The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-31
FLORIDA'S CAPITAL.
Railroad Commissioner Vann's Term
About TO xpire.

TALLAHASSEE. FLA. July 30.-Articles
of incorporation of the Citrus County Hard
Rock Phosphate Company have been filed
with the secretary of state. The capital
stock Of the company is 500, 900, and the
principal place of business is to be Ocala.
The incOrporators are Jerry r. Biggs,
Joseph Robertson. w. F. Dampier, J. W.
Atkinson, b. F. Boswell, Thomas A.
Russell. J. c. Clements, ". w. Hitler,
X k. Bevill, A. A. Wilson, J. Kirby Smith,
j. d. FOXwoTth, ID. a. Miller. G.. X. Smith,
w. c. Zimmerman, g. NJ. Brown, ID. H.
Howell E. II. Baker, u. W. Gardner, AL
len Rodgers, A. B. Moore, R. R. Snowden,
G S. Young, c. c. Todd, I. NJ. Barton, E.
K. Nelson, 4. NJ. Richards, W. 7. Spivey,
r. c. Bradley, ]. \. Fleming, c. Z. SavarY.
A. S. Nelson, +. NJ. Dampier, II. w. Mar
tin, James Gaffney, 5. K. Birdsey, c. S.
Bohannan. Henry Richards, w. y. jackson,
j. c. Spivey and c. Reinaur.
A NEW RAILROAD COMPANY.
The South Florida Railway Company has
filed with the secretary of state extracts
from the meeting of their board of direc-
tors, authorizing an extension of the road
from Penberton ferry, its present terminus,
north westwardly through fernando and
Citrus counties, passing at or near Dunnel-
Ion IN Marion county, thence northwest
wardly through Marion, Levy and Alachua
counties to a connection with the Savannah,
Florida aud Western road, a total distance
of about eighty miles.
Mrs. c. A. Bryan, Mrs G. w. Saxon,
Miss Maude Myers and Miss Leila Bassett
will leave in a few days for Clarksville, Ga,
to spend the remainder of the summer. Mrs.
Is. A. MeginniSs will depart at the same
time on visit to relatives in Maryland.
EFFECT OF THE RAINS
The heavy rains of the past week has Sc
| riously delayed fodder gathering in this
county, and in some places has caused the
cotton TO shed.
The friends of Hon. s. R. Mallory of Pen
| sacola are doing effective work in booming
| his candidacy for congress, and appearances
are that he will give Col. Davidson a close
race in the Barlow convention on Aug. Il
A RAILROAD CoMMIssIoNERsHP.
Judge E. ]. Vann's term as railroad com
missioner expires next month. He is a
| candidate forreappointment, and his friends
throughout the state are signing petitions
asking the governor to retain him in the
| office. K. j. TRAY, the governors private
secretary, is a candidate for the position,
| and his friends are likewise signing aud cir
culating petitions. 1t is also said that w.
| Z. Bird of Monticello and S. S. Harvey of
Pensacola are candidates Much interest is
being manifested throughout the state, and
| the appointment of the lucky man, who
ever he may be. will please some and dis
appoint others.
FLORIDA'S DEBT.
A paragraph is going the rounds of the
press to the effect that Florida is running
in debt at the rate of 1925 900 per annum
1t was taken from a speech made by w. l.
Vason at the alliance gathering in DeFuniak
on July a. That gentleman was conscientious
in his assertion, but, nevertheless, he was
mistaken. He based his statement upon the
expenditures of the state in 1889 That year
there was an extra and regular session of
the legislature, and their extravaganza ap-
preparations necessitated a heavy outlay of
money and increased the burdens of the
state, but this year there has been no ses-
sion Of the legislature, and by next April,
when that body meets again, the state will
have fully recovered from the drain upon
her treasury and will he on her feet again.
Gov. Fleming has appointed William r.
Washburn of Fort Myers to be supervisor
of registration for Lee county.