The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-02-04
SCENES.
As Viewed BY A Cecil Countian
Who Is Spending The Winter
In Florida.

Editors Midland Journal If you can grant me
space will give as briefly as possible, a sketch
of our trip to what is called s'the Sunny
South,
On December "a we went aboard the Mer-
imac in Baltimore harbor, with the first port
scheduled at Savannah, Ga. We met very
pleasant company of ladies and gentlemen
aboard and after supper had. an enjoyable
time telling jokes and playing cards, turning in
about IL O'Clock and securing good nights
rest.
The water was quiet until about 1890 the
next morning, when the wind began to blow
and the rain to fall in torrents, abating at
short intervals. The wind kept increasing in
fury until it reached velocity of 65 to 20 miles
an hour, causing the vessel to labor and toss
very much. For while it was interesting to
watch the great pillows, followedNb by the wake
of foam, fifteen to twenty feet deep. While
we enjoyed looking over the troubled waters,
one by one gave way to depressed feeling at
the stomach, by some called "seasick 1ess."
Well. it is a fine thing it never kills anyone,
but all of US, just before we died, got well.
Many on board thought the vessel must surely
go down, as at times it rolled far over to one
side and at others would be standing first on
one end, then on the other. BY this time the
call was urgent for US all to get in our state
rooms. No time or opportunity was offered
the 48 passengers to don their Christmas garb
for O'Clock dinner, neither did they sit down
to dinner until the Tuesday following Our
anticipations of viewing the sea while round
ing Cape Hatteras were not fulfilled, though
it took nine hours to round the Cape. As soon
as the vessel settled everybody was up and.
offering congratulations to each other,
sympathizing with those who thought their
time had come and listening to vows of those
who never again will board boat
On Wednesday, Dec. 20, we docked at
Savannah, to lay in harbor two days and
while there we did up the town pretty.
thoroughly. Took an auto ride of 60 miles
and saw all the points of interest our guide
said he had to show: the 28-mile auto track,
cotton presses home of cottolene, wireless
station, Hermitage, Boniventure cemetery,
the old state road, with its complete archway
of air moss hanging from the live oaks which
line either side Of the road and for which
fine is imposed for pulling moss or breaking a
twig. The city of Savannah in many ways is
up to date and things are cheaper in the
South than in the North. Wages are not as
high, brick s6 to $S per 1000, No. lumber, sl2;
grain and hay are high, poultry is sold by the
piece, native fruits are cheap if you buy from
the wagons, but the meats are not the best.
Our next stop was Jacksonville, Florida,
and we found it a live town, up-to-date in
every respect and one of the cheapest places /
ever saw to buy anything. Beautiful. wide
streets, many of them having row of trees on
either side and one in the middle, with plot
of grass six feet wide from the sidewalk to the
side rows of trees. The middle row is OF
cabbage palm, while those on the sides are of
different varieties. The street car service is
fine. as well as the electric LIGHT Not all the
streets are paved, neither are all the walks
laid. Many men after the fire who bought
lots in desirable parts of the town have in a
few years become rich. On man traded 1853
head of cattle for 20 lots and sold one lot two
years ago for S23,OOO He now has the Semi
mole hotel, a S2,OOO,OO0 edifice where board
ranges from 50 to $40 per day. We visited
many of the churches and the finest structure
and Handsomely finished church in Jackson
vile is the Negro Baptist. the stone in this
building being brought from Maine. There
are some very rich negroes in Jacksonville.
After spending ten days here. felt a desire that
I had brought NV gun and dog from Mary.
land. SO could forsake the CITY and eniov
some hunting. This feeling of restlessness at
city life finally became 90 strong that went
to the East Coast Line station and made NV
desires known. stating / wanted to 90 some
place where could find Quail and fisb was
advised to go to Green Cove Spring 40 miles
south.
This is a beautiful town of lam widely
scattered and quite a popular resort with a
sulphur spring owned bv the Louisiana hotel
This spring has a flow Of a0O0 oallons ner
minute. with Temperature Of $40 10 this i
attached a pool. from 70 1s feet deem for
bathers.
Now for the vvav tbav ,,n,+ hare. E;rst +ba
tax to ca rry gun is s1O5O. our NOT beine
acquainted with the forests. required the