The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-03-16
WHAT Is GOING ON IN BUSY
FLORIDA.

The Orlando Bank & Trust Co., of
Orlando, Fla, capital $4,000, has filed
articles of Incorporation.
S. d. Bon Durant of New York is
reported to be investigating for pro-
posed electric railway from Tampa to
the east coast of Fparida.
Bids will be received at Pensacola
by L. Hilton Green chairman of b9nd
trustees, until noon March % for $780,
900 of 1-2 per cent improvement
bonds.
Frederick Ausield, architect, NJ lses
Building, Montgomery, Ala. will re-
ceive bids for the erection of a sever
story flreproof office building at Pen
saco!a
1t is reported that within so days
the $4,000 paving. $4,000 water, $685.
600 sewer, $4,000 city hall and mtr-
ket place and $4,000 fire department
Jer cent. 30-year bonds will be Of
fered for sale by the city of Live Oak.
w. w. Prout and associates have Sc
cured franchise for gas plant at Mi
ami.
The Board OF Trade of Jackson
vile is endeavoring to secure the or
ganization of a company to BULL
cotton mill.
Charles Aulick has contract. to erect
factory building for Gibson & Hobbs.
to be occupied by Silva & Co., cigar
manufacturers at Tampa.
1t is reported that George A. Mcleod
of Tampa, has purchased 10000 acres
of timber land near Abbott. at S10H,
900 for turpentine purposes.
The Davis Company has purchased
$4,000 aores Of timber land in Wash
ington county at sS24,OOO for develop
ment purposes. 1t is proposed To erect
saw-mill with a daily capacity cf
100000 feet
Bids will be opened March 10 at
Jacksonville for the erection of a two
story building. 26x62 feet. of brick. for
s. S. Goldburg after plans by w. b.
Camp; cost $4,000. Halsema & Wood
cock are estimating on the construc-
/ ton.
Arrangements have been completed
for the construction of water works,
at Arcadia. Bids will be received I'M
til March II.
Parker, Hook & CO., with $4,000
capital stock to establish a firm at
| Tampa.
Tampa Brick Company, has been in
corporated with 100000 capital stock
to take over and operate the plant of
the Davis Tile & Brick Co., having a
daily capacity of 100000 brick.
Fernandina Hotel company has
adopted plans by the Keith Company,
Minneapolis. Mimi, for proposed no.
tel: three stories. 144x72 feet; man
sard roof; fourth floor of u rooms in
the roof 4 building 75x25 feet will
also De quit IoI lduliuiy diih SbCcliiA-
heating plant; cost $4,000
Chairman of the board of commits
sioners of Hnlsboro county, Tampa,
will receive bids for the erection of
an addition to courthouse.
Longham, Polk county, will soon
have a mill that will cut 100000 feet
I,Oor1e
The Seaboard Air Line railway has
about completed arrangements for
proposed improvements at Jackson
Vile to cost about 100000, including
the building of dock, 1O0x390 feet;
four-story white pressedbrick office
building with mabrle front. equipped
with elevators. etc; two warehouses,
each two stories. 15Ox75O feet, etc.
Pensacola will expend of the $780,
coo recently voted for public improve
ments $25O,OO0 for sewerage system,
for which plans and specifications are
completed and bids will be asked
shorty; 100000 for street-paving and
$S50.OO0 for purchasing the present
water-works or building new plant. T.
Chalkley Hatton, COS Market street.
Wilmington, Del, is engineer in
charge.
! Another big deal in Florida timber
lands has been contaminated by the
transfer Of 10000 acres at Abbott from
Pfeifer & Co., to George A. Mcleod. of