The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-03-04
FLORIDA TOPICS

three years,
The dredges at work in the Miami
river and vicinity for the purpose of
draining the Everglades are said to be
doing fine work.
The japanese ball at the Royal Poinci-
ana on the evening Of Washington 5
birthday, was one of the greatest social
events that has taken place on the lower
East Coast.
Congressman Danntte H. Mays has
announced to succeed himself from the
West Florida district 1t is understood
that he will be opposed by Mr.. Griggs
of Apalachicola
The Association of the Postmasters
of Florida Withhold their annual conven-
ton in Ocala. so it is understood, some
time between the middle of March and
the middle of April.
Work on the construction of the new
court house in Paatka is going on nicely
and soon the people of Putnam county
will have a public building to which they
may justly point with pride.
1t is probable that the citizens of De-
Soto county will soon have an oppor-
tunity to vote upon proposition to bond
for five hundred thousand dollars for the
construction of good roads.
Hon. j. Walter Kehoe, of Pensacola,
has announced his intention of running
for State Senator. so spirited campaign
in Escambia county is now an assured
fact. Mr.. Stokes will be his opponent.
A movement to secure lower fire in
surance rates has been started in Pensa-
cola, and it is believed that when appli.
cation is made to the Southern Under
writer's Association of Atlanta that
reduced rate will be granted.
Elkton is soon to have big new in
dustry. A large cOoperage plant is at
once to be placed in commission there
and will provide the barrels which will
be used in the big potato crop to be ship
ped from that section this spring. This
plant is to be thoroughly up-to-date in
every respect.
Senator Louis w. Tim, who is Frank
Clark's opponent for Congress from
this district, has temporarily retired
from the editorship of The st. Angus
tine Meteor in order to devote his time
to his Congressional campaign. Senator
Zimm is a clean man, in all that the
word implies. and the contest Between
himself and Congressman Clark will be
conducted upon high plane. Gaines
vile Sun.
That alfalfa will grow in Palm Beach
county has been demonstrated beyond
question, and alfalfa planted in West
Palm Beach four years ago has been cut
tlree or four times per year, and grows
TO a height of Is to "a inches and comes
nto bloom. Capt. James Morrison,
winter resident and large property own
er in West Palm Beach, planted in his
garden on Fern street four years ago
llfafa seed which he procured from
VI ontana, and the alfalfa is now grow
ng and is in bloom. He planted the
eed inches deep and planted in cold
weather. in January, which Capt. Morri-
on says is the best time for planting
Italia in Florida, so that it will get a
God growth and shade the ground lit {
lie before the hot weather comes on. !
he plat of ground has received no fer &
ili2cr and has yielded at the rate of two I
ons per cutting. Capt. Morrison says i
nat it has not been affected any way t
y insects of any kind, and has grown v
} perfection. n
Munsey's March number has a short t
rtlce from the governor or some men,
r of Congress from each State The Fl
blowing is reproduction of the article Il
ritten by Governor Albert w. Gilchris. Il
Florida Florida extends north and T
)uth through six degrees Of latitude n
I'd has twelve hundred miles of water a.
ont. 1t grows the products of the c,
as well as those of the &C
her portions Of the United States. In CT
me parts it raises sixty to seventy lie
lshelS of corn to the acre, and bale Il
cotton to the acre. 1t is producing SC
e.half Of the sea-island cotton raised ia
the United States, one-haf of the al
osphate and more lumber and naval 81
pres than any Other State. 1t raises
kinds of early vegetables. its oranges be
d grapefruit are world famous, and ii,
is great cattle producing State. Sc
enterprises have been iu