The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-05
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A few hours ride brought Us ~
Leesburg, where they are Duliuiis q
pulp mill to make paper out OF saw
grass growing wild in the io..ua
| lakes. In vacant lot in town LADIES
were erected where a barbecue dinner
was served to 400 people. Inc
come address was made py IL. N.Y.
Kenzie, and two different paiirooins
i were thrown open for those VINO en-
| joyed dancing. The party spent the
might here and the next morning were
| divided up among the dfferent hoteis
and homes for breakfast.
| A motorcade of about $50 cars left
| Leesburg at o'clock for tour of
Lake county. In this county the .edi-
| tors had their first view Of real orange
| groves. commencing with those along
| the -loop Of shady dells" just out OF
Leesburg; then to Umatilla, Eustis,
! Mt. Dora, Traverse and Mont Verde
for dinner.
| The dinner, served at Mont Verde
| Industrial school, was a marvel of ac-
complishment for that institution and
made deep and everlasting impression
on the editors. Professor and Mrs.
Carpenter had charge of the dinner,
which was served cafeteria style. It
was prepared and served by the girl
students, assisted by the boys. The
school orchestra furnished music dur
| ing the dinner. In this school the
rich and poor alike learn trades and do
real work.
Then to Clermont, Groveland and
| Mascotte where the train was wait
! ing. Stops were made at all these
towns and everywhere the party were
! shown how wlcome they were by the
| cordially Of the people and by the re-
| freshments furnished. Lake county has
1900 lakes. good asphalt and brick
roads, productive orange groves and a
| live Chamber Of Commerce.
Lakeland, Bradentown.
! The party arrived at Lakeland, one
of the prosperous cities of Florida,
in the evening and were taken to the
city park, where the band entertained
the visitors and the mayor, Mr..
Thompson, and e. L. Writ, cashier, of
the Polk Couty bank, on behalf of the
county, handed to us the keys to the
city and meal tickets while in Lake
land. The evening was spent in sight
seeing.
Arrived at Bradentown, Manatee
county, early the next morning, the
| home of Geo. e. Hosmer, to whom the
credit is due for the successful trip
through Florida. The party break
| tasted at the Manavista hotel. After
We had finished breakfast the proprie-
tor asked that all bow their heads
while he led in prayer. This was the
first time that most of the party ever
had an experience of this kind at a
| hotel.
One hundred and fifty automobiles
were provided for the days drive. 1t
was our good fortune to have as our
host and hostess for the trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Weedman, former residents
of Farmer City. After a drive around
Bradentown and Manatee we visited
4 the Royal Palm nurseries at Oneco;
then to Cortez on Tampa bay, where
a fish dinner was served.
/ Very rich truck land surrounds these
towns. The county ships several thou
sand car loads of vegetables and fruits
each season. Celery, tomatoes, cab
bage, lettuce, eggplant, oranges and
grapefruit make Manatee county pros
porous.
Il Palmetto is a thriving town across
the river from Bradentown, and it was
here that supper was served under a
large tent
Polk County.
Thursday, March II, the party spent
a full and complete day in Polk county
Breakfast was served at Pierce in a
large new warehouse. After breakfas ST
the party was loaded on flatcars and
taken to see the phosphate mines
nearby.
The motercade was made up al
. Highlands Oaks farm, one of the mode
farms of the state. There the cars
! were divided into four sections, each
in charge Of captain, and was con-
Quoted in the most systematic way
, any motorcade On the entire trip was
handled.
: No county in the United States of
| fers more varied resources than Poll
: county, with it's grazing and genera
farming lands, it's high, rolling hill.
5 dotted with clearwater lakes and it.
fine vegetable lands. Here are tn.
!, largest citrus nurseries in the world
here, are the truck gardens which shir
train loads of produce to market
Seventy five per cent of the world.
: raw phosphate is mined in this county
1t has $50 miles of paved asphalt road.
costing over two million dollars
After passing through Mulberry Elk.
port Mine, Morris Mine and the cab
bage fields of Barlow, then Barlow
the county seat of Polk county. 1t i.
nice, clean city with modern build
ings and paved streets.
!. Going directly south to Homeland
and FIT. Meade, then east to F'rostproo
and north past Lake Moody, and Hill
crest lodge, Highland park, LAX,
Wales, where they stopped for dinner
thence to Mountain Lake club, Sta
Lake, Glen st. Mary nursery Dundee
Lake Hamilton, Lake Eva, Haines CITY
; Lake Alfred, Florepce villa hotel
Winter Haven, and ended the day.
drive at Lucerne. This is big pro
ject. 1t is>a 10000 orange grove unde
one nagement.
At the close of the entertainment :
special train of day coaches took u.
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