The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-16
FLORIDA NOTES.
Matters of Interest From the Most
Prosperous Part of the state.

Matters of Interest From the Most
Prosperous Part of the state.
Sanford, Fla. July 15-There are good
many democrats in this part of the state
who do not feel like shouting over the
Chicago platform and the nominees put
on it. They had hoped that wiser coun-
sells would prevail and a more conserva-
tive platform be adopted. The present
crisis is one that needs something more
than a brilliant young orator at the helm
Of the ship of state, especially one whose
great mission seems TO be the arraying of
one class of citizens against another.
Orange county is a sound democratic sec
ton of Florida, and popuists and repub-
leans do not flourish here In the recent
congressional convention held here she
made a strong and united fight for the
election of a sound money candidate.
but the siverites from other parts of the
state finally showed us under" with elo-
quent Bob Davis.
The Plant system seems to be making
good use of the dun summer months to
make extensive improvements all along
the line, At Woodbridge a handsome new
section house is about completed, and at
other points a great deal of work has
been done in repairing and re-painting
depot buildings and section houses 1t
is evident that President Plant determined
10 open the coming season for business
with everything about his railway and
steamship lines and hotels in the best pos
sble shape. Superintendent Denham was
over here last week completing his ar
rangements for broadening the gauge of
the Florida Southern and its branches
last Saturday. The officials who went
over from this division to assist him re-
port the change as having been made on
a record hardly ever surpassed in the
country, and yet the work in all it's de-
par tments was well done in every respect
Superintendent Denham impressed his as
sistants rs being thoroughly posted rail-
road man.
Our fruit growers have this year de-
pended largely upon home markets and
peddling out their crops, the shipments
to northern and western markets being
unusually small. Some growers have done
finely; others moderately we'll, while still
others have made nothing. The mere
rai sing of fruit and vegetables is one
thing, but it is quite a different matter
to successfully market the crop. And Just
here is where so many fail They are
good farmers and fruit growers, but they
have no taste or faculty for selling their
products. Since the freeze, however il
has been an easier matter to find near
home markets, and also to peddle peaches.
plumS, grapes, pears, etc. Last year wa
termelons were plenty hereabouts, but this
season the demand and supply run very
close together. The largest VINEYARDS are
finding hard work In selling their grapes,
even at the low prices now prevailing
j ne TWO 6Olu SRtCldtle SWl0UlerS re-
! ported in the Morning News worked this
! section of Florida during the spring and
reaped a good harvest. Strange as ii NAV
seem, they found easy victims in the
/ homes of wealth and culture more gener-
ally than among the poorer classes Peo-
| pie who are always on the lookout for
cheap bargains fall a ready prey to these
/ innocent-loOking young sharpers The
Morning News has done good service
| in fully exposing them, as they are among
/ the most successful Of the SMALL fry swim
dlers that infest the country, and count
/ their victims by the hundred.
Sanford loses a popular Georgian in the
/ removal of Mr.. Prentiss Peabody to Way-
/ cross, where he has gone as chief clerk 10
/ DR.. i. ii. Caldwell of the Plant system
| hospital service. But his place will be filled
! by Prof ]. a. Richardson, who comes here
I from Winter Garden as principal of the
/ Sanford High school Capt. Richardson
| had a fine select school for BOYS MANY
4 years ago in Atlanta but is better remem-
/ bered as the plucky democrat who made
( the famous race for mayor of Atlanta
against the late DR.. Angler. by whom he
I was defeated after hard struggle Prof.
/ Richardson is also a Baptist preacher and
| divides his time in teaching and preaching.