The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-07-27

tween all parts OF the United States
and the countries of Central and South
America. and the West India islands,
is subject which far exceeds in in
terest today the consideration of its
local traffic. Each of the above men,
toned systems will be fairly described
as each line is traversed by the writer
in the journey through the "Flowery
State"
The commerce of the city is extern
sive. There are several large saw mills
and some 5000, 600 feet of lumber and
100, 900 oranges are shipped from the
port every year, besides, cotton, sugar,
fruits, fish and early vegetables in
enormous quantities. are sent yearly to
northern and foreign ports.
ATTRACTIONS.
Jacksonville is one of the most at
traCtivc, as we'll as enterprsing cities
of the South. 1t has a most delightful
climate and is we'll provided with beau
tiful parks. broad avenues and churches
equal to any in the state. 1T is a neatly
built and we'll ordered city in all
respects. Its wide avenues and many
of the streets running parallel with the
river are shaded with grand live oaks,
flowers and the rank shrubbery of the
tropics adorn the grounds surrounding
the hotels and private residences and
the sweet perfume of buds and bios
SONS permeate the air the entire year
The city is rich in suburban at
fractions. The drives along the St.
Johns river and to Riverside. are es-
pecially beautiful presenting charming
vistas i'm every direction amid the
glmpSes of water and woodland scenery
on ether side. while on the land side.
the wide boulevards and smooth shell
roads combine to render them charm
ing in the extreme, especially, the
shell road drive to the beautiful Ever
green cemetery and Panama park, as
well as the Brooklyn and Riverside
shell roads, which are noted for the
gay and fashionable equippages with
| their spirited high steppers and hand
some turnouts. The waters of the river
| and bay invite boating, and yachting.
| The wharves are extensive and cover
the city's frontage.
A CITY OF HOTELS.
| Jacksonville has been called the "city
of hotels" and justly so. They are
numerous and really its crowning glory
and the rates vary from 500 to $500
| per day. so that any one may live in
any style he may be inclined to adopt
| The St. James and Windsor are the
| leading ones. These superb hostelries
are the wonders of the tourist VIII,
comes to Florida expecting to see an
| undevelopea country especially the st
| James, conducted on the American
plan, but provided with an excellent
cafe. to accommodate those who desire
to patronize it. 1t can care for 5OO
guests and offers eXceDtionable attrac'
tionS with every modern convenience
under the sun, while, the cuisine ant
table service is kept up to the higl
standard that has marked its history
for quarter of century. The table
is abundantly supplied with the Yer,
best of every thing found in the north
ern markets including the delCatel!
favored fish, fresh from southern
waters, and every variety Of trOpica
fruits.
The water used for drinking purpose.
is artesian and rain water filtered anc
the ice is manufactured from distilled
water. so as to insure its absolut,
purity. The hotel is located on tn
highest ground of the city facing tn
beautiful st. James Park which i
aglow with all the semi-tropical AM
tropical flowers and shrubbery and liv
oaks, and from its broad promenade q
piazzas, of seven hundred feet, the out
look from the hotel is charming, Her
are gathered the wealth and refnemen
from all over thc country and traveller
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for hours in the balmiest atmospher
and perchance read of heavy SHOWS am
storms of sleet in the winter-rddc
north, or he may stroll among tn
shade embowered walks of the par
with the mercury at seventy degree
or more in the shade.
SUB TROPICAL EXHIBITION.
, Among the interesting and permancn
features of the city, is the sub Tropi
cal Exposition" The extensive an
handsome grounds and buildings oC
cupy an eligible site within the con
porate limits. The display is designc
/ to cover all the tropical products
, the United States--the West Indies
/ the Bahamas, and Mexico. The eS
| hibition Is open during the season an
| the varied productions ol NHS llopit
I artistically exposed to view.
FLORIDA OSTRICH FARM.
, Another feature of interest to th
tourist and one not TO be overlooked
q "The Florida Ostrich Farm" which
: well stocked with handsome ostricht
of every age and color, and value, ais
birds native and foreign, gathered frcl
all over the globe.
Here are the Florida pelican, IL
V alligator. the fox, squirrel, the Amer
h can eagle, the red deer etc, besides Il
- African ostrich, the Cuban parrott, Il
e mandarian ducks, the Australian blao
i swan and the African monkey Il
), Chinese fou fo and others too numerol
n 10 mention. This farm is located abol
!, seven miles from the city and rs reacl
+ ed by electric railway and fine she
Il boulevard drive,
g Its special features is the raising
% ostrich and the production of ostriC
feathers which is becoming great II
k dustry and is giving to the America
a people the finest feathered goods ioui
= in the market today. Ostrich cultu