The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-13

Florida coast en- route to Cuba and the
W est India Islands. The future move
ments in that direction, however, VIII be
slow and sure, and many Of the readers
Of the Morning News NAV live to travel
over this east coast railway into hey
West, but / shall not be of the number;
Rome was not bulit In day. nor VIII
this road be completed in a hurry
Sanford Is Just now agitated over an
electric railway from here to Orlando
for which the various towns and cities IN
terested have granted the use or certain
streets. J. NJ. Saunders, A. Menscr, a
f. Williams and Others are seeking the
franchises, which are for operating an
electric railway lighting streets ana resi-
dences, and furnishing motive power IN
all the places from which and 10 winch
and through which the line may run The
visible prime mover IN the enterprise Is
the original president and promoter OF
what is now the South Florida railroad
(of the Plant system), which was then
narrow gauge from this city TO OrlandQ;
Some people think the enterprise Will
go ahead and materialize all right under
the present promoters, while others thlnk
that il Is simply "A blur" and that the
franchises secured will be transferred
to future purchasers. The limit allowed
for work 10 begin is one year, the whole
system to be completed within TWO vars
from breaking ground" 1t is thought
that the winter travel Of Sanford, Long
wood, AltamOnte Springs, Maitland and
Winter Park could be made profitable,
as well as the system of lighting these
cities with electricity.
The last OF our winter hotels, the Park
house at Maitland, will close on Monday,
Elizabeth Cleveland and a large party
will leave for their northern and western
homes. The season opened very ausplc-
iOusly, and vacant houses were very
scarce everywhere, and just when the ter
ribie freeze came they were almost un-
attainablc. The hotels prepared for a big
business, but our calamity cut them
off greatly in their expectations, and the
landlords that have held their own
are not numerous. Still, all things con
sidered. there is no cause for complaint,
nor Is the future without its silver lining.
Many of the present visitors are not
only booked for next season, but sew
eral have purchased places since the
freeze, and viii build winter homes this
summer. Mrs. Simpson, the friend and
companion of Miss Rose Elizabeth ClcVe-
land, has bought a lovely place on Lake
Orienta, near the hotel at AltamOnte
Springs and these ladies' VIII be among
the distinguished returning guests Of this
winter.
Little pet allgators that are carried
home by northern visitors to Florida Of
ten live TO fully outgrow their babyhood
and become dangerous pets. Some years
ago Oscar Fow whose summer residence
is at West Cape May, N. J., carried home
from here two little alligators about a
foot long. They were allowed the freedom
of the yard in the summer. but during the
cold winter months they were kept in the
warm cellar of the house. Last fan, how
ever, they disappeared before the shut
ting up time came around and could not
be found. But recently they were seen by
a neighbor summing themselves on the
shores of Cape May creek, and when
warm weather sets in they will no doubt
resume their wonted activity. Already
the remains of cats, dogs, etc, near their
good foragers, and may become danger
Gus ones IN the future.