The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-12-03


manner OF town 1t is,-its clever and go
ahead people, the big orange groves, etc.
CITRA
was burned out, root and branch, last
spring, but everybody but one man was
insured and his loss was made up by The
citizens; therefore every body started out
anew, first erecting substantial business
buildings in place Of the old, and in many
cases shabby ones cremated. There are
some
FIVE HUNDRED
inhabitants in the town and suburbs good
schools and churches. A handsome bank
adorns the centre OF town, and everything
IS Kept as neat as new pin. The place
has fine trade, being backed up with a
good farming section and the best orange
lands in the State The famous Harris
Grove, the largest in the State, le almost in
the suburbs and there are number Of
others, the owners OF which employ large
number of laborers and pay out O great
deal OF money during the year In fact,
we have been 10 no small place yet where
money seemed to be 40 plentiful, or where
the merchants carried such large stocks.
Some OF the stores really had the appear
ssnce Of thrifty city establishments.
gets at once upon talking with the people
is their spirit Of improvement, which is no.
ticeable on all sides, and The liberality with
which they will take hold OF and sustain
anything promising TO be of general bene
iii to the place.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES.
The F. G. & p Railway runs immed.
a'ely through the town, and the Florida
Southern crosses the above only few hun
dred wards away, thus giving them the a1-
vantag" OF two separate lines To the North
ern markets. With all these advantages, 1t
is little womder that place OF such impOr
tance should spring up and grow right
along.
As matter OF COURSE The FLoR1DIAN
would DO business here and lots of it,
Aside from several nice orders for printing
the following readers were added to its
books for the next twelve months:
DR.. n. w. Ellis, who is also The drug
eisi; Mrs. T. IL Henton, staple and fancy
goods; j. f. Latham, groceries; T. J.
McRae, saw mill and real estate; {. IL
Baieman, proprietor of the Ciira House,
and "a good one too; Dr. A. Mcbride,
Il. l.. Freeman. general merchandise.
We omitted to mention the fact that DR..
Ellis interests himself in real estate mat
tiers to the end OF securing good immigra-
non into this section and also NJ. T. j.
Mclae, both of whom will cheertullv an
sweg all questions.
THE COUNTRY
around, as above stated, is good for both
farming ana orange growing rs well a.
many other fruits peculiar to Florida. 1t
is also healthy. 1t is now much more than
a seli-sustainlng country. Everybody
seems to have plenty to do or something
to sell
We found here, rs at other points, the
greatest activity in gathering and shipping
the orange crop, with the field full OF buy
ers. These fellows are continually getting
dispatches from home claiming that the
market is elutted and prices down. We
spoke to a grower about this and he re-
Piled "well, their market may be down,
but ours aint, and If they want our oranges
they must pay for them" and they are
surely making them do it, and gather them
besides, not single orange rs far AS we
we're able to find out has been consigned
from this point.
While on trade matters, will mention the
fact that Mobile is pushing in here via
Tampa for trade. We have met several
drummers recently. and one from big drug
house of st. Louis, who have made arrange
ments 10 ship through a Mobile house.
This much and the steamer has just made
her maiden trip. We merely mention this
to show the effect the establishment of this
line is having on the trade of this section.
1t is not necessary TO name the two towns
which are getting badly left and yet max
ing no effort to help themselves.
There are some prospectors dropping in
here and looking around every few days,
and in nearly every instance buy, and the
prospects ahead are as bright as any spot
in the State for general boom. The peo.
pie are anxious for new corners and extend
all possible encouragement to those who
come. c. M. G.