Milford chronicle., 1927-03-25
SUSSEX LADY ENJOYS
TRIP TO FLORIDA

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To my friends and readers of the
/ Milford Chronicle:
1 am going to tell you about my
trip to Florida. / left Philadelphia
Friday, January 7th, and went to
Baltimore, Md, by train; left Bal
timore at p. m. on the S. S. Glou-
cester, had a delightful trip down,
pleasant weather and was not sea-
sick, while many on board ship
were. 1t took days and nights to
reach Jacksonville, with stop over
of 1 day at Savannah, Ga.
Savannah is a quaint city of his
torical interest, there is where I
saw the first palms growing. They
have beautiful drives in Savannah,
one which is known as Victory
Drive, is 31s miles long. The City of
Savannah gave it as a Memorial to
their boys who fell in the World
War. In the center of the driveway
is a palm planted for each soldier
who fell in the World War. Nine
miles beyond that driveway is Bar
bees Terrapin Farm, the only one
of it's kind in the world. He ships
them to the northern markets and
realizes good prices for them. After
touring the City of Savannah, went
back to the boat and left at z p. m.
Monday for Jacksonville, arriving at
a. m, Tuesday, January 18th. Left
Jacksonville for Clearwater at a.
m, and arrived at Clearwater at
4:45 p. m.
Clearwater, Fla, is a beautiful
city; called the Springtime City
which has its right name, for the 8
weeks 1 was there, there was not
day that the sun did not shine.
Clearwater is the county seat of Pin
elias County and OverlOoks the
Clearwater Bay and the Gulf of Mex
leo and has a population of 10,5OO
people, is 46 feet above sea level, has
rs miles of paved streets, and they
are completing a free causeway
across Clearwater Bay connecting
Clearwater with the Gulf where you
will find the most delightful bath
/ ing every day in the year. The cause
way also gets you in touch with
Mandalay, The Island of Thousand
Palms.
While stopping at Clearwater 1
visited st. Petersburg which is just
south of Clearwater, also Tampa, 30
miles east of Clearwater and Tarpon
! Springs, Is miles north of Clear
water. Tarpon Springs has the lar
gest sponge market in the world.
The sponge fishing is done by the
Greeks, who have a large settlement
there. They go out in the Gulf in
large boats and dive from IS to 80
feet to get the sponge from the bot
tom of the Gulf, bleach it in the sun
and then it is ready for the market.
went by automobile to Zephyr
Hills, rs miles from Clearwater, a
beautiful little town among the
hills of Florida. Six miles from
Clearwater is Safety Harbor, the
town marks the landing place of
De Soto when he was hunting for
the fountain of youth. 1t is situated
on old Tampa Bay, has a large san
itarium and is noted for its mineral
water, the springs are known as
Espirites Santo Springs. The miner
al water that flows from this spring
has made wonderful cures of rheu-
matism, neuritis, stomach trouble,
eczema and diabetes.
While in Clearwater 1 Joined the
Tourists Association which met in
the park every Thursday afternoon.
The park is beautifully located over
looking the Bay and Gulf. During
the tourist season the City of Clear
water furnishes a band at the eX-
pense of $4,000 and they give a
concert every afternoon and evening.
There are all kinds of games in the
park for the benefit Of the tourist,
such as bowling, tennis, quolts'
checkers and others as well as
nice playground for small children.
Among the tourist I found some
knockers. I wanted to say stop
knocking Florida. One man made a
remark like this "Florida has gone
to the devil" To those who think
Florida a thing of the past might as
we'll get that notion out OF their
heads. Take everything else out OF
Florida, but you can't rob it OF its
wonderful climate, neither has Flor
ida gone broke. It now has in her
treasury S13,O00,00O and don't owe a
penny. How many other states in
the Union can boast Of that? None.
While the people north were shiVer-
ing with cold, was baslking in the
beautiful sunshine of Florida. There
was a cold snap visited the State
January 18th and 18th and did some
damage to fruit and flowers and
shrubbery, but the next day it was
nice and warm and no snow and
slush to wade around in for days
after. There are 1870 more tourists
in Clearwater than ever before.
There are several smaller places
of interest adjacent to Clearwater;
very beautiful place called New
Port Richey, situated along the An
clote River, the drive along the
banks of this river is delightful, has
many pretty flowers and natural
growing palms.
The real ability of a city is in di-
rect ratio to it's churches. Seven de-
nominations are represented in
Clearwater that are not merely
structures but institutions as well.
While was in Clearwater had the
pleasure of hearing Bishop Mouzon,
ono Of the able sneakers of the