The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-11
sANFORD SETTINGS.
Tourists and Railroads and Hotels.
The Frosts and Vegetation.

The Frosts and NegetHtion-
Sanford. Fla. Dec 1o-Passengers cross
ing the railroad bridge over the St Johns
river seldom fail 10 notice and admire the
large quantities of water hyacinths that
MI the eddies on each side of the trestle
When ia bloom they are very pretty, and
on this account they have been carried TO
the inland lakes and private ponds. a
great many people have them ia tubs Of
water in the flower yards. JUST now, how
ever, a war of determination is being
waged against what is justly called by
steamboat men and river boatmen, the
water hyaciuth nuisance SO uensely have
these plants formed themselves IN some
Of the bends OF the river that even the
largest steamers are greatly hlndered ~
blowing their way through. Government
ii may yet be required 10 clear the uter
OF this rapidly increasing pest AZ mas
also become a nuisance in some Of the in
land lakes, notably Lake Lucerne, at Or
lando. The city council has been at work
devising some plan 70 clear this beautiful
lake of the water hyaclnths that have
multiplied upon its placid bosom until
they have become an obstruction to pleas
ure boats, as well as too much OF a good
thing
Sanford is now putting on her winter
airs, as the Gate city of South Flor
ida" and daily greets hundreds of tour
lists and homcseekers as they pass through
by rail or river. The Clyde company now
has both its fine passenger boats, the
City of Jacksonville and the Fred de
Barry. thus giving us "a daily line except
Sundays. An our hotels are doing "A good
business, as TINS Is stopONer place Tor
all tourists who desire 10 spend few days
here. Lake Monroe is one Of the largest
Of our big lakes and on the opposite side
can be seen Enterprise. with its attrac-
tive winter resort hotel and spacious Or
namental grounds.
We had four heavy white frosts during
five nights last week, and the way tender
plants, vegetables, etc, We're nipped has
made many OF the growers aWtully blue.
In some instances the young and tender
growth on orange trees was nipped.
warning 70 look out for and protect
against Hicks predicted freeze next
month. There are lots OF people who
still have faith in the future OF orange
culture in this state Young orange trees
from NanderpOOls nursery at Lake Malt
land are now being shipped through this
place 10 Crescent City Tor repl1niing
there. A large amount OF budding has
also been done all over the state by active
growers. who wish to hasten the mar
keting of oranges again.
There is usually a silver lining to most
clouds, and our cold snap has been fol-
lowed by a steady warm rain, well calcu-
lated to benefit all growing things not
nipped by the untimely frost. a good ALL
night rain at this season Of the year is
quite luxury in Florida and its refresh
ing Influence viii be felt for some time
around the roots Of trees, plants ana
growing vegetables As to flowers and
cold snaps which are becoming so COM
mon here, some of our vegetable growers
who are in the business regularly have
adopted the hot house system for winter
use. 1t is no longer safe TO trust choice
tender plants or vegetables in the open
air unprotected through our present un-
certain winters. Under the hot house sys-
tenn there need be no loss from cold and
the larger profits viii more than cover
the expense for protection.
When the Plant. system acquired the
property of the narrow gauge Sanford
and St. Petersburg railroad here. there
was no connection between il and the
South Florida railroad Our city council
however. has very wisely given the Plant
system the right to make such conuec-
tions as IL may desire. With a BROAD 4
ening of the gauge to be made In the
near future, the two roads will be closely
connected in depot yard and repaff shOn
privileges. Sanford win gain mucn bv
TINS I1, ehange; as II IS something like that
which the Plant system has made in Ocala
since 1t purchased the hotel property there
and brought all its railroad lines to one
central depot. At the present time Ii is
quite inconvenient for passengers TO get
from one depot to the other and the
change viii be hailed with genuine pleas
ure
The friends of Gen. Allen Thomas NJ
Runnymede are delighted at his promo
ton from consul to minister to Venezuela
for he was one OF President Cleveland's
staunchest Supporters in the Tampa con-
Nention. His speech in favor of indorsine
the President was the ablest and most
dignined appeal made TO the delegates in
the closing hour when the contest was
sharp and uncertain. Gen. Thomas is of
a distinguished family. his father having
been governor of Maryland. He married
q sister of Gen. Dick Taylor's wife and
although Gen. Taylor was a brother-in-
law OF President Davis. this fact had
nothing to do with the advancement OF
Gen. Thomas in the confederate service
After the war he was a sugar planter in
Louisiana, but came to Runnymede with
his son, who was connected with the
sugar planting experiments on the Dfss-
ton purchase He is a courtly, dignifled
GENTLEMAN and viii well represent our re-
public in Venezuela