The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-02-04
-5ruE MAGIC CITY"
Lax F Shaw Writes from Miami,
!, s'N Florida.
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ETA January rs, 1909. 1t has
AIAN', mind for several days that l
been on t. to let you know about our trip;
Poll'', II, it has been so restful and
but ''. r4 that fear l have already
b'eF ~, the southern habit of 'never
g't''' rtbing today that can be put off
Nns "- .row We left New York City
ii. '' ,4 If January. 1t was cold and
th' ' .bIe during our stay there. The
isss f,re we left about inches of
ng. IN with the thermometer about
gov zero. We left Jersey City at
" At M the Florida Limited" a
u ..r1flent train of all Pullman
9S 1re luggage car. AS we neared
CO.. ..+ts We came into an ice storm.
EA .s,og was covered with ice, and
t'-.as So dense that we could see but
1F' o, sat in the observation car.
@' sr. when we arrived in Washing
j ,7.. rog was so dense there that we
.s,ly see the lights of the city.
& corning when we awoke we
!" ,...,- through the cotton fields of
-- the steam heat was off the
'' a. We sat on the outside plat
.. observation car | needed my
S.. ttt air reminded me of our
..e~.rr5 at home. The country is
.tmga along the line of the
.. Ta, uegro cabins are mere
A.. ..-f 40 glass windows, nothing
......., 81 Itters, and the poor whites
.,. even worse condition than
A. dnsa eopIe.
Savannah appeared to be beautiful
~. from what we could see from the
49,. .,,t q.neu we reached Jacksonville,
r seemed rs though we had been
..-s.a mao one of our northern cities
... month If June. 1t had all the APP
..,.a. ..Tfu The next place of interest
Augustine, where we had about
s-y We walked around some of
,--;.. meets, but of course could
-..s-. mlc o. an idea of the place, but
.raQ spend some weeks there
.a-sa. SOL. then tell you my impress
,.o. VI. arrived in Miami Saturday,
Issr .a with al our winter cloth |
,, ~. would wear at home were
g.oN 5i. | did manage to get my
u srrt our suit cases. We went to /
~. F.arr Hotel to breakfast and after
s...4a.t allied at the office of the
~gsa. Il 5pohs, " where we met |
rasre ptter of introduction from
Y, DIal Mr. Dean, the editor, who
4a.e. H .ery attention, and through .
,,-, .r. IT noon settled in one of the |
.-.. harding houses in Miami,
In. F.,.r." We are contented, we'll |.
an rs.a. aa charmed with the climate.
Nop 0t o- tell you little about this
s ts Magic City," as it is
situated on Biscayne Bay,
rIs .rr> Its present population
a.5 .m# and 5000. 1t has good
ai o-es churches, schools, etc.,
mda1 nal charm is the climate. 1t |
sr trerees from the tropic of
a- e tropical fruits, such as
trsanI u.s. 4uaNas, mangoes, etc, are
us We took very interesting
rr 4sr H.s called the "Everglade |
-. tr Miami river about 7 miles
..l. t.-. les. The river is certainly
ur5.. pr -Jther side the mangrove
g-.srra They are very peculiar
IT, form on the branches and I.
the water and so there is
ue.g --en but the leaves until
e r-.- f. water. A stop was made
Alligator Farm, where alligator
a VIE o,ei alligator hunter, has
E5 -retImens of the alligator
next stop was at "Musa
AaI-.- tm where we saw a coco
I a. asu pineapples, bananas,
@.3- .t ura0ges and lemons growing
a~as- aofgsgou.
-m ' 'e, was ON the outskirts of
'- tr--at.s Too little has ever been
''.l '. gl- great subject. After
''a' '~W rods on planks we came
al ~atory and when we had
'n'e ts Top, such sight as met
~" ' Everglades might be dis
-'r' is .st meadow; how great can
mag.' ten | tell you that they
'AiIsv -aurth of the whole State
s'll- No human being has ever
'T4 'ar 1to them except the Semi
N'-a as the saw grass is so
'''si''4s There is proposition now
"' >~4te 10 sell this land at 81 per
''T' With the understanding that 81 is
os USED 10 drain it. If that can be
.'' 0t 4" the greatest sugar cane dis
'r~ @ the south could be established.
''"' u closing, want to say one word
,,0'' NE climate Night after night
~'. We go 10 bed it is Y, and in the
'''s when we arise it will be 72.
,'s'' ago it was rs at night and rs
rr.t l'ramg and at noon 80. Miami
@s, 7-i be in favor with those who
al We %. oa.-door life, and those who love
N t. .''e' ~ sleep by the balmy South