The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-12-26
STATE GLEANINGs.

IL says that Eat least twice In tbs
history Of the proposed railway, cap
ital was ready 10 invest when some
unexpected hitch upset calculations.
Professor Alexander Agassiz, the
professor OF natural history at Har
ward, and son OF the late Professor
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, the ia.
nous naturalist who occupied that
chair at Harvard until his death In
1873, Is visiting Miami and making a
geological study of the rock and soil
OF Dade county. Professor Agassiz is
a geologist Of note, also. Among has
many works is one upon the coral
reefs Of Florida, rich with observa-
tions on the habits and work Of those
reef builders, the coral insects, or
polyps. He will probably visit the
keys on this trip and make further
studies of these tireless little marine
workers.
Time was when each community in
Florida was isolated in sentiment and
In interest from every other and was
either Indifferent to or jealous OF
every other part of the state. Then
came the era of railroad and tele-
graph development and slowly the
links were forged that bound each
to each in feeling Of amity and
common interest, and Florida became
truly state. That process still con-
tinues but another strong factor has
entered into 1.-THE long distance tel
ephone. Now that Jacksonville anu
the other large cities Of Florida are
connected by the constantly extend |
ing telephone systems the time is not |
far distant when the state will be |
like one vast city, so far as the feel |
ing Of mutual good will enters into !
the social constitution of a city.
The board of governors of the
Dade County Fair association have
completed all the arrangements for
holding the fair in March. The pres
ent board deserves great credit for
heir untiring labors in the interest
Of the exhibition. The farmers and
are taking a great inter
est and 1t is believed that the fair
his year will be one of the best in
he history Of Dade county.
At a special meeting of the board
If directors of the Childrens Home
society Of Florida held in Jackson
lille, several matters of special in
crest received attention. An election
vas held for president, the Rev. DR. |
}oggs having resigned on account of
IFS removal to Georgia. Mr.. Cecil
Wilcox was elected president. Two
-acancies were reported in the board
4 directors. caused by the death of
he Honorable w. ]. Bryan and Mr.
ieorge w. Wilson. The Honorable {
Albert w. Gilchrist and Mr.. f.. o.
FAINTER were chosen to I'LL the vacas-
les on the board. Mr.. X. " Coving
on was elected treasurer.
Lakeland citizens are much elated
yer the fact that their suit against
ne county commissioners, compel
lg them TO redistrict Polk county I
ccording to law, had been decided
y the supreme court in their favor,
lereby giving this section its equita- r
lie apportionment Of the public rev.
nues. Polk county was divided into .
We commissioners districts when ;
lis section was a wilderness, and .
ifs district has developed more rap. =
Ily than the others, and a great in =
lstice was done In failing to provide | =
IT the changing conditions. The PEG
e OF the north end OF the county
IL that Il was not justice that one
strict which only has a population
1900, should receive the same ben
It's as the Lakeland district, which
Is a population of 5000. The road
nds which heretofore have been I
stributed over a territory about
,enty-fve miles square, will now be
sbursed over a territory about six
lies square, which will give this
elton the good roads, which haVeI
zen so much needed these many
aTs.
The Pinellas Peninsula Land and
mber company Is the name OF
w organization which owns or con.
Dis twenty-five thousand acres OF !"
nd on that peninsula. The 100000
stock Is being sold In small lots
order 20 distribute II among as th
my stockholders as Is possible. The or
mpany expects to locate some two wi