Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-27

which many thousand shingles were
made. The former tree was l22 feet
Thigh.
Naval stores form an important
part Of Alachus couuty's fine exhibit.
The manner Of tapping the trpes IL
shown. A sample of pure turpeptine
manufactured from pine knots and
tree stumps by new process shows
that many Of Fl1rida's so.ealled
waste materials VIII yield good
profit WHEN enterprise and inventive
genius meet.
IAN axhandle seren feet long proves
interesting, as It was intended to be
used in the Everglades, but since the
recent political Waterloo it is prob
ably destined TO be unused. Perhars
il is Just as we'll that the Governors
drainage scheme fell through, as Brow
ard might have taken notion to re.
pest George Washington's adventure,
and he would have certainly done a lot
OF damage with such big weapon.
"A'schua county has q fine display
Of minerals. Indeed, IL IL, minerally,
one OF the richest sections in this part
OF our country. Phosphate mining is
a most important industry. A kiln Is
on exhibition showing the manner OF
burning the rock to obtain this valu-
able mineral. In this display is shown
the petrfied knee.bone Of some man.
moth prehistoric animal, found IS feet
underground.
"Cotton This enterprising county
has q complete display ct cotton, both
short and long. A number OF bales
OF the famous Sea Island variety
are shown. Sea Island cotton. IA IL
we'll known. is the most valuable kind
grown, aud there are only few places
where It can be cultivated. The en-.
tire display Of cotton ia worth $1,000.
"Alachus county is a fine truck re-.
gion. This business has doubled In
three years. Some beautiful samples
OF lettuce, the fret of the season, are
shown at the exhibit. The trucking
industry will help to keep Aachua In
the first rank among Florida counties.
eleven varieties Of fine sugar-cane,
and many other products too numer.
ous to mention, such IS corn, potatoes,
velvet beans, etc, render Alaohua's
agricultural exhibit q most complete |
one in every way. Fourteen various
kinds OF pecaDs are shown. Some time
the growing Of the latter is destined 20 |
become an important feature in FloTi.
ds. A potato vine 10 on exhibition,
over forty feet long. Samples OF oats,
wheat, corn and rye, which are readily
grown in Alaehus, make fine appear
ance.
"In the manufactures exhibit IL
shown samples Of fertilizer made by
the Standard Fertilizer Co., Gaines
Vile, and a large assortment OF canned
goods put up by local canneries, Of
which Alachus county has several. The
FERTILIZER Co. expects to open
a Tampa branch in the near future.
"Much Of the beautiful citrus ifui'
on display was fornished by Capt. d.
4. Maxwell. general manager Of the
seaboard Air Line, who owns the lsrt'
est grove IN Middle Florida. The hand.
some specimens OF blood graprfruiI
and other fruits from HE grove have
excited much favorable comment and
are especially dne.
-. R. williams, who owns $4,000
orange grove near Tampa. furnished
the beautiful specimens Of Sea leland
cotton Many Of the tine agricultural
products came from the 1000 sore
Spring Park farm. b. w. Foaia'ne.
Niicanopy, also furnished much beaati.
ful citrus fruit
gainesville, the county set oi Ala
chua. a city OF charming 'ufr 1ndinFs
great opportunities and angsuAlenief'
prise. and nos toe home Of she STATE
University. l. represented by the To-
dusrIai edition % The Gainssriilr
Daily sun, which speaks ior Aisehaa
county as veil. /
"a 40 additional proof ~ Alrchoa's |
greatness. it should be remfmbsTed
tai tha sails oi The cap ds,trdef
sC,l.mb's' were mads from Alaehna
county cotion Later iion go in.
vested ard patented - iames DOG %
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