The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-11
FLORIDA.

ARRANGEMENTS are being made to greatly
i,rnroye the Fernandina bar-a kind OF
supplementary work TO the jetty improve
meuts.
Grape culture is being extensively en-
gagged in now throughout South Florida,
! and promises 10 become vigorous rival TO
the orange.
Judge J. L. Bryan has bought the old
conrt house at Orlando for $500: 1t cost TO
build 5000. He has already received sew
era propositions TO rent 1t.
The Orange county delinquent tax list IS
published in the South Florida Sentinel,
and is much longer than that Of last year.
occupying almost all Of the paper.
An abstract has Just bsen completed at
the abstract office at Gainesville OF 27,5O9
acres of phosphate land. The work Is quite
artistic and is worth the small sum OF $500.
Gainesville will vote next Saturday on
the question Of bonding the city for water
works and funding her outstanding ipdebt-
edpess: the amount Of bonds TO be issued
being $60.000
Fort Myers Press. The second crop OF
maagoes will soon be ready for the market.
They are filling out round aad plump, and
only need a few days longer to complete
their lusciousness.
The confederate veterans of the Second
Florida regiment infantry will meet in st.
Augustine next Friday and Saturday.
There will be seventy-fve Of the veterans
with their families.
Twenty-seven boxes OF excellent lemons
were shipped from DIR. Fosters Gee Ham,
mock grove at Oviedo last week, and in q
week or two another lot will be shipped
from the same grove.
A tarpon weighing 205 pounds will be one
Of Florida's attractions at the worlds fair
in Chicago. 1t is feet and IL inches in
length, aud was caught in the Caloosa-
hatchee at Fort Myers.
The Paradise Phosphate Company Of
Gainesville Is progressing finely with its
work. The boiler and engine are on the
grounds, and it has been decided to add q
sawmill TO the factory.
The steamship Msscotte carried over to
Havana from Key West fiftY-three steer
age passengers Tuesday night, the majority
Of whom were idle cigarmakers, who 60 10
Cuba in search OF work.
The frogs for the use Of the Midland in
crossing the South Florida and Sugar Belt
railroads arrived at Kisnmmee Wednes'
day, go IL will probably be but a short time
before all three railroads are connected.
The (reorganizedJ Boca Grande Phosphate
Company has settled with its employees at
Fort Myers, scaling down their wages fully
half. Others to whom the company is
indebted will have to 20 to law for their
money.
The Baptist church members from all
over South Florida are trying TO secure
tract Of land on the Gulf coast for the To-
cation of an encampment to be bought by
the members at $40 per share, the price OF
one lot.
The three men arrested at Pensacola,
EriA int ha rin
at the Museogee wharf have beel dis
charged. Everything is now quiet, and it
Is believed the trouble among the laborers
is effectually settled.
There was no work doae Satur lay in he
Southern States Land and Timber Com
pany's mill at Millview, from which the
badged laborers walked forth on Friday.
There has been no demonstration of any
kind since the stopping OF work.
Orlando Sentinel: The colored laborers
are reported as leaving the phosphate mines
by the carload. Tney say the underground
work makes the heat intense and the over
seers are very strict, SO that mining in sum"
mer is unbearable. Negroes are more sensi-
tive to heat now than in times past.
Gainesville Sun: The water at Boulware
Springs is certainly fine for drinking pur-
poses. 1t is estimated that 800 gallons come
from the main spring every hour. This,
with a properly constructed reservoir,
would be enough TO supply this city with
water for all purposes for years 10 come.
Mandtee County Advocate: The farmers
Of Palmetto are busy preparing to boom
their vegetable industry this season; large
area Of hammock land having beer
cleared, both for vegetables and for orange
groves Many are budding the lemon or
the orange, notably, Mr.. Hendrix, who
realized from S. to So and 81 per box foI
his lemons last season, and he is rapidly iu-
creasing his groves.
Fort Meade Progress. T. l.. Marquis O.
Barlow he's the contract to build the spur
from the Florida Southern railroad te th'
works of the United States Phosphate Com
pany. Mr.. Marquis put large number Of
men on the work last Tuesday, and expect,
to finish within two weeks. He will have
also the contract TO connect the Florida
| Southern Railroad Company with the works
Of the Massachusetts, Phosphate Company