The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY JULY 2 189lTwELvE PAGES.

wife of Henry A. Roberts at DE Soto on
Friday evening was very sad one. she
was in perfect health and spirits, gong
about her regular duties, and was on the
point of retiring for the night. She was
sitting in chair conversing with her nus
band when she suddenly leaned forward as
If TO take something from the floor. lie
presently discovered that trouble existed
went TO his wife and raised her up, when,
| with a couple Of gasps, the breath was gone
Tampa TTiA,ne: Two Cinnamon have a
fish camp at the mouth of the Alaia river
and are doing well. Tribune reporter
stopped in at their camp few days ago and
found both men busy repairing their nets
preparatory 10 stretching them that night.
| The head man stated that all the fish they
caught were dried and then shipped to New
| York, consigned TO q Chinese firm, wher,
| thew found a ready market. The fish are
! thoroughly cleansed before being dried, and
are preferred by the Chinese to any other
manner Of putting them up.
| Melon growers around Mariana and upo
| the line of the Pensac ia ald Atlantic rail-
road, where over !, 800 acres we're planted,
| look discouraged and spirited. Those
interested joined the Macon Produce Ex-
change, believing that the exchange would
have SO systematized the shipments that no
one city or point would become glutted.
Butl the reverse has been the experience
of the returns Of carload after carload. The
Times Union correspondent has good
reasons to believe there has not beea real
lied to the producers as much as $1,000
upon the whole crop.
Ex-senator Charles Delano Of Volusia
county mas recently returned from New
York. While there he made a thorough
investig into the orange problem il
Florida, includng of course. the matter Of
transportation to the market. He has ar
rived at three conclusions: That the grow
ers must hereafter sell their fruit on the
trees or I. o. b. at the nearest station; that
all cousiguments must STOP aud that ware
houses should be constructed and operated
at some active point-say Jacksonville
where all outgoing fruit may be inspected
and marked, and packed If need be. He
will unfold this plan to the growers at the
annual meeting Of the Florida farmers al
lance next October.
Tampa Tribune: John r. Scott, a former
resident of Key West, but at present of
" aukeegan, H., has discovered a process
for obtaining water on the island of Key
West, which be has patented. The island
Is underlaid with rock of a similar charac-
ter to that found in Tampa, and at depth
of few feet there is an abundance of fresh
water which rises and falls with the tide
The fresh water being lighter than salt
water remains on top, which at high tide is
forced through the rocks within two OF
three feet of the surface. Mr.. Scott
became convinced some time ago
that il the water was pure that some
process might be invented by which
it could be pumped out and utilized for the
manufacture of ice. To this end he had
samples of the water analysed with salts
factory results, when he immediately started
out to solve the problem by which the " ater
could be obtained. In this he was success
| full His invention consists 10 a series OF
reservoirs so constructed and arranged that
the fresh water can be caught as it rises
near the surface in great quantity. The in
vention of Mr.. Scott means great deal for
Key West as at present that city is depend
| ent solely upon schooners for their supply OF
| ice. An ice machine with large capacity
has been ordered and is expected to be in
| operation in ninety days.