The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-29
FLORIDA IMPROVEMENTS.
They Are Seen in Many Parts Of That
Growing State.

Speculations as to the Orange Crop.
Late Oranges Promise to Be Plenti-
futile Phosphate Mines Getting
Ready for Big Business.
Sanford, Fla, June 2s.-The fine rains
of the past few days have given vegeta-
tion genuine boom, and all nature looks
/ fresh and bright. The orange crop is still
in doubt, as some groves are full Of fruit
while others are showing the effects of
the severe drought. Bananas are also
/ badly cut of in fruit by the drought.
The June blooming Of orange trees is
profuse in some groves and will result ina
large crop of late oranges. il will require
several more heavy rains to thoroughly
penetrate the soil around the orange
trees, and in this respect the irrigated
groves have the advantage.
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS.
Judging from the large amount of heavy
machinery going to South Florida over
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, from this point 10 Tampa, there
must be a lively increase in phosphate
| mining and also in manufactures in that
section of the state. AS to the smaller
/ industries, there is a noticeable improve
| menJ, as there is a large amount Of re-
dition to the erection of a great many
new ones, some OF them costly structures
Here in Sanford there is quite building
boom, and hardware dealers report large
sales TO mechanics in adjoining towns.
SOUTH FLORIDA RAILROAD WORK.
Just now the South Florida division of
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way is very active in making improve
| ments. many of them in anticipation of
/ iurrpa cod huEiDacS this fall ca,u
are being turned out at the shops, old
| cars repainted, ETC., and locomotives
| brushed up. Some new depots have been
built and many old ones put in good re-
! pair, and thousands Of new crossties laid.
Just now fine artesian well is being
the depot and the Pico restau-
rant, and soon a full supply of
excellent sulphur water will be had for
the travelling public. new wing is
nearly completed to the railroad hospital
and an addition TO the colored depart
ment Supt. B. r. Swoope is giving every
interest OF his road his careful personal
attention this summer.
| GEoRGIANs IN FLORIDA.
Florida has drawn largely from Geor-
gia for her most honored public men and
| enterprising farmers, fruit growers and
| merchants, and the cry is, "still til ey
come" A few months ago MIR James L.
Packard, of Woodbury., Ca, came to Lake
Maitland to take charge of the young
orange grove of his distinguished brother,
| Rev. DR.. W. l.. Pickard Last week his
father-in-law, MIR. Seaborn Thornton, of
| Woodbury., came down to visit his daugh-
ter, and so pleased was he with Florida,
that he purchased the Bunnell grove
and residence, situated in the heart of
Maitland, nearly opposite the depot.
| This valuable property will be in good
| nannQ HhUpnfnu "a IF { IA s
most experienced'and successful farmers,
and Just the kind Of a man Orange county
gladly welcomes within her borders.
WHEELING HIMSELF.
In a recent speech, Gen. Evans re-
| marked that man could hardly sit in his
own lap. If he will visit the establish
ment of Funeral Director E. A. Richards,
at Orlando, he will see the photograph of
| a man wheeling himself in wheelbar-
row, a much more difficult matter than to
sit in his own lap. Mr.. Richards is a
handsome man, and this makes the pic
| ture, which is quite a large one, more
attractive. To me it is the most remark
able picture / ever saw, and l cannot, as
well as many others, understand how the
Photographic could make such deceptive
picture. II is doubtful if such another
photograph can be found, especially one
that shows such skill in design and exc
cution.
| FINAL wAYsIDE NOTES.
Col. Max Myerson Is home again from
Savannah, much improved in health, and
is at the hotel Wilton, in the absence in
Georgia of his family.
Mr. John Dodd, one of our Oldest and
wealthiest dry goods merchants, has
sold his two stores to Messrs. Mettinger
and Kruffam, two fine business young
men, and retired from active life as a
merchant.
Col. j. E. Pace, another wealthp dry
goods merchant and orange grower, who
takes hand at any thing that promises
safe returns, has the contract to pave
our streets with shell, and he is doing a
fine Job.
The friends OF Col T. ]. Appleyard,
editor of the Chronicle, are highly graft
fed at the excellent notice given him by
the MORNING News as he passed through
your city to the north. Col Appleyard
is tireless, worthy and valuable citi-
zen in all respects.
Rev. J. B. Morton, of Winter Park.
formerly pastor of the Presbyterian
church in this city, has removed his fam
lily to Wallace, Va, where he will have
charge OF two churches in that wash
tngton) county His Florida friends, as
well as those at his old home in Ogle-
thope county, Georgia, regret to lose him
from this part of the country, where he
has done good service for the church.
l dropped into A. j. Philips book store
and news depot to-day and was surprised
to see big lot of plneapples on his coun-
ter. But he denied being in the fruit
business, and put me on track of good
news item. He uses these pineapples In
large quantities to make a most delicious
pineapple glace, something like sherbet,
which he serves at his soda fount. 1t has
become immensely popular, and will
create demand for thousands of pine
apples that might otherwise find a poor
market here and low prices at the north
HE GOT INTO THE DIET HALL.
A Young Man Who Told Lies to Get a
Chance to Hear Ttsza.