The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-17
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Vest RAIN btatH mas opeleu us uooia
for business.
After lingering illness, State Sen
ator William NJ Girardeau died at his
home in Monticello early Saturday morn
ing. aged s. Years.
The arrival Of the first vessel Of the
Southern Steamship Line in Tampa on
September 18th will be celebrated by
banquet To the captain and crew.
The hotel Glenada at Lakeland had a
narrow escape from destruction by fire
Tuesday morning. the heroic work Of
the ire department alone saving the
building,
". f. Warren Of Wauchula has put
Up more than five thousand cans Of
vegetables since spring with small
home cannery, for which he is finding an
appreciatiye home market.
John K. Bradley, the man who fin
ancei Or. Cooks polar expedition and
made it possible for him to discover the
North Pole, is we'll known in Florida, as
he is manager Of the fashionable Beach
Club Of Palm Beach.
Ii is said that eighty citrus sub-ex-
change have been organized through
out the Strife. Never before have the
growers shown such a tendency to mar
ket their crops in wise and concerted
way. The result will be very beneficial
10 the State.
The latest rumor in railroad circles
is that the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic is preparing TO start a con-
struction gang at work on its Tampa
Northern extension, from Tampa to
Thomasvile, work to begin at the lat
ter end Of the line.
When completed, the Florida East
Coast railway extension will traverse
more than score of islands. Consider
ing the beauty Of their scenery. climate
and vegetation, the comparison would
not be inapt if some future poet were
10 compare them to a chaplet of pearls
that Mr. Flagler had strung and pre-
scented to Florida.
Whether or not the Everglades ever
prove 10 be adapted 10 the profitable
growing Of sugar cane and the produc-
ton Of sugar, their value in other lines
will surely be proven if the plans OF
those who own the lands are carried
out. The latest news from the Ever
glades district is that many acres OF
the so.called swamp lands which have
been drained during the past few years
are now being painted in bananas,
crop which has been given good trial.
Hon. Lucius j. Reeves announced MS
candidacy for the United States Senate
Saturday. Mr.. Reeves is one of the
best known lawyers OF the Florida bar,
and one Of the most successful. He
was born in Alabama in lS6l, but his
pare nts moved to Florida when he was
quite young and he was reared in Wal
ton county Of this state. He served
eight Years in the state senate. and
was Judge of the circuit court three
Years. lie says that he will wage a
vigorous campaign and expects to win.
There is good deal Of speculation as
to what effect the announcement Of
Mr.. Reeves will have upon the action
of ". A. Blount, also of Pensacola,
who it was stated some months ago
upon authority. was considering enter.
ing the race for the senate. The an.
nonncement made by Judge Reeves is
taken BY some 10 forestall the entrance
Of Mr. Blount,
The people Of Delray, in the new
county Of Palm Beach are not salts
fed TO allow West Palm Beach to be-
cone the permanent county seat with.
out fight for the honor. AT the last
meeting Of the county commissioners,
according to the Tropical Sun. COM
munic alton was received and read from
the citizens of Delray, protesting
against the county commissioners u.s.
ing any money for public buildings un.
til after the county site has been
permanently decided on, and declaring
their intention to contest any attempt
TO use any moneys for public buildings,
until the site for county seat had been
decided by an election as provided by
law, j. 5. Sundy, of Delray, ad-
dressed the board in this matter, and
it was decided to take no action toward
putting up buildings until the matter
has been acted on further. Mr.. Sum-
DIV stated that petitions would be