Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1914-03-26


In Lynn Haven everything IL now. The
buildings are all neatly painted. There Is a
large number of neat little cottages built by
elderly people from the North-largely old
soldiers, who arc spending their declining
years here In happiness and comfort. There
are large business buildings. however. and
many Rne residences are being built here by
wealthy people from the North. Living ex-
penses here are about tho same as In
North Dakota. The popular northern idea
that 1t costs small fortune TO spend the
winter In Florida Is incorrect. Such Idea Is
probably based on the heavy expense OF So
journing ut the many hotel palaces on the
cast coast of tho State.
AS to the climate. 1t has been ideal since
have been here. In northern Florida Is
what local people refer to as winter" Those
who live here permanently tell mo that Feb
runry and tho first of March are about the
same ns the entire winter" Since have
been here the mercury has reached the
frost line twice -once down to 90 degrees
above zero; but-owing probably to the prox
Unity Of the salt water-not one variety OF
vegetables or fruit was injured. Lemons are
are considered one of the tenderest of citrus
fruits. After each frost ] visited gardens
where there were lemon trees, and In not an
instance were either trees. fruit. blossoms or
buds injured. There are vegetables growing
In the gardens here all winter, Home
grown strawberries were had by many fam
lilies here last Christmas and Now Year.
Gardners are now picking and selling them
at CSC TO 3oc the quart. When loft home
intended to visit all parts Of Florida: but
fl,a fur ho hoe In Cf1nptda thoy
have sin winter" few months of such beau
tiful spring weather AS VIC have In North Da-
kota In May made NC satisfied to seek no
farther. don't think you'd like a region
with twelve months of hot sum1per weather.
believing with the poet that
spring would be but gloomy weathor
We're there nothing slse hut Spring.
Not alone from my own short experience
here have formed my estimate of northern
Florida In general and tho st. Andrews Bay
region in particular. There are many who
have spent the summers her,. There are nl-
so many wealthy people in Lynn Haven who
have spent several winters in California. aud
have finally built fne residences here.
claiming this to be the finest climate they
have ever visited. have talked with doz-
ems who have not II foot Of ground for sale.
and, practically without exception. they are
enthusiastic in praise OF this section. All
say that the summers are as ideal as tho win
ters as there is cool breeye from the water
most OF the time.
Lynn Haven Is settled by "a broad-gapged,
hospitable and Intelligent people, Fhoy are
mostly from the North; but there seems to he
. l,o ~ 1otr I'm &Lo.
migrants and the ndtive-born people. and ono
class is equally with the other proud of their
prettily situated and enterprizing town. The
South welcomes northern people and north
ern capital. The Southerners arc u kind and
hospitahle people. But Of this tho writer
was previously aware, as no went with his
parents from Northern Illinois To North
western Missouri In 1857. living there until
1863. and after the war making St, Louis his
home from 1885 to 1877. Although tho South.