The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-21
beautiful
PENSACOLA
PRINCIPAL CITY OF THE LAND
OF FLOWERS.


OF FLOWERS.
Picturesque, Quaint and Embowered
in Tlowels-Happy- Lucky Ne
gro Population-Place Where Mar
shall Murat Lived and Died-Other
Noteworthy Features of Trip
from Tallahassee to New Orleans.
written ior Ih. Tribune.
WAVING Navcrsrd thoroughly and
carefully tho peninsula of Flor
"A ida. We return to Jacksonville.
ami resume our journey through
the western gateway to Tallahassee.
tie capital. and Pensacola, its chief
seaport aud also tn" Gulf coast winter
resorts. to Mobile and New orleans. d
distance Of about 500 miles. Via the
New Scaboard Ajr Line ami the fam
Gus LouisviIi" and Nashville railways.
BOARDING til" Scaboard Air Linz"
again. this road takes us through the
hin country or high hammocks Of Mid
die Florida, over it's own line, for 20>
miles. to River Junction. where it
forms a conjunction with the Louisville
and Nashville and takes the traveller
10 Pensacola, 162 miles aud Mobile I02,
ana without change of ears 40 miles
straight to New Orleans a continuous
trip. il desired.
Rising from the Mexican sea out of
nat pine woods surroundings. is a
,,f
mooks." very fertile and picturesque.
We pass westward through miles and
miles of odorous and healthful pines,
and the older settled regions, formerly
the seats of elegant mansions, large
plantations Of ante bcllum days. In 60
miles Lake city is reached. the seat
Of the Agricultural college Of Florida
then through a region of lakes. of Hill
and dale. are Madison, Greenville,
Monticello and in lG5 miles from Jack
willie Tallahassee is reached.
\ description of this, the capital city.
will give fair idea of all. This Is
not an orange production section
7 proper, though many are grown in
sheltered localities and near the dwell
Iings, but all this hill country of Middle
Florida yields cotton, tobacco. sugar
cane, corn, rye. oats and of fruit, pears,
peaches, grapes, figs, japanese persim
mons ana uIums. strawberries. melons,
sweet notatoes and all vnecta ables
grown
....... .
H''' Eo = NEW EN'l'N'Nb'
This rolling landscape, high hills cov-
cred with Ncrdure, recalls some parts
of New England. In place of sandy
flatncss, 50 commonly associated with
ideas of the state. there is on area of
some 40 square miles Of an alluVium
of red chocolate" clayey loans. the
richest Of soil. producing larg" crops
This was once the section of the
wealthy planters owning hundreds of
slaves and cultiVatinG thousands OF
acres, and the abode too, Of education
n'lu ieI'le',rn,, ,, s.,,, ""' u " "r"'',' ''''
,urn ord ,b, o,.,ra nld rl,... srs
irastnd nv unola,., and no,cr,y sutti.
l,ient remains nr th, nld-rin,. oron.
hs1aur IN innra,. tb,. ,i.i,,,. vim IN,
tnaturaI bnout, or tho e,r,,,,,nI,rgs
mIcra are rnund ha.,,tirul .,rdnre -,
.ara ,lorts md ,,nn.s,. and I,dino
Eeyorv hroo1o ,yi,b r.,or.,cn and III.
ftourist concodo, ,b. IN ,,r ,,,rb,, mn,
Inf Elowers', .s ,,eIl da,a,.ad
| We vers f,ynrahI,. in,nr,.s.d ,,itt
tyrallabae.oa and H. uninna o,,.,rau,
,non,. rour p,ilos rron, ,b. ,.i,y ,h.
l.rain Masses over =, no,,tion or th. nm.
land I,l,as or thi. nm r.ginr a,,,nn,
,h,,,, I,ka I.fay,,ta in tho MD, -,
t,b, roIIo est.t, .rantod Ia, , o,.a,,s,
,nuri,,. 80 ina o,,nI r,.,,,l, ,,,,i,
q, r,rno,itio, or his ,.,InahIa snr,,;,,,
=, the povoI,tinr,,,,.. .,,rmoI,s ro,. o,,,
indnnondonrn If. vas =, rn,grjs,n,,
don,,rn M ~ ooo ,,.ra. c,n,,inina ,o,,,
of bn rbnic.st lards In ,hn .,a,a
,.ro,t .rnniro biIIe ,i,,. 49, !, h,. ,,,,,oi
,,n evorr sido. In rro,, ,,,,,,,,i,o. ~,
inr,ie., ono ara rho Nhi,nned n.atI,
and ,ho,sarde nr v,rd,w,. ybir,ro :,
the n,n,ninp am
EMPOWERED in FLOW ERS.
The town itself, located on an rleva
,lon ~ 80 feet above the sea ub
Gulr us NexicaJ. presents very Meas
ant Cafurcs. emboNcred as / is in
uroliI-,uu of flowers. The white build
ings C,raming among the green trees
and high over all rises the tall towe
of the CAPITAL, a massive, roomy an,