The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-07
FLORIDA NOTES.
Some Railway Enterprises which
Appear to Lag.


Sanford, Fla, Feb. 6.-Mr. Harvey C
Bond of the Union News Company tells
me that overlooked one of the largest
dealers in the Morning News and other
leading papers. DR.. ]. r. Hobson. next
door to the postofhce. has fiourishing
news stand attached to his elegant drug
store Not only is the Morning News sold
at four news stands, but two of these
have regular carriers or newsboys on the
street. Our people are great readers, and
the Morning News has been a popular
newspaper here ever since the city was
founded. Under the new railroad sched-
ule the paper gets here soon after dinner
and Is Immediately put on sale and dis
tributed by carriers.
Col. Thomas j. Appleyard of the Gate
City Chronicle has gone to Cleveland, o.,
with State Senator Ed NJ. Hammond,
TO attend special meeting OF. the off
Tampa Bay Improved Railway Com
pany, OF which he is general
manager, and Hammond the legal adviser,
There have been number of delays in
this enterprise, and the people have been
anxious to know why the movement lags,
like the proposed Henck electric line from
this city to Orlando. Col. Appleyard has
been very busy the past month with edl-
torial conventions, having been reelected
secretary of the Florida Press Associa-
ton, and, therefore, unable TO give the
railway matters any attention. The pres
ent meeting in Cleveland will be followed
by visit here Of the president and d.
rectors, when something definite will be
settled as 10 future operations
While we have had several failures,
growing out of the freeze. the general
tone of our mercantile business has been
healthy and cheering. The building of
the new Hotchkss brick block during the
dull summer was an inspiration to all
branches of business and to every indus
try, and this was followed by the en-
largement of the tannery and a big in
crease in the working forces at the Plant
system shops. All this has kept a good
deal OF loose money here and II naturally
finds its way into the banks and keeps
them in a strong condition.
Under the head of Lawns and Bermu-
da Grass" the editor of the agricultural
department of the Morning News refers
to lady correspondent at Starke, Fla,
VINO writes for information in regard TO
that subject. He feels sure that there
can be no Bermuda grass in her immediate
vicinity, as she seems so ignorant of its
Florida is prolific in Bermuda grass. and
more than this, we can show some of the
largest and handsomest lawns in the
pie here try to kill 1t out and exterTnin-
ate what they term a pest, rather than
cultivate 1t and use it in a proper and
pasturage. In making lawns and grass
walks in this sandy country, we use Ber-
muda grass roots, which, when properly
due time entirely cover the ground with a
beautiful green carpet.
AT last the Clydes have given us a daily
river service, both the City of Jackson
vile and the Fred de Barry being ON the
run between this city and Jacksonville
regularly for the balance of the season.
This Is the latest that we have ever had
a double service given us by this line.
showing that the immense freight trar-
tic on the river is the main item of profit.
No boat has yet been able to run profit
ably without a good freight patronage.
The freeze cut this branch of the bust
ness down to a low figure and both the
freight boats q -
glade and the. Welaka have been tied up
at the wharf here all winter