Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 191?-19??, 1914-06-04


and in all probability will remain mil
lions of years to come; this particular
section of country may become the
garden spot. For the present it is out
of business for a fact. 1 thought
what an easy job it would have been
to have built the Panama Canal if
they had just chosen this place for it.
no cuts, no fills, simply big ditch with
no scarcity of water, for in some
places they have to bank up around
the pond to keep the water in.
Continued from last Fridays paper.)
Now, Joe, you may say that l am
giving this section black eye, not so,
it had it before; I am just telling it,
that those who have never seen it
may know it, for I fatter myself in
believing that no body believes me to
be an Annias.
Well, Joe, I am going to leave it for
we are now at Jacksonville, inside of
the surburbs and she is city right
named in honor of Old Hickory, and if
he could rise up out of his grave he
would feel proud of his namesake.
She is a hustler-it is, in fact, the
metropolis of F1orida-and while it is
not in the orange belt, q saw none
growing), it is the key to that part of
Florida that makes her noted, for
oranges, grape fruit, citrons, pine
apples, aligators, fish, etc., and now
and then good crop of northern
health seekers who go there and leave
their money to build her up. 1t is a
great railroad center, a big city-the
largest l ever saw will not dispute
your word If you say that London and
New York is larger, but you need not
hall upon me to prove it. Her citizens,
Z they are always like they were dur
hg the reunion, are the biggest heart
I'd people 1 ever was among. They
have spared no pains, nor money to
make this reunion the grandest ever
held. At all times her people were
out insisting that you get into their
autos and take spin in and around
the city, all free-it seemed to give
them as much pleasure to ride you
as did you to ride-I had several rides
out to the different parks and places
of amusement. Joe, did you ever see
an alligator? 1 went out to the Ostrich
and Alligator FARM saw so or so
ostrich, saw them nesting, saw them
Matching, young ones in incubators:
and alligators / saw from a foot long,
said to -be one year old to IL or 13
feet long said to be $50 years old; I
did not find any one who could verify
this for everybody said they did not
see these old ones Matched, and 1 be-
lieve it.
Joe, don't propose to give Florida
the black-eye, 1t is Georgia and South
Carolina 1 have been speaking of, but
was asking gentleman from down
in the orange belt how the soil was;
was clay near the top in any places
or in fact was there any clay under
had never been to China, there might
be clay there and that 1t was said to
be under Florida, that he thought that
if a man wanted clay from under
Florida it would be cheaper to have it
shipped over from China through the
Panama Canal, than to undertake to
dig for it, for it would be a d big
job to get it that Way-it might be
shorter route but more hazardous
one.
Joe, I saw many things that are
grand; the city is just an ideal spot
and 1 would Judge, fine place to live
at, if one had the means, but taking
all in all, Joe, I did not come back
fully impressed with the idea that 1t
is my duty to sell my little home.
humble though it be, and invest the
proceeds in lands that saw, especial
ly in any that I saw from Charleston
to the suburbs of Jacksonville. I'll
not do it; I'll live and die in the Old
North State and board the chariot here
at Goldsboro; for the only better
place, Heaven, and pray for success
full voyage. I have nothing but praise
for the city and citizens of that grand
city, Jacksonville.
Joe, I went because I wanted to go
and because my friends wanted me to
go; to them I am thankful for the
opportunity.
I wished to look up lot of our
folks that had gone out there and
settled. I saw some, but it is no small
job to find man in a city of 100000
citizens augmented with 100000 visi-
tors, it was said there were that many
there; but, Joe, 1 did find friendliv-
ing in Jacksonville that did me good to
corner of Riverside Ave. and May St..
shake his hand-Co1. Cay-he was at
my home a few months ago with my
good friend Jno. M. Grantham ant
Capt. r. p. Howell, and though it was
the first time I ever saw him it left
me with desire to see him again. 1t
had been arranged that / should ac-
company Capt. Howell to the reunion.
and we we're to be the guests of Col.
Cay, but unfortunately, Capt. Howel1's
wife was very sick at Asheville, SO he
c~uld not go and I felt that would
not be treating Col. Cay, my friends
Grantham and Howell, right not to
call on Col Cay, while there. / went
to his home; / found the Col. much
improved from what he was when he
was the guest Of John Grantham, and
the occasion of my acquaintance, Che
was then on crutches), he now shuf-
fles around all right and is looking
we'll It did me good to meet him and
his good wife-God bless her.
I want to say to you, Joe, if you ever