The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-01-13
THE SUN

Thomas j. Laud Brown of Tampa has arrived
at Washington, ID. G., where he has opened head
quarters at the Hotel Raleigh for the proposed Inter
national and Isthmian Canal Exposition to DO held
in 1902 in Tampa. Advices received show that the
proposition has been enthusiastically received, and
Congressman Sparkman will soon introduce an APP
preparation BILL
The public electric lighting plant of this city will
be visedy ba commission of the National Civic Fed
GRAFTON. This was decided upon this week at meet
ing OF the federation in New York City, which organ
ization will begin q broad investigation here and
abroad as to the comparative merit of public and
private ownership of water supply, street railways
gas and electric lighting
According to the report of President w. A. Mae.
Williams of the st. Augustine Board of Trade, there
has been increase of $250OO0 in the taxable prop
erty of the city and county The establishment of
new bank, of many and varied industries, and the
enlargement Of the shops and Offices of the Florida
features of the years progress
The United States Supreme Court has decided
against the Armour Packing Company in its case
against the treasurer of the State of North Carolina
The Armour Company contended that rs it did no
Strengthening business in that State it was not en-
gagged in doing a packing business there, and that
therefore, the enforcement of the law was an inter
ference with interstate commerce.
This week Louis M Borden of Waikiki NJ Y.
who is we'll known in Florida having resided ut Green
Cove Springs number of winter seasons, made an
automobile record up North. He made the sixty
six.mile run from Waikiki, N. Y, to Weehawken,
N. j. directly opposite New York City, in one hour
ana forty-eight minutes. Over one stretch of this
distance seven miles were made in nine minutes.
Harry st. George Tucker, president of the
jamestown Exposition Company, who has been
abroad for several months in the interests of the
exposition is now route home, having sailed from
England this week. While abroad he Interested
crowned heads and foreign countries most success
fully in the exposition. His last audience was with
King Edward of England, who gave every assurance
of cooperation and representation.
News from Atlanta Of interest to cotton growers
is to the effect that the executive committee of the
Southern Cotton Association will hold its annual
meeting at New Orleans, January Is and 10, and
that the meeting set for the same dates at Hot
Springs, Ark has been called off on account of the
meeting OF the cotton association ut New Orleans
this week, at which place the executive committee
will hold it's regular annual meeting.
Alachua County's Commissioners and the Board
of Public instruction are about to figure in the
courts The School Board has instructed Dr. j.
Kelley, its superintendent to make preliminaries
toward entering suit against the County Commission
ers because OF their refusal to comply with the re-
quest of the Board Of Public Instruction that the
money in the fine and forfeiture fund of the county
which exceeds $4,000, be paid the Board Of Instruc.
ton.
Reports from Green Cove Springs are to the effect
that by February the great improvements to and
the remodeling Of the famous white sulphur spring
will be completed, will also the several building
operations which are being carried on by Louis H.
Mckee of Trenton, N. j. the capitalist who intends
to make Green Cove Springs what II was intended
to be-one Of the most prominent tourist visiting
points in Florida The Casino Is TO be handsome
and magnificent structure.
At the annual meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Florida Bank and Trust Company of this city, known
as the milon-dolla bank Of the State, per cent
dividend was declared, and the sum of $25 900 was
ordered transferred to the surplus account Charles
Edwin Garner, president Of the Jacksonville Board
Of Trade, elected president Of the bank In place
Of Walter +. Coachman, who refused the nomination
c. B. Rogers was elected vice-presdent in place OF
w. Sherman Jennings, who was not nominated to
succeed himself and who was dropped from the list
of officers Of the bank. Subsequently Mr. jennings
offered place on the board OF directors, which
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