THE SANFORD


GRANT.


special interest in this grove is a lemon-tree of great size
that produces annually from twelve to twenty thousand
lemons of an excellent quality. Other noted groves of the
vicinity are those of Markham, Ginn, French, and others.
 Sanford is the northern terminus of the Florida Rail-
road, now extending twenty-two miles to Orlando, the
county-seat, and its freight-houses, car-shops, and fine pier
are completed. i The pier, built of palmetto and pitch pine,
is not excelled by any in the whole country. From one to
four steamers-several of which are elegant boats-arrive


he pier
Several
great
a bank
olstery


s daily.
enterprises are now under consideration that will
y to the importance of the city. Among them
ing-house, a factory for curing Spanish moss for
purposes, and an establishment for canning, cur-


ing, packing, and preserving the delicate fruits of this re-
gion. The bank is much needed, and the other schemes
are sure to be of great benefit, offering a near and trust-
worthy market for all fruit-crops.
 The city has good schools, two good halls, and about
thirty well-established commercial houses, and transacted a
business of nearly eight hundred thousand dollars in 1880.
The Episcopalians have a very attractive church-edifice,
built through the efforts of Mrs. General Sanford.
 There is a demand for labor in Sanford, especially
skilled labor, such as that of carpenters'; in fact, one of the
drawbacks has been scarcity of mechanics-and I happen
to know of several parties who are now delayed in the


prosecution of their intended improvements by the lack of
labor.
 From the beginning of his enterprise, this has been a
serious trouble to the General in his improvements. At
first, he attempted to employ colored labor; but in those
days, about the years 1870-'74, the "cracker" natives that
lived scattered about this region were bitterly opposed to


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