Gainesville daily sun., 1909-07-08
GAINESVILLE.
From Sundays Daily Sun:

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The following article appears In
rhe Washington Cd. c. Herald 20,
lay over the signature OF Mr.. u. F.
Hampton OF this city:
Gainesville. Florida. though one OF
the prett!est aWlsmost attractive lit
tie cities In the United States. with
city water almost identical in analysis
with the famous Poland water OF
Maine. was almost unheard Of several
years ago as n tourist town. Latterly.
her plucky citizens. after winning the
State University, at n cost of $4,000
for buildings, and an additional dOna-
tion OF 565 acres OF land for a site.
have inaugurated extensive public
and private improvements. and are
bidding for tourists. who will find. in
this up-to-date little city. all the com.
forts that money can buy. a magnifi.
cent winter climate. refined society.
superior educational advantages, and
btauiAlul uilNNo Nhipush maehihN'
forests OF hardwood. as well as pine.
Sportsmen will be attracted by the
splendid quail. snipe and duck shoot
ing. and bass fishing In the fresh
water lakes.
Public and private improvements
made during the year past. and con-
templated in the immediate future,
may be summed up as follows: Com.
pletion OF city sewerage plant, $4,000;
seven miles OF granolithic sidewalks
and curb and gutter. s54, 900; one mile
macadam street. $4,000; other street
Improvements. $4,000; two miles ex-
tension water mains, $1,000: White
House Hotel. remodelling and enlarg.
ing. $4,000; Brown House Hotel. re-
modelling and enlarging. $1,000; Dut.
ton Bank. remOdelling interior. Sl7.-
900; Gainesville National Bank. re-
modelling interior. $4,000; Hyde build.
ing. remodelling. $4,000: Baird Opera
House. remodelling. $4,000: Electric
Light Co. extensions, five miles.
$4,000; extension gas mains. one
mile, $500. New buildings as fol-
lows: Hill block, two story brick.
S22,50O; Masonic Lodge (the hadsom-
est lodge building in the StateD SIS.
900; Graham Block, two story brick,
s22 500: two brick wholesale grocery
houses, $4,000; warehouse r. ID.
Warner a Co. $4,000, warehouse
Diamond Ice Co, $500; Weaver's
Steam Laundry. one story brick.
$4,000; fourteen dwelling houses of
the higher class, $4,000: $50 houses
OF the cheaper class, 100000 Build
ings and other Improvements under
way, and in contemplation: Ground
broken for L. ). Government build.
ing to cost sl50.00o. In this building
will be located the L. :. land Office,
postofiCe. and Federal court, both dis.
trict and circuit, University buildings
appropriations now available. S9O. .Ou0. .
Baird brick block, $4,000, brick auto
garage. 81 500; Pickett brick block
Cestimated) 10000; passenger station
s. A. l.. railway, $4,000: remodelling
A. c. L. railway station, $4,000: First
Baptist church TemOdelling. $4,000.
Methodist church. remOdelling, S2.oup.
Kraft Pulp and Paper Mil. S2.J0o. 900
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healthful. progressive little city. and
Is shaded by a forest of gigantic oaks
Some of her streets are unsurpassed
In their beauty. Tourists and invest
ors would do well to look il over The
intention of her citizens is to make
II the best residence town in Florida
Indeed. IL already has that reputa.
tion."