The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-29
MATTERS AT MAITLAND.
The Cold Snap-Wintcr Residents
Making Many improvements


Maitland, Fla, Jan. 2S.-Following
steady rain, which lasted from Tuesday
noon until Wednesday morning and left
the surface Of the ground wet, we last
night caught the full force of the biz
zard that has been moving southwark out
of the cold regions of the far west. Not
ice everywhere. but the ground. where
damp had a thin frozen crust on it at
sunrise this morning The severity of the
freeze was somewhat broken by a strong
wind yet plants and vegetables not pro-
tected have been destroyed or badly dam
aged. Some persons were cautious and
used. every available thing to cover their
most tender plants and vegetables. The
banana plants, castor bean trees, pine
apples, where exposed, and early vegeta-
bles have suffered in this favored part of
the state. From less favored sections
the reports of damage will be more dis
couraging, and yet, at the worst, VIC shall
have much to be thankful for all over
Florida.
Wealthy winter residents and non-resl-
dent orange growers of means are this
season spending a good deal of money IN
desired work or needed improvements,
thus showing their faith In the future of
Florida. With such steady and unwaver-
ing investors as Plant and tlagler to im-
capital arc led to put good deal of 1t
into winter homes or orange groves IN
Florida. Our climate this morning, with
ice and frost on every side, is simply
out of sight" when compared TO all other
parts of the country. Up to last night
we have had but one light cold snap the
entire season. and may not have another
this winter.
The county surveyor has just completed
his survey of the route of the clay road
from Winter park, via DR.. HenkePs, to
the Plant system depot in Maitland. AS
all the money has been raised, and the
contract calls for the completion OF the
work within sixty days. 1t is safe TO state
that the winter visitors who linger late
in the season, will have the privilege of
riding over a fine clay road from Malt
land to Orlando, the county seat. The
next move from this end will be to Alta
monte Springs, while the Sanford people
at the other end are making a good shell
road in this direction, as fast as the money
can be raised. From present indications
| Orange county Will soon have the best
roads TO and from her county seat of
any county in Florida. The way to get
good roads is to get them, not talk about
them.
Hon. S. b. Hill of the Hopeland nurse
rles. who has been large shipper of
young orange trees to California in years
past. received a letter yesterday from Coll
ton, COL written by Hon. William G. Full
Ter, secretary OF the tariff executive COM
mittee of the California orange growers.
enclosing a petition for the signatures of
Florida orange growers. This petition
asks DUR congress to so amend the tariff
laws as to give an import duty on oranges,
lines. lemons, grape fruit, etc, suffl eient
to protect American growers from the
products of foreign countries where cheap
labor gives the producer great sdvan-
tage over our fruit growers. Out In Call
fornia the movement has gathered much
force and Mr.. Fuller, who writes a long
explanatory letter, feels sure that with
the united support of the majority of Flor
ida orange grove owners the desired object
can be accomplished through these petit
tons, properly put before congress and
supported by convincing facts and figures.