The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-21

recently discovered near River Junction
covers $500 acres, and ii is estimated that
there ere two billion barrels of cement
which will sell at 81 per barrel at the
mine. .
Madison Recorder: The Florida Manu-
featuring Company are making extensive
Improvements 10 accommodate their next
seasons business. They have broken dirt
this week for a large brick seed cotton
warehouse, their present quarters being
wholly inadequate to accommodate their
customers. Such substantial improve
meuts should be encouraged.
Ocala Star: c. c. Todd of this city, has
closed a deal whereby he sold a grant
of 11,0O0 acres of land, owned by the Flor
ida Orange Canal and Transit Company,
TO w. N. Camp, of the Camp Phosphate
Company. Mr.. Todd held an option on
the land and made a handsome profit for
himself. The lands are in Lee and De
Soto counties, and are heavily timbered
with cypress.
Miami Metropolis: The tomato ship
ments are quite good and the market price
is also getting. much better and in conse-
quence the growers are feeling better.
The crops that were damaged by the cold
are growing beautifully and the yield
promises to be quite good All indca tions
point now TO a very profitable season after
all for the majority of the troopers. In
some instances fields that looked as if the
crops were destroyed. now look as if there
had been no frost at all.
The Leesburg Commercial, in it's last
issue, declares that Fjorida's representa-
tives in Congress should not lose sight of
the importance of Secnriug appropriations
for the improvement of the Okawaha
river from the lakes to the st. Johns
river. This is one of the most important
water highways in the state, and with but
small outlay could easily be made nav-
gable for steamers its entire length. As
route for tourists it is unsurpassed. its
swamp and prairie scenery and torturous
channel forming a continual charm.
one of the largest property deals ever
made in section near Tampa was closed
a few days ago. The property involved
consists of $4,000 acres, and is probably
the largest single tract of land in the
state. 1t begins at Hunters Point, and ex-
tends in a strip ten miles wide for thirty
five miles down the coast. This property
| has been leased for a long term of years
to the Jacksonville Naval Stores Com
pany, for turpentine purposes. The lease
was made by the owners, the Florida
Mortgage and Investment Company.
Tampa Tribune: Six hundred acres of
saw-grass land near Sarasota, Manatee
county. were sold yesterday. through Real
Estate Agent Thomas M. Weir, to Camp
Bros well-known fruit and vegetable
men of this state. The property sold was
owned by {. l.. Reaves and j. Hamilton
Gillespie, of Sarasota and Phillips e Full
Ter, of this city The price was $40 per
acre. The new owners propose to plant
the whole tract i'm cane, and viii conduct
an extensive sugar plantation thereon
The industry promises to he q most i'm
portant one. The new cw0e-s Will take
possession ct once.
Sunday afternoon ab-ui .., hor-
rlble crime was commitel at 't-,as e Mu
one mile from starkc. Jon il Jcdetai~.
aged IA. together with seNc.a. 81 ats jill.
tie brothers and sister, Wle pa. ial r,a
the railroad track when Joan IL rg,oa,
a boy of about II years OF age, came a.00S
and started a fuss. Jonah UndenIl ie-
scented It, and a fight was tie result Gl-
lington then grabbed Underhn!, and, rails
ing him above his head dashed him down
on the railroad iron across his back. He
repeated this three times, and finally
picked the unconscious lad up and started
for an old unused well. As he did 50
one of Underhills small brothers slashel
him across the hand with a knife, which
| caused him to drop the boy and run. The
poor little fellow was then carried to his
| home and medical assistance summoned.
DR.. Francis. the attending physician. says
| that the wounds are dangerous, and may
prove fatal. The boy did not speak from
| the time he was hurt until Monday morn
| ing. and then only few words Ellington
| was arrested, and Is now out under bond.