Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-08-01

There is evidence Or great prosper
|fy in our neighboring city. PaIatka.
and The sun can assure her sister
town that none are more gratlfed over
this condition Of affairs chan Gaines
vile.
The editor Of The Sun had the pleas
ure Thursday Of spending q FEW hours
in the Gem CITY ~ the ST. Johns, and
noted with pride the numerous fm-
proyements Of importance which have
been made there within the past year.
The city now boasts Of its own water
works plant. an up-to-date system Of
sewerage. and last bit BY no means
least elfsant vitrined brick streets.
The class 81 buildings, both business
and residential. are Of the highest
order and most modern type, which
Il another indication OF the prosperity
Of the city and her people.
PaIatka, which IL most advantage
ousIy situated IL position TO COM
mand a large commercial trade, is
taking advantage ofwhis position. with
the result that her merchants are pros
perlng, and money seems 70 be q sec
ondary consideration there.
Gainesville has always entertained
the warmest feeling for her neighbors
by the st. Johns, and feels sure that
that feeling is reciprocated When
that proposed hard road between the
two cities IS a reality, we may become
more neiehborly. as Il means a run
OF little more than an hour by
auto The enterprising citizens OF
PaIatka, fnterIachcn and intermediate
points have encouraged the move Of
q hard road BY liberal subscriptions,
and aboet seven miles between Pa
latka am InterIachen have already
been constructed. II Is the intention
to interest the Alachua county peo-
pie with view to having hard road
constructor between Gainesville and
Hawthorn. where connection will be
made from that point to Palatka, max
ing continuous hard surface road
between this city and the St Johns.
drawing us even nearer together IN
q neighborly and commercial way
But this road VIII not oply tend as
q matter OF comfort ana convenience
to those living along the route. Sew
eral years ago Mr. Martin Griffin. a
weIlknown capitalist and Wholesale
business man OF PalatIka who has &C.
complished great deal IN the up
building OF that city. conceived the
idea Of this road and q regular line
OF freight and passenger automobiles
At that time Mr.. Griffin pointed ont
the fact that Palatka enjoying the
advantage Of water rates. could oper
ate lrelghts from the st. Johns
river wharves TO the very doors
Of the merchants or Gainesville. who
have been compelled 10 submit 20 un.
reasonable requirements al Die mat.
ter OF freight rates, being unfortunate
ly an inland city, where the railroads
have the situation IN the balance. by
securing a cheap water rate from the
Eastern markets TO Palatka, and
reasonable rate from that point to
Gainesville By heavy anso cars. Il win
be readily seen the great saving In
frelghts which could be accomplished.
Mr.. 0rialn's IDEAS were not only good
but feasible. bat IN some way they
became lost and Ineffective This sug-
gestlon seems more possible now than
ever. however owing 10 the advanced
prosperity Of tho two points most In
terested.
palatka "a now awake, and we feel
sure that her progressive citizens are
willing 10 venture anything Cor the
upballding OF their city and lts sur.
roundinga