The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1899-02-18
Letter From Mr.. John E. Miles.
NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 0. 1899

NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 0. 1899.
Editor Roundabout:
Having been on the constant go
for more than two months, after get
ting here at the home of my son-in-
law, Rev. G. @. Wright, and meet
ing two of my daughters from home,
being here on visit, Mrs. Wright
making three here, naturally feel
like and am at home.
got here Sunday morning and
becoming quiet so sudden l collapsed
and have been housed up since, hut
hope to be out in a day or two.
There is nothing ia particular l know
Of to write about, but, nevertheless,
here goes.
NV last letter was written at Jack
sonville, Fla, on my way back from
trip down the east coast Of Florida
to Havana and back, and up the
west coast through the central pOr-
ton of the State. 1 found quite a
difference in the general appearance
of things, compared to all my former
visits.
= You and your readers will remem-
Der the cold spell and freeze that
swept over the largest portion of the
State, some three or four years ago,
which caused not only the destruc-
ton of the oranges but also the de-
structiOn of the orange trees in al
most every portion of the State,
some few sections only escaping.
In passing along 1 recalled the
beautiful and almost continuous
stretch of groves on every road, from
one end of the State to the other,
filed with ripe fruit. Now, rarely
saw an orange on tree and trees not
higher than my head, they being the
growth from the root or frozen off
stubb of the old trees.
Years ago wrOte number Of
letters to you from Florida (Which
great many of your readers will re-
member), in which stated what the
future of the State was no one could
tell; that everything except the
orange was undevelOped.
In several of my visits, even as
late as the middle and last of March, l
have seen beans, tomatoes, cucum-
bers, after poor man had them
ready for the market, in one nights
time, wiped from the face of the
earth and the man left penniless and
homeless. The climate of the Stale,
as a whole, is grand.
These cold spells come along and
and do their work of destruction and
disappear, and every thing is grand
and beautiful all of sudden, and in.
clines to make one forget the
past; and we start in for IA repetition
of the same things over. Some years
we succeed, some years we fail, all
business has its ups and downs; so
goes life.
l left Jacksonville last Monday,
one week ago, for Savannah, Ga;
then Charleston, s. c.; then Column
bia, S. c.; then Charlotte, N. c.; then
Richmond, Va; then this place-all
in the interest of Miles 4 Son.
/ have spent very few idle mo-
ments. The thought comes to me
right here, who il there in Frank
fort and franklin county who Is not
interested In the success of Miles &
Son? The farmers find a market
right at their door for their grain
instead of going to the "four corners"
of the world to find market for the
manufactured article.
There is not business or profess
sion, or its surroundings, that Is not
interested, directly or indirectly, in
all of our home manufactures, and
should be patronized, In its fullest
sense; yes, even to make it their bus
mess to work for them, and have
them to succeed. These are my
thoughts at home and far away from
home.
1t Is II terrible thing to me to leave
home. There never was a being
mora atfa.had RI hama than no