The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-23
SUMNER LIFE AT SANFORD.
Fewer People PatrOni1Ing the Ex-
cursions Than Usual.


cursiOns Than Usual.
Sanford Fla. July 22-In a letter sew
eral months ago 1 predicted that this
would be a hard summer. financially, for
the freeze sufferers. Last summer there
was some loose change left. and as grove
work was dull the excursion trains were
generally fun. Cheap rates and idle hours
filled them, but this summer they are run
ming pretty empty as compared to former
seasons. And yet people have gone away
in large numbers 10 spend the summer
with friends and relatives in other states
They find it cheaper than staying at
home. But the local excursion traffic is
lighter on account OF the scarcity Of ready
money to spend for what so many per-
sons consider a luxury.
Still. admitting this scarcity OF money
for pleasure trips. etc. in Florida, is SAID
TO be in a better condition than most
states. We have good families coming
back here every week that have failed
TO find in Texas or Alabama, or Georgia,
or any other section, north, south or west,
a more desirable place to live and enjoy
the solid comforts of life. And all this
before our frozen orange trees have come
into even partial bearing. The groves that
nifty boxes OF oranges this winter are not
as numerous as was expected, and yet
everybody Is hopeful that has any energy
and contentment in their makeup. Next
year the tide will turn and better times
grow better every month.
The transfer OF Supt Charles L. Myers
Of the Southern Express Company to Sa-
vannah causes much kicking in Florida.
When you took Mr.. II. c. McFadden from
Jacksonville we lost one of the best pas
senger men in the country as we'll as one
OF the most modest and meritorious gen.
tlemen. Then T. d. Miles went as chief
clerk of the Plant claim department, and
now Supt. Myers follows.
Florida has Dragged great deal about
her fine early peaches, and not without
cause. They are very early and very fine
but in size and quality they cannot come
up to the famous liberia peach of South
west Georgia Just now our people are
''raving' over them, and the demand for
these big. rosy, juicy peaches has made
the express business quite lively for the
past few weeks. 1t is clearly evident that
Georgia is without rival as a peach
growing state.
Still the Georgians are content TO move
down here to live and send back for
peaches when they want them There Is
a steady tide OF immigration from Geor-
gia to Florida, and a good Georgian drops
into public office here as naturally as a
hen goes on 10 her nest. They make fine
officials and the people cheerfully vote for
them. Hon. ii. II. Dickson of Orlando,
formerly n newspaper publisher in At
lanta, hardly ever holds less than two or
three state, county or city Offices. filling
all of them with fidelity and efficiency.
something over n year ago the Morning
News noted the enlis tment OF Bert Aforri-
son, son OF Col. d. A. Morrison, late of
this city, but now of Port Tampa City. as
an apprentice in the United States navy
and followed it later with a timely edi-
torial on the excellent opportunities this
department Of the navy offered TO boys of
the proper age and spirit. Young Norri-
that editorial. After a short service on
the school ship at Newport. r. l., he was
sent on a cruise. which has just ended
and which has resulted in his promotion
pay from IS to SIS per month. And
with this comes a transfer to the sDlen-
did new war cruiser Massachusetts -
now fitting out for sea, which will give
him better opportunities for enhancement.