The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-07-30
HERE'S AN IDEA.
Read this Interview and then Say If
You Will Help in the Good Work.


Hello, pencil-pusher what ira are you on
now?"
Nothing in particular and everything in
general; do you know any items worth print
ing"
"Wel, | don't know how would It do to stir
up the citizens of Leon county on the subject of
public Improvements ?"
By the great beauties of the. Tallahassee
Country, man hasn't the FLoRIDIAN been STIR
ring them up every week equal to An old South
Carolina auntie with wooden spoon at her
pot of hoppin'- john p
"Yes; true enough, and it has brought about
good results. Keep the pot biiin' and soon
Tallahassee will do herself proud"
But what have you to suggest? Just drop
your pearls Ct thought and l will lot them
down"
Good; now listen: Not long since gen.
tleman from the far North was prospecting in
the Tallahassee Country he was delighted
bought handsome estate; hired carriage and
looked around for more worlds to CONQUER: in
other words, more fertile lands to buy l met
him on his return and learned that he had Sc
cured options on two or three trac is of land.
asked. You have here one OF the most beauti-
ful sections OF the globe that | ever saw, and |
have travelled extensively, yet you seem content
with what Nature has done for you, and must
say that she has bestowed bounteous blessings
upon you. Do you know that in my drive to-
day, after visiting San Luis vineyards, | had TO.
return to Tallahassee before striking a road
leading TO the Andalusia vineyards on Lake
Hall? This should not be; you need more
cross roads That conversation suggested an
idea. We do not need cross roads particularly
but what we do need is broad belt road entire.
ly around Tallahassee; no need that it should
sweep perfect circle; it could be run so as to
touch at Lakes Jackson, Lafayette and Brad
ford; through pear groves, tobacco fields, vege-
table farms, plantations and all like attractive
points of interest. Think how attractive to
Northern tourists such a drive would be; have
all the streets of Tallahassee running north,
SOUTH east and west opened up and run out into
this broad belt drive like the spokes of wheel.
Why, sir, honestly believe that the few hum
dreds "f dollars that this road would cost would
increase the value of Leon county lands an
thousand fold. But it takes hard licks to accom-.
plish anything of this kind Sullivan the
slugger won the champion belt by hard
blows, and if Tallahassee would have this
belt (road) her citizens must strike out
right from the shoulder. would suggest that
the County Commissioners and City Council
each take up this matter at their next meetings;
appoint committees to see the property owners
and get right OF way for the road; think they
will gladly give it and the work can be done by
the county and city prisoners costing very little
actual cash. l would also suggest that the
property owners near the city who are willing
to grant the right of way through some part of
their property notify the FLoRIDIAN of the fact
at once. l don't see why this great work cam
not be done before next winter and know that
if it is done and advertised to the world that
tourist travel to Tallahassee would soon be
of the scheme 2"
The FLORIDIAN heartily endorses the plan of
its friend in the above interview and appeals to
the members OF the Board of County Commits
sioners and of the City Council to take the mat
ter in hand and do their utmost to make it sue
cess The FLoRIDIAN will also be pleased to
announce the names OF any and all property
owners who will grant right of way through
their property Help in this work and let's
boom old Leon-one of the nobest gems in
Forida's diamond studded cOronet
-O>~
COL q. F. Akers, of Orlando, was in Talla-
hassee last week on legal business before the
Supreme Court.