The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-07
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\ NEE GEOLOGY.
Arp Give. His Theory OF the Creation ol
Florida.
| Atlanta Constitution

This is a strange land. Il seems to
me that in some great cOnvu!sion ma
ture uphe we'd the peninsula just barely
above the waters. 1t was mighty
struggle whether it should be land or
sea and all around the Southern borders
from, Key Wext to the main land ma
ture failed to up}if5 her burden and SO
left q thousand Islands TO mark her
lack of power. Indeed, the whole State
marks her weahHeSs-her last great
struggle in ''d:viding the waters from
the waters.n IF all the lakes and bays
and rivers and iu!etS and sWamps OF
Florida were measured the dry land
would hardly exceed them in area. 1t
is water, water in sight almost every
where and the railroads and wagon
roads have to wind around and dodge
in between to find q way from place to
place. Some nf these lakes are as large
as whole couaties in Georgia. l have
Just ci-cled lake Apopka, which is sixty
miles around-a lake that is bOrdered
with early settlers some Of whom found
it lust after the Semiuoles were driven
away and some who came just before
the late war, but more who ra!:Ie since
the war and they have lived upon the
fruits aud vegetables that luXurlate
upon lis rich banks. [ never saw such
q growth anywhere, not even in the
sugar regions Of Louisiana. ! never
saw the acres Of cabbages so dense and
luXuriant. / could almost hear the big
heads whisper and say: "lie along, get
further, don't scro1ge me- for they did
touch each other ia the rows, and the
ground could not be seen under them.
They are sold by the carload and
hurried away TO Northern markets.
The farmers used to realize four aud
five hurdred dollars per acre, but are
content with half that sum now.
Alternating with these cabbage fields
are orange groves that are just immense.
Most Of the fruit has been gathered and
shipped, brt there is still enough left
to show how bGrdened were the trees.
I saw one tree hat was loaded to the
very ground with bending fruit. and
TWO oranges of the naval variety that l
piucked from It and brought home
were a curiosity even 20 old Floridians.
I measured aid weighed them-oue
was eighteen inches in circumference
and the other waS eighteen and half.
The two weighed G?e pounds; who can
beat that for oranges? One of my little
cousins, Chester Norton, from Louis
Vile, Ky, h&G = birthday party last
night at the Stavi-W hotel, and these
oranges were my gift, and when cut
gave 4 good-sized slice to all the little
folks. I saw 4 natural grove at Oak
land for the first time. 1t was down in
a hammock that b0rdered on Lake
Apopka. They had all been budded, Of
course, and there were nc rows or
regularity, and as tAe trees Kept grow
ing and spreading in that rich soil, the
az aud the pruning knife have to
be used. The growth all around Oak
land was revelation 10 me. "eeos
gro" ln '6e mUcA near tue laAe 'na'
reach fif.y rrpt in height in one wears
groWth ana are rs large as oarTei.
The Oakland people prepared one last
year for the world 5 fa'r!and cut mole
in its stump and tied coon IN 1t, out
they could nosSet transportation. YAK
lano IS the headquarters OF the orange
heN r&iifoac, no" ca''eo 'he oan!oio
aoo ol.Fe'e'>'U'99 99--i' fca" 'na' - d oieso-
lng 10 Tue gan c'','S. 'oiI. Is 'ne oo'S one
we nave. II : OeI!eEe' Tue oliS roao
IN the oLa'e 'has c:l8f2es oh4y ceu's
mile, aad Il IS very popular WITH the
people. Nr. -Aacieod' lis general man
ager, is young >cotcnman who began
atthe bottom aH0 has worked MS way
up by that 0!Igsnce ana integrity tnaI
MARKS the bigA!ancefs as j people. Ihe
road belongs, l tnlnk, to Phli Armour