The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-06-04
GREEN COVE SPRINGS.



Ii is also reached by HE j r Is X. W Rt1".sy
system ahou, hilly miies sod}u @. ,)acNs 'nti.io,
and the county seat OF
CLAY COUNTY.
1t was Incorporated some ten years ago, and
now contains near ! 200 inhabitants, and Is
steadily improving. The location Is one oi
great beauty. The river banks mere are hlSn
and clean, gradually sOpng towards the wafer
from level plain, beginning midway the town.
A street car line connects with the depot some
halt mile away, and leads through the pTlnc-
pal streets by handsome and we'll kept park,
splendid residences tasty front yards, etc. Ose
OF the first things to attract the attention oil the
observant stranger is the extreme cleanliness OF
the streets. On about every corner stands
PAINTED BARREL,
With an inscription painted over il, inviting al
to throw their peellngs, old paper, cigar Stumps,
ETC., into its capacious mouth. This the natives
religiously do. We noiced one man march
hall a souare with some old paper and throw il
in. 1t is certainly entitled to the claim OF be-
lug the ceanest town in all Florida.
INDUSTRIES
The car works Of the Blaine Bros. are located
here, and are doing fair business. They are
beginning the manufacture of q refrigerator car
for the transportation of fruits and vegetables,
which is said by judges TO be superior to any
now in use. II is intended for use by the fruit
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is at the head and which, if successful, will be
OF almost inestmable value to the growers of
the State. They propose running the cars
through without stop, change or handling OF
contents until the destination is reached and
will carry 40 600 pounds \ full description OF
its mechanism cannot be given at this time, but
it is constructed much as the ordinary freight
car, except that it is ceiled, and between the
ceiling and the outer covering charcoal is pack
ed. A trial was made with one TO California,
which so far demonstrated it. entire success.
THE LOGGING
and numbering interest is quite considerable
here. Lumber is loaded directly on schooners
from the wharf while the logs are towed to the
mills at Jacksonville. A logging railroad runs
out into the timber and every facility is had for
handling logs expeditiousy There is no finer
timber belt in the State.
BRICK MAKING
is also very important industry. A large yard
is located here, which turns out very fair quality
OF brick, Tor which ready sale is found as we'll
giving steady employmentto number of people.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Among the improvements to come during the
year Is a court house in keeping with the dignity
OF Clay county and the surroundings. The one
they now have enjoys the distinction OF being
the poorest in the State, which is putting it
pretty strong. The county has just purchased
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safety of her archives.
A PACKING HOUSE
Project is also on foot The idea being to en-
courage vegetable and berry growing especially
the latter. The company also propose to advance
the fertilizer needed for this purpose as we'll as
the plants if necessary. With this encourage
ment next season will ind this an important
shipping point
THE CANAr sCHENE
Is taking on new life, and work will verv likely
be commenced by next Oc.ObOr Full par,icu-
lars will be given later or. Ii is grand enter
prise Bnd will bring large scope OF country into
practical use which is now a dead waste as well
as furnish an important line OF transportation.
=. As matter Of course
THE FIOhtDiAF
picked up some new friends Is increase her
Roodly subscription books, the names Of whom
are P c Fisher, lawyer, W Wilson, county
treasurer and the principal merchant Of the city,
Sidney landlord, county clerk and orange
grower; l. Wall county assessor and farmer;
j ii B cry county tax collector aud lumber
man Ju0ge j F Greer county Judge and c
Fabian Law, lawyer.
We also had the pleasure Of meeting with Mr.
Pratt, civil engineer and just now putting in
his spare time as editor of the Spring, the loca-
paper He has been connected with many i'm
pOriant enterprises in connection with his pro
and we might add enthusiastic over them.
Churches, good school. hotels, etc. fiji out
the list OF attractions, As it Were, which serve
their part in attracting large numbers OF winter
residents each season and make home the more
pleasant 10 those who are permanent.
C.M.G.
Cedar Keys will have a grand regatta on
July 4-the grandest ever witnessed in south
ern waters Fifty vessels Of The Gulf sponge
feet are TO enter for prize race over course Of
twenty-five miles. Charleston and st Augustine
yachts will enter Tor a triangular tor heavy
purse
When the old soldier happens to be all right
politically the Corpora" makes capital with
The u. A X by getting him place, but when
he happens to be democrat capital is made
BY the q. O T. by turning him out-Dallas)
lTexas) News.
--Foud Lover (after long delayed proposal
Perhaps / We been too sudden darling
Darling Girl sreganng her composure with
mighty effort-4es, George it is very sudden,
out-(and here she became faint AGAIN. il is not
too sudden.-Texas Siitings
Times onion: Colonel D. II. Rll,ot. land
agent OF the Plant System and Secretary of the
Florida Press Association, will sail for Enrope
on board the steamer Paris. from New York.
Nay Is. While abroad he will place three hun
drsd thousand OF the j. T. & f. w Railroad
and Plant Systems handsomely executed and
mounted folders and maps OF Florida in all the
transportation and steamship stations OF Eng
land, Wales. Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain
and Germany. and distribute them generally.
-Shoemakers may not know it, but
for line of slippers it's hard to beat
banana skins.-Troy IN. W Times.
Does not the young prohibitionist
father violate his faith when he makes
rye face over rocking the cradle? He
INDUCES in rock and rye.-Binghamto
Republican.