Milford chronicle., 1930-11-28
LETTERS FROM OUR FOLKS
Joseph p. Cross, OF Bowers Beach
Tampa, Fla, Nov. 20. 1880


Joseph p. Cross, OF Bowers Beach
Tampa, Fla, Nov. 20. 1890.
Dear Tommy
After 61a days of auto travel from
Bowers Beach, Delaware, to Tampa,
we arrived here without one minutes
delay from any cause, except stop
over which was of our own making
Every one with whom we came into
contact was kind and courteous; es-
pecially the hotels and tourist homes
along the route, and we got the best
OF service.
There is not so many travelling
this fall as in former seasons to the
southlands, so all are alert for bust
ness Our first night out was on the.
Steamer Maryland, from Cape
Charles, Va to Norfolk, where we
arrived at noon. The second might
found us at Rocky Mount, N. c., at
the Cambridge Hotel. The third
night we stopped at Florence, S. c.,
where we stopped at tourist home,
with Mrs. Kinds and everything
hOmelike. Savannah, Ga, was our
fourth night, and at the Leslie HO-
tel, grand old Southern Home, now
serving the public at a moderate
price and real Southern food. Our
| fifth night was at St. Augustine, Fla,
in another fine old home catering
| for tourists; citrous fruits, pecan
ruts growing in the yard, fresh fish,
corn bread, so what better you want.
We were told to help ourselves by
MI. and Mrs. Charles Pacetti, who
were in charge of the kitchen.
Our sixth night was passed at Kis-
samee City, Fla, which is 16 miles
below Orlando, where we found as
our hosts, Mr.. and Mrs. Souders,
formerly of Chamberburg, Pa, who
have been inss Kissamee City for 25
years, and have a beautiful home in
a beautiful town.
We arrived in Tampa, Wednesday
noon and hauled up along a curb line
to get view and have few words
with Mrs. Cross, when a gentleman
stopped his car alongside and said
Il see you are from the one time ia
nous peach belt, but now the apple
state, and l know that you are tour
lists. Are you looking for a rest-over
place, or 4 winter home?" He was
a man of pleasing appearance, good
expression and appeared to be
worthy of trust, so l answered, yes,
a winter home. Our impressions
turned out to be right and soon we
had arranged for the home adjoining
him in nice apartment, with
large porch covered with a large |
poincetta flowers and many other
flowers in the yard, citrous fruits in
a beautiful neighborhoOd; relieved /
of the worry as to where we would /
locate and pass our nights.
To travel by auto from Delaware |
to Florida is not a case for worry. |
With maps and guides covering the
route you select, there is no cause
to run into any snags of trouble. The
maps show the state roads, which .
have markers for Identification,
through the cities and towns the en-
tire distance, so here we are sitting
pretty in the southland.
Tampa is a beautiful city with
delightful climate; folks are bathing
in the ocean every day, but most of
them go to the swimming pools. We
sit on the beach until late in the
evening, or on the porches. Citrous
fruits of all kinds priced as follows:
grape fruit, one cent each; oranges,
three dozen for rs cents; spinach,
three pounds for ten cents. Not a
potato soil, however.
Houses are for sale or rent in
The boom went bang,
and left lot of people on the short
end; but in a beautiful south, that
will comeback again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ewing are
within few miles of Tampa, and
have a nice home situated in the
citrous fruit belt. "A
We have met Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard \
Schaffer, of Bowers Beach, Del. and
they live at Sulphur Springs. We
expect to see several more of our A
Delaware people here in Florida; so
if they desire any information, we
will gladly give them our expert
ence II
Mrs. Cross and myself tender our \
regards to you and my good friend Il
Colonel Townsend.
Sincerely yours,
JOSEPH P. CROSS,