The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-23
FLoRmA,s PRo1REss
a Tour Over ELr- FiAzer's Railway
ais value 20 the State


ST AUGUSTINE. Fla. Nov. "A re-
cent tour over Esury NJ FlAgl=ris railway
lines sh0ssd much improvement over LAST
years work, Which s2eSks volumes in praise
Of SUPP ". L Crawford and his assistants.
F Il Is unnecessary % refer 20 the condition Of
I the lines betwaea JscksolTilla. St Angus
TIE and Paiztks s. Thousands aDprsc ate
tEst they are as good II construction, and in
rolling stock IS any other Florida
{ roads. Consel ue-Ly they are equal 70
/ the best opsrated roads in TIE country. The
[ progress made bT new settlers. which in
I many WAYS the o.1-timer has caught on 20.
/ Is far beyond expSc.sriols, particularly a.
tie new station, Hastings Here Is found
Z ne nrst practical rice fields IN this section
/ fAir grade crop was harvested this year
and shipped 70 tie millers At Savannah
The several hundred acres cultivated will
Be increased next season 70 the Thousands.
Mr. Hastings. Eho has earned the titls OF
/ Farmer Ton, viii have the first strawber-
rles on the tables q the Flagier hotels, his
l cucumbers will ssto1ish the visitors, while
I bis mushrooms viii make fat and equity the
emsciated, but Farmer Toms hobby is nice;
and WIKI sugar 70 follow be viii set an ex-
ample which will awaken all other settlers
to activity. and make lsad that is looked
/ upon as worthless very valuaole
| FLAGLER's EXPENDITURES.
The famous U. J. Whites farms, also those
OF the Aerrifelds. JOIN Hastings and ere
| irrigated By srtesisn wells. 4 large park il
| which the Traveller can be shown the hox-
ers Of Florida is icing mzde ready for the
| lnc-edulous TO admire. Il is limited that
&r. Flagleris money is being dropped az
| Hastings. Mr.. FlaZler sees that in showing
what can Be done by judicious labor any
where, can be improved upon in Florida,
| ana while he may not drop
money" as an inducement, or bonus,
| he does not hesi tate IN setting settlers an
example that is certain 70 be helpful 70
them This Is clearly shown by his great
outlay In building tue San Aateo extension
OF some five miles Of No. l railroad from
East Palatks- II the authorities would do
as much for the country people in the way
OF constructing wagon roads the farmers
would be happy:
THE WHITE ROAD.
Some three years ago Mr.. Flazler bought
what was then known as the white rail-
road, operated between Palatka and Day
tona, in al about sixty miles. It had
S2-pound rails lad on sappling ties. This
| was plenty good enough for the returns ex-
pected in those days, but not the progress
sive nature Of the purchaser who at once
began laying 56-pouDd steel rails on inch
| faced ties. The money and time wasted in
| climbing hills and out of holloWs was ex-
| pended in cutting through hills and in
bridging ravines, and as fast as heart ties
can be procured they are replacing what
remains Of the Whiten outfit
The San Mateo extension brings the peo-
pie Of that thrifty neighborhood into close
| relation with st, Augustine and Jackson
vile, and the markets for their oranges and
truck stuf1s. or oranges there will be So
OUO boxes this year, principally from the
groves Of Maxwell and Anderson, New
York; James Minter, Fl. B. Bailey, and
Nelson Bailey & Sons of Lowell, Mass.
Tingley & Rowell, S. H. Bacon, A. A.
Kendall CT Boston, Mass, and Mrs. J. ?.
Chester. Capt h. X. Lyle, William E.
Stanton and George w. Lyle of San Mateo.
INCREASED BUSINESS.
There Is noticeable increase of business
activity all along the east coast line At
| Neoga. lumber station, the Florida Land
and Produce Company is erecting com
modious storehouse, and will follow It with
several smaller buildings for employees. The
| famous Harwood groves, ETC., have the
choice Of either Neoga or Tomoka stations,
| and IL the county commissioners would en-
courage the construction of better wagon
roads the prosperity Of the farmers would
increase ten fold, and they would get some
return for the taxes they pay.
The travellers who have heretofore taken
much satisfaction In referring to "the
| Cypress sHdInps Will Do greatly olsap-
| pointed on finding themselves and the
swamps left. The draining OF the swamp
has been accomplished by Supt. Crawford
cutting good wide bitches, which are drain
ing the surface water off the lovely looking
| cypress and palmetto hummocks that
stretch along the railroad and add so much
to the beauty and value of property,
| especially from Ormond TO Daytona.
THE EARLY SETTLERS.
1t Is strange how little is known about the
history Of the early settlers OF this section
where the adventurous and as much de-
| spised Turnbull worked his white slaves"
The red brother evidently made 1t hot for
Turnbull, and nothing but the uncovered
remains Of chimneys mark the spot of so
much misery and reputed prohigaoy of the
wild buccaneer.
From the Indications seen Turnbull was
in the sugar business, and had those who
remained IN the neighborhood followed b is
example In that particular there would be
more sugar and rice in Volusia and st.
Johns counties than there is. How many of
| the wayfarers on the Halifax river know of
the causeway presumably built by Turn
bull from the west shore down across
the marsh lands for a distance
OF seven miles to the Tomoko
lying outside with the products OF the in
terror. The causeway is substantially
built with shells and coquiua and possibly
the bones of many menacled and whip
driven unfortunates. The causewaY Is be-
ing reclaimed by Messrs. Price & Anderson
of the Ormond
| INCREASED STEAMBOAT FACILITIES.
Increased steamboat facilities from Or
mond to Rockledge, in daily boats. and
with additional boats from Rockledge 10
Jupiter Inlet will cause things to hum on
the Indian river, and those who go to Hail.
fax to escape the chilling blasts of the north
can sit in the lap OF the semi>tropics with
out having to poke the fire. General Pas
senger Agent G. D. Ackerly Of the Jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West system is
about to spring a scheme which
will insure improved service on all
competing transportation lines. The Flori-
da Central and Peninsular. and the Plan {
system are also making the other lines
hustle, and if either gets left it will be for
the want of a rush to Florida.
There is at last a possibility Of the widen
ing of the guage Of the Charlotte harbor
division of the Florida Southern rail way
this winter.