The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1906-03-09
THE CIRCUIT COURT
IS NOW IN SESSION
NOCATEE.

Nocatee, Fla, March s.-The Kinl
Lumber 81 Manufacturing Co. have
taken hold of their plant in a bust
ness like manner and great improve
ments Will soon be made. The vast
increase in business and the constant
demands for lumber. ETC., above the
capacity, will necessitate the rebuild
ing of the mill, and doubling of the
present output of the plant. The
company has now on hand orders for
100 carloads Of pineapple Grating
This, together with the large BUSH
ness TO be done in the way of vegeta-
BILE packages, will not only demand
the enlargement of the mill but will
make 1t necessary for the veneering
mill to run full capacity instead Of
about half as heretofore.
Besides this, the company will put
in an up-to-date steam dry-kiln. ma
chinery for making shingles, thus
utilizing the cypress timber, and will
establish a wood camp in the timber
lands.
The company expects this week
their new 10.wheel, 35~ton engine 10
be used in the transportation of logs
from the timber lands.
All this Of course means a great
deal for Nocatee. Doubling the ca
pacity of the mill means doubling
the working force and a vast in.
crease of money put into circulation
in and about our town.
These gentlemen, under the eff
cient management of Mr.. Page are
going after things in a business like
manner, and the success of this big
enterprise means in a great measure
the success and growth of our town.
There is enough timber about here
to run the mill twenty or twenty five
years, and by this time Nocatee
should have established herself among
the important Florida towns.
Mr.. Horace Carlton, of Arcadia,
was visitor here Sunday.
Miss Avannah HIngson spent Sat-
urday morning in Arcadia.
Mr.. T. M. Peterson was visitor in
Arcadia last Friday.
Maj. VIC. Welles accompanied by
Messrs. b. II. Welles and CIV. Carls
ton of Tampa, arrived here from
Tampa Thursday evening with his
four cylinder Pope-Toledo touring
car. 1t cost 50. 500 and was the best
to be found in Tampa. MajorWelles
drove the machine the entire distance
and the trip was quite successful.
Mr.. j. G.. King of Arcadia, mem.
Der of the King Lumber Co., was
here this week on business.
The new Methodist church is rap,
idly nearing completion and it is a
handsome addition to our town. With
the same spirit manifesting itself ia
the future that has existed for the
past few years along lines of public
buildings and improvements, we shall
have a town to be proud of. Many
OF our citizens, too, have made
marked improvements this spring in
their private property. If we only
continue this, with our beautiful,
well-kept groves to lend q touch of
variety, we shall have one of the
prettiest little towns to be found any,
where.
Miss Beulah Thomas, who has been
assisting in the clerks office at the
county seat, is at home.
Mr.. Ed Carney is attending the
grand jury this week.
Miss Katenrah Walker spent Sat-
urday morning in Arcadia.
Mrs. McGehee and daughters Bes-
sic and Annie, have gone to Fort
Pierce to reside.
Mr.. Chandler Murdoch of Lake.
land was the guest of his mother,
Mrs. Smith last Sunday.
DR.. w G. Dawson made a profes-
sional call in Arcadia Wednesday.
Col. T. j. Watkins, who has been
in Orlando for treatment, is spend
ing few days with his wife at the
home of Mr.. r. e. Watkins.
DIR. d. G. Barnett and Miss Judith
Watkins OF Arcadia and Miss Statia
Tomlin, passed through our town
Wednesday afternoon.
Last Friday evening, Mr.. T. j.
Wellons entertained delight9ully his
Sunday school class and a few other
friends. Those present we're: Misses
Annie and Inez Stroud. Kate Green.
Ethel Sharman, Eva Dawson, and
Arncy Smith; Messrs. Z. f. Dawson.
Albert Carlton, |. l.. Maroney. -