The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-28
GOOD NEWS ABOUT FLORIDA.
orange County II Bicycle Paradise.
immigratiOn-The Perrine Grant,

orange County Bicycle Paradise.
mmigratiOn-The Perrine Grant.
Orlando, Fla, April 26.-While this is not
the biggest place of it's size in the state ="
1t is doubtful if any other little city can
equal it In the enterprise shown for good
roads and bicycle paths. Sometimes il
seems as if this was the aI-absorbing
theme of discussion and the one chief oh
Jeet for action, In all directions our GOOD
ROADS are now radiating from this. the
county site, toward the larger towns sur
rounding u.s. And while the good roads
move slowly the bicycle paths push ahead
to their destination with little DELAY. The
present week has seen the biggest move
OF all put in motion; a bicycle path all the
way TO New Smyrna, via Winter Park
ONledo, Geneva. near Maytown, to and
through Turnbulls hammock The route
luaI mas been surveyed is a practicA BILE
enc, can be completed at small cost. AMI
VIII probably be open before the summer
fairly sets in
Long before there were any railroads
IN OF near the east coast, or any estab-
nshed line OF steamers in that section CT
FLORIDA. the most popular resort for tour
ISIS ana sportsmen was New Smyrna. the
llItle town that so proudly boasts of its
ancient ruins" of a buried" city. And
even now this delightful place holds sway
not only as winter, but as a charming
summer resort, famed by the cool breezes
OF the broad Atlantic. And this fact has
stirred the Orlando cyclists to open a bicv.
Gle path from here to New Smyrna. which
mas become popular summer resort for
Iamllles seeking change during the heat
ed term. With such a path the husbands
and male relatives can mount their
wheels on Saturday and spend Sunday
with their families and friends and get
PACK TO business on Monday without the
expense of railroad travel
There seems to be no 'let up' i'm the
matter of immigration schemes in Flor
IDA. The Farm and Fireside colony of
Green Cove Springs and in that part of
Gay county, is steadily increasing, and
was recently visited by Gen. Howard of
chicago the moving spirit Of that we'll
known agricultural journal as wen as of
the Green Cove colony. But the Indiana
Farmer of indianapolis seems to be the
most active agent in Florida development
just now. Having successfully planted one
new town in West Florida 1t is now plant
ing another, Elberta, in the West Flor
ida Highlands. The name is attractive
as the fame of the wonderful liberia
peach has spread all over the west. and
its culture has drawn large investments
to Southwest Georgia and other parts OF
the state. This new town starts off with
every prospect of success.
Just now a good deal is being said in the
newspapers about the "Perrine grant" in
connection with land matters in South
Florida. The grant was originally made
to DR.. Henry Perrine, a scientist of high
culture, who had been in the United States
consular service in tropical regions. and
was seeking, at the time of his tragic
death, to create on the Florida coast a val
liable botanic garden stocked with trop-
ical Plants, brought here by his enterprise
Although he had lived, apparently, on
good terms with the Indians of the Ever
giades, he was one of the unfortunate vic
TINS of the bloody massacre Of August,
1910, on Indian river, about half way from
Miami to Key West. One Capt. Jacob
Houseman. the then owner of the island
kept a hotel and had a bar attached
which seems to have caused the trouble.
He would get the Indians drunk and then
cheat and iil-treat them, which led to the
night attack on the hotel. But the cap
tain and his wife and Charles Howe es.
capped, while DR.. Perrine and others were
murdered. OF late years there has been
occasional litigation and legislation over
this "Perrine grant"