Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-05-17
GEORGE O. BARNES.
On His Way to Ken.
tuoky to Lecture.
God IL Love and Nothing
Else.
PRAISE THE LORD.

some very SenslDlt' pI"'tltd lHpu"NSi
and will answer them here for the ben
eft of himself and others, who may wish
information. lie asks;
|. How long does II man have to live
on the land aud what improvements are
necessary? Ans. Six months, in order
20 get il at Sl.25 per acre; or 5ycars with
on, single continuous absence oi6mon.
20 get IT for nothing
.. Are you in healthy locality? Ans.
Yes. think 50.
3. l. there more land near yon that
can be taken up2 Ans Sanibel has
been pretty well picked over but
there are some odd los, n few sos and
some entire claims of 1860 i'm less desira
bile portions oi the island, yet 20 be OBJ
tanned. can't speak from personal
knowledge Of their value. ! have not
vet been on that end Of the island.
There is nothing near me- The near
est vacancy to me is a 4O-acre lot, miles
away.
T. What is the cost Of setting out an
orange grove? Don't know. Never set
one out. This is too far South for best
results with oranges though am going
10 try them. Lots OF books Ia tell about
this crop. The best know, and the one
most frequently consult, is FLORIDA
Fruits" 10y Helen Harcourt published
by Morton 4 Co.. Louisville. That AMI
sister volume entitled Home Life IN
Florida" are simply invaluable TO n set
tier here.
D. What crops can Ice raised there
No one knows yet, but believe most OF
the tropical fruits will thrive on sanibel
believe Cuba tobacco will flourish here
and all garden stuff grows "by leaps
aud bounds" as Mr. Gladstone says.
believe the knowing ones" can do vel
here, growing early vegetables Tor North
ern markets
q. What kind OF society surrounds
YOU Ans. As quiet, orderly. in,clli
gent a lot Of homesteaders a. one could
wish. Thank the LoRp the "skalawags
have not gained q iooihold and We hop,
never will.
Z. What is your nearest town. Can
man do anything for living while Oh
his land? | mean can he work for Other
n men, or get into some business while liv
Ing on the land? Ans. There is the rea
rub. in DEMONSTRATING. here. II you hay,
not enough % build rough house and
keep YOU for six months, ut least, ant
$l.25 per acre TO pay after that, ! coulc
not advise any one to come. Punta Ras
"a, across san Carlos Bay, IL only hotel
empty in summer, aud would be non-ex
istent soon, but that il is the terminus o
the marine cable to Havana. Nothing
TO do there. IT. James City % on Pin
Island is also hotel and store, nothin
more. Nothing to do there, that know
OF. The nearest real town, is Fort Myer
lis miles up the Caloosahatchie. dt
lphtfu little fruit embowered hamle
waiting for boon" that may or ina
not come. Don't know what ma
could do there, either. Besides, the Sc
tier has To settle" and live on his claim
~
elsewhere. Every niche OF Sanibel so
would have been greedily gobbled b
this time, could such homesteadin
have been accomplished. The land o
flee authorities are stringent on thi
point and rightly so. | think some {
our homesteadcrs will have to abando
their claims on account OF nothing TO Il
for a"living" In year the real dill
entities will be over and the land will al
ford a support.
5. When is the best time togo to F!oi
ida? Ans. Any time after the LIST q
December. A few weeks sooner, would
ordinarially, be just as safe.
O. What is the cost OF railroad uckc
tovour place? From $40 to $50 as rate
rise and fall
10. Can you raise any kind OF grass iC
hay? Ans. should say yes; but thu
would have to be tested by experimen
The agricultural resources OF sanib
have, largely, to be guessed at. But so
that produces such luxuriant wild gras
es uS stuu Tue piaiiV oi'""' "'' A"N'N'
direction ought to bring anything tina
the climate would suit.
These are the iaircst answers ! ca
give to the above questions. | wish
could say nothing but what is iavorabl
but there are certainly two sides
demonstrating.
And the mosquitoes and sand-liles
certainly formidable. The latter, on
come, now and then, in mysterio
swarms, according to their habits;
which am ignorant. The former, III
the poor, are lever with u.s. Lyll
awake, lighting them, even under ba
the other night, the thought came to m
"why not double this net and try wh'