The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-22
FLoRIDAS ORANGE GROVES.
OUTLOOK FOR THEM STEADILY M
PROVING.

Attention Being Turned 20 Estab-
fishing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fine Win
ter observation-disclosures 10 the
Flying Machine-Other Matters of
General Interest.
Sanford, Fla. Aug. 20.-Capt. Thomas F..
Laubach. of Orlando. who has spent sew
eral weeks here looking after his cedar
RATS from the upper ST. Johns river, goes
10 New York to consult with parties who
desire TO establish a cedar mill some
where in Orange county. AS Sanford has
both river and rail transportation facili-
ties, It is not improbable that the mill may
be located at some point near this city.
Our people are just now enthused upon the
subject Of industrial enterprises and pro-
pose to draw as many here as possible. Our
tannery has been such a success that an
other one may be started. Out in Texas
and California they are cultivating plant
at considerable cost and labor to secure
an extract for tanning purposes. But here
we use the simple palmetto roots that can
be had at no expense beyond digging them
out Of the ground.
Rev. H. II. .Sturgis. of Homasassa, who
has been visiting his son in this city, ex-
hibited specimens of his newly invented
brushes of various kinds made from the
cabbage palmetto. He also makes a good
article of mucilage, and the refuse that is
left over has proved excellent feed for
horses, cattle hogs and poultry. An effort
will be made to have a branch Of this new
industry started here where the cabbage
palmetto abounds in large areas. Sanford
IS a good distributing point for any kind
Of manufactured articles and there is a
large and varied supply Of raw material
20 be had in this vicinity.
The orange grove industry IS far from
being in a collapsed condition. Sales are
constantly being made at fair prices. The
old Draper grove, valued at 5000 before
the freeze, sold last week at 5000, which
Indicates healthy state of affairs. Others
groves have recently been sold on as ia
vorable terms. The famous Markham
grove, lately purchased by Capt. r. J.
Lowry of Atlanta, has been leased for a
term of ten years to an orange grower.
Some time ago the Morning News gave
an account of the aerial bicycle, or the
flying machine invented by Rev. DIR. T. w
Moore. then of this city, but now of Bar
tow. Report says he is still at work on 1t.
aikely that Maxim will get his machine
into the air in France ahead of the doc
tor. An Orlando man, L. Stebbins, who
owns a big orange grove, prefers, how
ever, to travel on the solid ground, and
he has invented, and is having made, a
four-wheeled road carriage on the bicycle
idea OF propulsion, only ii is to be run by
the hands, and not the feet. While the
old gentleman feels quite sanguine of sue
cess, those who have seen the working
model, and your correspondent is one of
them, do not enthuse much over the in
vention. But this and similar inventions
show that horseless carriages are almost
certain to follow electric cars and the BIZ
cycle. Already the price of horses and
the business of livery stables have fallen
off. Young men readily give up their
evening and Sunday buggy rides for spin
on a bicycle. and the new young woman is
also in 1t with him.
The people Of this section of Orange
county regret to learn that Ulysses s.
Grant has purchased, with~other parties,
a valuable hotel property on the Pacific
coast and fine private residence at San
Diego. He and his charming family spent
Two winters at the Altomonte Springs
hotel occupying the large and elegant
Bradlee cottage, since taken by Mrs.
Simpson and Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleve-
land, who will return to it this winter.
The second season Mr.. Grant was here
his mother was a guest of the family, and
like her son, was greatly pleased with the
high, healthy country about Altomonte
Springs and Maitland, and made an offer
for the elegant Nevins place, since pur-
chased by President ]. W. Brown of the
First National Bank of Sioux City, Ia.
After a winter spent in California with
her sons Jesse and Ulysses, she again
visited Orange county, and we
hoped that she might influence
her son to purchase a permanent
winter home here. But he has decided to
settle near his Brother Jesse, and SO we
must give up the expected pleasure.
Still, ever since the freeze, men of large
wealth and high standing are seeking per-
nanent winter homes in our delightful sec
ton of Florida. The fact that Mr.. L. f.
Dommerich of New York, paid some $4,000
for the Swoope grove on Lake Minnehaha,
and has erected there a princely man
sion like those to be seen at famous Bar
Harper and Newport, has evidenced the
fact that we have a desirable winter eli
mate, beautiful clear water lakes and
lovely scenery.
Mr.. George Frost of Boston has recently
completed on Lake Orienta, near the hotel
ct Altamonte Springs, one of the best
planned and most delightful winter resi-
dences in Florida. Near him the Westing-
houses and other wealthy people have ele-
giant winter homes. Every year sees a
steady and desirable increase in such resi-
dents.