The morning news., 1899-02-12
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lained for 1900 more west Of the Chipola
river. They are now building a railroad
20 Lake Brooklyn, some ten miles in
length. and the iron viii soon be ON the
ground. This road will be known as a log
sing road and the logs are intended for
This market II is said that the com
pany viii erect buildings for their en-
ployes ard large commissary.
Nine deeds for real estate sold to the
Atlantic Valdosta and Western Railway
Company has been fled in The county
clerks Office, at Jacksonville for record
This land has been bought by the railroad
company so that il can secure a right Of
way. These sales are in addition to sales
prf 1ously reported.
Bertie CortheH, son Of William If. Cor
thell, Of 2i5 West Eighty-thlrd street New
York, has been lost since Jan. IA. and all
efforts of the police have failed to locate
him. A boy answering the description is
in The employ of the Indian River Hotel
at Titus vile, and the sheriff Will probably
be requested 10 hold HIM until his father
arrives.
Ocala Star: Mr.. Jewett who takes OBJ
servations of the weather for the govern
ment. says his thermometer recorded 20
degrees above and stood there for a num-
Der Of hours. AT 2:30 o. m. yesterday
Thursday the thermometer registered a
i3 ana going down to-day at same hour
II registered - and going up. Mr.. Jewett
does not think Jhe orange trees are Sc
riously hurt, if they were In their normal
condition
Gainesville Sun: \ lengthy letter has
been received a this Office from ex-Sena-
tor can in which he announces that ne
will speak al Gainesville, Feb. 49, and in
which he urges the voters of Alachua
county TO insist upon a primary election to
instruct the members of the legislature
who 10 vote for in the senatorial con-
test al Tallahassee. He reviews the sit
uation and requests every member of the
executive committee to be in Gainesville
on that day.
Weekly Tallahasseean: Monday morn
ing deal was consummated by J. r. Ber-
nard & Son, whereby the Wicker place,
seven miles east of this city, passed into
the hands Of the Fisher Bros. of Tampa
The place contains 2.000 acres, and will
be converted into a dairy and stock farm
They propose to raise stock on a large
scale. and will. of course, enter into other
business, but one of the primary objects
Is to raise fine milk cows 10 carry to
South Florida during the tourist season.
Tampa Tribune: The Stockmen's con-
vention, that has just adjourned at Kis-
simmee. will result in great good to the
owners of cattle throughou the entire
state Many good resolutions were offer
ed and adopted and plans were discussed
pertaining to the cattle industry that will
be OF benefit 20 people who own stock.
II is indeed high time that the cattle men
of Florida were organizing against the
band Of thieves who have for years been
stealing cattle at a very distressing and
alarming rate. and the Tribune is of the
opinion that the cattle men have taken
hold of the right horn of the delmma to
stop the abuses that have almost ruined
one of the greatest industries in the state.
Gainesville sun: The cold wave which
struck Florida Wednesday night ana
reached its zenith yesterday morning. was
the coolest weather of the present win
ter. The extreme cold was not confined
to any one section, but seemed to have
extended over the entire state, doing great
damage to the farming and fruit inter-
ests. 1t came at the most inopportune
time. Farmers who had become greatly
encouraged by the warm weather prevail
ing during the entire winter had planted
extensively, and many acres Of vegetables
were killed. The loss TO the state win
reach into hundreds of thousa nds of dol
lars. Everything in the field suffered In
this section .ettuce, cabbage, peas ana
beans were much hurt. The latter two
We're killed out completely The acreage
of beans in ths county was very exten,
sive, and in this item alone the farmers
lose very heavily. Lettuce which was
far advanced is hurt. About 60 per cent
is said 10 have been killed. Young let
tuee was seriously damaged though many
are hopeful that much of It will recover
Cabbage was even killed in some places
despite the fact that much of il was head
ed, A head of cabbage was brought to the
Brown House yesterday ana exhibited TO
the commission men there. II was care
fully and closely examined and after
viewing the effects of the cold upon it II
was the general verdict thar vegetables
had suffered more than was at first sup
posed. Al Mcintosh the farmers say that
tender vegetables were killed and that
no lettuce will be shipped for a week or
ten days. Orange trees were not serious
" injured, Seed beds were all well pro,
tected there. and not many plants will be
lost. Reports from Miami are to the er-
feet that the thermometer did not reach
the freezing point