The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-17

An automobile apartment house is the plan of
Chicago Elevators will take the machines up to
each floor, and each fiat will contain all the equip
ment of garage.
Judge Minor Jones has rendered decision at
De Land that the local option liquor law does not
apply to the sale of homemade wines, made by per-
from fruit of their own raising, and when sold
by the quart or in larger quantity.
Sand pipe is being manufactured at Fort Myers
at half the cost of iron pipe 1t is made of sand
and cement, and the machine can turn out 25 feet
of IL inch pipe an hour The pipe will be used for
irrigation and other water-carrying purposes.
John Theobald, for fifty years a resident of Apa-
lachicoa died recently in that city. He native
of England, and after coming to this country joined
the Texas Rangers, passing through much exciting
service in the early days of the Lone Star State
At a meeting of the Jacksonville Board of Trade
protest was made against the figures of Duval
County, as given in the report filed with the Clerk
of the Circuit Court, and resolution was adopted
asking the City Council to take census of the city.
The coal mine owners have agreed on a policy
of action in the matter of the anticipated strike Of
the Miners and feel that their position is strong
that no strike will be ordered Inc miners will be
given oportunty to recede from their proposed
plans.
The Railroad Commission has fined the Seaboard
Air Line Railway Company 5000 for three viola
tons of the law requiring the posting of notice of
delayed trains. A new depot was ordered built at
Wildwood and additional waiting room facilities at
Interlachen
A hard road suitable for automobiles, extending
from Orlando to the ocean, passing through De Land
to Daytona, is being urged and has many advocates
who point out the value of such q highway. The
matter of a good road from Jacksonville to Miami
is also receiving attention.
The Senate has adopted the joint resolution Of
tered by Senator Timan directing the Interstate
Commerce Commission to investigate the workings
of the coal railroads with view to learning if they
have monopoly of the coal business. The resou
ton is far-reaching in it's character.
Perry has secured another big industry in the
form of a sawml which will be in operation next
summer. The mill will employ about one hundred
men, and will have capacity of $4,000 feet of lum
Der daily The building boom continues in Perry the
demand for houses being greater than the supply.
The White Star steamer Adriatic, now being con-
structed at Belfast will be the largest vessel in the
world. She will have tonnage of 25,OOO length of
ITO IL feet, and depth of so feet The Adriatic
will be fifteen feet shorter than the Baltic, of the
same lne but will exceed in capacity by ll24 IONS
A sensation is caused in the trotting horse world
by the charges brought against Il E. Smathers of
having hired a man to drug the famous trotter.
Lou Dillon, on the day of the race in which she was
beaten by Major Delmar. This occurred in 1904, and
the evidence Of the fraud has just been made public.
Brooksville is to have a $4,000 hotel, with all
modern convenences and electric lights and water
works are also among the contemp plated improve
ments Industrial progress there is marked by the
establishment of hardwood factory that will make
spokes, rims and other parts for buggies and wag-
Ons.
Workmen are busy constructing an ice and elec-
trio plant at Fort Myers, and when completed that
city will have the third largest ice plant in Florida
Cold storage rooms will be feature of the equip
ment The town will be lighted by electricity as soon
as the machinery can be placed wires having already
been strung Crude petroleum will be used for
iuel at the powerhouse, two storage tanks having
been built, each with capacity of $40 barrels.
1ohn temple Graves has announced that his new
paper IN Atlanta, The Evening Georgian, will be
launched as soon as equipment can be Installed The
project will be backed by Mr. Grove, son of the
millionaire patent medicine manufacturer of St.
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