The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05

bridge across Thomas creek, beat
No., 1, and that the clerk is hereby
authorized to issue a warrant for same
upon the filing with the clerk Of this
board an approved bond in the sum OF
$3.50.
Ordered that the board now adjourn
to meet the first Monday in June, il
being the legal time for meeting.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM
FLORIDA.
Cedar Keys, Fla, April 80. -Edi-
tor News. Here am again, writing
from the 'Land of Flowers MY
last letter was from Archer, a beauti-
full little city at the crossing of the
Atlantic Cost Line and the Sea- board
Air Line railroads. Now am writ
ing from Cedar Key, a lovely though
quaint old town on the gulf near the
Suwanee river. So you see, have
been away ldown on the suwanee
river, far, far away There are
some very peculiar things attached to
this place, for instance, they have =
very peculiar house here, made Of
cement and shells. They resemble
brick houses plast They are
built by mixing cement and shells
oyster. clam and every kind of she'll
available and pouring this mixture in
between plank walls which have been
arranged for said purpose-the thick
ness of the wall being regulated by the
distance the plank are placed apart.
The plank walls are afterwards re-
moved, leaving solid walls. These
houses are several stories high and
are very substantial. This little town
once bad a great opportunity, but
failed to realize it and suffered CORES
pondingly. Mr.. Plant, the founder
of the great "Plant System of rail
roads, came here to purchase terminal
facilities for railroad he proposed to
construct to this place, but the owners
of the property were unreasonable and
exhorbitant in their prices and Mr..
Plant is credited with saying, "All
right, in ten years I will see grass
growing in your streets and the bats
roosting in your houses and he
lived to see lit. Tampa up to that
time had bought Eher supplies here.
Mr.. Plant constructed his road into
Tampa and today Tampa is a city
of $1,000 of population while Cedar
Key is a mere village as compared
with Tampa So it is, opportunities
come to US all; some of US see and
embrace, others blinded with a selfish
ness which is foolish, stand in the
way of progress. This is delightful
place, however, to live-healthy and
pleasant. The sea breeze is delight
full and helpful. There are several
persons living here who came here to
die with consumption, who are now
strong and hardy. We have strik-
ing illustration of this in the cases
of my host and hostess. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bachman came here several
years ago from the north the doctor
said with consumption; he weighed
156 pounds, she weighed 100. Now
they are hale and we'll, weighing 900
and 285 pounds, respectively, total
500 pounds. That, Mr.. Editor, is a
pretty good showing. These are not
exceptional cases either. This clim-
ate seems to have very good effect
on the various organs Of the body as
we'll, as is illustrated in the follow
ing incident: A gentleman walked
into the postoffce here and the post.
master, who is full of fun and
mischief, and who was busy arrang-
ing some dead letters for forwarding
to Washington, handed him a pack
age of the letters, asking, "Can you
smell anything about that" ''Yes,'
replied the fellow, anybody with
half nose could smell that. -
said anybody who could smell a
dead letter. must have a we'll de-
veloped alfactory.
Il is near this place where much
of our American sponge is secured.
Very many vessels are engaged in
sponging' in these waters. The
day before yesterday there was quite
blow and the water was too rough
for operations and the sponge feet
came into the bay and counted 63
vessels, all engaged in the sponge
trade. Yesterday .tlie wind ceased
and off were they all for "the out
side
In day or two I will close my
meeting here which by the way is one
of great interest, and pull for home.
En- route home expect to pass
through the old and historic town OF
ST. Augustine, the Oldest American
city. I also expect to have short
stop in Savannah, Ga. hope to be.
at home, however, Mr.. Editor, and
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