Nassau County leader. [volume] (Fernandina, Fla.) 1925-19??, 1919-12-12
Then and NOW
Questions are Asked BY q One Time
Resident Comparisons Made

Washington, ID. G., Dec. 8, 'l9.
Editor News-RecOrd:
Who among you denizens of the
Island City remembers when Fer
nandina had:
A regular line of steamers plying
to Charleston, s. c.?
Daily steamers to and from Brun,-
wick. Ga.?
A daily steamer to Jacksonville,
Fla ?
Two lines of steamers to and from
New York city?
Two good hotels: the Mansion and
the Florida houses-both hotels crow
ded during The tourist season?
Three large saw-mills: Freeman's,
HuOt's au,i Reed's--eAch one of them
rnnning to iheir full capacity day and
night:
When nearly all the docks were
crowded with ves els. loading heavy
timber for, principally, ports Oh the
east coast of South America and the
West India Islands?
When w. X. Bauknight had cat
tie pen near the light house, and his
retail meat shop in the downtown
district, where ne sold good steaks
three pounds for a quarter of a dol.
lar, and ice-cut with a hand-saw-
cheaper than it can be bought now?
When there were two bath houses
on the river front that were a delight
to young and old during the summer
season?
When sugar could be bought twen-
ty pounds for the dOIIar-now many
sections Of the country Is satisfied 10
usc-when they can get it-ssiong
sWeeteni"g" for tea and coffee?
Put these questions to some Of ths
coolest inha bitants."
Reminiscently yours,
F. l.. ORIDIAN.
MIR. Oridian has outgrOwn our rec
objection, but the different question
he asks have not Outgrown his. Blu
TO .'put him next" to things that hav
and is transporting since he .Istt-OL
city, we viii ''puf Nun wis-:'-
Fernandina owns trOlIy line, an
IN eightyfoOt hard-surfaced road t.
the beach and modern sewerag
system.
Fernandina has not vacant house
Others are being built.
A gasoline passenger and freigh
boat plies daily between this city AM
ST. Marye; also a steamer th,t run
weekly between this city and Brun.
wick, Ga. The railroad line Uw
round trips daily between Fernanui
ia and jacksonville put a stop to tn
river boat,
= Fernandina has two good saw mill:
Where stood one of the saw mills {
which he speaks, the site was recent
sold to the SeabOard or the DunellO
Phosphate Co. The Reed mill site
now occupied by fish scrap factories
the Seminole factory the largest ON tn
Atlantic coast of the United States.
We have "A 1925, 900 gOvernmen
hull ling. IN up-tn-late city hall an
County, court house.
Feruandina Owu- and operates i
lighl, walter AMI ice plants.
I've OF the hotels he mentioned Il
sill. here and are being Operate'
W. another hotel, the keystOn'
tina is on Il Dar with tn. best hotel.
Inc docks, or many of them, al
nov occupied hy shrimp houses. TT
way shrimp are now causnt was vi
kno vn during MIR. OridiAn5 tim.
Fei nanlina. About 400 sea goiI
p gas line boats are in operation al
! shrimp or prawn are caught at sea
: dra. nei-. Eight Car loads of RI
shrimp v ere recent. y sent out Of I
city which was one days catch, VIII
two shrimp canning factories are
: dai y operation. The heads
Q shrimp a,e being turned into d Va
d abb fertilizer BY company here.
J. Pho .phate was also unknown VIII
y the que-,ioner resided here. A laI
!. phosphate elevator i'now being ds'
D aud while this article is being penn
I three ira mp steamers are here lod
e ing or waiting for their turn at
= elevator, aud this occurs frequent