The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-08-06
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German East Africa. has been rails
INK slsal hemp since 1893 from plants
imported from Florida.
A four masted schooner sailed from
Tampa last week carrying cargo IL
60, 900 feet of lumber and drawing q
feet Of water.
The japanese colony west of Eau
Galiir are making preparations for an
extensive clearing in the near futur.
A fail crop will be set out,
Orlando is town that advertises its
attractions. 1t spent $1,000 for the
purpose last year and is spending more
the present year. She finds that it
pays.
The enrolment Of pupils in the schools
of DuyaI county for l9nS,O9 was 1887,
an increase of 494 over the school year
of l9O7.OS. OF this number 4,977 are
white and 3, $50 colored.
The city assessment roll of Tampa
for the current year has just been COM
peted and shows a total valuation of
Sly, 3iS, 32G, The increase during the
past year total 81, 45j,G5O.
The HilSburo State Bank, of Plant
City. will, bebinning the first of Aug
ust, be known as the First National
Bank Of Plant City. The capital stock
has been increased from $50, 600 to $780,
GOO.
The deepest draft vessel ever to leave
Jacksonville is the Spanish steamship
Ernesto. which sailed Monday with
lumber and naval stores for Denmark.
The vessel, which is of 1858 tons, drew
- feet Il inches.
A railroad from Quitman, Ga, to
Tallahassee, by way Of Monticello, is
is now spoken Of as an assured fact.
The South Georgia railway has agreed
to lease the road for ten years or more
at a guaranteed interest Of six per cent
net.
4 II 900 acre land deal was consnm-
mated last week The property belong
ed to F. l.. Lesley and lies on the east
shore of Lake kissimmee and on the
south shore Of Lake Marian, between
Whittier and Turkey Hammock. I.
A. Vans Agnew was the purchaser.
State Organizer Reid Of the Florida
Citrus Exchange, says that with total
of S4i, 900, 900 sales in four years under
the perfect system that obtains in Cali
fornia, the losses amount to only $40.
Under the like skiful management the
outlook for greater prosperity for the
citrus growers of Florida. if they ade-
quatey support the efforts Of the Ex-
change, is most tlattering.
Many friends throughout Florida
will learn with regret Of the death Of
Capt. ". A. Shaw. United States in
spector of steam hulls Of thiS district,
which occurred al his home in Jackson
vile Wednesday night. Captain Shaw
was particularly well-known in ship
ping circles, Before being United
States Inspector Re commanded for
years various steamers on the st. Johns
river
The new $2j, 900 brick dormitory for
young men at Stetson University is
approaching completion and will be
another ornament to this famous in
srtuton. Last term about one hun
dred young men students had to board
around town, al boarding houses and
in private homes, there not being ac-
comodatuns ON the campus. This new
d3rmtoy will be taxed at the coming
season, and if the increase keeps up
other jormtories must be erected, -
Deland Record,
A. result of the motion made by
Hon. l.. c. Massey, special counsel for
the railroad commission, before Judge
W. B. Sheppard of the United States
district court, for the northern district
of Florida, ut Pensacola recently, Judge
Sheppard has appointed Hon. Emmett
Wilson, Of Pensacola, as examiner to
take testimony to be given 10y the rail-
road commission of Florida in the l..
& ~ three cent rate case. This testi-
mony will be presented just as soon as
a date can be arranged between the
counsel for the railroad and the counsel
for the commission.
CnnUreSsnsn & NJ Snarkman salad