The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-16


Ohio, ana their sister states because
of the fact that more crops may be
planted and harvested more easily and
under far more favorable conditions in
every way than in the north, the tim
Der lands and the farming districts
contributing OF course, to the wealth
and business interests OF the city.
making resources which put things on
the right basis from the start
DeFuniak is so miles to the east OF
Pensacola, 90 miles from the Gulf of
Mexico, and the best known town Of
its size in West Florida, because of its
opportunity for the right kind of adj
verifying through its high class at
fractions.
The home of the Florida Chautau-
qua whose leading spirit is the Hon
orable Wallace Bruce, of Brooklyn, n.
Y, but who has acquired the De-
F'uniak habit so thoroughly as to be at
once identified with the name. its
name has penetrated nearly every
state in the union. its yearly visitors
being a most cosmopolitan gathering
OF people from the North. South, East
and West.
1t Is the handsomest, cieanest, and
most thoroughly satisfactory town.
too. OF its size in Florida, and ON each
Saturday OF the Chautauqua season,
(which comes In February and March
thousands of people look forward to
the privilege of spending a day of
healthful relaxation and uplifting enter
tainment in its clean, fine atmosphere.
Altitude. climate, water that an
alyzes chemically pure" and conse-
quent health, the Chautauqua and
scenic attractions which equal those
of southern Europe. combined with a
county production of everything that
will grow in this latitude, of pine for
ests, which yield their timber and
naval stores. all this tending toward
the making of the kind of town one
would most naturally expect, CONNER
cially well-grounded yet ideal for the
establishment Of that expression of
mans highest attainment, the home.
The Churches.
There are six churches: the Presby-
terrain, whose pastor Is the Rev. Mr..
Lynn r.. Walker; the Universalist,
Rev. Mr.. Thos Chapman: the Metho
dist, Rev. Mr.. ID. p Slaughter; the
BAPTIST. Rev. Mr.. s.. Cats, the Epis-
copal. Rev. Mr.. A. c. L. Smyth, and
the Christian church. at present with
no regular pastor in charge.
The civic branch OF the W. c. T. U,
and the DeFuniak Commercial Assoc
citation are the two live civic organiza-
tons which are responsible for great
deal Of DeFuniak's well being.
Palmer college. the Walton County
High school. and the proposed Thomas
Memorial Industrial school. present
certain and convincing signs OF the
times in matters educational.
The town is located on the l.. & N.
and there is logging road to Glen
dale, known to the DeFuniak people as
the 'sDeF'uniak Springs and Northern"
The principal business streets are
Baldwin avenue and 7th and sth
streets, and they are business streets
OF which any city several times the
size of DeFuniak might well be proud.
AS we have said. the lake is one
mile in circumference, with no vtsi-
BILE outlet. the water Of which comes
from some hidden source further
north. flowing in a subterranean river
to the sea.
Around the lake is a cement walk.
which is nearly two miles long. the
principal homes of the city being built
directly around this strfeet. which,
from the fact of it's encircling the
marvellous little Chautauqua lake, is
known as THE Circle"
This pretty arrangement goes a.
long way toward placing DeFuniak in
"a CLASS py lISeiI, one winch makes It's
scenic effect equal to many places in
Europe.
Surrounding the lake and between it
and she Circle is situated park of
shadowy pines. in which are small
padogas and rustic seats, the stately
white amphitheatre owned by the
Chautauqua Association reminding one
of an especially fine looking and re-
markedly well kept Castle by the
sea-
Lake Chautauqua may be seen from
any part OF the town through a fringe