The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-28
THE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY.
# is Getting on a Sound Basis in
Florida.

citv Politics in orlando-The Old City
officers Will be Re-elected-rhe Ital-
;.D r,aborers-rhey Are Not Well Re-
wholesome Suggestions in Respect
% Railroad Schedules.
orlando. Fla, Nov. 27.-There is kick
tall along the railroads, from Jackson
ollie TO Tampa, over the change of sched-
,rs that brings the Morning News to
e,ptb Florida four or five hours behind
tts Jacksonville dailies. Many business
men rely exclusively upon the News for
r,srrantiIe and financial reports, as we'll
&C maritime matters, and no other
,,oer. however good otherwise, can
s-npIy this need. Coming, as your
raper does, from a great cotton
SEAPORT city, it has for years and
cotton. naval stores, rice, etc, and its
DELAYED arrival is never an agreeable sur
mise. There seems to be no good reason
At this distance why the paper should
NOT as heretofore, come directly through
IN the noon train. Both in Sanford and
Orlando the News has a large sale and
many staunch friends, all of whom hope
10 see this present vexatious delay in its
arrival speedily remedied by more ac-
commodating schedule for the noon train.
orlando moves ahead rather quietly in
her municipal matters, generally getting
good men in the office and keeping them
there Mayor Mahlon Gore being an old
newspaper man, makes a good official
and will be reelected. The same is true
of City Clerk j. K. Duke and City Marshal
j. W. Preston. AS to the city treasurer, E.
Kirby Smith, he bears so distinguished a
name and is such an able financier and
popuar young gentleman that his calling
and election" is sure. He is the efficient as
sistant cashier of the Merchants Bank
and daily and appreciative reader of the
Morning News. Capt p. Bewan, late
Of savannah and the popular commander
Of the Shine Guards, is candidate
for tax assessor, but Messrs. c. A. Boone
and J. r. Irvine are also after the same
plum.
The friends of Capt. Tom w. Shine will
be glad to know that he is recovering
from his recent illness. He and City Mar
shall Killebrew of Sanford had a close race
for deputy United States marshal but the
gallant old veteran won the prize and
Sanford retains a city marshal who has no
feated for nomination to a third term in
the legislature by Col. r. a. Mills of Chu-
luota, but the nomination went finally to
Hon b. e. Whitner of Sanford, who
served with Capt. Shine during his first
term. As the captain is a man of com
handing presence and fearless spirit, he
will make a most efficient deputy for
Marshal Mckay.
The crowd of Italian laborers recently
mentioned in the Morning News passed
through this city en- route for Kissemmee
a few days ago. 1t is hardly necessary to
state that Florida does not welcome this
class of immigrants within her borders,
even as temporary labOrers on railroads
and in phosphate mines, They are dirty
and clannish and but few speak the Eng
fish language. This puts them under a
boss, or contractor, and they occupy a
somewhat similar position to our con
Wet gangs. They spend very little money
here for clothes or anything else, and
not one in a hundred settles down and
becomes a good citizen. In this respect
they are far more objectionable than the
cheap labor Chinese. AS soon as the
Italian gets a little money ahead he is
off to his native land to spend it where
it will do the most good. General Pas
senger Agent G.. d. Ackerly of the Jack
sonyile, Tampa and Key West railroad
who rivals b. w. Wrenn as an adver-
user, is doing just now praiseworthy
work in helping the movement to in
crease our population. His handsome lit
tie pamphlet, profusely illustrated, emit
tied Bread and Butter" is sent free all
over the country, and it tells just what
crops can be raised here profitably, and
gives much such valuable information.
orlando, like all South Florida, is feel
ing the good results of the increasing
tides of immi gration. Empty houses are
getting to De about as scarce as
hens teeth, and daily transfers
Of real estate at advanced prices, are re-
corded. The San Juan hotel block has
been sold wholly, or in part, three times
recently, always advancing in price. The
valuable improvements in the immediate
suburbs are quite noticeable and must
surely attract other similar investments.
The new brick building of the First Ma
uOnal Bank will be quite an attraction
to the business center of the city, and puts
our three banks on three opposite cor
ners thus concentrating our banking capt.
taL Aside from being the county seat
and quite a commercial center Orlando
is fortunate in having good class of man
utacturing establishments that not only
give employment to many persons, but
furnish considerable business for our mer-
chants and transportation traffic for our
railroads. The present season is pros
Porous one for these Industries.
NIlle many investors nave lOSI HlOHty
IN the phosphate booms in this state, there
are some strong, reliable companies that
mold their own and are building up fine
trade al home and abroad. The October
Issue of the American Fertilizer of Phila-
qelphla contains an elaborate article on
The Phosphates of Florida" by Perry
A. De Leon, late of Savannah, but now
OF Barlow, in this state. He gives the
ups ana downs and booms of the business
Jul. ventilation and the historical char
alJer OF the sketch makes it spicy as well
DIS interesting. Whatever private indi-
NI41als may have suffered in the boom
PeHods-and many did-the phosphate
"'lSlry Of Florida. has given her rail-
roads a large increase Of their carrying
I"1e and put a great deal of money into
"g'NJ manufacturing and into circulation
1I"oAg day laborers. All booms are more
VI less hurtful, and the phosphate booms
were OF that class. Now that things are
r',uhs settled on a substantial basis, the
."N0stly will help largely to give employ
",lt TO many laborers and bring no little
"'y cash into the state, and that is
what We want.
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