The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-21
THE HYGCINTH BLOCKADE.
JACK SONVILLE WANTS 1T REMOVED
FROM THE ST. JOHNS.

Celery Farmers Big LOss-OranEe
County Boys in the Navy-SOme
Notes About Orange Culture and
the Pests Which Bother the Orange
Trees-NOtes About Matters and
Things in General.
Sanford, Fla. Aug. 20.-Jacksonville has
just sent a delegation to Washington, d.
c., to consult Gen. Wilson, y. S. A, chief
of engineers, about removing the water
hyacinths from the ST Johns river so
far only temporary relief is in sight, as
there is no appropriation for such IN
usual distractions. Again, il is argued
that the side streams and creeks are not
naviga BILE, and therefore do not come un
der the head of government work. This,
however is false reasoning. as they emp
ty into the St. Johns river their hya-
cinth blockades, and for this reason any
plan to clear this great river of the pest
must of necessity include the cleaning out
of all contiguous creeks, coves and
streams. No temporary relief is worth
much. and only Congress can grant and
provide for the permanent relief that is
demanded by all the various interests
along the ST. Johns river from Sanford
to Jacksonville.
The recent burning of the big celery
farm barn of Mr.. A. Robbins, near this
city is quite a loss to him as well as
something of a setback 40 his extensive
celery growing operations. Last year mis-
crop was curtailed for want of suitable
lumber for bleaching boards, and this ne
had provided against for the coming sen
son BY full supply OF seasoned lumber.
But this was in the new barn and was
consumed, causing him to lay in another
supply before bleaching time arrives.
he large increase in celery growing IN
this county has made an increased de-
mand upon malls already crowded with
lumber orders, as the new pineapple
sheds and orange grove sheds are taking
nearly the entire output of many of the
mills. In fact. millionaire John B. Stet-
son. az DeLand, put up his own mill to
supply sheds for his extensive groves and
pineries. There are no dull times around
saw mills in Orange county.
The cassava boom still keeps booming
and large amount will be gathered in
this section for the Planters Starch Fac
tory at Lake Mary. President Perkins
advised fall planting and most of the
present crop was put in then, which &C
counts for much of the slow growth re-
ported from many patches. Unusually
the seed cane has been kept over and
planted in the spring and this plan is
thought TO be the better one by old grow
ers.
Sanford is glad to welcome a new and
excellent family here from Orlando, that
of Route Agent w. r. Jamison of the
Southern Express Company recently pro-
NOTED from agent at the former city
He is one of the most popular and eff
cient employees of the company and mar
ried a sister of Division Superintendent
Chas. l.. Myers, late of Savannah, who
will be quite a desirable acquisition to
our social circles.
The Presbytery of St. Johns met in
pro-re-nata session at Orlando on Tues
day to dismiss Rev. ]. z. Haney of Lees
burg, late pastor of the Apopka, Oak
land and Lake Maitland churches, who
goes to the Tuscaloosa, Ala, Presbytery,
and to receive and license Mr. W. w
Powell, a recent young divinity student,
who comes here to take charge of the
group of churches lately served by Rev.
Mr.. Haney.
Orange county now has four young rep
resentatives in the United States navy
A son OF Rev. Lyman Phelps of this
city. one of Robert A. Mills Esq, of
Chuluota. one of Rev. c.. w. Greetham
of Orlando and one of Col. David A.
Morrison of Maitland. In the volunteer
service the county is represented by Capt.
Hat, late of the Shine Guards of Orlan-
do, who is in the Philippines.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, the ex-
presidents somewhat erratic sister, is
noted for her real estate deals. She made
several in this county, and also in other
parts of the state, and wrote quite a
magazine article on MY Florida" She
once invested near Sanford and later at
Altamonte Springs. She and Miss Ames
have just bought a fine summer resi-
dence on an island near Camden, Maine
Mr.. Henry Skies, formerly of Whitaker
street Savannah, has been transferred
from Kissimmee to Maitland, and put i'm
charge of that section of the Plant Sys-
TEN, where he is doing good work, and
where he has located his family. His
Knights of Pythias friends in Savannah
will be glad to hear of his steady ad
vancement in railroad circles.
The old inquiry, when doctors dis
agree who shall decidc?' is just now dis
turbng the orange growers of Florida.
The editor of the Florida Agriculturist,
of DeI-and, has visited the East Coast
and declares that he saw die back" IN
the orange groves there. And now comes
the editor of the Florida Farmer and
Fruit Grower of Jacksonville, who has
made later visit to the East Coast, and
declares positively that the die back
aint there. With the scale pest on the
West Coast and the die back" on the
East Coast, we Orange county grove own
ers feel quite content with our smaller
crops and healthier trees. So far our
groves have responded literally to renew
ed cultivation in the more favored Sec
lions of the county. and the outlook for
next year-if no drawback the coming
winter-is very iattering.
A SHOOTING AT PEMBROKE.