Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1922-03-02
DOWN IN TnE SOUTHLAND
J. K. Forney wr,fes Of TraveIs In
FIorida and Cuba y


OF February 21:
81 will give you a few of the places
of the route after leaving Abilene
January 20. The first stopping place
was New Orleans, visited several
relatives: then to Jacksonville and
st. Augustine, one day each. From
there to Orlando. By train and motor
bus to Winter Park, visited the II. Il.
Coulson family there and returned
to Orlando for the night. Next day
motor bus to Lakefield, changed cars
to the Arcadia line and reached that
place by $50 y. m. and soon found
H. J. T0nkin and remained in Ar
cadia and vicinity two days. From
there by rail to Bradintown to visit
some old friends from Pennsylvania
and from there to Sarasota where
Mrs. Maria Engle and her daughter
here for the winter. forgot to men
ton that at Arcadia met Mr.. Her.
ring who lived south Of Navarro
some thirty years since. He Is bring
ing to Arcadia fresh roasting ears
edCn ulOutu VI TIC yOoA'
After leaving Sarasota again by
motor bus to Tampa. The South
Florida fair was on. They had a
large display Of fruit, not many cat
tie but q fine display Of hogs, some
that weighed 900 pounds. Remained
there four days. taking one day to go
to st. Petersburg, the sunshine city
of Florida. When there is a day the
sun does not shine the daily papers
there are all free-yOu need not pay
for them. They made the statement
that the sun shone $50 days in 1921.
"Returning to Tampa, heard Will
liam Jennings Bryan give speech
at the fair on the grandstand. Leav-
ing Tampa again on motor bus to
Plant City and Lakeland for the
night. This route was through the
great strawberry district and the
BOYS along the route sold them at
% cents per quart box. Starting
again In the morning by bus line to
Wachula, Avon Park and landed that
evening at Sebring. There Rev.
Teller from Navarro had a revival
meeting and at that place / met some
relatives from Pennsylvania and a
number of friends who are spending
the winter there. This is an entire
Ily new place but ten years old ana
there are thousands of acres In
oranges and grape fruit in bearing.
Remained there over Sunday, then
to Moore Haven in the muck SOIL
country and then taking small boat
ND the drainage canal into Lake
|Okeechobee across into the East
Canal and down the canal to with
In 10 miles from West Palm Beach
Then q motor bus to West Palm
Reach, There | met all the Riddle
families. Kenyon and his wife from
Middletown, Ohio, Were in Florida
for few weeks.
Il visited the various parts of b0tl
the cities which are close together
and along the long line of the beacl
at the ocean full Of bathers. Afte
two days took Cadillac touring ca
TO Miami; arrived there mt noon ant
learned that boat was leaving 10
Havana at p. m.-$3O round trip
So boarded that at 3 y. III.
After leaving, the sea was som
, rough, but we We're crossing tn
, waves. BY 10 p. m. the c0urs
changed to. the southwest i'll tn
, channel then we were in the trough
, or straight and the boat rocked tn
balance of the night SO you felt your
self slide M and down in your bed
The dining room was almost deserted
, for breakfast; the dishes would slid
off the tables. This kept up unit
the hill of Moro Castle into the har
Dor.
'In landing l picked out hote
guide. Went with him to famll.
hotel. He was Spanish Cuban bu
could speak enough English so W.
could get along fine. None OF TIT
table waiter girls could understand
word Of English. enjoyed thel
Cuban ways of cooking and my appe
tite increased. Leaving the nQte
Yesterday morning took the young
man with me as an interpreter to {
firm where we hold eggs IN storage
and ship them. and arriving there
found a younger brother of the firm
very pleasant and interesting younl
man who could speak English very
well. He took me to NUMBER o.
retailers who handled the eggs ant
they all gave good compliments t'
the quality of the goods and the neat
ness Of the cases.
"The city of Havana is very in
teresting place. The old city Il
compact, close together, narrow
streets; the new has fine and wide
boulevards. Pennsylvania Hershey
chocolate manufacturers have tnt
most modern, up-tO-date sugar mil
in Cuba, has his own plantation and
laid out town. Hershey by name
and built an electric railway from
the Havana docks to his mill. about
20 miles out and runs an electric
train with three long coaches foi
passenger travel.
IT had been several times to the
general delivery Of the postoffice and
this time in handing In my name
they asked my friend II was the
"Forney" (Fordney) who prepared
and recommended a bill at Wash
u..s