The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-15
SOLDIERS AT ST. AUGUSTINE.
Rapid Increase in the Production of
Pineapples in South Florida.

Rapid Increase in the Production of
Pineapples in South Florida.
St Augustine, June 1.-THE business
men of this city have determined to
make st. Augustine something more than
a resort for tourists They have deter
mined to make an effort to secure
factories.
A committee for that purpose has been
appointed. 1t is composed of Messrs
John L. Dismukes, president First Ma
tional Bank; A L. Rogero, of Southern
Express Company, and h. L. Barnes of
Medecls Il Co., for the board of trade
IL Is authorized to give acreage and make
liberal oilers to cigar manufacturers
especially.
The prospect for rapid transit to and
from the north beach, so as to bring
WITHIN reasonable distance of the city's
center those families whom it is thought
such would influence to make comfort
ably homes in the pretty suburbs, seems
brighter, as DIR. j. X. RaineY and Messrs
Holmes & jackson are actively engaged
III preparing the route for an electric
railway.
Cox Osborn, commanding the Fifth
United States infantry, has had detail of
soldiers under Lieut.. w. j. Heavy at work
/ constructing range for small arms prac-
ice on AnaStasia island for the last Seve-
raj weeks. There We're hopes recently
that the government would build mill
tary post for four or more companies. and
In the near future add 10 the military
reservation range for heavy ordnance
practice, but no sooner had the govern
ment gotten its plans ready than "claim-
ants" for the tract spring up, and in the
language of Gen. O. O. Howard,
whose hobby was to establish the
post, The government has gone beyond
investing in even its own land when
claims are made to its title" And unless
the people investigate and shoulder the
responsibility of guaranteeing the govern
ment good title the pro iect so necessary
TO the community's prosperity might be
/ considered of. Meanwhile, the war de-
/ partment is expanding -, 900 in adding
1 more room TO the cramped quarters for
! the enlisted men at St. Francis barracks.
/ FIRST Lieut.. Stephen NJ Hackney, a
! young Alabamian. who in 1888 accepted a
| blanket and rife in Uncle Sans army,
/ is recent addition to the garrison, com
! ing by promotion from the Sixteenth reg
! 1ment, in which he won his shoulder
| straps in 1886
The number of pineapples passing over
| the jacksonville, st. Augustine and In
/ dian River railway to-day amounted to
| 1880 crates, 100 pounds to the crate The
| pineapple output from the east coast
| pineapple plantations this season, called
| the rushing seasons" will amount to
between 40 900 ana $4,000 crates, about 20
per cent. over last seasons crop. To show
the improvement in the condition of the
fruit it is only necessary to recall the
fact that season before last it took
seventy pineapples to the crate, last sea
son sixty and this season only between
! fifty and sixty to the crate, marking an
increase in size and lusciousness of the
fruit The pineapple belt to date, is
marked out as from Niece, including
Aver1Il, Melbourne, Melbourne Branch to
East Eau Gallie.
Merritts Island is also noted but it is
said that from Fort Pierce to the Santa
Lucia river on both sides of the Indian
river, are the most prolific in growth now.
Another belt is found in the new planta-
tions south and about Hobe's Sound-then
| the Lake Worth region is coming in and
| contributes with the other belts the bulk
| of the estimated $4,000 crates carried by
! the two roads, jacksonville, Tampa and
/ Key West and the Jacksonville, st.
Augustine and Indian River railways.
this season. By this season" it should
be understood that only such pineapples
as are rushed through to the PARKWAY
markets are included, for there is a
steady flow of pines during the whole
! year.