The morning news., 1892-03-15
THE TAMPA PALACE
.xD SOME OF TIE PEOPLE WHO
ARE SEEN THERE.


r.mmany Man Ssid-Great improve
,snts to Be Made at Tsmpa-A Trip
enough the Everglsdes-A Railroad
p-oiscted Through That Section.
T,vPA. FLA, March 14-This is one Of the
1t Gathering places and the most impor-
p. and popular one, perhaps, for leading
IN of the north and west. who desire 20
...sps the rigors Of northern winter and
"a renewed life, If not youth, amid the
r;,ss. ualmettoes and orange trees of South
T7,-ida The great public house, doubtless
,bs grandest in the world. the Tampa Bay
ho,sI has under its many minarets some of
,ha men whose names are household words.
Tbav are in close touch with the pulse
of the country, aud their thoughts
and words are indicative of those Of many
men. OF course a majority of these tourists
ava republicans, and what they say is in the
line Of the politics and policy Of the Re-
opblican party. It is not OF them that
rould speak, but OF the democrats one
r,sets here. Among others who are spend-
nc vacation here is Hon. Henry Sanford
nfConnecticut. n Mr.. Sanford is president Of
tbe Adams Express Company and his head
cuarters are in New York. He is a
S.nocrat Of the simon pure
Trnciples as he is in appearance. Speak,
ipr Of the political situation In New York
he said that in spite of the machinery of the
am faction, Cleveland would carry New
York if he should be nominated, and he be-
IIeyed that the nomination of any other
man meant defeat. The conservative voters
Of the north and west looked upon Mr..
Cleveland as a safe man, because he had
clearly defined views of government, and
had proved that he was not afraid to put
himself in the breach when necessary to
keep bis party true to the purposes OF popu-
Jar government.
WHAT A TAMMANY MAN SAYS.
A distinguished member of Tammany.
who is also stopping ct the Tampa Bay
hotel, speaking on national politics, stated
that ali OF Tammany are not for Hill. "In
fact said he, 81 think Cleveland has more
friends than Hill in the organization But"
be added, "be that as it may, if Cleveland
shows the strength which think he has,
when balloting begins at Chicago, New York
will follow their lead when the time comes
for her to cast her vote"
Another gentleman who glories In being
Massachusetts, mugwump was afraid that
the democracy would lose all it had gained
In New England if Hill should be the presi-
dential nominee, but he agreed with the
Tammany man that New York politicians
would yield gracefully to the Inevitable,
should Cleveland show his strength early in
the balloting.
There is doubtless in the south some
enthusiasm over Hill, because of
his supposed successful campaign In his
own state, and also for the reason that
there are many people to whom Cleveland
Is objectionable because he is Independent
in bis political actions.
| give these political straws to show that
the wind is not blowing in the direction
that some democrats would have us be-
leYe.
TAMPA's GROWTH.
It is about year since l last visited
Tampa. Wonderful changes have occurred
Ia that short space of time. The great hotel,
THE Tampa Bay" has been finished-that
Is, 1t would be considered about completed
BY any other proprietor save Mr.. Plant.
The building has been described so often
that 1t is not necessary to do SO here. Suf-
fee it to say that it is conceded to be the
largest and handsomest hotel in the
world. The site on which it Is
built when first saw it was sand hill,
sloping down to the river. where it termiua-
ted in a quagmire. 1t was covered with saw
pelmettoes, Spanish bayonets and lanky
specimens of palmetto trees. AS though by
q wizards wand or an Aladdins wonderful
lamp, the scene has changed. There is now
q palace for the public, and a beautiful
green sward, with trees aud flowers to give
variety to the view, slopes gracefully to the
river side. The name OF II. b. Plant will be
associated with Tampa for all future time,
and Floridians hundred years hence will
recognize in the work that he ia now doing
TO build this city and establish trade with
the countries south of this, .he beginning of
that commerce which shall then fill the
gulf with vessels bearing the manufactures
Of the great English-speaking republic Of
the north to the thriving Spanish-speaking
republics Of Central and South America and
bringing back thsir products In payment.
Low tariff and free ships, or. more properly,
Tree shipbuildiag, would hasten this
great commercial revival and develop
mens IL will come, however in spite of
sectional interests and selfish monopolists.
Its beginning was at Tampa six years ago,
and the development OF this latent trade
will continue until its effects will be felt in
Doth hemispheres In as many more wears
astbose which have elapsed since the South
Florida railroad reached this then very
dlapdated city will be witnessed tho
establishment of steamship lines to tbs
lshmus OF Darien, and other points on th
continent south of Florida, and Tampa.
which has the deepest and most accessible
port on the South Florida peninsular, will
be the great entrepot for the new COM
nercial development.
RAILROAD THROUGH THE EVERGLADES.
= Mr. James E. Ingraham. president of the
south Florida railway, will start out in
u" days for the Everglades. The party
propose going from here to Fort Myers.
Ou the Caloosahatchie river, and proceed
q q lar as possible in wagons into the Ever
slaues They expect to secure Indian guides
70 lead them through the swamps and NOR
uses uses to the southeast coast of the state to
Alaml or some adjacent settlement. That
tsrt OF Florida is suitable for the cultivation
VI henneRuln, or sisal hemp of the quality
equal to that grown in Yucatan which has
naue that country one of the richest, for its
H1e and population, in the world. The
v.oIect OF the expedition is to ascertain
ue practicability of building a
i Iairoad through the Everglades. The trip
sul occupy about a month or six weeks,
W Se distance through the swamp being
solut $50 miles.
.au 1ue rant Investment Company this year
tiu make extensive improvements at Tampa
Say, including the building of new docks
s sal the dredging of the barbor in their
,,rI ity. Such efforts as are being made
"oald up country have never been before
oos"e9pted ~ by corporation upon the scale
a. mat conceived and now carried
10y Mr.. Plant and the investment COM
a. suy that bears his name. No government,
east on this side OF the Atlantic, let
ste eue individuals or corporations, has ever
rempted to build seaports. railroads,