The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-08
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Sanford, Fla, Oct. 6.-The late severe
storm seems to have had several tails
TO it, some pretty severe themselves. and
for a day or two the 'thunderstorms in
some parts Of the county have been ae-
eompanied by strong winds and a heavy
and steady downpour of rain. This has
caused the dropping of many oranges
and will lead to the bursting of manv
more in the near future. If our rainy sea-
son-now in it's fourth month-does not
end soon, the crop will suffer great loss
The friends in Savannah of Postmaster
John Smith will be glad to know that he
has made his bond and taken charge of
the Sanford office. Mrs Dolph Edwards
the accomplished wife of the retired
postmaster, remains at the money order
window, a guarantee that our new most
master proposes to give, as far as posi-
BILE, as good a service as his popular
predecessor, Mr.. Dolph Edwards, who for
the present will give his undivided at
tention to his duties as manager of the
Hotel Wilton, the leading all-the-year-
round hotel of the city.
Travellers will hereafter miss the faroil
far face of Capt, John F. Early. for many
years baggage master at the union depot
who died recently at an advanced age
He was a son OF the lamented Bishop
John Early of Virginia, and was at one
time in charge of the Methodist Publish
ing House depository in New Orleans
Trains from Tampa on the South Flor
ida railroad are now bringing up large
numbers of empty freight cars that were
caught in the late storm and on account
of the condition of the Jacksonville
Tampa and Key West railway, had to
come around by the way of High Springs
''cut-off." Supt. Swoope is now down the
road giving his personal attention to re-
pairs. The freight business of this road
is always good, and in busy season grows
TO immense proportions. The fertilizer
traffic is big item. The Orlando fer
tilizer works are being considerably en-
larged and improved, and the Muck Com
pany, near Sanford has its factory near
ly in full operation, while DR.. w. w.
Townsends of Maitland has recently got
hold of an immense bird guano deposit
on one of the Bahama Islands and pro-
poses to ship 10000 tons of this new
guano over the road. These straws show
a big increase in that class of freight this
winter
Editor T. ]. Appleyard of the Gate City
Chronicle is this week at Parkersburg,
w. Va, in attendance as assistant seere-
tary at the Farmers National congress.
His address on Success IN Florida-How
to Achieve 1t; the Breakers-How to
Aviod Them" appears in full in this
weeks Chronicle and makes good read
ing. It ought to help bring a fine class
of new settlers to our state, where health
floats in our balmy, genial atmosphere,
and industry finds a sure reward for its
proper exercise. Success is sure where
the breakers are avoided
A great deal is said by political dema-
Eogues to show that the railroads work
against Jacksonville in favor of Savan-
nah. How is it that full-grown men and
women of fine minds coming from the
north to Florida prefer to take the Ocean
Steamship line to Savannah and thence
by rail here? Are they compelled at long
range, to thus discriminate against the
Jacksonville line of steamships? Not
much For the past ten days scores of
people have passed through this city to
interior cities by 0le Savannah route,
which grows in favor with our people.