Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-22

The Palstka and 81. Augustine Railroad is q
certainty. The line has been permanently
located and the work OF construction will be
commenced at once.
Work is progressing on both ends of the
Jacksonville, ST. Augustine and Halifax Rail
road.
Lumber is rapidly accumulating on the Flori-
da Central and Western dock, and but few yes
sels in port to carry it away.
The Auditors books Of Leon county show
that the entire debt OF the county amounts 10
81. $50. which comprises the f1ating debt Of
scrip. sls,e62 g. and the bonded debt $50 60.
Lsborers are wanted On the Jacksonville and
81 Augustine Railroad
Georgia contractors got the work on the
Bainbridge and ChattahOO chez Railroad and,
10 Is reported, viii put on Georgia convict labor.
Members OF the Florida Southern Railroad
sre now IN Europe making such NEGOTIATIONS
a. viii cOnduce 10 pushing their railroad for
" iri % completion Il is proposed to put five
huudret miles OF road under contract in the
near future
The steel track OF the Tropical Railroa from
OcalA % Wildwood is said TO be one OF the best
new roads ever built in the Stste. The road
| he is broad. well ditched. aud its grades only
/ thirty feet 70 the mile. Much heavy work was
I encountered during its cOnstruci ion.
! Engineers are now in the field locating the
HeIly prof cted road from Harts road TO the
/ Georgia c1nnertion with the Brunswick and
I Macon Road IL IS the intention Of the COM
/ panv 20 push the road to an early completion
l They expect to have the cars running through
I in November.
Several wears ago the steamer Alice suzk
/ near RIcoe's bluT. On the Apaiachicola river
| with six hundred barrels Of whisky in her
ho.d. There is talk OF an org lnizatiOn to search
/ fo- it Also Il is p-opO 10 recover the
/ Sl.0ll sunk with the Indian, about twenty five
/ miles above ApalachicOla-
Col Charles A Boardman. the Land Com
/ missioner Of the Florida Southern Railroad
/ has recently returned from Boston and tn.
/ West He is agitsting the question Of q line Oi
/ hght-draught steamers between New York
/ Jacksonville and Palatka He is an active bust
| ness man. ana knows how to get what hi
/ wants.
The Uniiei States steamer Tallapoosa ha
/ gone % Chester. Pa, to take in TOW one section
1 of the rec ently constructed dry dock intended
/ Tor the Pensacola Navy \ ard. and will prCc eeC
/ with il TO its destination. The other secticI
/ viii be tnwed here by the United States steamer
/ Powh~tan. One or the other of these ship
I returning will probably tow the frOncl4d Cn
/ uOnicus 70 the GOspOrt Navy Yard for furthe
/ repairs.
/ The Florida Southern Railroad will shortl,
/ build. at Palatka. a mammoth bulldog to GOV
/ er its wharveS The lower Il Dor will be simply
the wharf. the upper floor viii be devoted {,
/ TIL offices Of the company. of which there art
i many The Land department of be company
] l~ large nat. the AulllOF department EN-
i pl 'yS ten clerks, and the rapid extension oi
/ the line Of road makes the engineering de
| par-ment bulky one. Tue new building viii
| b. about l95 bS over 400 feet.
/ Dr. c J. Kenworthy. Of jacksonville. Ia.
/ succee led in producing dwarf orange trees
i He buds any varietV into the Otaheite orange
/ and the result is a Dwarf orange tree or bush
/ IL has the same relation to the standard thai
/ dwarf pears and sppies do 20 the standard
] the fruit Is as large aud hne. the bushes be al
/ heavy crops. but being dwarfs they are set ONLY
/ five feet apart. Or. KanwOrthy's trees. twenty
\ in number. are less than two years old and ye
I thirteen are bearing, aud have on them 81!
/ oranges This is very ine showiny, and sine,
/ l.1t2 may be set on an acre of land, they will
/ without doubt prove valuable.
| Another route TO Jacksonville is in prospect
| Application has been made by L. NJ L9umis
/ SEmuI Thomas and others, of New York. &c
/ build a line from Buff tlO, station on the NJ
/ con ana Brunswick Railroad. about eighteen
| miles from brunswick. to Hart's Oad, whicl
/ connects with the Florida Railroad. HarUi
| rosd runs from this point Ct connection tC
/ Jacksonville This line, when cOmDlt ted. vii
/ be known the East GeOrgil and FlOridi
/ r silroad. sni VIII pass through st. Mays.
| charter was granted 4 long time ago for a rOa,
| from st. Marys u Doctortown. but the new
| hne viii De twenty five miles shorter
/ Col Hart. Of Palatka. aud Capt. Joe Smitl
/ vii place a nice steamer. capable OF ac sOm
/ modzting fifty passengers, on the Indian rive
/ in time for the next seasons business Thel
/ have been running the steamer Marion the pas
l winter from Sanford to Lake P0insett on tn,
/ Ro.S Ledge route. They viii puE on another
| steamer 70 run ia connection with the Marion
/ from sanford 10 Lake Poinsett, which is bu
| three miles from Rock Led @, on the IndiaT
/ river. his will give almost daily boat Th'
i Indian river boat will run from Rock LeGg,
/ north 90 Titusville. Dummi-t's Grove, etc. anC
| s1uth 70 Fort CaprAn. Jupiter and In1ial
/ liver inlets, and to within five miles of Lax
/ Worth.
! The Jacksonville UniOn, in a resume OF tn,
/ crop prospsce throughout the State, says
| The clrn crop is fne throughout the State
/ the cat crop Is generally good where good rus
/ proof seed was planted, aud failure wheri
/ comm II seed was used. Cane is very prOmis
\ inE lha CRAFTY ing fact is apparent that tht
/ people are paving greater attention to pro
1 vision crops and planting less cotton. Ply thi
| course Florida can so become independt n
/ of Northern and Western markets, except 70
/ her supply Of -four. The orange yied will no
/ Ue 50 large. { kiug The whole State over. il
| proportion TO the number Of bearing trees al
| it was last year. but as there will be NOR
\ trees in bearing. the crop will be in excess o
/ that Of last year. Upon a survey OF the whole
| state the outlook for a prosperous year il
/ every section is most eucoura ging'