The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-07-09

A terrific storm visit Tampa last
Tuesday and Wednesday, more than five
inches of rain falling within twenty
four hoWs,
4 sumner school for teachers has
opened q, the state College for Wom-
"A al Tallahassee under the principal
SHIN OF pr. Conradi
4 dDr bite ON negro 5 leg was assess
cd at StuJ u.s. Jacksonville jury last
week his claim was for $1,000 If
th! verdict established a precedent, it
may establish new industry in Jack
aouyIItr.
~ To June 49, the shipments Of ci-
CARS from Tampa for this year over
the corresponding period Of last year
showed an increase Of 2l, G25, 600 cigars.
The total shipments for the present
up to that date were 40, 73O, 600. -
Tampa Tribune.
lucy blt lblSllE lVN N"i'''l VI
stock beans in Marion county that are
said to be superior TO velvet beans, be-
INC softer and much easier masticated.
The variety was introduced into this
country by the United States govern
ment from the Philippine Islands.
+. n. Roberts, of Levon, manager of
Horn n Co.'S turpentine still at that
place, was killed at 4 p. m, Saturday
afternoon by flash of tightening. Mr.
Roberts was lying on a couch IN the
living room Of his home, when the
Tightening struck the telephone wires
nearby and was carried into the house
over the phone wire, striking Mr..
Roberts and killing him instantly.
Florida is to have the proud distinct
ion Of furnishing the lumber for royal
residence. One billion feet of specially
cut dressed lumber is to be shipped from
Pensacola on the Spanish bark Carvajal
to the bay of Biscayne, Spain, to be
used in the erection of Il summer pal
ace for the King of Spain. The ship
ment is to go out this month. 1t was
sold by Il Spanish firm of brokers who
contracted with a manufacturing firm
and is a special grade of lumber. For
this reason the cargo will be the most
valuable one of the kind ever to 60
from the Gulf port.
Those who find fault with the new
pension law should remember that in
proportion to wealth Florida pays more
in pensions than any other state, the
amount for the past fiscal year being
$3.50, 8j5.3l. 1t must be admitted that
this is heavy pension charge against
a taxable wealth of only $l69, 9O3, $50.
IN this connection an authority says
South Carolina appropriates for her
pensioners $252, 1913 60; Tennessee 1915,
900, Texas $500. 900; Alabama $678, 36l +,
and Georgia for the year 1907, 1892, =
6S5 %. Florida pays her Confederate
pensioners more than twice per capita
the amount paid by any other state;
Judging from press dispatches from
New York, the Florida pineapple grow
erS were not the MY ones who suffered
financially the past season because OF
AN oVrr-Storked market and consequent
low prices for their fruit. DR.. FOuts,
q welI-hnoWn Cuban tomato packer and
pineapple grower, who has just returned
to New York, say the loss this season
to til" Cuban pineapple growers will
amount to not less than $500, 900, The
crop this year was about $780, 900
crates and most Of this fruit cost not
less than SO cents for transportation to
The United States markets, In addi-
ton 60 thiS handicap the quotations
ranged from - cents 10 80 cents lower
than Inc Florida pineapples. II the
increased tariff rate of one-half cent a
pound j. finally adopted the Cuban
grower Wi! be still further handi-
capped aud the Florida grower proper
1'onMely benefited. There would APP
pear 20 be some nope left for the Flor
j3l grower.
Phosphate business from and through
this port is increasing rapidly, The
South Florida mines yield great
abundance of the mineral and from the
elevators at Port Tampa great quaint
ties find way to coastwise points and
by tramp steamers and schooners across
the ocean. 1t was interesting to know
that the month Of May, this year,
proved The banner month IN the history