Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-08-16
THE GAINESVILLE COUNTRY.

Tampa Daily Times and srereiaTy o
the FloridA State Fair. refers 10 hiI
Eecent visit TO Gainesville OF follows
"A Times man. in company with
Hon. H n McCreary, State Sea-.
tor from Alschna county. had the
pleasure Wednesday morning OF Wis.
iting and thoroughly inspecting the
buildings being erected at Gaines
Vile for the use Of the University Of
Florida. and vas greatly surprised
and pleased At the results so far sc-
complished.
Two ~ the builiings-'he dormito.
~ and main college building are
nearing completion ami will be in
read ine,s for the opening Of the coll
iegr session on September 26.h. The
buildings Pre- not only Of a beautiful
Architectural order, bat will prove
marvel. ~ convenience TO thousands
OF students in the years TO come
The Iimes man VA. more pleased,
however. the sprit 81 the people
~ Gainesville and Alschua county
han ~ the maRnidceuce OF the col. !
j. Re build iuRs and grounds. With the |
prospects 81 losing the East Florida |
seminary starinR them In the face,
The people OF Gainesville made a de-. !
ermined and brilliant fight that 70.
'lVed n the State University being
.a.en from Lake City. This necessi.
tt"i immense expenditure on the part
= the citizens, bnt they we're not
ound wanting In addition TO donat.
NJ At Ieast $4,000 in sssh for the
rection Of the buildings there were
ven 10 the college board $40 acres
Z the most beautiful land the writer
as ever seen 10 Florids. Through.
AT this period II has been necessary
. wage a constant legal warfare with
AXE City, which has Tough, and ia
0w fiRhtinR the removal of the Uni.
erii'y 20 the limit Word was re-
riSed from Huntsville Tuesday morn.
" ~ the effect that an injunction
nngnt by Lake City had been knock.
Z out m the iede'al court here. and :
very citizen Of Gainesville was hap.
y. They expect, however, 10 be-
breed into continuing the fight in the
npreme Court OF the United States.
lt are prepared to fight valiantly aud
in out ,
Amer visiting the college grounds !
shAt)r McCreary drove the writer .
trough the city, which ~ without eli .
)ubt the most beautiful he has ever v
cited. There are several miles Of q
adJ streets, and, contrary IN all he.
n, there are few, II any, shabby aud o
oxen down houses on these beanti. 1
j streets. In the average city Of u
90 Inhabitants, these eyesores are q
= rule and not the exception. Not n
with Gainesville, however for the ~
ehitectursl beauty aud cleanliness ,
premises pFedominate in every sec. =
m. IL would he good ides for the q
ieials and citizens ~ Tampa aud
her large citiss TO 60 10 Gains.. .
Ile and get points on cleanliness. q
d IN the matter OF erecting homes I
an attractive style. q
One OF the treats OF the writsr's Il
NJ to Gainesville was q visit to the
nou. Spring Park stock Farm. 40 |,
~ managed by n A. CallIson. who
med many friends IN Tampa during
recent state Fair, when hi. Here. /
ds and Jsrseys carried oti blue rib.
n' by the wholesale The farm IL
st"d about eight mile. from Gaines.
lc, IN the most beautiful hill couu.
OF Florids II ia composed OF
nut $500 acres Of land, several
'u'snd' OF acres Of which are under
tivauon. Hundreds OF acre. are u
io'ed to corn yielding rry bn.hel. /
he acrs. while IN Others appear vel. =
hean. that make a green sea a. far e.
he eye can discern. grain. Of every
d hays aud other ferd.tuns Il
The winter has spent considerable
J." oo the largr.t stock farm, Of
ntu"sJ bat never has he seen one
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