Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-29
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It is reported that a paper is soon to he
started at Fort Myers.
Between 500 and 1000 boxes Of oranges are
being shipped from AicanOpy daily.
The first ram that has fallen at Carabele IN
months wet the earth few days ago.
The average attendance at the public school
AT GAINESVILLE during the past week was l23
Thirty new buildings have been erecfcl in,
Enterprise and vicinity during the past year
Inc faces OF last winters visitors are he
coming quite common on the streets Of Gaines
There were 645,OOO cigars. Il bales of snorqe
and ll2 hides shipped to New York from Kew
West last week.
There are now thirty-two sunday schools OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church South in
operation IN the Tampa district.
Consular invoices have been received at the
custom house, Pensacola, Of six cargOes Of
foreign merchandise now en- route
The teachers and pupils of the public
school az Gainesville have formed themselves
into a library association for the purpose of
beginning library for the school.
Eleven Georgians passed Carabene in a skifr
a lew days ago The whole town turned ont
70 GET look at the party. \ Nag dying al the
masthead bespoke the Democratic triumpb
The Titusville Star says that the cuqya
trees IN that section are still in bloom. and
also hang loaded with green and ripe fruit.
Ihey VIII probably bear nearly all winter
should no frost appear.
Chas. Z. BOynton. Of the wholesale firm
OF Chamberlain, BOyntOn q Co., Atlanta,
Ga. has rented Bishop Whipple's residence
at Maitland, and will live there during the
winter. Mrs BOyntOn is the sister of pr
lege.
There being no organized EFFORT at Gaines
vile Tor the aid OF the poor, and for the burial
or strangers who die in needy circumstances
relief association was organized at tie close
Of the service yesterday in the Methodist
ehufeh. Inc movement Is not denOmina<
Tampa Tribune: Capt. James McKav's new
steamer for the Tampa and KEY West line ar
rived in Onr bay from New York on last We'd
nesday morning. Her name is the Alicia 4.
Nashburne. She is but three years old, and
is rated Al for four years longer. She is tie
same length as the Lizzie Henderson. is feet
wider, and has greater power than the Lucy
Miller. She now has accommodations for
about p hrst-class passengers. Messrs. Ward.
stanton X CO., the builders of the steamer
Manatee, are also the builders Of the Wash
burne.
Maitland correspondent Sanford Journal:
The Hon. Lewis Lawrence, who has recently
acquired the title of President maker" has
just returned from Utica, y. Y, To his
charming home upon the south bank of Lake
Maitland. Through his influence an able.
concise and ringing manifesto was issued bv
the Independent Republicans of Oneida
county, n Y, signed by large and influen-
tial committee, of which Mr.. Lawrence was
Chairman, and representing !. 200 Republicans
IN that noble old county. giving seven un-
answerable reasons why they intended to
discard Blaine and vote for Grover Cleveland.
Barlow Informant: Oranges are coming in
at the rate of 81, 600 to 0,000 per day, and are
readily taken at figures that place orange cul-
ture far ahead of any other industry that is
open alike to all, and the demand grows faster
than The product increases. Here in Polk
county there are thOUs .nds Of acres of hum
mock land that can be bought FOR $40 TO 50 per
acre, that VIII sustain so to 50 trees to the
acre; and while the grove is coming on will
make crops Of vegetables and small crops,
more than enough TO pay all expenses and in
terest on the money invested, and in 10 years,
If good attention is given and average success
attained, the grove VIII pay from $500 to $500
per acre, and in 20 years it
Will have reached at least $1,000 per
acre, even if oranges are only worth
8 cents per dozen. There is another feature
Of this crop too often overlooked. and that is
the benefit conferred upon labor and COM
merce by it. For instance. 10 acres in corn,
at an average crop, makes one car load, while
cotton will only make a car load to 81 acres.
Ten acres in an orange grove produces 100
carloads, or more. giving employment to rs
many men. and to commerce as much of
freight as l,20O acres of corn, or 6,000 acres in
cotton. 1t is easier to handle more agreea-
Bile as an occupation, and far more remuner-
ative than any other business. And a grove
once set is for generations, no one yet being
able to tell the living age of an orange tree.