's riches, building
and improving generally.
GAINESVILLE
Is not a new town by any means 1t was here
before the war, although in an abridged way. 1t
is the county seat of Aachua county, and con-
tains about d. 900 Inhabitants, as before intmaed
the growth mostly o the past few years, made
up with people fIom all climes, classes and con
ditions, who have worked harmonlously together
for the most part, and have buded IA city whose
fame has gone abroad, and in turn bringing
others to continue the building.
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
The ccu;t house is the finest in Florida, at
least so far rs we know. II cost complete about
$4,000, and is AN imposing building, built of
brick, with stone trimmings; situated in the
centre of a large square, around which and ex
tending out some distance on the cross streets
are the business buildings of the city, mostly Of
handsome brick. structures which would do
credit 10 much larger city. The
EAST FLORIDA UNIVERSITY
Il located here II is not every Safe that can
have one university, bu, Florida has two AMI
this particular one il in a high state OF efficiency
and fourishing. The Legislative committee
which paid them a visit of inspection expressed
themselves as being greatly pleased with every
thing they saw. Both sexes are admitted The
prettiest sight las usual thing we care nothing
or female beau'y) we have seen in a long time
was the young lady soldiers drilling They had
turned out To receive dciai Of their brothers,
who were returning from jacksonville, where
they had taken the first p'lZn tor the best drilled
cadets. Their uniforms were short white walk
ing dresses, with red Z caps and long stafs for
arms The captain wore IA bright red sash All
the evolu,ions and the manual of arms were
! gone through as promptly and correctly rs if all
were veterans One bvSiander remarked that
il didn't look right for girls 10 be paradng
around the streets in that style" No one paid
| any attention to him except one old bald head.
| who scowled at him IN manner which
almost paralyzed him on the spot. There Is
also n fine system Of public schools for both
races. with very passable buildings. A lively
| interest is taken in educaliona' matters, and the
| CITY is likely 10 keep in the van in this respect
CHURCHES
All the leading denominations have c)ngre-
| cations and finr church buildings, except the
| PRESBYTERIAN and Cuholc, and they are now
| erecting buildings which will cost in the neigh
| b,,rhood of SIS 900 each The former is near y
completed now, and the walls OF the laller are
ap-bGih brick.
| The leading societies also we'll represent
| ed, with gOoi membership. One new one, or
rather new here. being The 01ly one IN the
| State. the order OF United American Mechanics
.,,.lN, |, aItN ASf.df II
some of The best citZcns and has tor It's pr-
mary object The encouragement OF pau
| Der immlgraiion to our shores, as well
~ being benevolent 1t is something over
400 900 strong in the United States, and grow
ing rapidly.
There are TWO banks here, the Oldest of which
| is that of F. Dut0n q Co.,wh0 are ais co.ton
| buycr. ginners, eic. TAere are lew enerDi ises
Of a public nature, promising some good tor
| either town or county, in which their name Is
not prominently connected. DIR. - Is also
| President OF the Board o Trade, winch lnstitu-
| tuition is kept in a live workable condi'lon ana
has done much towards advancing tue CT ~ 5
trade and general interests. Among the i've
| business men seen and whose names are now
| enrolled ON the subscription books OF me oiti
| FLoRIDIAN, in addition To The healthy list al
ready there from here (and ii seemei as II every
| olher man we met was), were: A. j. Gone,
LAWYER: w. t. Jackson (Archer) stone con-
tractor; w. II. Palmer, lawyer; Harry klegcl,
uph lstc,er, just commencing; j. Hes'on,
shoemaker; J. ]. Hnsled. Justice OF the
Peace; c. c. Pedrick, wagonmaker An hack
smith; the Florida Fertilizer Manufacturing
Company, whose factory is now IN ITS thiid year
and doing a large and increasing business
Their product is very highly spoken Of W. W;
Darneil, photographer. His gallery is %, one OF
The argesl in the State and his views OF FLORIDA
scenery are having All extensive sale Chapln d
Meraih, real estate, and an old and favornbly
known firm. T. j. Swearingen, tin and sheet