Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-10
LETTER FROM FLORIDA WATTS
SUMMER AIR NORIHWARD

ent. Mr.. Dunn has acquired a large
piece of property on which there is a
pecan grove where he expects to make
his home. Mr.. Dunn plant to return
to Wausau in May to make arrange
ments to return to Florida in the fall.
Melvin Weeks of Wisconsin Rapids
is also at Gainesville and Messrs.
Dunn, Weeks and Eaton recently re-
turned from an auto trip to Miami, of
which Mr.. Dunn says:
Il took the trip principally for the
reason that | wanted to convince my
self, that | had made no mistake in
determining to locate in carlton. Our
route was from Gainesville to Ocala
and between these two points | saw
as fine farms as / have seen anywhere
in Florida From Ocala we went to
Apopka, Orlando and on to Kissimee.
passing through the great orange belt
of Florida. Thousands of acres of
new groves are being set out all
through the territory. A great deal
of northern capital has been invested
at Orlando, but when the truth is
known about the productiveness of
the soil of old Alchua county, | be-
lieye the stream will be diverted.
From Kissimee we crossed forty miles
of prairie and came out at Melbourne,
on the East coast, and from there to
Palm Beach and Miami. We went
further south in Florida in an auto
mobile propelled under it's own power
than was ever made before, reaching
within five miles of Cape Sable. There
are automobiles theres but they have
been taken down by boat We also
covered the Indian river country, fa-
nous for it's orange groves"
From E. B. Thayer, formerly editor
of The Pilot, who with his wife is in
Florida, come the following. ''In
Jacksonville we met Nathan Heine-
mann and son, Sol, who are making
their way to Miami by automobile.
Together we saw the sights of lack
sonville and ST. Augustine, taking the
ride between the two cities. The
former is one of the progressive, up
to date cities of Florida. We found
tha1 The large sightseeing truck of
that city were Milwaukee owned and
operated. The large ostrich farm
which attracts tourists, was started
by a Milwaukeean.
Quaint, Old City.
est Augustine is quaint old city
the oldest in the United States.
The most ancient part of it was laid
out by the SpaniardsN and is attractive
with its narrow streets Spanish
homes, the historic fort, Marion, built
about 500 years ago to protect settlers
vfrom the Seminole Indians; the large
city gates built by the Spanish; the
oldest church (the first Roman Cath
olic church on record in America.)
In new st. Augustine is much that is
beautiful, particularly the Ponce de
Leon hotel President-elect Harding
is spending February at the Ponce
de Leon, the time the tourist season
is at its height Sunday, the thir-
teenth, the first day On which we were
there with thousands of others, was
Mrs. Harding's first day at the Ponce
de Leon, and since it has been the
scene of daily conferences which are
making American history. The big
gest men in his party are participat-
ing.
''The main source of enjoyment in
most of the cities of Florida is golf.
One can see very attractive links of
nine and eighteen holes in nearly
every city of any size in the state.
Enroute l met an elderly Scotch gen
tleman who said he was going to
Winter Park to play golf. Among
others, he intended to play with L. A.
Pradt, who by this time is probably
on his way south.