The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-20
F1oR1DA's METROPOLIS.
Preparations for the Coming of the
Northern Tourists.

Jacksonville, Fla, Oct. 19.-The city
and the people of Jacksonville have been
pushing ahead to make as good a show as
possible to our winter visitors. The work
of paving Bay street with vitrihed brick
was started, and one block partly
finished, when the bad weather and other
causes suspended operations The st.
James park, in front of the popular St.
James hotel, never looked as we'll having
| been wonderfully improved in all its de-
partments, and the guests of this fayorite
winter resort Will be delighted with its
rare beauty. The board of trade, the pub
lie library, and other organizations, are
jointly completing an elegant building for
their own use just above the Seminole
CLUB block on Main street, which will be
both an ornament to the city and great
| benefit to the people generally.
The railroads and hotels have not been
idle. A much needed enlargement has
been made TO the Clyde steamship dock.
The Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road has completed a handsome and sub
stantial brick gas factory building, and
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way is putting the finishing touches on its
commodious new freight depot in the
same neighborhOOd OF course a new
passenger depot is sadly needed, but it is
limited that Millionaire Flagler wants to
locate a magnificent union passenger
depot out at Layilla junction, but the
Florida Central ana Peninsular railroad
is opposed to that long distance from the
center of the city, where their convenient
depot is now located, and where the union
depot, if one is built, should be located, as
it is the most desirable spot in or around
the city for such purpose.
RAvAGEs OF THE LATE STORM.
Reports from every part of the state
show that the late storm, either by wind
or water did more or less damage. Tin
roofs in all sections were wholly or in part
torn off, while fences and trees suffered
greatly. Many buildings were wrecked
of which nothing has been said owing TO
their isolated location. 1t is not possible
to sum up the extent of the loss in this
direction, but of the orange crop it is
safe to estimate that fully a third has
been destroyed or badly injured. In ad
dition TO the severe storm there were
| several days before and after full of high
winds that kept the trees we'll shaken
and thorned the fruit. Growers are now
looking for high prices for ripe oranges
late in the season when the early and i'm
mature shipments shall have been dis
posed of There is now an inclination
not to sell at present, but to hold on for the
better prices that are expected.
THE SEVENTH DAY ADvENTIsTs.
This sect is Just now showing great ac-
tiYity through Florida, where it has Sc
cured a firm foothold Its preachers and
missionaries are menlof energy, agrees
i've ideas and hopeful plans for enlarged
future operations. They have been hold
ing special meetings at points where it
seemed likely they could plant the seeds
of church. So far the results have been
cheering, and permanent headquarters for
the organization and its publication and
local societies have been established at
Orlando Like the Salvation Army, this
sect appears poor and weak here, but it
has a fountain head full of wealth and
power from which it draws healthy and
reliable support. From present indica-
tions the Seventh Day AdVentists have
come to stay, and will permeate every
part of the state. In church and Sunday
school work they have both state and
local organizations and work systemat-
ically.
OUR YOUTHFUL CRIMINALS.
The recent editorial in the MORNING
News, headed "As to Youthful Loafers, -
was timely and worthy of consideration
by those whose duty it is to look after
this rapidly growing and dangerous class
| of criminals But of late years the house
of reformation has given place to better
system, one that Classics these youthful
OHenderS ana separates Inen lnIo SndlI
detachments. In Maine the plan of the
Good Win Farm" has been fully tested
and highly approved Instead of big
building, the farm is covered with small
neat cottages, in which the boys find a
hOme-like atmosphere, and are not
''herded" together in great numbers in
dormitOries and dining halls. They work
on the farm and are put under such treat
next as is best calculated to reform them
and make them useful citizens. This plan
would work well in the suburbs of Savan-
nah, where truck farming is so profitable.
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