Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-09
SOME CRISP STREET STORIES.
c. H. sTILLIMAN TELLS OF THE
LAND OF ORANGES.
IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE TO
FLORIDA FRUITS AND vEGETA-
BIEs-REcEIvER McART SAYS
THE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS CARS
WILL NOT BE STOPPED.

WILL NOT BE STOPPED.
C. II. Silliman, who recently returned
from two weeks visit to Florida, upon
being asked TO give his views OF the
land where Ponce De Leon died search
Irg for the fountain of youth" and
whose seml-trcpical splendor was visit
ed by the worst and most blighting
frost known in its history few months
ago, said: ~ was in Florida two
weeks. / went to meet the London d.
reetors Of our company, and during
the time was in the state saw great
deal OF the country l rode from Jack
sonville to Lake Worth, a distance OF
700 miles, on Henry NJ. Flaglers road,
and was in San Augustine, on the In
dian river, and other interesting parts
of the state. l found great depression
among the fruit and vegetable grow
ers owing to the recent severe freeze
of February 9. II was thought then
that all orange trees in the northern
half OF the state were destroyed, but
it was found on examination that many
were putting out. The planters are
now cutting down their trees to the
ground, expecting to have entirely new
groves from the shoots in the course of
four or five years. Pineapples and ba-
nanas were injured, Of course, and
this years crop will be an almost en-
tire failure, but they will come out
and bear as usual next year. The
freeze principally affected the truckers;
some OF them have had TO plant their
gardens the third time. The loss TO
fruit and vegetable growers is vari-
ously estimated from S15,0O0,000 upward.
This does not look large to Texans,
but meals great deal to Florida.
All the resorts were well filled with
Northern tourists, and as they spent
money freely 1t gave some activity to
local trade. The freeze coming on the
heels Of the financial panic falls with
particular severity upon those affected.
The timber and phosphate interests
were not affected. The agricultural
and commercial interests, viewed from
business standpoint, are not TO be
compared to those of Texas, and this
state is in much better condition
every way. FLORIDA Is practically de-
pendent upon her fruits and vegeta-
tables. Texas has a wide diversity
corn, oats. cotton, cattle and hogs.
None of these have been affected and
the practical certainty of liberal re-
turns on the investments In those in
terests makes Texas a much more at
yestors as we'll In the matter OF eli
mate this state Is far superior 10 Flor
ida. All that is necessary to gather a
large portion OF the Northern winter
travel is the establishment of resorts.
This should be- especially along the
coast, and the glories Of San Angus
4 tine will be transferred to Texas. one
thing l found in Florida that ! was
favorably impressed with is the laws
A Of the state regarding corporations and
investments. Any kind of corporation
4 can be established and foreign capital
n Is invited by all the means they know
u OF To come to the state. This policy Is
A not without its reward, either. Mr..
81 Henry NJ. Flagler has expended sew
eral millions in permanent investments
II IN the state. He has over 800 miles of
n railway; he has built the three large
n hotels, the Ponce De Leon, Cordova and
n the AlcaZar. The Disston works at
II Klsslmee is a great corporation. The
II Royal Poyciana is one Of the model
obstetrics of the continent. / had a
Fl long talk with Mr. Flagler. He was
n very bitter against Governors Hugg
II and Mitchell, and said It seemed the
IA policy Of Texas TO drive out all capital
n that sought Investment. He thinks
Texas will be rapidly and more fully
"a developed when these laws he spoke
q. OF are changed. But Texas Is far
81 ahead OF Florida as any other section
81 nave seen, LOT lnal matter
Mrs. r. II. Carter will receive at hor
81 home on Adams street this afternoon
IL in honor Of Mrs. c. c. Allen, who IS
III soon to leave for the lamily's new
IA home in Galveston. The reception Will
last from to $3.50 o'clock and will be
81 quite q handsome function. MIR. Allen
'N is a member OF the firm of swayne
1H Allen d Co, and Is one Of the best
known citizens Of Fort Worth. Quite
<H number OF friends regret to lose Mr..
ISL and Mrs Allen and congratulate Cal
~ weston upon such addition to the pop
iz ulatlon of that city.
" Broken--"The Mirror" The Mirror
|. was started by Mrs, NJ. r. Walton and
III was conducted by her till she left to
accept the appointment OF matron OF
|t0 the state asylum. 1t was then managed
IA by d, C. Ferris The managers state
OH that the patronage was not sufficient
.ft 10 support society paper and that IL
& has been run at loss for some time.
4" Last Saturdays issue contained its val
g. edictory to the Fort Worth public.
1t has been reported that the Airing
.1 ton street car line would be discon-
M tinued on May /. Mr. Robert Mozart
81 receiver for the Arlington company
states the report Is unfounded; that
III the cars would not be discontinued and
Ell mat the company would be reorgan-
tzed after the sale/
ESCAPED AND CAUGHT
'iaH Roswell, N NJ, April Site six
. vars IN tail here secured their lib
J. erty by overpowering Tailor Talliafer
'|Ni his evening at o'clock as he entered
.q " feed them. After locking them In the
|ren they searched the srerlffs Office
Occurred two revolver and broke across
71fh he fiat toward the Pecos. The alarm
@ Was given. posse followed and all
~ere cpptu-ed, but not until Gonzales
.'l nurderer OF Van slcle, was sho,
2 ngh the shoulder by Constable
a.. 'ooth-
As sea grit rocks resist pillows, DR.
Prices Baking Powder comforts
trlcFy competition For forty years the
N rtandard of superiority.
SSN FIGHTING HovAs.