The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-08
TAMPA's GREAT DEVELOPMENT.
Rapid Strides Recently Made b5
That City and Section.

Tampa Fla May IA represent
tative Of the Morning News, who has
spent a day in this growing city, and in
the thriving country which surrounds it,
was more than agreeaoly impressed by
the signs of healthy activity which are
everywhere apparent
The city itself, alive with the impulse
Of new energy and Investment, furnishes,
at present, one of the most potent ex-
amples of Southern development Few
cities of The section have chronicled such
rapid growth in such comparatively short
time In fact the chapter of Tampa's for
ward progress dates back only a few
years. Up to the great soldier era, the
city seemed contend to linger in village
hood. Since that time, it's growth has been
almost phenomenal, yet solid in its ra-
pidity.
In this development, the natural advant-
ages of the city particularly in the mat
Ter of location. have played a prominent
part. The trend of the naval stores busi-
ness to South Florida has resulted al
ready in the establishment of four large
concerns in Tampa, with more coming.
The demands of the agricultural section
surrounding the city have called for
big fertilizer factory, the plans for which
are now in process of adoption, encour-
aged by both foreign and local capital.
Inc HlllIlCI-uOlldI sugar Ielliiti y " NAi4Sh
the press has devoted so much space, will
soon be an actually. new ice manu-
featuring plant has just been erected, by
Alabama capital Progressive lumber
firms have established hourishlng
branches here The great Armour concern
has just erected a capacious and up-to-
Gate cold storage plant, for the conven-
fence of it's South Florida and West In
dian trade. The Cudahy Packing Com
pany and Swift & Co. are contemplate
ing similar investments.
Back of these investments, the
great cigar manufacturing industry of the
city continues with increased activity.
The output of the famous Tampa grades
of cigars has been far in excess, this year,
of any previous year
Along the lines of shipping development,
the city is showing marked improvement.
The dredging of a new government chan
mel from she city riverfront to deep wa
ter in Tampa bay, now being done by
three big dredges at work night and day,
has given an impslus to Tampa's com
mercial future. During the past three
months the river-front of the city has
been practically rebuilt. New warehouses
ard wharves have replaced the old struc-
lures that sufflced to accommodate the
commerce of Tampa while 1t was confined
to fishing smacks and truckers boats.
movement is now on foot to have the en-
tire river-front bulkheaded with solid
stone, winch is aosuIto vi ShCSSSs.
The News representative very FORUM
a,ely, fell into the hands of Col. W. r.
Fuller, Of the independent line OF steam
err, which plies between Tampa and the
Manatee river section, and that genial
gentleman escorted him on a delightful
trip to the famous river, on the steamer
Manatee of his line The beauty of the
Manatee section is everywhere a house.
hold word, but 1t has a much deeper sig
nihcance in the development of South
Florida. In this section, the orange groves
are in better condition than ever known
before great veg table crop is just now
beginning 10 be harvested and shipments
are unusually large. The cabbage product,
movement of which is about exhausted,
brought exceptonolly good prices The IN
dications a, e favorable to record-oreak-
ing tomato-crop although recent heavy
rains disturbed the estimates OF the grow
ers temporarily.
Palmetto, Braidentowni and the other
pre1ty and lively little towns along the
river are growing rapidly. The influx of
new capital and industry, which has done
so much for Tampa during the past few
yea $, has also been felt in this rural Sec
ton.
Among these investments may be cited
one item of $25,0C0, paid in cash for six
groves in Manatee county, by w. w.
| Carnes, one of the leading citizens of
Memphis, Tenn who has decided to To-
| cafe IN Luls stCliN H.
The impression given the Morning News
representative, on this beautiful trip into
the Manatee section, was that there is
more contentment and plenty in this ia
vcred region than In any other agricul-
tural section OF the country. The condi-
tons seem to be ideal, not only for pleas
ant living, but for profitable effort Both
from the vegetable and orange crops the
growers of the Manatee are reaping sub
stantial profits
Nothing has been more encouraging 20
| the people Of South Florida than the rapid
| redevelopment of che orange industry.
| The fruit which, in past seasons, barely
brought so cents per box on the trees, re-
corded a ruling price of 81 per box Inst
| season, totaHng 100000 in value The
| crop for the coming year, owing to the nm
| varied favorable conditions which have
| attended the groves, will reach IDLY &c.,
| 900 boxes.
The beauties of a trip to the Mana,ee