The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1908-12-03
Timely Views and News

Inc strawberry season has opened at Laksl..
Those sold at home bring so cents per Quart
800
The TT. Myers Press expects to install :.
ting machine early in January, 1909 Good S'F'|
1
] Cold weather is reported on the wav. ~. &.
get side tracked before il reaches South Florid.
Mayor Perry G. Brown has had force 4
under Mr., Clark and Marshal Powell ~ n
cleaning up all the trash and rubbish from Il. (
ness part of Arcadia. 1t is certainly good H..
Mayor Brown and Marshal Powell should b.,s N
hearty cooperation of the citizens in keeping Il,
clean as a new pin in the future.
Again we are assured that the completion =, VI
East Coast extension railroad to Key West b.s ~
definitely decided upon Eighty miles Of tbs :,
is already completed and only forty-fve miles r,o,
yet to be done. This railroad will be moprmeo
H. M Flagler. one of the Standard Oil maou..{
who has lavishly spent his millions to deyeloo Il
East Coast of Florida. and build railroad wb;,s I
unique and unequalled elsewhere ON earth.
The annual convention of Women's Clubs 81 ru
ida met in Live Oak last week 1t was a brilan, !,
notable meeting MIST. M. Shackelford, Of lsnI
hassee, was chosen president, and Miss Lewis aso
Tallahassee, as secretary. The convention discussI
compulsory education, women OIL school boards. tras
ing teachers, fire drills to be made mandatory, shQ
hours for women in industry, matrons for aib, ac
ishment of convict lease system, changing hanging
electrocution as a. penalty for crime, and antfscl
track gambling These and other kindred rorn4
will be brought TO the consideration of the next ss
Legislature
Commissioner McLin's letter to T. S. Carlon,D >
Soto county snumerator, is given in another pha
this issue Of OH. paper. AS will be seen, Mr. CaIa
receives concentrations and congratulations on I'D
showing DeSoto county makes in agricultural ID
manufacturing industries We happen to know III
Mr. Carlton found it DIFFICULT to obtain all the s
tics which should have been so freely rendered
by business firms, and have no doubt had th6
been active and hearty cooperation on the part Of u
business men that our county would show wms
still more favorable light AS Mr. McLin says d
county will get the best possible advertisement iIes
these reports which are distributed Throughout ce
civilized country on the globe,
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An Exposition-Fair is to be held at JacksonHA
from January 20 to March 20 1909 No charge
be made for space for exhibits from any count
the state and the gentlemen in charge will use 90
effort to have every county in the state represen
The Jacksonville Board of Trade originated the uef
ment and the Board Of county commissioners 81
val county have most heartily endorsed IL aud
ommend, In resolutions adopted, that every 0u
take advantage Of this opportunity for exlibing
resources and products Of the soil, absolutely fs
cost. The Exposition is to be under the directid
leading citizens Of Florida, and is to be state wi
its scope. II viii be held at time when the stsf
filled with visitors aud will no doubt do much gag
sss
The real estate and other business men Of Area
perhaps know why this section has no inau
tourists or new settlers while nearby towns with
attractions and advantages are being taxed to care
the newcomers that are constantly arriving
may be satisfied that II 50 Perhaps they thuE
need neither new blood,o new capital, PROB
they know a coed thing when they see it and wan
corner it for their own profit There are Others
'ee things IN different light and think We
'oonl for more people and need more money
want the tourists capitalists and honeseekers 70
IS investigate our productive soil, breathe our hey
irving eli. and stay to help c6nvert our waste la
nto homes, groves and aid il the development q
natural resources. Is It not time that we agfeS