The Yale expositor., 1922-04-06

days gone Dy. FOr niles we urONe
through forests with the pine
trees tapped and running pitch
for the turpentine stills.
In southern Georgia we crossed
several new bridges, all toll
bridges, toll as high as $3.50 over
one bridge.
We travelled for miles on roads
built through the swamps, and
three or four feet of water on
each side, and swamp as far as
you could see all around. Not
very pleasant to drive through.
Then we came to the Florida line
which we were very glad to cross.
We had been on the road fifteen
days and we were somewhat
tired.
Not having any tire trouble on
the whole journey, we soon reach
ed jacksonville. which is called
the Gateway to Florida"
Jacksonville is a very pretty
city located on the st. Johns river,
has many beautiful parks, one
park has forty rods of roses all
in bloom. There are flowers of all
kinds and they bloom the year
round. Palm trees grow here in
abundance.
The climate is the prime at
traction, but the development of
the state attracts many who be-
come permanent residents. The
days are very warm, but there is
always a cool breeze, making it
very comfortable. They had
three slight frosts in this city
this winter.
We stayed in Jacksonville for
a few weeks visiting all the places
of interest. We left there travel
ing down the east coast and stop
ped at the different cities which
were on our route as follows:
st. Augustine. the oldest city
in the United States. is thickly
sprinkled with places of historic
interest. 1t was here that Ponce
de Leon landed in his search for
the tabled Fountain of Youth.
among the Joints of interest Fort
Marion, formerly Fort San Marco
stands foremost. Thi5 tremendous
structure is built of coquina,
sand-shell rock found on Anastas-
ia island, opposite the city. Indian
slave labor was used in building
the fort. Work on the fortress
was commenced in 1888 and COM
pleted in 1855. We also visited
all the antique buildings.
At Ormond the richest man in
the world has his winter home.
Daytona is a beautiful place
and has one Of the largest beach
es in the world.
We passed through the Indian
River fruit belt which extends
about two hundred miles along
the Indian river. One grove we
were in had three thousand
trees loaded with oranges and
grapefruit. There is one grove
after another all along the river.
AT Cocoa, there is wonderful
zoo with animals of all kinds.
Palm Beach is a visitors city.
Globe trotters that wend their
way over continents and oceans
pause at Palm Beach and bask
in her salubrious bounties.
Search all lands and chimes and
no more splendid hostelry can be
found than the far famed Royal
Poinciana. This hotel has two
thousand eight hundred rooms,
and one thousand six hundred
employees. We stayed at Palm
Beach several days.
We are now stopping at Miami.
and like it here about the best
of any city We have toured.
Miami's accessibility to the
ocean front and to bathing
beaches is now an acknowledged
feature, for the splendid new
causeway which unites city and
seashore.
William Jennings Bryan gives
speech in the City Park every
Sunday morning and has a Sun
day School Glass of two thousand
people.
Florida has all types of hotels
from the most palatial deliberately
furnished to the simplest hostelry.
There are winter homes from
magnificent villas to humble bun
galows. We drove through the
Deering estate, which is in this
city. The buildings are of Spanish
architecture. This estate cost
twelve million. We also visited
VIM. j. Bryan's home which joins
the Deering estate.
There are sports of all kinds
here. Hunting, fishing, boating,