The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1891-12-19

GWynn, Elliot Ball. Walker and nun.
ber Of othera The immense fertilizer
works Of the company You passed thisI
morning Just as you reached the city, about
mile southwest of the union depot.
There nearly all the product Of the several
mines operated By the company is brought
and worked up into fertilizers which are
sold all over the Union, and exported In
largo quantities to Europe
Proceeding northward on Adams street
my attention was attracted by large and
imposing structure situated diagonally op-
posite the old Masonic Hail. (whose familiar
appearance T recognized, but which bore
on its front an immense sign showing that
1t, together with a large extension TO the
rear, occupying the site OF the old Baptist
Church, was now cigar factory.) NV
friend, after remarking that the city now
possessed a large Masonic Temple, (which
we afterwards visited, on the corner
formerly occupied by Tom Costa's restau--
rant, and in which we found, besides the
Masonic lodge rooms, the quarters of two
lodges of Odd Fellows, two lodges of
Knights Of Honor, and several other society
headquarters,) conducted me TO the build
ing had first noticed. and we spent an
hour very pleasantly within it, visiting the
postoflce, the United States Court rooms
and Offices, Custom House, ETC., etc. Just
opposite this magnificent building I recog-
nized the old Leon Hotel, (now called the
Commercial House" and devoted, under
the ownership and management of Mr.
Constantine Algero, to the entertainment
Of commercial travelers.)
"Where is Kemper's?" ?" was my excla-
nation, as glanced to the opposite side OF
Monroe street. Instead of the low, dilapi.
dated melancholy looking structure once
knew, there appeared large four -story
brick building, like cotton factory, with
long rows of windows and an arched en-.
trance through which poured stream OF.
wagons, drays and carts. A tall chimney
rising in its rear indicated the presence of
steam power, and the glimpses OF busy
work people through the windows showed
that some kind Of manufacturing business
was being busily conducted within. 81
s'Kemper sold his properly some three
years ago to the BuzzaEd Cigar Oompany, !,
taking part payment asIotsof Iisp patoDkss1
which enables him 10 live In comfortable
ease, aud the company erected this factory
on the site of the old stables and the va.
cant lot which belonged to it. Rawls, the
druggist, put into the concern the old plan
ming mill property, also covered by the
factory, aHd he has also retired from &C
tive business"
But" said l, 81 do not see the residences
Of Julius Diamond and Jacob Cohen"
''Only one of them lives there now, !" said
Judge L., that handsome Queen ALne
dwelling which occupies the place of both
the old cottages, was built by Mr..
Diamond from the income of his immense
tobacco plantation on Lake Jackson, and
Mr.. Cohen who is The largest stockholder
In the factory, resides in a still larger and
finer house, built on the site of she
dwelling formerly occupied by R. 8. VIII
liams, Esq" ~o
1.-THE University Library Is still there" ;"
said /, "but it looks different, and would
not know it but for the sign"
eyes" said my friend, sit is hereafter
to be called Walker Library, in honor ofits
founder, and because the name University
is meaningless. The building has been
enlarged and made part of the block Of
handsome stores occupying the site OF
Shines cotton yard and the small building
where Saxon first started his immense
banking business. Saxon's bank, the Cap
itol National, stands where the old Marine
Bank building was. and the new building
of the First National occupies all the space
formerIyicoyered by the old First National
and the store formerly occupied by L. @
Yaeger, who now conducts his business In
two large stores built on the site OF the
old 81. james Hotel, which was destroyed
by fire in 1896" y s M
"What then has become of genial George
Lamb and his good wife ?"
Phosphate, my friend, !" Was the prompt
reply. George kept IN prospecting for II
in the Sopchoppy rcginn, until he found i