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

the outside, MT. Boil Hail. who was raised
here, and has one hundred and twenty-six
children and grandchildren. Other exam
piles could be given, but this is sufficient
for the present. Our next stop, after driv
ing through some three miles Of beautiful
level country, dotted here and there with
comfortable homes, surrounded by orange
groves, pears grapes, etc, the former rap
lily ripening and showing their golden fruit
in the most profuse abundance was.
HAMPTON
The new town ut the crossing Of the
Georgia and Florida Southern and the +.
{. u L. railway, five mics south Of Starke
and same distance north of Waldo, Incl
lentally mentioned above. There seem.
40 reason why thrifty town should not
spring up here, located in the section it i.
and having such railroad facilities The
railroad, the q. Il +. s., has purchased con-
81 siierable property and there are now two
! tirsi-class general merchandise stores, that
OF f. NJ. Williams & Bros, having only
! finished their building and got their goods
in a few days ago One Of the brothers has
been on the road" as drummer for .
number Of years and all are good business
men and natives of the country. The other
store is owned by Mr. NJ. n Banton, who
is also railroad and express agent and an
enterprisiDg young man. Both firms said
e we know what the FLoRIDIAN is and we
~-an. 10 help" 4 Aote! enterprise has
taken shape and a suitable one will soon be
in course of erection. There is also Il
saw mill here and some smaller shops
etc.
The country all around is similar TO that
iraversed bv US in the buggy, containing
f,r
ers who are working together enthusiastic
cally for the general Improvement OF their
| country.
This closed our trip and we hal nothing
| further To do but To bid our friend, Mr..
Gardiner, who had taken SO much pains 10
show us the country, goodbye, as well as
our other newly.made friends, and wait tOi
the train for Waldo.
Our trip here has been pleasant, instruc
tive and profitable, and we hope TO repeat
it often in the future.
We met J. d. Johns, Of Litesville, here
| today He is one of the principal organ
| izers of the Farmers Alliance for the State
and most successful farmer. He said 81
raise my own hog and h0miny, horses
mules and cattle The FLoRIDIAN is a
dollar better off on account Of the meeting.
We also met w. II. Edwards, County Sur
veyor, who resides at Lake Butler. An
other dollar changed hands here.
The strawberry business is taking deep
hold here, and the shipments during the
coming season will be large.
Shipments OF oranges are getting eX-
tremelv heavy on this division ofihe +. G.
& p. There is no doubt about the crop be
iug both larger and better than ever this
season.
Some Of the strawberry vines around
Starkc have fine berries on them now
which are perfect in flavor.
We have met a number OF Mobile drum
mers on the road This trip. The direct re-
suit of that new steamship line between
Tampa and that city.
We omitted to mention that Hampton
has Baptist, Methodist and Christian
churches, and a fine school OF over one
hundred students.
1t has been clearly demonstrated this
early in the season that the fruit growers
can command the situation in spite or the
commission men, The woods are full OF
buyers who will take the crop in almost
any shape they can get it. In fact, there is
very little soliciting of consgnments.
The long night OF the Florida fruit grow
er is over. y. Nj. u.