The Forrest City times., 1896-02-07

provements that cience and art on,
contribute. white Tie decorations fur.
hiture ami effects are pr+t,arpd viii,
I've DroadeSt range of DIVERSITY th,t
soo0 taste and judgment eau dictate.
VerltaDie palace and home. The re-
cept'on here was in manner fully in
Aeepihg with the high standing OF IN.
| hotel. "a w
lne gay WAS pleasantly spent
ny Tue slghtseers. many of Them
attending Church. some going to The
| Ioft IN the afternoon and enioving I,
gllnpse OF The briny deem and OTHERS
spending the entire day sfrolljnp leIs.
uteiy about the city, looking over the
picturesque landscapes, so novel tn lbp
eyes oil those who come from the North
ana west. Many of the editors from
tne lnland cities aud prairie lands of
| the Northwest had never seen the sail
| waters before, and there were MANY
ALSO VINO had never seen larre shin
lhe arrival of the Olivette from Cnba
OF course. was a feature Of the dav i'm
which al the visitors found extranrdi.
nary pleasure, Tor the interest i'm Tho
CUBAN war rIl"s as nigh in the North
among the newspaper people As it does
ID Tampa, where such large per cent.
OF The population is made no of Cubsns.
IL was, therefore, a sight that WAS
more than gratifying To them to spe
real live Cubans." as several of the
visitors were heard to call them. The
Oilvette was fairly crowded with
Cuoans fieelng from the land of their
nativity, where commercial and social
relations are III such Il State of I'M
certainty at present, due tn the civil
war now raging there.
Monday morning the excnrsinnjsts
were treated 10 a ride on the ocean
steamer OllVette. Col. Il. B. Wreun.
Manager otsthe Plant system of rail-
roads. and Commodore Fitzgerald of
the Oilvette, did the honors OF the oc-
cdslon. and right royalty was it done.
he quarantine station WAS visited and
It's workings explained. A rambie on
The beach was INDUCED in. and at
three O'Clock the "shell-ladeuedn
scrlbes embarked for Port Tampa.
- fort Tampa, is nine miles beyond
tampa, the southern deep water ter
minas of the Plant System. which with
the rapid development of trade with
South America aud West Indies has
become centre of great activity.
EHofts are being made TO have the l..
:. government construct naval dry
docks at this place. Besides being ad.
Vantageously located geographically.
Fort Tampa possesses the following
requisites not possessed by any point
III the country. i. e. A safe distance
at least twelve miles, from any point
AT which hostile vessel might anchor
Tor the purpose of bombardment
Plenty of safe adjacent anchorage
room, protected from the storms and
waves OF the Sea. Nearness to the open
sea, SO that vessels could speedily
reach and leave it. Ready cammunica-
ton with the interior of The country.
A narrow entrance channel, which
may be easily defended. etc.
The city of Tampa and adjacent
nelghbor, 4bor City. contains about
$4,000 Inhabitants. Ten years ago
Tampa Was but a hamlet. Everything
now Is on the push, and the sound of
the trnWel and hammer rings in the
ar. In one industry alone-cigar
manufacturing-over 500, 900 week
for wages is paid out. A visit
TO lDor CITY, was very interesting
This city, or ward. is inhabited by Gu
bans, aud cigar making the ouly in
dustry 1t is estimated that these peo-
pie contribute over $4,000 per month
to the Cuban cause. Every man OWNS
Il game cock, and Sunday IS devoted to
this Spanish national sport. The eli
mate is delightful the year round, and
the soil Is much better than
ON the eastern coast. Being
protected by stretch of forest
from the Atlantic and in close
proximity 10 the Gulf Stream, this part
of Florida is not subject TO the sudden
changes incidental To the east coast
Immigration is coming in, and Tampa
bids fair To become an important city
of the land. All trades find work to
do. and the soil, with little fertiliZiug
produces abundantly of all kinds Of
tropical crops. Tampa is veritable
paradise for sportsmen, fish and game
| is SAID to abound, but the writer did
not inda'ge. as he preferred TO wait un-
til be could tackle the famed tarpon on
the east coast, his experience in which
| he will give in another paper. The
| damages by the freeze in this section
was not AS bad AS IN the east. and the
people are cheerful for the future.
| Bidding farewell to Tampa Monday
night the train sped on its way 10 ST.
Augustine.
tC0ntinued)