The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-11-10
NEWS AND VIEWS
OF THE STATE PRESS.
Fruit Shipments LARGE.

Fruit Shipments Large.
Orange and grapefruit shipments are
still holding their own, and the rec
ord for each week, as compared with
all previous seasons continues to be
broken. This week the shipments
were 9,777 which, added to the ship
ments already reported, brings the
total for the season to 53,846 boxes.
Last year, the total for the same date
were 36,433 boxes, and two
years ago, 44,574 boxes.-Fort Myers
Press.
Railroad Rumors.
The citizens Of Siarke are still
more or less exercised by railroad
rumors, but nothing definite is yet
known of the plans for the extension
of the G. & G. from Sampson or
Graham to Jacksonville. A prelim-
mary survey mas been made from
Sampson City to Lawtey, and it is
understood the chief engineer claims
this to be the shortes&t route to Jack
sonville. In view of the shorter
route and the cordially with which
the citizens of Lawtey received the
proposition for the road to build to
that town a rumor was current
that the idea of making survey by
Starke had been abandoned, but this
proved to be without foundation as
the survey corps is at present work
ing on the line from Graham via
Starke and : will probably reach
town to-day.-Bradford Telegraph.
Solves Three ProbIems.4
A prominent citizen of Chatta-
.nooga, Mr.. N. F. Thompson, has
found an ingenious solution for the
race problem, the vagrancy problem,
and the Panama canal labor problem,
all in one, and 1t has merit enough in
it to recommend it to careful consid-
Grafton. At the approaching meeting
in Nashville, Tenn, of the Southern
immigration and Quarantine Confer
ence, Mr. Thompson will present his
views on the subject and press them
upon President Roosevelt and Chair
man Shonts of the Panama canal
commission as the proper way to get
plenty of labor to build the canal and
at the same time rid the south of its
vagrant negro population now engag-
ed in shooting craps and otherwise
lodging honest labor.-Live Oak
Democrat.
Very Crude Methods.
Those Russian terrorists employ
very crude methods. They have just
used ten pounds of dynamite and
killed nine men in wrecking a treas
ury van and getting off with less
than 100000. The average cashier
in this country can get away with a
million and nobody every knows it is
gone until he is far away and over
the sea.-Gainesville Sun.
The Noise Explained.
No, Maud, that noise like million
bees in a cage is not the sound of
gubernatorial boom in Tampa; it
is merely the wheels revolving in
myriads of heads that are trying to
figure it out to get to Tampa on the
first day Of the fair and stay until
they can eat Thanksgiving dinner
with Joe Smith or Manuel Garcia
Tampa Globe.
Carter for Governor?
Judge Francis B. Carter, of Marian
ma, it is said, will enter the lists of
gubernatorial candidates and take a
bite at the gubernatorial cherry
Ocala Banner
Truly Repentant.
When the railroad rate bill was un-
der discussion in the senate and Ben
| Tillman was using his pitchfork on
Teddy Roosevelt, the Live Oak Demo
crat wanted Ben nominated for presi-
dent by the democrats. We de
INJURED, and preferred Joe Bailey
of Texas. The Democrat is sing
ing a different tune now, and
so are we. Make room for us
brother, on the stool of repentance
or the Ounce STOOL" Whichever you
choose to call it-Bartow Courier.
Informant.
Gratifying Development.
The marvellous development and
substantial progress Of South Flor
ida in general, and DeSoto county
and Arcadia in particular, is extreme
" gratifying. The stimulus to con
tinued effort and greater activity that
is always born of success is apparent
in all branches of industry and trade
A brief retrospect Of the material adj
vancement along all lines during the
last five years, just recognition OF
the indomitable will and tireless en-
ergies of our business men, the above
the-average quality and reliability OF
the laborer, the superior natural adj
vantages of our section in climate
health, soil, timber, pasture lands and
phosphate deposits-alI afford credit
able basis for large expectations for
the future and give earnest of q
continued, ever increasing progress
and prosperity.-DeSoto News.
The Way to Advertise.
There is no reason why every dol
lar expended in the reclamation oil
the Everglades should not prove the
addition of $40 dollars to the states
wealth in ten years. But in order tC
accomplish this, Floridians must co
operate with the governor, they must
act intelligently, they S1ust let nam
moth foreign holding corporations
know that Florida is something be
sides toy of winter tourists; anC