The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-02-11


a $3.50, coo corporation has been or.
ganized in St. Peters burg for the pur.
pose Of erecting .hree hundred room
hotel.
Miami's watcrworks station has been
improved SO that the capacity of the
pumps has beer increased three million
gallons Il day.
The poslo!iicc at Armstrong Station
was discontinued on January 81 and all
mail matters viii go to Armstrong, the
original office,
TIE New York Packer man reports
that after trip through Dade county
he found the tomato and vegetable
crops in good condition.
Major Harry NJ. Snow, Jr., of st.
Augustine, has received his commission
from Governor Gichrist as commission
or of pilctage for that port.
The Senate has passed the Taliaferro
bill providing for lightship to be plac-
ed at the mouth of the st. Johns river,
the cost not to exceed Sl2j. 0O0
Stamp sales in the st. Petersburg
post office for the month of January
show a forty-two per cent increase
over the sales for the same month last
year
The War Department has recommend
ed to Congress the Improvement of
Tampas harbor with an initial appro-
priation of 81, $50, 900 and $40, 900 an
nually thereafter.
John B. Hockaday, for years the
route agent of the Southern Express
Company, has been promoted to he gen
eral manager. Mr. Hockaday has many
friends along the East Coast who will
be pleased to hear of his promotion.
While trying to arrest negro in
Miami recently for creating disturb
ance at the carnival grounds, Policeman
Curry had to shoot the man twice, the
shots taking effect in the fellows shout
ders. They were painful but not seri-
Gus.
Palatka will hold big celebation on
Washingtons birthday, February 22nd,
the special occasion being the formal
opening of the Putnam County Highway
bridge over the st. Johns river. The
celebration is given under the auspices
of the Palatka Beard of Trade, and the
program includes barbecue in addition
to speaking.
Governor Glchrist has given distln-
gushed honor to a Jacksonville young
lady by naming Miss Elizabeth Fleming
to christen the great battleship Florida,
which is. now being constructed at the
navy yard Miss Fleming rs the attrae-
tive and charming daughter of the late
cx-Gov. Francis p. Fleming of this state,
and her selection is high compliment.
While the State Legislators have al
lowed matters of much less moment to
prevent needed legislation for the pro-
lection and conservation Of Florida's
forests the Florida East Coast Railway
is, without any attendant noise, making
experiments with the growth of the
eucalyptus near Palm Beach that are
certain To be- of inestimahIe value to the /,
State IN future years.
The campaign committee of the Dem .
ocratic State executive committee F..
VIII meet IN Tampa on February y at
the Tampa Bay hotel for the purpose of
arranging the details Of the coming
cammign, including the arrangement
Of the names ON the ballot, the allutt-
menl II assessments for eacn candidate
tol Office and other business as may
come n.y. q, the time. Chairman Will
liam II. Price of Mariana will appoint
the committee Of which George w.
Fisher, Of DeLand. secretary of the
Safe committee, will be a member.
Every month in the year some vege.
table crop can he produced in Florida.
The following is the principal times of
planting the various crops: February
Beans, squash. cucumbers, melons.
okra, sorghum, potatoes. tomatoes.
March Sow all tender vegetables, such
as tomatoes, pepper, ETC., sweet pota-
toes, beans, corn. okra. squash. April
Cow peas. forage plants, pumpkins,
peas, millet, velvet beans and squashes.
May Plant same as in April if weather
is favorable. June-Beans, potatoes,
broomcorn, peas, cauliflowers. July
C~rrots, eggplant. potatoes, sEallots
and peas. August Elephants. peas.
beans, parsley, onions, kale. spinach,
turnips and rutabagas. September