Evening journal., 1892-07-13
IA -WILMlNeroNIAN IN FLoRIoA..
Oranges In rhat Cline Cared for as the
Festive Peaches are Here.


Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
New SMyRNA Volusia county. Fla.
July 10 Florida is land of possibii-
ties for the man whose dollars are idly
biding their time in a strong box. and a
land of probabilities TO the poor man
from whom the cares of life cuts of
every chance but that OF hope, for the
poor ye have with you always It's
hard TO believe that poverty could exist
In a country which nature has favored
with so lavish a hand The deep green
Of the woodlands fringing many a stream
whose clear waters mirror the lovely
blue sky of the above. An atmosphere
SO exhilarating that one wishes TO live
ont IN it's benefcent influences
always.
A country fruitful of whatever springs
TO life in the topics such as oranges.
bananas pineapples. pome- grRnates.
figs, peaches and all the varieties
of the smaller fruits in the greatest Of
plenty But nowhere Is met the unclean
squalid poverty Of the slums, that in the
great cities where civilization is thiclxest.
rises a pail of sin and impregnates society
even to the exclusiveness of their luxur.
ious salons A wealth of flowing vines
adds its distinctive charm of beauty 20
the porch of the day laborer
ON one side a placid river, teeming
with food fishes, beyond where sky and
woodland meet the roar of old ocean.
makes the welkin ring with the surfs
ceaseless beat ON beach hard as
odamant The weird southern moss
hanging from the outstretched limbs of
the giant live oaks give sa solemn funereal
aspect TO the forests openings as II they
had taken toll from passing hay carts
Then there Is the sense Of danger here.
Alligators rattlesnakes scorpions and the
dreaded tarantula are not visible until
you stumble upon them In some wild, ,un.
frequented glen far removed from human
habitatiOns.
Like the buffalo Of the plains the
Seminole Indians are here yet, slowly
becoming absorbed into the ways of the
white man and getting TO Wear 'store
clothes, In these dense woodlands q
handful of men could tire and battle an
army of soldiers easily The war against
the Seminoles Of Florida under Osceola
forms not the brightest page In tn,
military achievements Of the United
States, If determination counts
IL must be remembered that "Lant
Improvement Aoull luulcs nave taken null
of Florida land fully equal 20 those OF
Newlersey and with yoluminous displa,
of advertising
A land boom is as fanciful here as onl
can wish. Like peaches in Delaware, thl
culture of oranges possesses a fascination
that entraps many man with limite,
means TO almost sure failure.
The soil may be termed phosphate'o
silica, changing TO that of phosphate o
iron ia the orange lands whence is de
rived the peculiar dark tinge seen Otter
on the best grade of Florida oranges
Unlike the vast beds of phosphate O
lime found upon the Cooper and Ashle
rivers in South Carolina, the mineral /
here mined from pockets that is.
few tons are taken from the earth am
then jump of miles mtervenes unit
another pocket is struck. Still this ma
be only the Outer workings TO continuou
veins That considering the high percent
age Of phosphoric acid found in the up
land ores viii eventually become OF inca
culable value to the resources of the stat
in the near future