The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-08-14
CHICAGO Herald. n. s Perkins. who

| ida, has snb-irrigation garden which has
| produced crops continuously ever since
| last winter, when it Was built. A. soon
a. one crop ripens another il put in its
! place, and in this way there is a constant
supply OF vegetables for the table. The
co-t of making it was very small.
Quincy HeroH: Mr.. J. L. McFarlin
| has commenced the erection Of his neS
hotel 1t will have about fifty rooms.
Mr.. j. A. Stewart, Of Ocklockonee, Leon
county, il now clerk in Mr. r. A. Cum
ningham's store. .Another large building
wNi b.. erect Cd on the Santa Clara piauta
ton, in which to as-ort aud pack the to-
bacco. a. the present warehouse in QuIncy
i entirely too small to accommodate the
large amour, OF tobacco that must be
handled.
Tampa Tribune: At Arcadia, near
Charlotte Harbor, the phosphate interests
are being rapidly developed and good
time-, financially. are bein. Anticipated
IN ln.- near failure. At present the piio.-
p'.Al,-- are bring taken from one deposit,
y aicF j. about an are IL superficial area
AID from five 10 fifteen feet in depths
l. j. shipped q, the rate Of from ~ 20
TN car load. per week to Atlanta ;pr
further preparation. Il il estimated that
one bed contains $50, 900 worth.
Stark Tiegroph. : There j. great
deal Of land il preparation for strawber-
re- il and around the city. The pro-
pect- are for big crop next wear.
Mr. :. +. Gardner ha- al hi- own *
pen-e painted aud pat up sign boarl- on
every street crossing in the town. We
move that the town inlor,e the Councils
vote Of thank =. Prot. Wesp:, Princi
pal Of the Stake Institute, ha- secured
Mr. B~ni. :. ; mmpnd-. Jr. OF MacIndoes
fai.-, VI, As first assistant in the lnsli-
tute, AID Mi. Mag Dawson will take
charge Of the music department.
Orlando .>eatlua.. There is some
talk Of Organizing a military com
pauy in Orlando composed Of mem
ber- none Of whom ehall be less than
xix feet stature =. Money at The
Building and Loan Association Monday
night brought - PER cent. premium.
In" Association i now getting on paw
ing basis. The city la, accepted the
proposition Of the Gas Company 70 fur
nish Gas and lamp for lighting the city
aud Lighting the same at 81 900 per year.
R-cen. instruction, from President
J. +. IugraFiam, Of the South Florida Rail
road, point u The early extension Of the
SANFORD " lnlian river road t. ChuluDta
and finally 70 7ome point Oh the Allan
tic.
Madison Recor,lsr' Col. T. W. Snip
kin-, Of GrcenvilI~, realized 1870 net r.
turns from acres in LeConte pears
Mr.. George Davis, Of Tallahassee, has
been here several day. and is en-
gagged in putting the finishing touches on
the new jail. -. The crops Of tobacco now
growing and being cured in Madison
county viii prove conclu-ively that the
tobacco district oi the State i not con
fined u one county alone. Madison will
make some Of her sisters eyes open vet
\ LcContc pear tree On Mr.. b. r.
Mo.eley'- place nettel him : 800 this
year. An acre planted in such trees would
1--WE All annual income Of $4,000 net
What better investment could any one
desire than pear grove in Madison
county:
Tampa Iribume. Nearly fifty nod
carrier. and ditchcrs are now at work on
the big hotel =. Our townsman, Mr.
Yeiscr, has invented an electric motor,
for which he has applied for patent
Experts who have seen the model pro-
nounccd it a success. -. II j. pretty well
settled that a brewery viii be established
in lbor City soon, and a. Nbor IL co. are
Interested in it Of course there viii be no
lack Of funds We heard a gentleman
who knows something about the business
say this week that it would take AT least
so, 1000 To establish such business
At the suggestion of Judge Mitchell, the
members Of the Tampa bar held a meet
ing last Friday TO take steps for the APP
pointment Of the Judges successor After
consultation It was decided to call a CON
vention OF the attorneys Of this district
u meet in Barlow on the 18th inst. the
day alter the Congressional convention
commences, when the choice Of the law
ycr- Will be recommended to Governor
Perry for appointment.