The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-16
INTERESTING HISTORY
OF FLoRIOA'S
LOVELY CAPITAL


hills OF "Old Leon" is Tallahassee,
the capital. On the highest hill OF
them all, at an elevation of over $50
feet stands the Capitol building, and
from its dome one may look across
the surrounding country of hill and
dale, acres of corn and cotton, herds
OF grazing cattle with here and ther
the CLEAN of water in some lake in
the distance.
Tallahassee is old and historic. To
some it may seem slow as compared
with the hustle and hustle of busy
Jacksonville. Tampa or Pensacola;
yet it is not sluggishness or lack Of
business ability among its people. it
il the quiet dignity of people who
know who's woh. and why. 1t is the
quiet dignity of wealth. culture and
refinement, for here in the days gone
by were the lOrdly plantations with
lkeir retinue of servants and numer-
Gus slaves, broad acres of cotton and
tobacco, and here the statesmen
came and over their tOddy md mint
julcpa discussed and ministercd the
anars of State. TO live ut Tallah-
assoc was to be among the elect. and
that ease and quiet has descended
unto this generation and T@llahas-
see still controls the destinics Of
Florida.
Tallahassee has seen stirring days.
Here met in solemn conclave the mon
VI o declared that Florida WIS free
and sovereign State, and as such had
Ike right to withdraw from the fed
err. ton OF the States and to assume
among the powers of the earth her
! lawful station, IS such sovereign,
ard, exercising such right, joined
her sister States in the Confcdcracy
! N'iu lItuS'u nv Ilit anu WI luli'.
Not far distant y few years later
school boys from her college, Il hand
| full of children. not yet used to long
trousers. met and defeated her en-
cmics in one of the hardest, small
! pitched battles CT the late unpleas.
antncss.
Again. in the dark days If recon.
structiOn. the Capitol building rocked
to the sound of conflict when tht
power of the carpet Dagger was for
ever broken and the supremacy of th<
Anglo Saxon was established as az
HERITAGE to uncndir% generations.
Armed foes have campcd in hc
streets and the bayonct of the intru
der has been 'ovcied at the breast o
h"r citizens III .hc exercise of thci
RIGHT Of franchin Her LEGISLATOR
havr been iueitvca from the mailc,
fit and the tai" OF The Babes il
the Woods" is vet rctrii among lie
rails. II the still hours or the nish
tie gpdowy. eho like for Of tn
N'u.Kluy hayc silontlE ull lie
streets. consummatinc thc creates
resolution cf modern times.
Coin" still further back. "Gr
Hickory" established his scat of GOV
crGmr9t here and ruled The Florida
, q military Governor. and whc,
Florida hccamc . territory Tallahas
see remained the seat Of government
Efforts have been made from time t
. time to change. enc city after ar
other being aspirants fer the homo,
'r' Tallahassee remains as unchang
ing as her everlasting hills and he
: Foundations are too deeply laid in tn
Affections of her people to be light
swept aside
Tallahassee is in Il strictly form,
= lpS SECTION. Ter SOIL and climate ar
! hest suited ct those staple cron
4 which constitute the material wealt
A o. the country. Corn. cotton and IL
= haeco is king here. Cane o. the fin
{ ct is grown and her syrup is famou
) fecans are one Of her COMING vail
r able crops. and the increasing herd
o Oh her dairy stock is evidence OF h.
= fine pastures Hire Saint Louis Vim,
/. yard sifamous for its brands of n:
tive wines. her peaches and water
4 melons the best and iucicst. her pc.
. pie courteous and most hcspitabl,
o Really the only objectionable featur
: IN Tallahassee is the LOBBYIST an
= otlicc-seeker, but then he is onl
r present once in every two years an
s You needn't notice him. unless yo
Il are Il member OF the LEGISLATURE =
= The Florida Grower.
$ FISH SHIPMENTS LARGE.