The Republican journal., 1909-03-25
,,e111R FROM FLORIDA.
y ,.,nstine. The Flagler Hotels.
wants IN o'' -.,Iand of Flowers.

AUGUSTINE, The Flagler Hotels.
s'b 1 n =, Not Land of Flowers
Fl0''u~ .nopdence Of The Journal
[CorFssp .r,NF FLORIDA, March 9,
s.. A. ay ~ here we are in historic st.
taa. Wel1 - before | tell you Of my
lpglstl's'. he here want to speak Of what
opressl0i'9t hs way. We left Miami on
n saw o" Tebruary, at 4.45 a. M, and
| be s7ta u. =. +ime did feel a bit lonesome.
| m the '''' 90 many pleasant acquaint-
Geh 'o n Mann. and it was such beauti-
,aas .. 81 u place that we felt sorry to
hi Fs Ss.re, but as it was growing very
sTa lD''S Songbt we had better be get
s'f' " 10 a different temperature.
tg u''' .on was at West Palm Beach,
Or DE-, stopped at the Holland House.
fhsf' S. ,lfsst we went across Lake
sbS ~ +5o tar-famed Palm Beach, and
F@'p had no conception of what it
'SI''9' saw it. 1t has been made as
% ' .nr Ok NJ. FIagler's millions could
ea'.' ..gt. il and with the aid of the
@sy' .r DIR most beautiful plants,
F0PI,'' trees to be found any,
Sf-Y' Florida are here seen. But, of
Fa4 d. .-,f sttraction is the man.
tel' kate. the Royal Ponciana.'
ao'. .r' vol. Just few figures, as they
T@s scrise this great hosiery better
VI a almost any other way. The length
a'' amin, budding is 900 feet; number
o D' .,, r.,ps 900, and there are
O ss ..no. Two thousand two hun
, D esr be- accommodated, and
'' f,;;,, -osn seats 1900. There are
Us .,a.....I and the daily pay roll is
tm Nh lauic Roberts is employed
D Ss farr. ant we called to see him,
' m 1ol 20 on duty until 9
" o- DDS pot see him. We staid
a A. 5mel electric lights were
a- . Dr. grounds and there
w. hundreds # the guests having
~, s.r.. mtr the beautiful trees.
h ~. O. ,tnllg d glimpse of dreamland.
Rrt an. at Nh, most impressive sights
Of night from West Palm Beach.
Evan aar windows we could see the
la. of the ~ryucrure with it's thou
,,l. of lights and one could hardly
n.g,s that NthIn its walls were enough
,,r.- Ia. .oplrL- a good-sized town.
r,sr-,. morning we left for St. Angus
r-s and f certainly was very interest
a,d.a as th. ,oad runs through one of
he srgqs pineapple sections in Florida.
Tan s5oir r. mites there is nothing but
a7.snp.r. aol they were Just harvesting
he s,nr~ .p, which we are told is the
lyes. .a Years. The summer crop |
trs all. b. RIPE in July,
Ne carved IN ST. Augustine about $50 /
pr NJ ] / Perry and Mr.. w. H.
NsIa-osi msr us at the train, and tell |
pr ID DR. s.ou SO nice to see some of
cur ap. nae They left us Wednes-
;g nor 49,. 0. Norfolk, Va, but show
slUmar places ot interest before they
4tt Tl-~ d, much here of historic
value. aJ r most confusing thing to
sH w.e ally the Oldest house.
" bs.- Seen east a dozen and all
,a.m o tae Oldest. An interesting
teatDIe .ae od Spanish fort built of
a9Uaa irats begun by the first negro
Tive, Gm.t o America in 1865, fin
sla r San Marcos" in 1856, and
he ra1e gamget 10 Fort Marion" in
G Nh. gateway at the head of St.
5eorE s...t Is sso Interesting, and so is
be Old yal5sn.. with its sundial, the
nj an aud the sea wall begun
'0a@. u' by the U. S. govern
aa-. 's' afa cost of 100000
lie. Etout all of the East
Toast ..- ~ beautiful places are
|l-l N' Lagjer. Three of the
la '-a aorels, of which the
'@. 4v. IS ul7 chief, are located
9lr l-so -raaish- Mooresque design
ao's sa''H" the most expensive no.
q N us Beside the hotels Mr..
iAser has most magnificent winter
4lr IA .a-r YIt no means least, is
VIC memorial .1ggeH, built in memory of
@ l7ogr1-0 Ns= Benedict, who died
AlNT Alter one -ees what Mr.. Flag
aN' do" t' Florida they find them
E'es Wondering what was here before
=, ''H. JaiHly has made Florida
'1 , is oaa. that is, the East coast.
Ne D.. ". a. ST. Augustine as we'll
: Alai. oa' j. IS very pleasant here at
r, n''''' ."ia ike our July days,
wy laoss onez.. It is called the
"aoi DH.o' rae SOUTH" and we do
ny la'ns II wrongly named. One thing
N s''. disappointed in throughout
,@'aa ls @e Tack of flowers; but we
w. 'o'l That While they have the climate
A.. y 'o'y lack the soil, so cannot grow
c, a a'"7fs that are grown in Southern
~, Pni'f''s Bur taken as a whole Florida
a '''u1o. and viii always get her share
L. F'o''s who for pleasure or health seek
A, s ''', 10 aVo'd the severe winters of
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