The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-06-26


crease In the market price for
sponges, which are now selling there
nj 81 bunch and better. the highest
price I'm a long while.
The movement among business men
90 grant a Thursday half.hollday 10
employees Is spreading throughout the
state, but nt Cocoon Il has taken a
turn not heard OF at any other place.
The postoflce department nj Wash.
ington. has authorized the postmas.
ter there TO join I'm tho movement and
TO observe Sunday hours on Thurs.
day afternoons.
II Is pretty generally agreed by com
mercial travellers and other people
having business I'm the interior towns
OF southern Florida that there is
more money I'm the country than they
have ever known before.
Tampa custom house receipts arc
now engaged in the feat OF breaking
a new record every week. The fiscal
year ending June 30 will show a con
siderable increase over past years and
one that was not anticipated by stu.
dents OF the tobacco business.
The lure OF the leaplng tarpon is
~
OF Florida business men TO stick to
the desk.
Growing sisal hemp is an industry
Offering wonderful possibilities In
Florida. Immense fortunes may be
made In that industry and there is no
field Offering better opportunities to
capital.
ST. Lucie county. the newest of
Florida counties up TO the time. a
few days ago, when Palm Beach
county was born. is TO have a fine
court house. The contract has been
signed. the cost is TO be $30.S6g. auc
the building TO be completed within
two hundred and twenty-five working
days.
Quick lime is a sovereign remedy
for flies. Freely scattered over piles
ON manure or refuse IL will kill off
flies most effectually. An earnest
against the pests should be
inauguratcd by all city authorities at
once.
There are about four thousand
two hundred acres Of pineapples on
the East Coast. two thousand five
hundred of which lie i'm st. Lucie
county. And OF the eight hundred
thousand crates-a conservative esti.
mate of 1909 crop-St. Lucie county
will ship five hundred and fifty thous-
and crates.
Palatka is certainly getting
move on her. Putnam is to have
a magnificent new court house, a
bridge across the ST. Johns, and $780,.
900 is to be expended making hard
surface roads over the county. and
the city of Palatka is putting down
so many cement sidewalks that the
whole town is torn up.
The demand for Florida farm lands
Is so great now that Il can safely III
taken as an indication that there Is
10 be wonderful influx of population
within the next few months. Fruit
and truck growers in Florida are all
making money and there is yet room
FOR many more TO come in ard reap a
harvest.
Fernandina Is I'm fair way of Sc
curing a factory for desiccating fruits
and vegetables. Banana coffee and
potato -four will be among the prol
lcts which II is purposed to put upon
he market.
The peat industry is growing rap
dly in Florida and new companies
are being organized TO work the diff
'erent bogs in all parts of the state.
Indications are that the dav is not
ar distant when Florida will be call.
I'd upon to help solve the fuel prob
the millions OF tens Of peat
IN Florida will do Il.
Fort Pierce has Boosters club |
hat serves cold tea TO its members. |
Women Who Are EnVied.