The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-03-29

Lake City 7d6aooo Pent Ose of the pasl
awbacks to tho farmers of Columbia eouR'y
was that they had but one money crop and thai
was cotton Bat they have il now in their
power 10 change this AMI h a is bv planiin tn
baccO snd rice as well Cation. Will they 10
itf We hope S" The acreage in costnn in
Columbia cnunty will, we informed, he as .
rule reduced this year. and its place taken up
with tobacco, rice. etc. Many af the farmers
have been waiting for good rain to plant th-ir
cnttnn. which was graciously given On We.ines-
day morning, and We trust that il was general
over the county.
-Pensacols Adsanos Gasstts: Capt. ]. G.
Petersen left this morning for Jacksonville and
other points south, IN the interest of the Spring
Regatta. Mr.. ]. E. Austin. Of the drm nf ]. Z
Austin & Co., If FarweH, Michigan. has bought
thrnsgh W. j. vanKirk. 5000 seres of pine
land 10 Washington Co. Finsida Il embraces
some OF the best piac dmbered lsud in the
south, An4 - II b close 10 transportation, he ex-
poets to commence opersting very shortly.
Our pine lands are bsiag gobbled up By our
northern friends very last and the day is nos lar
of when there win be no moro cheap pine lands
In the southern market.
Fort Myers Press: A numerously signed
petition for daily mail instead Of the ti-weekly
has gone into headquarters from Fort Myers and
81. James City, and We hope our prayer viii be
granted "A number Of cow-hunten are In
ssessss 49, BSessA8 ooktsssSo
These supplies are conveyed in large wagons
drawn by three yoke Of oxen. :. The good peo-
pie of Tfabue and Charlotte Harboe are amuslnR
themselves In holding meetinsA and sppoinfing
committees 70 induce the Z. r. d n. Go. 70
come their way. Why, bles you. good peopls.
the Gulf and HaFbors from Cedar Keys down
to Punta Rasss- In another ysar 81 tWo. at
farthest. the road win Be built g now snrvsyed,
through Fort Myers to IL southern termIn1s 81
Punta Rassa- We aes sorry for our nsighbors,
but these are the cold, hard facts In The case
--Orlando Reporter: Within Isw weeks
practical working test win b made of the nber
Al ths nessssesy RaehiseV hes been ordered,
and b expected soon 70 aSTjye at Sanford II
the tes proves - satisfactory - e<pecssd, prep
asatinus win b made 1oe planting thoussnsis 81
.crss in South nosida 10 m.guey, pisa, sjs.l
hemp and other well Known Gber paaaia An
thanQ psoving successfnl. . large ceniFal factory
win b erected. cocnected with branch siaiiuas
IN the eountry TIKI i6Icrmstinn may Be relied
up0o.as \ issfBcisl.. Hon. George 81 Wriga,
of CnnluotA, has n hie possssic0 copper osns
Il W. coined y 10 Coatedesass 6nles af Amer-
lea. and b modcled very much 3l~f The cent q
the Bniicd SsstoA II . cisiu,ed that but forty-
two 1t the pieces were coined before the dbe wa
.capaurrd and The manufaciure of the cuins sfup-
ped- Ofthese Il b believed that nat more than
riositl 4 vonla peobshly be worth one hunslred
dollars. II b TO b regretted that the Orlando
and LAks Jessup saikuad psujeci shouId be al
loved - Ue. s1aer having bssa hruughs % near
succesA Il seems Inst oply about 81, 800 s LACK
Ing - PIT Il ID w6riine order, aad that b b Be
pised ~ OrlandA sEsegybndy ID Orange coun-
q 3 Interested IN The baIdtng q this road. bot
ehis CITY = p :n]Ary Jktsssssd. md e hsr citi-
xeas II haek sn& ~ ~ enIespris kll thsuurh
- The lsck of TIE s.lall IN abess naaed. sAsy
Msne NJ etcsmphiS Il ssasllun - Aasd tinsk