The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-17
CLEARWATER HARBOR.
Rain Com es to the Rescue of the Crops
The New Railroad,

The New Railroad,
CLEARWATER HARBoR, FLA, May TO-
For weeks past our vegetable growers have
acclaimed, in language most emphatic,
against the unusually severe course pursued
by the clerk of the weather, and the oldest
inhabtant has declared that this has been
the driest truck season within his recollec-
ton. Within the past few days, however,
copious showers have fallen, aud started
vegetable growth to an amazing extent,
and the smile Of tho trucker" is now seen
on all sides, and is assuming quite large
proportions. The shipments of vegetables
from this section have increased vastly, and
although the season is about over and the
vegetables have been left in bad shape by
the drought, yet there is no doubt-but that
the season Will be a profitable one. The
steamer Mary DlsSton, running between
here and Manatee in connection with the
| Orange Belt railway, brought up 40 crates
on her last trip, and reports prospects Of
| big business for the next few weeks.
The arrival of the railroad here, and the
| putting into effect of a regular train sched-
ule, has so braced up and enlivened our
town that people coming here who have not
been i'll this section for a year or two de-
| clare that we are almost metropolitan. The
| impetus given to business is marvellous, and
the building boom grows apace. AT present
worKmen are busily engaged in erecting the
| depot which Will he a commodlouS struct-
ure, 80 feet long by 50 feet wide, facing on
| Cleveland avenue. The section houses are
already completed. and are ueat and com
| Portable and admirably adapted to the pur-
poses for which they are intended. The
| improvements and additions to the Orange
| Bluff Hotel have been commenced, tho
office and one cottage having been
moved to one side ana the
| foundations for the flftv-room addition
| laid. The work on this property will be
| entirely finished by Oct Is next. Several
other houses to the number of ten or more,
will be built during the coming summer by
| parties owning lots here, and occupied by
| them as winter homes in the future.
The telegraph gang has moved camp to
this place, and by the time this is in print
the poles will be up and the wire strung,
and Clearwater will have acquired the only
additional link necessary to complete the
chain binding her to the world.
Cleveland avenue, the street leading from
the wharf to the depot, has been shelled
throughout and is a handsome street in
deed, and one which we gaze upon with
pride 1t is 81 feet wide with 12-foot side
walks on either side, and is shelled in most
thorough manner, making hard, smooth
avenue, level and dry at all times.
j. h. Munnerlyn has recently acquired
full interest in the sloop yacht Gulnare, of
which he was formerly part owner, and has
had her thoroughly overhauled and rehtted.
1t is doubtful if faster sailing craft in her
class can be found on this portion Of the
gulf, and she will probably take a promi-
nent part in the several yacht races to DO
sailed this summer.
The material for the pump. tank, ETC., to
be placed over the large spring on Col.
Tates property, will arrive shortly, and
the work of putting them up and intro
ducing a system of water works in the
town will then commence. In conjunction
with this it has been rumored that a com
pany has been formed fer the purpose of
putting up an ice factory here, using the
water from this spring to manufacture the
ice. That such an industry would pay
there is no question, as, at present, our near
est ice market is too far removed to be of
much service to the place. Should this de-
velopment take place, the revival of the
tish-packing industry al this point would be
an assured tact, now that transportation is
at hand and rates favorable. c.