The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-17
FLORIDA IN SUMMER.
DIR. Fletcher DiscOurses Pleasantly on
the States Various Attractions.

the States Various Attractions.
Occasional Correspondence OF the Journal.
ORLANDO, Fla. Sept. H-To escape hay
fever mosquitoes and hot weather L always
come &c Florida during August and part
of September. / was astonshed this season
at the large number of passengers that
crowded the car from Cincinnati TO Jack
sonville and Tampa. People north are just
finding out that the watering places in
Florida present many advantages over
those of the North Atlantic cities that in
addition to the clear, wholesome atmos-
phere there is a constant breeze across the
peninsula, either from the gulf or the At
lantic. and that the and inland fishing
excel that OF any place i'm the United
States
The nights are all cool enough for two
covers on the bed, and the mosquito-netted
bed so familiar to those who go to Atlantic
City, Cape May, Newport and other resorts.
is unknown here.
1 arrived in Jacksonville the day of the
talk of the town, and while everybody
smiled at the old mans shrewdness they
universally condemned the State Legisa-
ture for being made a tool of in the Flag
Ter interests. The case plainly shows that
love laughs at lawsmiths as well as al
'1ocksmiths' Mr.. Flagler is a man past
seventy years of age. His divorced wife is
said to be insane, and has been for five
years or more. MIR. Flagler is one of the
wealthiest men in America. He desired to
marry young woman Of South Caro-
lima To do so he got law passed by the
last General Assembly making 1t lawful
for divorce to be granted when the hus-
band or wife has been insane four years
or over. Just as soon as this Infamous
act became a law Mr.. Flagler took advan-
tage of il, and thus far is the only man i'm
the State who has done so. The same logic
that makes divorce in a case of insanity
legal would make chronic disease of any
kind extending over four years a cause for
divorce Besides. insanity is disease from
which recoveries take place frequently in
five. ten or even twenty-five years.
The burned district of Jacksonville cut
out about one-fourth of the city. but it is
building up quietly, steadily and in a more
substantial way than before The main
street. which runs west from the Union
Station was untouched One thing peculiar
about jacksonville il that everybody seems
TO be going to or coming from church on
Sunday; in fact; my observation has been
rest in the South far more than in the
North. ] have Travelled through Alabama,
Georgia and Florida several times on sun
child with fishing rod gun. In my
nearest town of three thousand inhabitants
one cannot buy a newspaper, get shoes
BACKED. get shaved or prescription filled
at the drug store on Sunday.
Florida has had a prosperous year The
corn crop was gathered in July-rather late
for this State, but ii was very fine. The
cotton and tobacco never were better. As
for pears, peaches, guavas. organges, pine
apples and all citrus fruits. no year in the
abundant crops
Florida is a long State-2sO miles from St
Marys river, which is the northern boun-
dairy. to Key West on the south point of
the peninsula. One should not judge
State by seeing only the northern third
for II in no way represents the soil, eli
mate or products of the middle and south
ern parts. Jacksonville and st. Augustine
| ical Florida. To show the law-abiding
| spirit that prevails in this community
will state that Orange county is. like many
others. a prohibition county IL was dis
| covered last June that there were several
druggists (most respectable Citizens). some
grocerymen and a dozen speak-easies sell
| ing bottled beer and other prohibited ar
| ticles The grand jury. without regard 70
! against every one and fined them $500 each.
| with promise Of $500 fine for the next Of
| Tense There is not a druggist now in the
| county who will sell alcohol i'm any form.
| even on a physicians prescription. Some
| four years ago a negro made an assault
| on young white woman in this county.
| He was not burned at the stake nor hanged
| by mob. but was kept in jail until tried,
| was found guilty and sent TO the peniten-
| tiary for life The people of Florida are all
| too busy to give much attention TO strikes.
| At Tampa the walking delegates were
walked off to-the Lord knows where. At
Jacksonville number of them were sound
! ~ threshed for minding other peoples bust
! gate attempted TO form union. and all
| hands in that foundry united I'm capturing
| that nicely dressed delegate and ducked
| him until he left the town in disgust.
Orlando. the county seat of Orange coun-
| ty. is the center of the orange and pine
apple industries. To-day the trees hang
carries north each day one or more car
| loads OF ripening pineapples. The reason
| that Orlando is the center Of this fruit
| growing district is that il Is at healthful
altitude: the dividing line between the At
lantic ocean and Gulf of Mexico; farther
north it Is too cold and farther south TOO
hot to produce the best fruit. More atten-
ton is now given to pineapples than any
other fruit, as II pays better. pine shed
is required. from one TO ten acres being In
closed by high board fences on north and
west sides. and all the top and other sides
covered with Stats three inches wide. This
is for the purpose OF breaking the wind
on the north and west. and the suns rays
on south and east. Here the plumes, or top
of the pineapple. or the shoots which grow
out of the stalk after the apple has been
cut off, are set out in rows eighteen inches
apart: they are heavily fertilized by both
artificial and natural fertilizers: are wa
tered in dry seasons, ana worked with the
hoe every ten days In from eighteen
months to two years the crop commences
10 ripen; not all at once. but within six 10
ten weeks time The top or plume OF
good pineapple T. worth from TO y cents,
according 70 variety: shoots have sold az
high - cents each. some three years ago.
Atter the apple i cut OF there viii grow
out Of the stump from three 10 twelve OF
these shoots. The small nubbin-like pine
apple dark ana rough, hard inside and
out. which comes 10 the northern market.
Is from Cuba or Central America: IL Is
raised in the fields without much cutiva-
ton. and usually sells for cents. but our
indianapolis dealers are now getting Flor
ida fruit, which weighs from two 10 seven
pounds There are two kinds sent 10 our
market-One the Abec1. the other the
smooth Cayenne. The Abeca Is known by
its sawteeth-like edges on the top
plume. while the other i smooth and knife
edged. Most people who raise them or use
them South prefer the Abeos; il has a
letter flavor and when quite 'i.e Is more
Juicy. but the Cayenne is the finer looking
fruit
DO you know the best way 10 serve a
pineapple? / will tell you. III you look
at your fruit and see that Il is yellow about