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Southward Florida Excursion Tour Reaches Tampa Bay
A lengthy recount of Col Ainsworth alighting in Florida with the Wisconsin Press Association, touring Savannah Suwanee Orange Belt sites, Bishop Harris groves, Ocala platform links, and Tampa Bay Hotel visits. The piece blends travel lore with portraits of locals and business figures, detailing scenery, plantations, and regional commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Col Ainsworth
Plankinton
Chicago
Wisconsin Press Association
Frank J. Reed
Monon
Cincinnati
James Barker
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Huron
F. F. Smith
Fred
Wilson M. Cash
South
Cash
South Dakota
John F. Bates
Surveyor General
Gen. Taylor
John
Joan
Messrs
Smith & Cash
Lookout Mountain
Mission Ridge
Grant
Mocasin Point
National
Savannah
DeSoto
Hermitage
Kentuckey
Austin
Suwanee
Suwanee Springs
Oe Elliott
Col. Elliott
D. H. Elliott
Sanford
Fla
Associated Railroad Land Department of Florida
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
Suwanee Station
Lou Melville
Everybay
Suwanee River
Liver Oak
Florida Central and Peninsula Railroad
Waldo
Bishop Harris
Bishop
Harris
Silver Springs
Ocala
Georgia