The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-07-08
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An auto ana DOdI llHe DelWeen VT
lando and Jacksonville is to be establish
ed some time this month.
The shack-grown tobacco at Brooks
vile is said to be looking fine. 1t is
thought that 400 pounds per acre will
be gathered from the five acres belong
ing to the fernando Tobacco Company.
The Browning mill at Paatka has a
capacity of $4,000 feet of cypress or
pine lumber per day, and its output is
sold before it can be made. The pro-
duct is mostly shipped down tho East
Coast.
The old school building at Fort Lau-
derdale has been moved to an adjoining
lot and the grounds cleared to begin
work on the new concrete building,
which is to be completed in time for
the reopening of school in September.
Cigar shipments from Tampa for this
year up to June Is, amounted to 49,
$500 The shipments for the week.
ending that time, were 5,46O, 600. The
increase for this year over last year in
cigar shipments totals 20, S55, 600. Tam
pa Tribune.
The growing of peanuts is attracting
attention in Florida. 1t is claimed that
from 20 to 80 bushels an acre is an ordi-
nary crop and the vines make excellent
hay. After the crop and hay have been
harvested, hogs may be fattened on the
nuts which have been left.
The Girtman building. one of the old
est business houses in Miami, and for
many years the favorite trading place
of the Seminole Indians, is being torn
down and fine block erected in it's
place. The new building will be con-
structed of re-enforced concrete, will
be three stories high and will have a
frontage of 100 feet on each side.
George B. Cellon, the great mango
and avocado enthusiast, is planting 200
budded mango trees on the grove on
in Miami acquired by E. H. Hart.
of Chicago, He will also plant 100 or
more budded avocado trees on the same
place. 1t is said that Mr.. Hart is very
enthusiastic over the future for the bud
ded varieties of these tropical fruits.
j. S. Robinson, brakeman employed
on the A. c. L. railroad, met with a
serious accident Tuesday while helping
to switch some freight cars in the yards
at Plant City. His right arm was man
gled from wrist to shoulder beneath
the wheels. He has been taken to the
company's hospital at Waycross, where
it will be determined whether or not
amputation is advisable.
The Camps, who have purchased the
vast tract of land known as Payne's
prairie, some six miles south of Gainse-
vile, propose TO drain the same by sink
ing four l2-inch wells near the sink hole.
The plan is deemed feasible. 1t is then
the purpose of the owners to colonize
the lands. When drained there are no
richer lands anywhere and it will make
one of the finest agricultural bodies in
the State. -Ocala Star.
Waldo was visited by large fire ear
|y Saturday morning, which means about
$40, 600 lost for the business people of
the town, very little of the same being
insured. What is known as the Hicks
block was totally destroyed, the flames
in the store of j. P. Sum-
mers and rapidly spreading to the adj
joining buildings until all the stores in
the block were consumed. the fire being
at the new brick building of r.
T. Williams,
The Florida East Coast Railway Co.
to construct an ocean terminal
At Key West, which will consist of one
arge drydock and 10 wharves, each 800
feet long and 100 feet wide, with basins
200 feet wide between. The depth of
water in these basins will be from 20 to
10 feet. The piers will afford berths
'or 40 vessels, averaging 400 feet long.
As the distance from Key West to Ha-
rama is only 80 miles, the transportation
If freight and passenger cars by means
If powerful steam ferries is entirely
practicable, and it is believed that the
line consumed in the trip will not ex-
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