Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-18

first instance in years where The letter
pouch has been lost.
Eusts, II seems, has donned her fight
ing clothes and is preparing to work out
her salvation and prosper in high degr'e.
One notable and iaudaDe Improvement,
and one that impresses the wayiarer VINO
drops within Der fOrders, il that hegnn on
Magnolia avenue. Here the work of COW
ering the sand with coating OF hard CLAY
has been begun, and the result IL GOOD,
smooth, hard road. This clay is brought
some distance by rail. and the work Of re-
criNinG and spreading 1t Is necessarily
slow, but in course of time the streets in
the business portion OF the Town Will be
well clayed over, and Will be delight to
the Inhabitants and the stranger within
their gates.
Colonel Brink, of Wilmington, n. c.,
and Mr.. Ross, formerly contractor on the
jetlies at the mouth OF the st. Johns
river, have lately been visiting Jack
sonville and FernHndiua with a view 10
hndIng suitable location for works In
which to carry on the creOsotjng OF tim.
her for brtdge q, piles, railroad ties, etc.
These gentlemen are members OF com
pany which has capital stock OF $780,
COO. They nave works now ut Whining
ton, and furnish creoSOted tim Der for the
south American trade, having orders
ahead, IL is said, to the amount of IS, oOO,-
600. They want still greater facilities
for the prosecution OF their work, and 1t
is Understood they have about concluded
to locate at Fernandina, on account OF
the deeper water there.
The coming season promises to be a
prosperous one for Florida. People are
fnding out that water and alligators do
not cover the greater portion OF the state.
1t Is being at last recognized that millions
OF acres Of fertile lands lie within our
domains, and that IL only requires little
lime, fair amount of labor, and the as
sistance OF a kind Providence to make
these lands blossom as did the Garden OF
Eden. The sand of Florida Is no longer
drug upon the market, for it has been
practically demonstrated that this sand
only needs intelligent cultivation TO make
IL produce crops that return golden
sheckles to the pockets of the producers,
and this fact once established in the
minds OF the people at the North the pro-
ducers will be forthcoming.
During almost the entire summer, and
even at present, the manufacture OF build
ers' materials have been taxed 20 their
utmost capacity to supply the local de-
mand at Jacksonville. The prices OF ma
terial Vav considerably according t.
qualify. For instance, ordinary dressed
lumber brings about $l2 80 per thousand
feet at the mills, while the best quality of
dressed lumber, kIln-dried, brings about
$2l 90. Rough boards sell at $40 per thou
sand and scantlIng. studding, etc, Of good
quality at $l2. Florida brick bring So 70
per thousand; Georgia brick 80 80 TO 50 70,
and Northern brick $40, while good North
ern pressed brick sell at S27 per thousand.
Lime retails at 81 80 per barrel, but in
lots OF 100 barrels It. can be purchased at
81 30 per barrel. Portland cement sells
at So 80, and R0sendale cement at 81 %.
Lath sells al 81 30 per thousands common
hair, for mortar, at cents per pound,
while goat hair brings cents. Plaster
brings 81 20 per barrel. Hardware, OF
course, varies in price, but l0-Denny nails,
which are largely used, sell for about$2 30
per key.
From tho new town Of Lake Helen,
NJ. 5. Leete writes, under date Of Sept.
II: This town is booming, though little
has been said about it this summer. The
Harlan Hotel has been enlarged to twice
It's former capacity. The Euclid Avenue
House, NJ. l.. Granville, proprietor, is
open and doing a good business. The
30X6l ieot general merchandise store Of j.
q. sheldon Il Co. is prospecting, and the
firm of 5. II. Cady g. Co. have
ordered a heavy stock OF groceries and
provisions for their elegant new 24x50
feet store, which will be opened Oct. /.
Mace Il Boardman have erected one OF
the finest saw mills in the State, which is
running at high pressure, aud yet, vito
two other mills near at hand, we notice
that an occasional order for lumber is
sent by Mr.. Mace to De Land. Prof.
Westlake is just finishing one of the
finest homes in Florida on the east side of
the lake, and another of very similar
character is being pushed to completion
on the west side. Our orange groves are
in a magnificent condition, our fine Lake
Helen gardens are being planted and put
in condition for the winter crop, and
about fifteen acres OF strawberries are be-
lnU set.