Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-01-08
GEORGE KABRICH
WRITES LEDGER
FROM TEXAS
San Antonio. Tex. Dec %
R. M.whioe & Son!
Edgtors 81 the LedEer.-

R. M.whioe & Sonl
Editors 81 the Ledger
I have been asked so many times
which Ilikea the best 70 winter in.
San Antonio or Jacksonville. It Is
rather hard to tell as l like one bet
ter in some respects than the 9TH
. r I Ike Texas for its black
rich soil although n has many bluffs
and hills. where there is nothing but
cactus. The cattle win eat the eac-
tus if the stckers are burnt of.
Florida win become a greet State
but as il Is now there Is too much
sand but when it Is enriched they ca
raise three crops each year. The or
anee and grape frat plants bear fruit
all the year round. / Ike Florida Us
they have very little rain in the win
ter and warm and 10 frost to cut
down the flowers. Florida has many
water courses for pleasure rides; the
St John River being one Of the
best in the country ard Is at all dmsl
thirty feet deep. St Augustine
can be reached In this way snd here
yon see the harrow streets. only 7
feet vide. l. e. in the older part Of
the city. They have fine hotels and
many things Of interest TO the av--
erage northern tourist At LitisvilIe
is the mouth OF the great Indian Riv-
er. eight miles wide and very shall
Low wafer. It gradually gets narrow
as it runs south until a boat can not
go to its head. near the gres. lake
Of 0~keechobee.
On the east coast Is Fort Pierce.
then PalmBeach where shelargest ho-
tel In the world is located with
1900 rooms It is opened only two
and 0aehalf months during the year
and is patronzed by he wealthy peo-
pie as the rate Is very high. from
10 to 20 dollars a day. One Of the
best and healthiast winter resors IS
Man, the summer home Of w. J.
Bryan. II ~ nice and dry during the
winter and - cool during tie sum
mer Their are no files or mosquitoes.
This is also a great bathing and
fighting place.
Florida excels Texas ia garden
truck ana fruit. The largest and
sweetest oranges I ever saw came
from the indian River country. Al Or
land0 oranges grow in the streets
and boys DO not need to buy them.
There are thirteen lakes IN this
city and the town Is filled with geese
and ducks. People are not allowed
TO shoot them and the birds seem to
feel they are safe.
Jacksonville is a yery pretty city,
wide streets, large and stately build
lugs, nice walks and streets all
paved The County roads are all in
good condition. San Antonio is
larger but the strees are crooked and
many three-cornered blocks. short
muddy streets and very poor walks.
Wooden blocks are used or some side
walks ike we had in Mexico forty
years ago, for crossings when Henry
Williams was Mayor A river runs
through San Antonio which has
caused many floods making The land
low The last food was much worse
than the first and millions Of dollar
worth Of property was lost. During
the flood the water spread fifty miles
wide and twenty feet deep, taking
everything with t. The people had
to 90 10 the hills While others to
the woods and climb trees to save
their lives. where they remained
with nothing to eat and their wet
Globes On for hours. In different part
Of the woods from one hundred t.
five hundred people were huddled.
| was over to e Joe Potts yester-
day as ii was Sunday and all three
OF his boys we're at home. Mr. Potts
has one OF the best castles in the
city, He was the means Of my
stopping here. for | intended TO go.
south where | would have
besn caught in the flood ana
hugging sorne tree like the rest. /
was not very we'll for a while after
ny arrival. I boarded in a very
and unhealthy part Of the
own and Mr.. Potts came over in
carriage and suggested that We
a healthier place. which We did
am now at the Spencer House on
Fourth Street where the Harpers win
iered and whore the Potts boarded
! while when they first came. This
. a splendid place and / have
sained a pound every week so far.
mist stop before / weary your read
RS.
Geo. Kabrich.