Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-01-05
NOTES ON THE SOUTH.
Resolutions Adopted by the Press
Association.

I 1dFlS DIS one OF the. DeSU places III Iile
world for consumptivas TO go to in hopes
Of cures.
Phosphates, fertilizer of high merit,
the origin of which scientists differ
about, essays higher per cent. of lime
than any other known. Mr. Thomas
Pitts, formerly of Pttsville in this
county is owner of one of the finest
mines in Florida and belongs to COM
pany who own and work a mine at Fort
White in the western part Of the state.
! Florida oranges are grown in great
variety, the Jangarine and Mandarin
are fancy varieties, the latter being
named from a story that this variety
are saved for the exclusive use Of the
nobility in China, both are small, rather
fiat, a famous Chinese preserve is made
| from these.
The Navel orange, the finest Califor-
nian, Riverside are inferior to the
Cunningham and prime Indian river
oranges, showing no special eccentricity
of form or color that outrank all others
as the best favored.
The Shaddock is specie of orange
lcalled grape fruit from its habit of grow
ling in clusters, it is juicy and one of
the best digested, and if carefully sep
Grated from the inner white covering of
the pulp which is exceedingly bitter.
The first direct shipment of oranges
ever made from Florida abroad was
| recently when 10000 boxes were
shipped from Fernandina to England.
Fernandina has one of the finest
beaches in the world. One can drive
for hours over a smooth, white, un-
| broken beach as hard and level as a
! floor.
The War Dept. has decided to again
garrison Key West three battalIions OF
artillery have been selected under the
supervision of Col. Livingston of the
Third Regiment of artillery.
The members of the Wisconsin Press
Association who have participated in
the mid-winter excursion to and
through the "Sunny South from
Chicago TO the Land of Orange groves
and flowers, delightful Florida-un-
mindful Of the many obligations
| incurred in accepting such unbounded
hospitalities and c9urtesies extended to
| our entire party, to the people and
representatives of the various cities,
| villages and places visited during our
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several railroads who have so freely
and generously offered us the means of
| transportation, and such untiring de-
votion to our pleasure and comfort,
find it a most pleasant duty to officially
! acknowledge our Indebtedness to them
individually and collectively, and to
express to them all our most grateful
thanks for their kindness. 1t is a
pleasure to state that, during our entire
journey, covering a distance of over
| four thousand miles of travel, not one
| instance Is to be recorded that mars or
in any manner detracts from our
pleasure, comfort and happiness.
| From the Ohio river through the
great border states Of Kentucky and
Tennessee, and the great Southern
state of Georgia, into and through the
charming state Of Florida, with it's
| balmy climate, and its multitude Of
interesting scenes, the entire journey
has been through wonderland"
proving an object lesson that has i'm
pressed US all more fully, with the
power, greatness and magnitude of our
country.
Southern hospitality has been test
ed and not found wanting. We have
found the people as genial as their
cline, openen-handed, warm hearted,
generous and entertaining, worthy of
our highest esteem and fraternal re-
gard.
| Having encompassed multitude Of
blessings, and thoroughly appreciating
the significance of our journey, we give
voice to our sentiments toward our
many entertainers in the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, First-That the members
| of this Association desire to impress
! their President, James E. Heg, with
! the fact, that they thoroughly endorse
| ali of his official acts, which have proven
| him leader of great capacity and on
| this occasion has carried through sue
cessfullv from start to finish one Of the
| greatest excursions ever participated In
| bv the Press of the Badger state. For
! his untiring efforts in our behalf, he has
our Warmest thanks. And in the same
measure Of our regards we desire to
! acknowledge our Indebtedness to our
most efficient Secretary, T. W. Coon, for
| his many acts of kindness to us III the
discharge of bis many and trying duties.
| RESOLVED. That as an Association, we
feel under obligations, too great to be
| expressed in words, to the railroad
companies and their officials, who have
served us SO generously carrying us
with safety, speed and comfort, over
their respective roads, and atfording us,
as already expressed IN the preamble,
one of the most delightful trips in which
it has been our experience to partici-
pate We feel that special mention
! should be made of the General Passan
GER Agent. Mr. James Barker, of the
! Monon Route, New Albany and Chicago
r. r., for his unsparing devotion to our
party from the time we reached Chicago;
| making such satisfactory arrangements
for our visiting the Worlds Fair Build
ings, giving US the genial Frank J. Reed
as an escort from the Sherman House to
! jackson Park and through the white
palatial city. So also to Z. 0. McCor-
! mick, General Passenger Agent of the