The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
PROSPECTS ron ORANGE TREES.
Some Remarks About Grand Army
Matters.

Matters.
Maitland, Fla. April GA glorious rain
this week has put every growing thing in
Orange county on the forward march g"
although followed by two very cold nights
There is. however a great difference in
the appearance of orange trees. some
starting out freely from the ground up 20
the highest limbs, but many others show
ing signs of life very near the Ground
Rain was greatly needed and now that IL
has come we shall soon see what our
trees promise for the future II seems
likely that the prospect will improve In
some respects.
The cutting down of wages by the rail
road section bosses has been followed by a
general cut of gravel contractors to the
same rate-15 cents per day. Sam A0fc-
ley, a leading contractor, and one Of the
We2lth.est negroes in the county did not
find his men prepared for the cut. being
experienced in grove work, ana hcy sfrucl,
IN a body for the old rate OF a dollar a dav
Owing to the large number Of graves that
will have to be cut back this month Il is
probable that experienced hands win he
able to pick up occasional Jobs at a dollar
a day. but the outlook for steady work is
not promising At first the railroad hands
were inclined to kick" but a general ANA
,
led them to accept the cut.
The outlook for our mechanics is NOT
as bad as at first anticipated. Several new
residences will be built this sumrncf
and some improvements made on old
dwellings. Florida, in the midst OF her
freeze desolatiOn, has attractions that
win for ner now settlers and winter resi-
dents. Mr.. +. W. Reed. a wealthy gen
tleman from Marquette, Mich, has Dur-
chased the vacant lot between Bishon
Whipples elegant homo and the PARK
house, and Contractor Waterhouee is AL
ready preparing % erect for him a hand
some winter residence. The city coun-
ell has been asked to grant "A right Of
way through the center of Maitland for
an electric railway to run from Sanford
through to LongwCod, Altemonte Strings
Maitland. Winter Park and Formosa. TO
Orlando. and this enterprise improves
the future outlook.
Bishop H. B. Whipple and Miss Rose
Elizabeth Cleveland, the Presidents eia
ter, are spending the week with q marty
Of friends at Naples-on-the-Gulf and Fort
Myers, but reports from there indicate
that they have had severe gales ana
rather rough weather for fishing or pleas
ure trips on the water. Bishop Whipple
like the late Bishop Beckwith, Of Geora,la
is a noted fisherman, and "a Verv large ana
handsome tarpo1 caught by him mas baee
mounted and placed in his Minnesota
home as a proud trophy Of his skill. Miss
Cleveland has spent several winters in
Orange county. and has become oufto
attached to Floridas climate and people
being fond Of outdoor exercise the year
round.
A special from Montgomery. Ala. to an
Atlanta paper, in reference TO the com
ing there this week of COMMANDMENT
Chief Lawler Of the Grand Army of tho
Republic. is in error in stating that he
IS the first commaader-in-chicft TO visit the
south. AS far back as 1855, when Georgia
belonged to the department Of Tennessee
and Georgia. u visit was made 10 the posts
by Commander-in-Chlef Kountz. who Wis
tied more departments than any Of his
predecessors. That same year Senior Vice
Commander-in-Chief Rhea was present at
the department encampment. In 1888
Commander-in-Chicf Weissert visited All
but two OF the southern departments. and
was highly pleased with what ne saw in
Georgia and Florida. In his annual adj
dress he referred 10 the fact that 10 the
future these southern departments would
be largely increased In membership by