The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-15
FLORIDA


railroad is to be built from Tampa to
Clearwater harDor.
James Il. Price has purchased a beautiful
lot Just west OF IT. Luke's Episcopal church,
at Orlando. and viii build thereon a nice cot
tage some time this summer.
A branch of the Florida Farmers and Fruit
Growers Union win lie organized at Orlando.
and the next annual session OF the state
organization Will probably be held in that
city
Benz. Cannon, an employe Of Marcus Loeb
& CO.. Of J. aatka, was arrested day or two
ago on g warrant issued by United States
Commissioner Fowler. on the charge Of VIC
latlng section 5469 revised statutes Of the
United States for opening letters directed to
the above firm and taking moneys therefrom.
Tampa new bank. the Exchange National
Will open within thirty days. and by April If
possible. The rooms formerly occupied by
the Gulf National will be secured and the
promoters OF the bank expect to have every
thing in running order by the middle of
April. Application for the banks charter
has been made TO the controller Of the treas
ury.
The weather Of the last few days has been
fine for fishing, but disastrous for good prices
In all the fishing waters in Florida the best
Of catches have been made and the market
has been so crowded with choice varieties
that shaC. usually In good demand, have sold
for 10 cents q piece less than usual Usually
the price paid TO the fishermen for good shad
Is 70 cents, but today 10 cents was the best
offer. Many of the fish dealers lost heavily
on shipments they ha made saturday to the
north. 1he reason Of this was because Of
heavy shipments from all parts Of the state.
The PHILADELPHIA Academy of Science has
completed its excavations and researches on
the indian mound at Mt Royal Fla They
dug some fifteen feet deep. over c0usidera-
bic surface and eNhumed some seventy-dve
pieces OF deposit. They found several arrow
heads. Few sets OF human teeth, some pieces
of pottery and few articles Of copper. Capt.
Iuta, steamer Alligator has been employed
p B. ~ a. Hfn.h
ROy al dock as place OF shelter While the
work was going on. he leader OF this ex.
naming party, has gone TO Drayton Island to
inspect mound there and determine If it is
worth digging out for the buried treasure.
w. +. Spurin a weu-nown citizen OF St
Petersburg, Is preparing TO 90 into the man
ufactUre OF Orange wine and curacao at st
Peters burg or Clearwater Mr.. Spurnn made
an exhibit OF orange WINE and curacao cor
ul1l made OF orange peel, at the worlds fair
and II was awarded the highest prs MUM il
competition with like exhibits from totl
Germany ald rance. lie has the blue rio
hon awarded him by the JUDGES nicely framed
and VIII receive lhC official medal as soon a,
II is issued. he receipt for making curacao
was given Mr.. SpUrln twenty-one years az,
by Russian refugee az Sanford and from i
he has been making he cordial for years 70
his own use. lie decided to exhibit at Chcag,
and received such announcement from
wholesale liquor dealers who sampled thu
curacao made In Florida that he has decide,
70 Manufacture it At home, believing that tn
greater demand than the foreign article
Jacksonville Times Union The following
well known phosphate men met at Jackson
Vile Tuesday; Theodore r.. =. GroSsmeudt
general manager Hamburg Phosphate Com
pany' Charles A. GuChrlSt OF the Angi
Phosphate Company j. a. Little, OF the Vic
toria Phosphate Company; a. 3d. Campbell
of the National Pease River Phosphate Com
pany; 9. b. smith OF the Belleview Phos
plate Company: A w. Bars, of the Hig
Springs Phosphate Company; w. n. CAM
OF the Albion Phosphate Company; II. Y
AQ6len, Charles p. smith. =. Is. Hubbard an
W. M. Ledwlth. G. II. Smith, who wa
elected secretary ofthe meeting read the ca
for the meeting, which was sent out In Fer
ruary TO the greater portion of Florida
phosphate miners III briefly recites the fac
that the phosphate industry Of the state wa
IN "A very unsGt STA tory condition, and tina
there seemed to he urgent need for steps {
be taken toward placing it on a better basis
that the board of trade, which issued the cal
suggested convention OF such phOsphat
mlne owners as had actually developed thci
property q he meeting was 10 be for the pun
pose OF considering among uthe
things the formation OF a permj
nent organization for the purpos
OF arranging Tor uniform system Of aualy,
ing samping and weighing phosphate. 10
regulating the sales ana for obtaining owe
transportation rates. After the call had bee
Ieaa. a. u. Campbell arose and SAID that b
hardly thought it eXpedient for the sma
number present TO organize, as be felt that
large number of The phosphate men OF tn
state should be present when "a permanent OF
EaulZatton was effected. He did not thin
mat me phosphate miners were so Jealous q
Jacksonville that they would not attend
convention simply because ii was held in tni
city ana he ulu not think, either. that 10 wa
because they did not care. lie felt sure TIA
IuA attendance could be secured al som
o-ner time even at some other place. M
campbell was followed by Mr. little VIII
lLolght that II would be good plan 70 writ
~ an the phosphate miners and learn iron
tAem their preferences as to the time ant