The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-04-01

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r.,,ahassee takes its name smean-
~1ncestral Acres') from the early
ss,;pole Indians. The site OF the Guy
"a been an indian camp for gem genera, g
IA because of its healthful To-
s Is, Z the hill country of Florida, It
I'd always been highly regarded as :
Mace Of residence.
like the ancient city q Rome o.
1900 i built upon seven hills, but
'ss Ma Rome. the streets are overhung
IN majestic live oaks draped with
, 80, Of long gray Spanish moss
s;y;nr the city and SURROUNDINGS an
atmosphere Of dignity and artistic
beauty
Here the flowers bloom by dooryard
"a roadside the whole year round
snd the famous Cherokee roses nj
s,s,as and fragrant honeysuckle are
J. i found in abundance, making
v,or;das capital truly city OF flow
ers
rs,,ahassee is a city of the old
oouth ! For nearly an hundred years
: has been an important center OF So
( cial events and the scene 9, southern
romance
The city was founded in 1924, ana
hat same year the United States gov
eminent offered the Marquis de La
fayette a township from the public
lands and the sum Of 100000 in rec
IGNITION Of his services to General
washington. Lafayette chose grant
81 land just east Of Tallahassee, IN
Jefferson county.
soon afterward Col. Bird Willis
came with his family from Virginia,
and his daughter, Kate, a grand-niece
Of George Washington, married Prince
Murat, SON Of the King Of Naples.
Prince Murat owned a large estate
near Tallahassee and served success
fully IN public OFFICES. The Murat
homestead is still one a. the promi-
nent landmarks in the city.
Though brilliant OF mind, the prince
was quite eccentric. He dissipated his
life and his money, leaving his faith
full wife penniless. She later receiv-
ed competence from the emperor of
France, with whom she was quite a
favorite. The graves Of the prince
and princess are still pointed out in
the quaint cemetery at Tallahassee.
n spite Of the frontier life the re-
fnenents and luxuriese of civilization
we're maintained in Tallahassee.
Large plantations flourished and the
fertile soil was worked by large num-
bers o. slaves. After the civil war,
however these plantations were brok-
en up into small farms, many Of
which are intensively cultivated.
Agriculture such as few localities in
Florida can boast is to be found in the
Tallahassee country. Here the dairy
ing business has reached large proper
TONS milk and butter by the carload
being shipped daily from this region.
Registered Jerseys are raised by the
hundred and thrive on the rich mea-
dow grass that abounds.
Tobacco was introduced from Cuba
u 1928, and has been successfully
raised ever since that time. The
most profitable varieties are the fine
Sunatra and Cuban tobaccos which
ale raised under shade, quite large
nelds being completely covered with
specially built shades Of lattice. These
nhe grades Of tobacco bring more than
vince e much as the varieties grown
y the open fields.
the soil and climate OF Leon county
.eem admirably adapted to the grow
- o paper-shell pecans, and groves
:. hfee trees are seen in many places.
y oemand for high grade pecan nuts
afee and increasing, and new
Stoves are being planted by enterpris-
IS farmers who plant truck and field
uops between the wide rows OF pc
eal' until the trees come into com
neFeial bearing.
= uees grow to a large size and
e. heavily in this favored region,
70 other small fruits, such as
ines and plums. Watermelons
- noneydew melons also thrive.
..ack farming has not been extern
W practiced, but the possibilities