The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-24
TAVARES TOPICS.
Meeting of the Board of Health
County Politics.

County Politics.
TAvAREs, FLA, Oct. 2O-The meeting
of the board Of health of Lake county on
Friday was an important one.
The question of resumption of trade with
Jacksonville and other infected points was
the principal topic of discussion, and it was
the unanimous opinion of the board that
the goods now stored in Jacksonville should
be shipped north when cold weather sets in,
and either to be sold there or to remain ex-
posed to sufficient freezing weather to kill
the fever germs, and that trade with jack
sonviile should be prohibited until satisfac-
tory evidence was given that no goods now
in that city in which infection could posi-
bly, be carried nor any new goods brought
into contact or stored with the stocks now
there, were offered for sale or shipped
south.
County politics are now at fever heat.
The prolonged county seat contest, extend
ing over a period of ten months, which
ended in July by the election of Tavares as
permanent county seat, created Tavares
and anti-Tavares party, which has not been
altogether harmonlzrd. The democratic
convention in nominating county officers
failed to please all parties, and ia k of I'M
limited scratching and boiling was the or
der of the day. The republican convention,
which met later, placed in nomination a
ticket of anti-Tavares men with but two
exceptions, their nominee for state soma
tor and one of their representatives being
not only among the bitterest of our oppo-
nents in the county seat contest, but are
currently reported as being i'll favor of
division of Lake county and an indefinite
continuance of the contest in the courts of
the whole matter. The result will be that
what might have been a close election, if
not a doubtful one, will be sweeping
democratic victory.
Advises from Hon. Frank Jones and Col.
Charles A Sinclair of Portsmouth, N. H.,
who are large owners of real estates here,
and who promised to furnish county build
ings go OF cost to Lake county in the event
Tavares was elected county seat, are to the
effect that work will be commenced as soon
as danger from spread of yellow fever is
over, on the court house and jail, and also
large cigar factory, and as many cottages
as will find occupants will be erected. This
means the erection this fall and winter of
at least 100 new buildings. Among the
purchases by Hon. Frank Jones in Tavares
was the orange grove and homestead of the
late Col d. M. Seals of Alabama Over
100 acres Of this land has been cleared
and grubbed every stump being
removed during the past summer. The care
of this tplace has recently been given to l.
+. Sherman, a vegetable grower of large
experience, and the whole tract is being
made ready to plant. About thirty acres
will be set in Strawberries and the balance
in vegetables, chiefly cabbage. The con-
tract has been let for the erection of twenty
tenements on the land, and bids for the
erection of fine winter residence are now
called for. Several well-known Lake county
builders are competing for the contract,
The house will contain sixteen rooms, and
1t is to be supplied with every modern con-
venience. None but Lake county builders
have been asked to bid for the work.
The heavy fall of rain during the early
part of September caused a considerable
dropping of oranges on young trees, but the
crop will, nevertheless, be large one from
this section.
The acreage Of land to be planted in veg
etables this fall and winter will be very
much greater than heretofore, and market
gardeners are hopeful of the future. At
least two canning factories will be started
in this county the coming season, in which
event the planting Of vegetables and small
fruits will be greatly increa sed.