The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-18

the success of the new soap factory at
Campobello, reports that a sum sufficient
to start the wheels has been secured by
private subscription.
Gay Brothers of Palatka have received
a letter from a prominent merchant of
Nassau, in the Bahamas, requesting quo
tations on several lines of goods, stating
that Palatka's communication with the
Bahamas was complete via East Coast
railway, and a semi-weekly steamship
service.
A. S. Goodbread, a prominent farmer of
Columbia county, last year laid up 1000
bushels of corn, 5000 pounds of pork, 1000
pounds of lard, 600 gallons of syrup, and
many thousand pounds of corn fodder
In addition to this, Mr. Goodbread sells
annually at least $1,000 worth of sea ISL
and cotton.
The Live Oak Phosphate Company's
new plant at Phenix was burned Friday
night. together with two box cars be-
longing to the Florida Central and PENN
sular railroad. The fire was discovered
between II and o'clock. Nothing was
saved and there was no insurance. The
origin of the fire is not known.
Under the urgent deficiency bill for the
compensation of letter carriers for over
time the following Pensacola carriers will
receive pay as follows: Charles Carlin,
SllS; Andrew A. j. Pollock, $234; Robert
Smith, colored, $276; William May colored
$216 Thomas Turtle, $57; George Jolly, $l27;
Charles LeBaron, $196; Hunter Williams,
colored, $S5.
The turpentine business in the vicinity
of Yulee is rapidly increasing. A large
number of trees have been boxed. and
transfers of land for turpentine purposes
are frequent. The turpentine men say
that they will double their business in thar
vicinity within the next twelve months.
The recent heavy winds blew down a NUM-
Der of the boxed trees.
The strawberry growers of Hawthorn
are ready to begin shipping this week The
crop of berries is a good one. Much inter-
est has been shown by all of the farmers
in preparing for the coming crop. Farm
ing has progressed much beyond the aver
age of former years. Many have set out
peach orchards. Orange groves are show
ing new growth Those of the growers
who left their old trees standing last wear
are now busy cutting or burning them.
f. W. Kendall formerly with the Bovd
& Baxter Furniture Company of Atlanta,
Ga, who has had twenty years of ex-
perience in the business, is now in Ocala
consulting with the officials of the board
OF trade and local capitalists in the in
ierest or putting up a furniture factory
in that city. The proposition is to organ
lze company with 600 capital stock
OF this amount $500 has already been
subscribed, and the gentlemen who are
interested in the movement feel satisfied
that the remainder will soon be forth
coming.
The directors of the Gulf Coast Ium-
Der Company, which was lately organized
at Pensacola, held meeting in Mobile
last week, to perfect the organization. J.
T. Whiting of Pensacola, for the past year
IN the office of Wheelwright & Co, of
brunswick, was selected for manager
His headquarters will be at Mobile. but
the general offices will be located at Pen
sacola. The classification and price list
adopted at the meeting at Pensacola last
month were approved by the directors,