The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-08-12

who come as guests to the "City Beau
tIful, which Orlando has justly been
dubbed, enterprising citizens have built
and are operating hotels, boarding and
rooming houses TO the number of fifty or
sixty. some of the former ranking with
the best in the country. The San Juan,
an immense, six-story, brick structure,
covering more ground than the court
house square in Richmond, can take
care of 500 guests and do its handsome
ly. The Wyoming, The Lucerne, The
St. Charles and the The fremont are
others quite as we'll equipped, but are
not so commodious. No one leaves Or
lando for the reason that he cannot be
cared for. Were the hustling citizens
told of even the probability of such a
thing occurring, the erection OF addi-
tional hotels would follow post haste.
| And the beauty OF it is, you can get any
kind of accommodations you want. If
your jeans are too we'll filled with filthy
lucre, Mine Host Harry Beeman, of the
San Juan, could divorce you from some
of your surplus by giving you a suite at
say SIS to s25 per day. On the contra
ry, if you want reasonable board you can
get it at s. to SIS per week. There are
prices and accommodations within the
reach of all. Try and see for >your-
SELF
Orlando is peculiar place in that
there are Is fresh water lakes in her
corporate limits. Some of these are
very beautiful, Lake Lucerne being
something like the lake in Switzerland
bearing the same name. Then there
are Lake Eola, Lake Minnie, Lake Con-
cord, Lake Ivanhoe, Lake Highland,
from which the city gets her supply of
water, and others. all pretty and clear
and teeming with fish of many varieties.
There are L. 100 clear water lakes in the
county. Lake Apopka, "a miles long,
lies partly in Orange.
Orlando is the best paved and bricked
city in Florida and probably in the Uni
ted States. The pavements. which are
almost perfect, are built of hectagonal
blocks, ,artistically laid, while the streets
are paved with yitrified brick that cost
four cents apiece and were considered
bought at a bargain at that. They are
swept twice daily and the place from
center to circumference reminds one of
'Spotless Town." so scrupulously clean
it is.
During the less than twenty months
that have elapsed since we left Orlando,
where it was our pleasure to live for two
years, there has been marked improve
ment. Business houses and homes have
dences of prosperity on every hand.
Over 500 creditable buildings have been
erected and the population has increas-
ed from 5000 10 nearly 5000. Its citi-
zenship is cosmopolitan and magnifi-
cent one it is. There are no factions pol
itically or socially and all alike join in
the effort TO make Orlando bigger and
better, as well as make it pleasant and
appealing for all who enter the city's
domain. We never sawa warmer-heart-
ed, better people, nor one more respon-
sive to all things that portend to gener
al good.
An idea of how property is advancing
there is shown in this: In December,
1911, twenty months ago, we wrote for
the Reporter Star, with which we were
then associated, brief notice of sale
of vacant lot, 90xl50 feet, in the heart
of the city, for $4,000. Many thought
the price was ridiculously high, while
the wiseacres said it was a mistake of
the paper. Less than three months ago
that same piece of ground changed
hands at s36, 900. And this is only one
of the many instances where Orlando
dirt has increased to double its value in
two years. Upon the lot above referred
to there is being erected a four-story
business house, to be used as a depart
ment store, and which will cost about