The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-07

greatness.
c. +. Parker of Indianapolis is at PEN
sacola, and says he represents a wealthy
syndicate that is going to turn Pensacola
topsy-turvy by erecting a skv-scraper
business and Office building at a cost of
100000. He has secured options on sew
cral pieces of property on Palafox street
near the Custom House, and has can
Nassed among the lawyers and doctors.
ana has secured the signatures of a num-
Der OF them to an agreement that they
VIII take office room in the new building
which he says, will be six stories tall.
with every modern convenience
The commercial strength of Hinsborough
county will be argumented this week by
the addition of a large industry. The
Greer Bros, extensive lumber men from
Dakota, Ga, have purchased the sawm;u
situated at Abbots on the Flori-
dd Central and Peninsular Rail
road in the northern portion of that
county. They have also bought 10000 acres
OF timber land near that place and will
put much money into the business They
viii saw millions of feet of lumber every
month, great part of which will be ship
ped to foreign countries through Tampa
There is no abatement in the pineapple
industry in the region around Orlando.
save that which is made necessary by the
scarcity of plants. Sheds are being built
ana land prepared for new pineries in all
directions from town, in the expectation
that plants will be obtainable in the
spring or early summer. A gentleman
named Dewhurst, of Bridgeport, Conn,
has recently purchased a tract of land
from w. c. Fielding, and is preparing it
for planting, while there are a dozen or
more sheds now completed and ready for
plants. 1t is believed that the price OF
plants will be higher than ever during the
coming summer.
The shipment of cigars from Tampa last
week numbered ST. cases. which is against
3S2 for the same period last year This
is an increase of 1875 cases over last year.
These cases last week We're averag ed 90
contained, as total, 2,SS5,0O0 cigars
against 10000 cigars for the week pre-
Ylous. which is on par with the jumps
and leaps that are being made in the way
OF increasing business this year. 1t might
be added, also, that the shipments for
the week were not near so heavy as the
number of cigars made. although orders
are very pressing just at this time. This
is an Illustration of the entire business for
the year so far.
Some time ago the Southern Ice Asso-
citation decided to erect a monument TO the
late Dr. Thomas CORY, the inventor OF
The ice machine AS Doctor CORY was
for long time a prominent resident OF
Apalachicola and finally died there it was
deemed fitting to place the monumen,
where he discovered the secret. and labor
ed so earnestly to perfect the principle
which brought one of the greatest boons
to humanity. The monument when com
peted viii stand twenty-five feet above
the base. Alphabetical appreciates this
monument and is indebted 90 Capt. George
H. Whiteside whose undring efforts
brought this honor and distinction.
A tornado of considerable severity pass
ed through the northern suburbs of Win
ter Park on Sunday aftNnoon between 8
and 6 O'Clock. rs direction was from
southwest TO northeast, and the width of
its path from seventyfive TO one nun
bred feet 1t struck DR.. Henkers place
iusL west of town. removing a small
clubhouse about ten feet from its original
foundation. Further on in its course it
twisted off many pine trees; and before
leaving the vicinity it took up Mr. Cald-
weTs bicycle and landed it a hundred feet
distant in an orange grove. The wind
storm was accompanied by the heaviest
rainfall that has occurred here for several
months
Tampa Times: The next administration
of Tampa must be committed to the policy
of municipal ownership of public utili-
ties There is a strong and determined
sentiment TO this effect among the repre-
sentative and largest taxpayers of the city,
as any one may very easily ascertain by
discussing the subject with them. This
matter has been frequently considered in
these columns, and convincing argument
based on the experience of other cities
have been presented. The Times is I'M
eouivocally in favor of municipal owner
shin. and in our opinion the start should
be made by the acquisition of the water
works. The price demanded by the com
pany-$25O, 0O0-is unreasonably high, but
even that amount could be paid bonds
eoated at per cent, the rates greatly re-
duced and the interest and a sinking fund
provided.