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

That Il is the desire to see the
south. continue ifs rapid progress ano
the building up Of its splendid natural
resources was the sentiment given
expression by President-elect Taf'
TO a delegation from the board OF
trade OF Jacksonville, Fla, who call
ed TO back up thoir telegraphic inYl
tation to have Judge Taft visit jack
sonyile, and to assure the latter oil
the strong desire Of the people OF
Florida to have him honor them with
his presence before assuming the du'
ties OF president. Mr.. Taft received
the delegation, which consisted Of W.
A. Bours. Senator Taliaferro, Duncan
| u. Fletcher, John G.. Christopher,
William T. Blaine and Hugh II. Rich
ardson, with great cordially. Mr..
! Taft told his callers further that he
wanted to visit the Panama canal
early I'm the new year, and that he
wished to visit and see the improve
ment made on the Florida coast, and
especially the magnificent ocean rail-
way being constructed by II. NJ. Flag
Ter to Key West, sailing from there
for Panama, was discussed favorably.
Members Of the delegation believe it
certain that Mr.. Taft soon will graf
ify his desire to see Florida.
Things seem to be coming the way
Of the Florida trucker this season.
Just now, it is a potato shortage. The
crop of the Irish potato districts up
north are said to be millions of bush
els short-some estimate the short
age at 20,000,000 bushels. With the
cabbage and the potato crops both
deficient, the Florida trucker will be
certainly on Easy street, now. Hast.
ings and the other potato-raising
parts Of Florida may we'll look for
ward to a hungry market for "spuds,
If nothing untoward happens in the
Florida climate this winter. Every
field in Florida suitable for cabbage
or potatoes might well be planted in
those vegetables without danger of
overstocking the market, if reports
from northern markets are trustwor-
thy.
Florida confederate veterans will
regret to learn of the death of Col
onel Robertson, who will be remem.
bered by all as the veteran who has
always worn the confederate uniform
since the day that the cause for
which he fought went down in final
defeat he has been for several decades
an attache of the Florida legislature
at each successive session. At no re-
union of that fast-thinning remnant
OF the heroes who wore the gray has
he failed to be one of the number,
and he will be sadly missed at the
next gathering Of the veterans. His
son, +. Ion Robertson, the poet and
well known among Flor
ida newspaper men, is the editor of
the Clay County Times.
Senator Taliaferro has written to
Commodore LOrillard of the Indian
River Yacht club to say that he will
again introduce his amendment to the
sundry civil Appropriation bill, provid-
ing for marking the channel of the
inland waterway along the East coast
Of Florida, at the ensuing session of
congress. This amendment was in
troduced at the last session, and
adopted by the senate, but for some
reason or other was not agreed to by |
the house. This is an important mat. |
ter now, and II will be even more so |
" ANh AAN Nohhi NhA iii OuBu 10 TIC
ST. Johns. Not only will tourists |
make great use of that canal in the |
future, but II will be a great conven-
ence to the farr'- located along its |
banks. All who feel an interest in |
he welfare of the East Coast will |
hope for such governmental action as |
will make the navigation of that wa
erway entirely safe.
Among the essays in the November
Florida Pennant is an interesting crit
cism of General Jackson's operations
n Florida in 1918, by member of
he class Of '0S. The Pennant is pub
ished by the University of Florida.
Waneta Is the name OF the new (
own sixteen miles south of Tallahas-
zee, In Wakulla county. The forty
Icres set aside for the town by the