The San Mateo item., 1909-07-10

i mcr, the latter being n requirement
OF the United states government, will
each cost $4,000. The construction
OF the Administration building, TO cost
about $4,000. will probably be be.
gun IN the fall. A barn TO cost $4,000
is TO be built soon. and other small
buildings TO cost about $500. Thomas
and Buckman halls are now being
finished. II will be n busy building
reason IN Gainesville.
The report comes from Tampa that
new clam digging machine tried
there few days ago has proved a
success.
Pensacola is TO furnish the lumber
TO be used I'm building a summer pal
acc for the king OF Spain on the is
land OF Cartegada, I'm the northwest
corner OF Spain The Spanish bark
Carvojal will take the first load
There will be two million feet In all.
Some sections OF Florida are suf-
fering considerably from drought.
And still the great timber sales go
on I'm Florida. Twenty thousand
acres were sold by. Walter Graham
last week. These lands are located
ern Railroad. within twelve miles of
Arcadia. The timber will be taken
Off and the lands opened TO cultiva-
tion by colonization. Thus, there will
soon be another garden spot" to talk
about.
A. S. Willard for four terms tax
collector OF Putnam county, has re-
signed TO accept the cashiership of
the Putnam National Bank, vice T.
u. Merrill, resigned. Mr.. Millard's
resignation takes effect I'm August,
while he will begin his new duties on
or about the 18th instant. He Is one
of the most popular men who ever
held public offices in this county, and
that the bank displayed good sound
business dicretion In securing his SER
vices admits OF no doubt.
Exports from the port of Pensacola
during the month of June, according
TO reports complied by custom house
officials, show an increase in business
over the same month OF last year,
the total valuation OF all shipments
going TO foreign ports being $1,331,-
TO- Lumber and timber formed the
principal items OF export, though ma
val stores and cotton increased the
valuation considerably. Countries to
which shipments were made and the
respective valuations were as fol.
lows: Belgium, $2.234e France, s43..
03S; Germany, 1898, SIC: Italy, $42,.
600: Netherlands, $12S.5S9: England,
$500 $40: Scotland, $36,537: Mexico,
$4945; Argentine, $34.O36; Brazil,
SEAT; Uruguay, $41s63S: French Az
ricag, $5,140; total $l,S31 .07O.
The Palatka city mail delivery sys-
tenn was inaugurated and now Palat-
kans are enjoying the privileges and
conveniences of getting their mail at
the door. There are two men on the
routes and Il keeps them busy to hll
their appointments
Residents OF the Oak Hill district,
near New Smyrna, want the Volusia
county commissioners to have a ca
nal built for drainage purposes. fifty
feet vide and deep enough to float
small boats, from the head of the
Indian river through Turnbull ham
mock TO Turnbull bay, near New
Smyrna. The system OF canals which
Dr. Turnbull established TO drain his
great indigo plantations, some one
hundred and fifty years ago, were
very ehecttve, history tells us, but
they are most OF them almost filled
up now.
Pensacola is waging a strong fight
on the house fy-endeavoring TO
starye II out. The authorities have or
dered that hotel dining rooms, restau-
rants OF all descriptions. stables, gar
ages and all other places 20 which
flies may be attracted or I'm which
they may breed shall be screened
hereafter. Thus the unfortunate ly
bred in Pensacola will have TO for
age busily for n living.
Observations made from car win
dows In various sections OF the state
indicate that the largest corn crop In
the history OF the state will be produc.