The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1909-07-31
FLORIDA NEWS NOTES.

Pensacola board Of public instruction
rho now building IS TO be used ex'
clusivoly for the Pensacola High
'chcol. which at present occupies a
portion OF a three story building with
school No /. This building towards
the close OF the past season was so
crowded that the board found Il i'm
pcraive to erect a new building, and
% do so as soon as possible so az
10 relieve the congested condition
rhe new building Is TO be OF brick
two stories in height and finished In
marble.
The contractors for the construc
lion of a sea wall around Fort Picl
ems at a cost of nearly half a million
dollars have contracted with a Mo
Jilc firm to furnish the gravel for the
;oncrete work. The contractors
merly obtained gravel from near Pen
sacola, but the extra cost OF loading
and unloading from cars caused then
TO seek another point for the mate
rial. About $4,000 tons are to be dc
livered.
With the determination OF the white
Of many an orange growers pocket
and the excellent rainy season. which
has practically only commenced, the
crop OF oranges I'm the west coast
coast will be about one hundred thou
sapd boxes the coming season. Figur
ing the sales at 81 per box, the mon
cy brought to this neighborhood Is
not hard to find.
A corps Of engineers, 1t is Tumor-
cd are routing a line from Jackson
Vile TO Middleburg, and II true, when
finished, will give the Middleburg sec
ton OF the country much needed
transportation facilities, and one
which will cause this part of Florida
to "bloom like a rose" as some OF
the very best lands in FloTiad can be
found along Beach creek, and all that
Is needed to rival or exceed any Other
part of the state for farming, frui
fowing or trucking, celery, onions
fish potatoes, sugar cane, sweet pc
Dtoe culture, is quick transportation
|Dr the products grown
The new Sanford and Everglades
/hilroad has been built to Cameron
Eity, recently founded on the shores
q Lake Jessup. This will give the
bad about seven miles of track ready
Ibr operating before the fall crops
IRE planted.
From reports II seems likely that
Florida will have the best cotton croI
Ihised in the south this year, If the
Heavy rains now prevailing do not
Manage it. Florida will also raise
be largest crop of corn In its his
.afW I'm gfn
karned how TO raise some fifty bush
8hich used TO be the average, have
|elt encouraged TO go more extensive
y into the culture of that cereal
There has been a great fatality
mong the horses in st. Lucie county
@long the Indian river. Some veter.
diagnose the disease as
akin to cerebro-spinal men.
nights, others attribute Il to stomach |
staggers, or liver trouble; but all |
agree that II is caused by poor, mus
ty feed. A considerable quantity of |
the grain brought from some northern
point, or points, is said to be in bad |
condition.
Illinois levies an inheritance tax |
and the Nelson Morris estate recent |
~ paid into the treasury of that state |
the amount OF $165, $685. on that &C
count. Florida has no great fortunes
as yet but the day may come when |
an inheritance tax will be a very
thing to have.
The keys lime crop will not begin |
10 move in any great proportion for
several weeks yet, IL is reported. /
Dough small quantities are being
dipped. The crop ie late, but about
Pc average I'm size and quality. Il |
said. Dealers I'm soft drinks and
|wners OF soda water stands are In.
erested In this item.
A write-up OF Mayo, county seat
'f Lafayette. one OF the most prom
Sing counties OF Middle Florida. ap |