The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-03-25
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Home the Best Place of Ali-S"me inc'nehts
of the Journey Tho Biastsa orange
Groves and Deserted DeT,ets

From Oakland to Sanford and from fan
ford to PlIatka the traveller passsR thr. ue u
what was few months ago the invest Or
ange country in Florida. Now there is no
picture of winter that books more desc'ate
than the groves along these railroad ineS'
On acres and acres of iaree, Snnpeiy trees
not a green leaf is TO be seem They seem 10
be dead utterly dead, and We eoflcSu 'hft
In some places the trees had v@SH CUT
down and burned and the ground Wa He'hs
prepared for something else lhe W.
depots seem deserted, the packing mouse"
closed the sawfnills silent and the Whole
country looked like Sunday. From an :
could learn there Is the same desoii'i''
across all that portion of the state norm o
OcaIa In the Tampa region II ~ no' =
bad Many groves have escaped Witb ON.
the small branches killed. The TRUNKS
,nd I.rgor limbs will put out again. We
watcher NV daughters grove tshe mas one
tree) with anxious interest. 1t was q1"t
n large one that she purchaser ltS' l"t'
and had transplanted to her 'front.' Sai"'
1t had over thousand oranges ON ~ ~
OF course the top had 20 be an cut Oh go
only the trunk and the stunpS OF -
branches were lett Since the last treeH,
that tree has out out numerous tiny sno'is
and bids fair TO c!uthe itself with ever
green before the summer has passed.
WHOM we renched Jacksonville we were
ushered into the beautiful and spacious ~
pot that is now finished ami eohp'SW -
an its departrperts We had toGT hcuiS
tncre and were entertained Ia sun ''b
the travellers who come ana go
,,-,ll,cd around 1 observed man anu tNO
ladies' ia take seats in the gentleman
waiting ROOM ana as they seeheA ia
strange Mace I vrptured To point ou~ -
them the ladies' room that "a7
coufortatlp The ladies' steiaed Si"'''-'
Cor tho information. but the dog OF a i''''
a
ourselves" His tone Of voice lia,.s -
nd s,tt 7 didn't say anything 1hiiNS
I 10 myself. IN tend 10 my own ouS'''-'s
arrcr tbis and you may SIT "hc'e 80 %
ON ulcAse soon we boardto '"' -.
f,r AtI,uta BY the Waycfoss an 49,
rcute. There was q sorrpNlui iooNi"s
arl rro,s.Y, nearby us and htiie t"' ="
"''t -. ,,itb nom. My wife always no
tices children, ant soon she was pg1''"' 49,.
U,tta ono as IL rruised around. 81 course
that rot M, a conversation WIN t"e "''''
..ry thts yo,r cuild9" sire said. No. s''i
che sarfowful woman. "it U.s. Wy EiA''''
Its mothsr IS in the tnggaEe c't ~
we are going back to our nome VI 49,
ran Nv moor daughter nad prcuh"hlh @'''
~, ;,4t,, said size must 90 1" fi"rioa' Cav
,a,,b,, hitter -,.al came Oh the WY ail
60 dtel soon after We reached o1o"a.
What "A sad Journey was theirs 500" -"
,,,rtor called to make ~ the hrt'hs "'''
while he was at il my vic toiu h''''
- ~, ,iJtov- towards the locomotive
~, -, sa;d Il always sleep the
"H"' -, - 80, ebc said very
other way. u" '''' -, .. ,botr
etnphaticaliy. They carry 'h' "'"' " -
i-r.yas feet foremost. and I am sup'''''
,i.,,s ,.o,, know - etrrcnt eIel, OF COURSE
80 ,,r,r VI. reached Way
AWAY W -. 81, our s!s.ppr was
cross She "a9 -, 81 AWAY
run round on "a I'm 80, .ft.r
We sped feet foremost towards i.'oI'' = -,
awhile she awakened and pushed 3sl"e li'
.,r.,iu Ia see the moon thar was shiniiS
t..-,,tI,. 4. ns3 am over OF the other side
orsnliy. !. no ~ 80, ~.nh pctps we're