Milford chronicle., 1931-02-27
TELLS OF FLORIDA
Tampa, Fla., Feb. II, 1891.

Tampa, tla., Feh. II, 1851.
Dear Colonel:
| find time TO write after laying of
for two weeks account of the sigI
being in the feet. Something unus-
ual occurred in Tampa during the
fair week and the day of the Gaspi-
rilla on the Hillsboro river. There
We're nine persons from the fishing
and oyster town of Bowers, Del, and
the line of boats headed by the Pi-
rate boat followed by the five coast
guards and many other boats in line
will long be remembered by r. M.
Ewing and wife, Bernard Schaeffer
and wife, Arthur Stokesbury, wife
and son Arthur. J. =. Cross and wife.
The display aboard the Pirate ship
entering Tampa harbor was a we'll
managed celebration. Thousands of
people from every state in the
Union aud Canada lined the banks
of the HillsborO river. Foreign boats
in the harbor Joined in blowing whis-
/ Ties and shooting of guns, bedlum
turned loose, the flags and decora-
tions in the vessels rigging, floating
I in the breeze, was all the eye could
/ CLEAN for. Every available spot along
the banks of the river was rented for
auto parking and in most cases the
proceeds went to charity. 1t was a
part of the South Florida Fair. The
fair was held from Feb. 3rd to Feb
14th. The exhibits from many for
eign countries, particularly the
Dutch villa, was as natural as home
life could make; it drew very large
crowds to see the life of the Dutch
people as they live in Holland. Many
pieces of their handicraft was on
display. The Dutch movie show was
well attended. men, women and the
young folks were there in native
costumes and sang the native songs.
The largest day of attendance was
9767S people passed through the
gates. Every county in The State of
Florida was well represented with
large and wonderful exhibits. The
weather was all could he asked for
and the total paid admissions was
67S,3l2. The affair was a grand sue
cess to patrons and management. At
ter getting settled of several days at
tending the fair, the writer and his
party made trip TO New Port Rich
ie, 45 miles west of Tampa, and also
Port Richie, few miles a part. Both |
towns are beautifully made ON the /
banks of the Cotee river. houses of |
wonderful design. grounds laid out |
by Landscape artists, river banks /
walled with stone kept white washed, |
row boats, motor boats, men, wom- /
en- aud children fishing, backs, or .
mullcts commonly called in south
ern waters. jumping their way of
feeding to the pleasure of every one.
The fishermen were catching trout
and sheephead, mullets do not take
the hook but work in the river from
the Gulf Many seine fishermen i'll
Port Richie and work in the Gulf are
not allowed to fish their nets in the
river, as it is a great river for ang
Iers. whom are tourists. On both
sides of the river are the most beau
.iful residences and we'll built con
,rete roads with signs-private,
Keep out.
The northern people own most of
he homes and are occupied by them
n5winteI and left in. charge Of care
-dAElGs NAAANlA sAANEo NAAl HAO1 AAANAAS w
he natives. Not being fully fed up
IN travelling, Wednesday, Feb, 18th,
We made II trip to the jungles OH
friday, Feb 20th 1t is also along
he Gulf-seems as if we can't keep
way from the Gulf of MeXico-must
lave a magnetic power working OH
one Of the party, at least. 1t is
lso favored with nice homes and
rives. The Fenway Hotel in the
ungles is one of the finest in Flor
la, has it's golf course, shooting
lub, riding horseback grounds, as
ou say in jungles along the key of
he Gulf but up-to-date in every re-
epeCt
We also took trip to st. Peters
urg the same week. More tour
Sts there than when we were there
few weeks ago, in fact st. Peters,
urg has more tourists than any
revious year. They do more to at
,act the tourists than any city in
lorida, and the tourists are surely
lere, but as much as we looked in
le parks on the million dollar pier
G failed to see native son of Del
ware. While there are some there,
0 doubt, we did not see any ming
ng in crowds We are going to
iami and Palm Beach on Tuesday.
ut of Tampa for 10 days and we
rely will see some of our Della
are people on the East Coast. Mi
nj is 272 miles from Tampa, south
st Spring time is here i'll all its
ory, trees in blossom, 1t seems as
flowers never die here. Flowers
hen we came, 18th of Nov. last, and
i'll beautiful flowers, but the South
Is it's summer and it's winter.
ank the many people of lower Del
ware for their nice letters of appre-
alton of my Florida letters print
in the Milford Chronicle, and also
e Milford Publishing Co My OBJ
It in life is to give pleasure to
hers as well as to receive it.
JOSEPH T. CROSS,
900 Il. Giddens Ave,
Tampla, Fla.
What this country needs today is