Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-03-29
TAMPA IS ONE OF
WONDER CITIES OF
HUSTLING SOUTH

Velopment as here. There is sub
stance and coordinate expansion in
every direction. When a city built
upon the sand will spend millions of
dollars for its own betterment and
exert its potent influence upon the
whole surrounding territory it is no
wild flight of imagination to suggest
that a city of half million people is
possible within the decade.
Florida is stock raising State and
the pasture lands are still very ex-
tensive. 1t is stated that during the
Civil war Florida furnished most of
the beef for the southern armies. Cow
boys may be seen riding along the
country roads very much as one sees
them on the western frontier.
More different kinds of fish are
taken from the waters about Tampa
than anywhere else in Florida. There
are said to be 600 varieties of the
finny tribe in Florida waters. the tar
pom and the king fish being the star
game fish for those who delight in
that sport.
Good Roads
In view OF the activities in Pennsyl-
vania in the development of good
roads, it is interesting to observe what
| is being done here, and in every sec
tion of Florida. The people have
come to understand that the great
est development of the State depends
upon the making of permanent high
ways; 1t is amazing how much has
already been accomplished in this di-
rection. AS suggested in a previous
letter, the county of Polk, where
spent several weeks, is about to vote
on loan proposition of $1,25O, 900
for a system of county roads. Yet
little old Dauphin county groans now
and then over a mile or two of i'm
proved highway at county expense.
Apropos of the erection of the new
high school building in Harrisburg, it
is interesting to note that Tampa
built four large school buildings at
one and the same time in four differ
ent sections of the city, and all under
the same plans and specifications
They are attractive and up-to-date
structures. There is also being built
hundreds of attractive bungalows and
the number of club buildings is sur
prising. Several of these ciubhouses
have been erected by the fraternal or
CARNATIONS of the foreign population,
and they would be creditable to a city
ten times the size of Tampa.
Here are many Fairgrounds for the
children, and several school buildings
are provided with covered pergolas
where children may eat their lunches
A fine public library has just been
completed, with the assistance of An
! drew Carnegie.
one of the features OF Tampa
which is sure to impress the visitor
| is the sanitary department. which is
responsible for the remarkable health
of the city. This is in charge of W.
j. Bailey. who spent sometime in
Harrisburg last october, and who has
a very pleasant recollection of what
he found in our own city. He has
been all over the country visiting and
inspecting sanitation plants. and is
justly proud of the record of Tampa
in this respect. 1 am told that every
boy who finds a dead rat upon the
streets of Tampa and who delivers the
carcass of the rodent to the sanitary
! Iincinerating plant, receives ten cents
for his interest in preserving the
health of the community. This de-
partment also looks after the sprinkl-
ing and cleaning of the streets, the
! inspection of restaurants, bakeries
dairies and food product houses. Re-
ports of these inspections are publish
| ed, and the results are quite satisfac-
tory. There are said to be few flies
in Tampa.
! An Interesting City
Was told to-day that Mrs. Potter
/ Palmer is preparing to erect city
beautiful on the outskirts of Tampa
and is planning many unique bunga-
I lows for its suburb. So, altogether.
Tampa is an interesting and attrac-
tive city for the visitor.
Baseball fans are particularly in
terested in Tampa at this time, owing
to the presence here of the Chicago
Cubs who have been in training
for the last three weeks. This after
noon the Chicago team met the Phil
adelphia nine, which is doing its train
ing at st. Petersburg, a few miles
down the bay.
Once more the hotel situation at