Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-01-24
ASKS FOR TELEGRAPH OFFICE
Fort Pierce Citizens Sign Petition
for Much Needed Change.

for Much Needed Change.
The petition below has been clrcu-
lated during the past week by I. j.,
OBrien and gladly signed by all to
whom it was presented.
To hon. B. i. Dillon, Superintendent
Western Union Telegraph Company,
Jacksonville, Fla,
We, the undersigned patrons of the
Fort Pierce office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, respectful
ly request that your Company place a
telegraph office at Fort Pierce which
shall be separate and independent
from the Office ct the Florida East
Coast Railway depot, and which will
handle commercial business exclusive
ly,
Under present conditions both rail-
road and commercial messages are
handled by the same operator in the
same office, and the railroad messages
have the right of way over the com
mercial messages; The business OF
the railroad company is so large that
commercial messages are never sent
or deliverered promptly, but in a great
number Of instances there is delay
from one to two days In their trans
mission. This imposes great hardship
and frequent loss on the part Of the
merchants, FISH dealers, fruitand vege-
table growers, and on the business men
and public generally,
The need for separate Office is ur-
gent, and we earnestly request that
you make arrangements to give us i'm.
mediate relief. (signed by
NAMES OCCUPATION
Bank Of Fort Pierce Banking
f. H. Fee President
C. NJ Horton Cashier
I. Z; Cobb Merchant
John Hendry
Hendry g Penney Clothiers
w. ]. Nesbitt Dry Goods etc.
Fabef Bros Hotel and Confectionery
FsoIt Stewart Co. Hardware Merchaiiiy
81 1ucie Ice Co Ice Factoty
~. Pierce Drug Co., Drugs
Aeie praef;p " ps1lesi
'eFmeat. If V, Ike the eastern mar
Ket for guild, % fnd that The grade
steer commands at least one cent
pound more than the native. At the
price then of 7 cents per pound
threeyear-old grade steer would sell
for more than double the sum that a
native would fetch.
The grade herd will perhaps cost 25
per cent more 10 keep than the native
herd, for rang that would support 100
head of native cattle can only support
about as head Of grade cattle. This is
due to the grade being larger animal
and hence requiring more food for
maintaining and Building up its body,
just like horse requires more food
than pony,
That it costs more to raise grade
steer is no argument in favor of the
native, There is a profit at the
present time in keeping the native, but
there is larger profit in the grade.
After deducing 25 per cent, for the
greater cost of keeping, the value of
the.grade is still nearly double that OF
the native.
One OF the best reasons for imrrov-
ing our cattle is that we might thus be
enabled to produce enough beef to fully /
supply the home demand BY home
demand we mean the beef consumed
within the State Of Florida. AS al
ready stated the grade steer produces
nearly double as many pounds of beef,
and beef Of a better quality than does
the native II Florida produced all is
'wn meat itself, it would mean the
Keeping at home Of several huudred
thousands Of dollars each year, which
would then be paid over to the stock
armers OF the State.
The native COWS or steers resemble
'nimals Of the dairy b eeds with regard
o beef productions, They lack the
width and thickness OF loin, the round
ull quarters, the thick, well-covered
ID, all Of which are SO characteristic {
i the animal bred for beef. The beefll
teer makes its increase In weight In
haze rerta that are vaIitahla for 1880 l.