The Osceola times., 1884-06-14

III is SAID tnht ONtT uOLcu ucW Duilu-
ings are now in process OF erection in
the northern suburbs ofTampa, Fla.
Some Tennesseans have been prospect
ing near Fort Dade, Fla. for a suitable
place to establish a marble yard.
Georgia furniture manufacturers pre-.
dict big movement Of Western furni-
ture men and wood workers into the
South.
The Mississippi Valley Cane Grower
Association will hereafter be known as
the National Association of Cane Grow
ers.
The shipments of cotton from Bam-
berg, Barnwell county, s c., this year,
amount to 6920 bales, as against 1850
bales last year.
At recent sale in Howard county,
Mo-. calves brought 500 80; yearlipgs, $31,-
80; two-year-olds, s49; cows, from s2e to
$40.
Governor Lowery predicts that Missis-
sippi will manufacture into cloth, with.
i'm a few years, every pound of cotton
raised in its limits.
Nearly 500 niles of iilway have been
built in Mississippi during the past two
wears. and the cotton mill output of
the State has been doubled.
In their memorial to Congress the cit
izens of Augusta Ga, ask for an appro-
rriation of $500, 900 100000 for a pub
lie building and $780, 900 for the river.
The South Carolina Legislature has
appropriated $4,000 to make an exhibi-
ton for the State at the Worlds Indus
trial and Cotton Centennial Exposition.
Palestine, Tex, is constantly growing
| Among other buildings goodly number
| of dwelling houses are being erected by
men of moderate means, for their own
use.
It is said that the farmers of Tennes-
see complain of the rabbit pest, but are
making way with them by supplying
| Nashville with half of her meat supply
from that prolific source.
Bermuda grass is being extensively
planted in Southwest Georgia. No land
is too poor to promote its rapid growth.
| Ii will afford an excellent pasturage the
greater part ofthe year.
1t is claimed that .he building OF the
proposed Macon and Florida Air Line
| Railroad would reach fourteen counties,
the total farm products ofwhich amount
in value yearly TO nearly s7,O00,OO0.
The Female Education Aid Associa-
ton, organized in Baltimore Nd, has un-
| dertaken the task of founding and en-
dowing great female seminary which
| shall offer to Young women the oppor-
| tunity for q tlrst-class education.
Tennessee has n school fund of 81 ,000,-
900 annually for 100000 population, out
of which less than 100000 enroll in the
public schools, while the daily attend
ance is less than 100000; only two-ftths
of the children attend school.
The business men of Vicksburg, Miss,
have addressed memorial to Congress
asking that body to restore the harbor of
Vicksburg, by making an appropriation
to bring the Yazoo river in front of the
city.
| National Sciences, Professor III. Carvill
| Lewis exhibited some remarkable mug
gets found in Mon gomery county, n. C.,
| forty miles east of Charlotte and two miles
from Yadkin river.
According TO the report of Special
| Agent Hurt, of the Department Of Agri-
| culme, there is at the present time a
marked tendency in the State Of Missis-
| sippi TO contract the size of the larger
plantations in other words, tendency
towards smaller farms.
The Louisville, KY, cotton project is
| being pushed. Mr. Arthur NJ. Diggles,
| ,a,,r.o,ati,,a, Eagfart, a,,ttoItctu
| ed before the Louisville Board of Trade
! offering one-fourth subscription to a ST.
| SOC, 600 factory TO have 10000 spindles.-
Baltimore M'fr's Record.
Tue Lynehburg, Va, News says that
| the report of the Executive Committee
made splendid exhibit for the business
of Lynchburg. An increase of the asses
sed values of the city from a little over
S3.000,000 in 1868 TO over Sl2,000,000 in
1888 is magnificent showing.
The South Carolina Times and Demo-
crat thinks that persons from abroad
| looking for homes can find no better
place to settle than in Orangeburg coun-
| ty or town. The lands there are excel.
lent and varied in character, and the
| people are hospitabe and public spirited.
The longest line of fence in the world
will be the wire fence to extend from
the Indian Territory west across the
Texas Panhandle and thrty-fve miles
into New Mexico. 1t is said to be over
200 miles long and its purpose is to stop
| the drift Of northern cattle southwark.
1t is asserted t.at the timber region Of
| East Tennessee is destined to become
/ cnpanh only tn tha Ita
for its fine lands have not been cleared
out of great forests of poplar, hickory,
walnut; sycamore and other valuable
timber which have reached fine state
of development.