Third annual descriptive and statistical report of the industries and advantages of the city of Jacksonville.

Publication

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Jacksonville History Center

Name/Title

Third annual descriptive and statistical report of the industries and advantages of the city of Jacksonville.

Entry/Object ID

Library.1702

Tags

Library Rare books collection as of June 4 2023

Description

194 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm The third annual descriptive and statistical report of the industries and advantages of the city of Jacksonville / Prepared by the statistical committee and issued by the Jacksonville Board of trade. For the statistical year 1886-87. The 3rd annual descriptive and statistical report of the industries and advantages of the city of Jacksonville. Poughkeepsie, N.H. Haight & Dudley, printers 1887. Prepared by the statistical committee and issued by the Jacksonville Board of trade. Preface: Data given covers the period of time between the 1st day of July, 1886 and the last day of June, 1887 Some new features have been added and the number of copies for circulation has been considerably increased. Contents: Board of trade: History of the Board -- Officers and committees -- President's annual address -- Secretary's financial report -- Constitution -- By-laws / Jacksonville -- City's growth and beginning -- Old city boundaries -- New city charter -- Jax real estate -- City's population -- Climate at Jax -- Sanitary system -- Mortuary statistics -- City government, 1887 -- Municipal fortunes -- Assessment and tax rate -- Streets and drives -- City schools 1886-87 -- Paid fire department -- Jax Post Office -- Hotels -- Manufacturing interests -- Wholesale trade -- Retail trade -- Banking facilities -- New buildings -- Sub-tropical exposition -- Railway connections -- River commerce -- How to reach Jacksonville / Duval County -- General feature -- Sea Islands -- Pablo Beach -- Mandarin -- County public schools -- Finances of the county / Florida -- Population -- Climate and health -- Finances -- Taxation -- Education -- Appendix -- Index of advertisers -- Map of Jacksonville (Missing). Interesting facts: Most notable event was reception given to the steamer Cherokee, 1st ship of Clyde Line to Jax -- Unpaved streets major defect of city so paving of Bay Street between Market and Julia with the Wyckoff wooden pavement set precedent -- In memoriam Captain John Rich died in Jax March 29, 1886, Florida agent of Mallory Steamship Line -- St. James Hotel is the pioneer fashionable hotel in Florida -- Park Opera house rebuilt after fire. Some of the illustrations include: Moncrief Spring -- St. James Hotel -- Murray Hall at Pablo Beach -- St. Luke's Hospital -- County jail -- Tremont House -- Grand View Hotel -- Hotel Togni -- Varous bank buildings -- Law Exchange -- Everett Hotel.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Statistics., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Economic conditions., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Commerce., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History., Pablo Beach (Fla.) -- History., Florida Sub Tropical Exposition -- (1888 : -- Jacksonville, Fla.)., Jacksonville Board of Trade (Fla.) -- History., Rich, John, 1839-1886., St. James Hotel (Jacksonville, Fla.)., Mandarin (Fla.) -- History., Clyde Steamship Company., Mallory Steamship Company.

Publication Details

Author

Jacksonville Board of Trade. Statistical Committee (Fla.)

Publisher

Board, The.

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Jacksonville, Fla.

Call No.

Rare Book HF 296 .J14 1886-87