The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-11-26

where these conditions DO not exist. The
orange crop is also an exceedingly impor-
tant one md of fine quality. Some
attention is being given TO pears and grapes,
which do excellently here. More syrup is
made in the county than is used and il is
shipped, and as soon as the muck lands
spoken OF above are utilized the crop will
be largely increased, rs well as adding sugar
to the productions. In fact AL the semi
tropical lrWls do well, likewise vegetables,
and we see no reason why fine tobacco can
not be grown with equal success
But as more will be given of the prodnc-
tons elsewhere other mcnlionings of Slarkc
VIII be given. 1t is, O. c0usc, the principal
town and general shipping point OF the
county, and contains about 500 inhabitants,
possibly more. During the past season
qule number Of new buildings have been
erected-sOmc OF them h!'ick-And there is
some activity in the same line now. There
seems to he general disposition to i'm
prove, which, aside from buildit fiuds
vent IN keeping the streets clean ana IN
good OrGer houses and fences in good re-
pair, with taStiy ornamanted front yards
and, we might add, gardens for some Of
them look as well almost as in the sprlng.
There are CHURCHES, societies and good
schools and good local paper, the Starke
Telegraph, without which Il town is poor
offinderd There is also good hotel, kept
by Mr.. Kleinschmidt, known as the Com
mercial. 1t is conveniently located and
has recently been enlarged and retiued
throughout, and is as comfortable in every
respect as any reasonable traveller could
desire
There are other advantages usual to
live town. but it is not necessary To EMU
mera.e them here, rs the intelligent reader
will readily understand that all towns
growing rs Srarke is must have superior
facilities or it would angush instead Of
flourish.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
Among the live men who have and are
every day contributing 10 the prosperity oi
both town and section, we take pleasure in
mentioning DR.. J. L. Gaslius, Speaker uf
the House of Representatives. and druggist:
W. T. Weeks, County Clerk; Peek &
| FraZee, lawyers, abstract title office aud
insurance; Rev. ". F. Malphurs, County
Judge; t. ID. Miner, jeweItr and Florida
curiosities; j. c. Wills, manager of the drug
business Of Dr.. } l.. Ga>kins; Ga.dl-
ner X Pace, real estate and fruit growers
| w. +. Taylor, cabinet maker; n ID. Vain
wright, Deputy Clerk Mai VIM. VI. De
Harl, dentist and fruit grower; J. G. Alva-
reZ, -al merchant and cotton buyer
! r. Alvarez, butcher and fruit grower
1t is also a pleasure to state that all o
the above are regular readers of the old
FLORIDIAN aud who show their interest in
Stale institutions in a substantial manner
ON TIE WING AGAIN
The next morning found US in company
with Mr.. S. F. Gardiner, billed for a buggy
ride through the country to Hampton, al
| he expressed it, to see what there WAS or
the outside. The distance traversed wa,
something over ten miles, and severa
groves Were visited and the history or such
points calculated 10 be of interest To the
home seeker CLEANED. In beginning with
the successes it will not be out of place tc
mention our guide him,elt. Mr.. Gardner
came here from Maryland :. few wears ago
a young man, and although farmer there
had only $3.50 when he landed here The
most OF This was spent in travelling
over The State He hlppened to stop al
Slarke and liking it, he bought on credit Il
place four or five miles from town and
wen. TO work. AS matter Of course he
had a hard time oi it without little mon.
| ey, but he went to work, married the same
year a native Florida girl and did succeed
or at least it looks that way. To-day he
| oW rs a nice home in Stake; is II member
Of The city council and owns several thous-
and acres, in farms, groves and wild lands,
| IN various portions OF the county. Besides
this his firm, Gardiner & Pace, do large
real estate business and have been The
means Of bringing much desirable imm-
grafton to this section.
The first house stopped at was that of
Mr.. Noah Gciger, whom we found grinding
cane and boiling syrup. Mr.. G. WAS raised
within halt mile from where he now lives,
and has himself raised n large family. He
has a comfortable home surrounded by
flowers and fruits
From here two orange groves, the crop
Of which had heen purchased by Mr.. Gardi.
ner, was being picked. The crop here is
exceedingly fine this year, the oranges be
ing OF good size and very blight. The lat
Ter is a pccniarIty OF the truil Of this Sec
tion and Oh this account brings good
prices.
Lake Navarro, formerly Little Santa Fe,
was the next point. Messrs. Gardiner &
Pace have recently lowered tins lake six
feet by cutting a canal mile long into
small river, and thus reclaimed a large
acreage OF fine muck lands.
This muck has largely decreased the use
OF commercial fertilizers in The neighbor-
hood and will eventually do away
with them, as it costs nothing eX-
cept hauling and is much better for the
land; besides, fine sugar growing land is
obtained, which will be largely utilized.
The lake itself is still about three miles
long by one wide, and is a beautiful sheet
of water, full of fish and atfording beautiful
building sites all around it. DR.. G. r.
Cullen, from near Richmond, Va, has pur-
chased place and has vineyard of seven
acres and also is going largely into straw
berry culture
Our next stop was al the place Of Mr..
Benz. Kite, tather-in-law of Mr.. Gardiner.
Both he and wife and their parents are ma
tives of this section. The Georgia and
Florida Southern runs through his farm
and it is more than likely that depot will
be established here. Mr.. Kite and others