The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-12
AMERICAN PoMoLoGIcAL So
CIETY.
PUMoNA, N, G., March 2, 's9.

POMONA, N. O., March z, 81.
NE. EDTroRs-By your request i
viii give you a short account OF my
Florida trip and doings of the Ameri-
-can Pathological Society which met at
Ocola, Florida, the 10th, 2ist and 22d
of February 1889. There was a good
delegation from most Of the States
and from Canada. AS usual, at such
meetings, I was the only representa-
tive from North Carolina. The meet
ing was o pleasant oAe, and the dis
cussions las the meeting was for the
first time held In the extreme South)
were largely on Sub-tropieal fruits,
which was new and of much interest
60 as all. This society meets every
two years in some part OF the United
States. Next time, or In 1891, it will
be held IN Chicago. At the close OF
business the railroads of the~State
offered us free passes (Which were
largely aecepted) to visit all parts OF
the State, and I imagine they are yet
rambling among the orange groves
and 04aqdtofs of South Florida. With
me, I had no time Cor an extended
stay, so only took In a few points on
my way back which was not quite
direct. My first points after leaving
~Ocoia the large orange groves near
Orange Lake, where we were told
there were 500 acres in one solid
o or rather it looked more. like
an oraug forest AS we entered we
saw, Only one edge of the grove, the
trees~ere hanging full of thatAuscious
golden fruit, the leaves deep green,
the very picture of summer, No
picture ever painted could compare
with it's beauty and grandure. The
.prQprietors sad help yourselves, and
we went for them in. earnest Some
of us came ,Rery a getting lost in
the dense foEest, but late in the even
ing I'VE, got aback loaded down with
oranges to rShe train feeling we had
spent q noRa and pleasant"day among
the orange@roves of Florida. Seven
-ofus who were in a hurryso get home
made,a bee line to ST Augustine the
oldest town on the American CONT
nent. Wertook in that town, visited
the remains of the old cfty wall. The
gates andpart of the wall still stand
Old Fort Marion which was com.
menced In 1920, the Catholic Cathe-
dral erecssd in 1871, the odd Spanish
grave yard wherein are ssome of the
oldest stombs in the ,eeuntry, and
many Stksr ancient objects to be seen,
land last but not least we took dinner
at the Ponce De Leon Hotel the finest,
The gSanaest hotel on 5the American
continent. suppose 1T tcost millions
to build2snd furnish 1t. 1t was built
by an officer of the Standard Oil
Company 1t is a greGtnwinter resort
for the wealthy men sof the world.
From st Augustine I'VE went to
jacksonville, headquarters for yellow
fever. Here l found "a great many
hotels but most of them were closed;
yellow jack being with them too late
TO make.it-a popular resort this winter.
There was a large exposition build
ing at Ocaia, and 3 grand display of
-citroHs and s~ub-trOpioal fruits of all
kinds which were visited with much
interest by our society. There was
also oRegGang on at Jacksonville. We
visited it. after night byelectric light.
ii. was fine show and4a novel one to
ms. Il returned from Jacksonville
direct home and feel shat / have been
well paid for my "trip. Was gone
eight days;did not getthe papers YOU
xsent me. Yours truly,
j. WAN LINDGEY.