The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-17

attendance, half Of whom were from the east
side OF the stat, not more than one-third Of
the usual number, as the membership is 10 ainiy
| in peninsular Florida: but the meeting made up
/ in interest what it lacked in numbers. II ad-
/ journed Thursday night.
! II Tampa people now make an effort they can
| easily secure the early building Of the proposed
/ Tampa and ThonOtO5assa railroad. The en-
] gineers are making the permanent location OF
| the line and negotiations are being made look
: ing to the securing Of connection for terminal
! facilities with the South Florida railroad.
! Twenty-Five thousand dollars OF donations have
! been raised in Thonotosassa and It's vicinity.
At one time the Tampa Steamship Company
/ owned more steam vessels than we're owned in
4 any other city in Florida OF this fleet only
/ one, the Lizzie p. Henderson, is left, as the
| steamer Lucy P. Miller, tuilt at Philadelphia,
, under the supervision of Commodore John Nil
Ter, and named in honor Of his dauReter, has
been lost off Little MerRn Island, on the coast
OF Maine. This line was once very important
one, and did considerable business some years
ago,
j c. Masters. one OF the Oldest and most re-
liable citizens Of st. Augustine, has in his pos
session the anvil used by the blacksmths in
making the iron work used in building the old
fort Mr.. Masters says: 1T was taken out Of
the fort fifty or seventy-five years ago. and had
previously been used by the fort blacks NTH .
lRnasiA Lopez" u is one OF the best ringing
aDvlls known and from the appearance Of its
battered face and bent horn IL has done good
service.
The bicyclists Of DeLand have secured sub
Scriptions, mostly from the adjoining property
owners. 10 put shell walk down three feet
wide on the north side of New York avenue
from the Floral Grove out to the Honey well
place. over mt.e, and thence north to the West
DeLand station. There are now six wheels in
town, and as soon as twelve have been pur-
chased bicycle company proposes to chip in TO
the tune of $500 TO assist the bows in making
roads or walks for the wheels The above walk
is TO so down at once, making two-mile run.
The mass meeting held by the Cubans at
Xbor City Monday night was very enthusi-
astic one, and the Cuban opera house was filled
long before the hour for opening the meeting.
Cuban flags we're displayed and the Cuban band
played the Cuban anthem. The occasion was
the celebration Of the first anniversary of the
establishment OF the Cuban revolutionary party
in the United States, Mexico, South America.
West Indies and other countries. This and the
other meetings that are continually being held,
is for the purpose Of helping along the indie.
pendence Of the island Of Cuba and accumulat.
ing fund 10 assist In furthering that end.
b. c. Sutton director of the United States
government experiment station at St Cloud, Is
going to Tallahassee to see what the legislature
will do In the way of encouraging the agricult
ural development Of the vast areas OF muck
and reclaimed lands in Florida They are the
most valuable agricultural lands that the state
has, but they are for the most part uuoccupied
and undeveloDed for the reason that farmers
and truckmen do not generally understand how
to cultivate them successfully. Mr.. Sutton
says: For nearly five years l have been inves-
tiRating the agricultural possibilities of these
lands. auG have discovered great deal of great
value about them. and am learning something
rev every day. Two years ago there was a
bill offered in the Florida legislature sppropri-
atinR 10000 acres of the states lands, the pro-
ceeds of the sale OF which were to be devoted to
practical experiments on muck lands. The bill
passed one house. but in the rush and scramble
for recognition during the closing days of the
session its friends were unable TO get il up for
consideration in the other house. So a most
important work was delayed for two years ct
least For cassava culture alone these lands
can be made worth m lions of money, and TOR
cane and truck they are unequalsd.