The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-03-11
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of the State

600.
Fort Myers is rejoicing over the fact
that Congress will appropriate $5O,OOO
to give that city l2foot channel to
the Gulf
A careful canvass of the tourists in
st. Petersburg on March lst disclosed
the fact that there were then 6,3Sl in
the city.
Thursday at Tampa the Florida State
Automobile Association was permanent
" organized at one of the largest gath
erings of good roadsters ever assembled
in the State
The Jones and Winfield packing
houses at Little River are said to be
doing big business now. Large ship
ments of tomatoes, oranges and grape
fruit are leaving both houses.
The first session of the Grand Lodge
Of Florida, Knights of Pythias, to be
held in Jacksonville since 1901, con-
vened at the local castle hall Wednesday
morning, March 8, 1910 at 10 O'Clock.
A very large aeroplane arrived in
Daytona by express and will attempt
fight on the ocean beach. The ma
chine is said to be forty-three feet in
length, and equipped with two thirty
six horse power high speed engines.
Up to and including February 10
Tampa has shipped to the various mar
kets 100000 more cigars than last
year. All the factories are said to be
very busy and the prospects are the
brightest that indutry has ever known.
Major J. o. Wright, supervising
drainage engineer of the agricultural
department at Washington, and j. c.
Luning, secretary of the State Internal
Improvement Fund, were in this city
for few hours Friday. These gentle
men have been making tour of this
section of the State, inspecting the
work that is being done. Major Wright
has just recently been appointed to
take charge of drainage operations in
the Everglades Of Florida. He stated
that he would return soon and begin
active work. Palm Beach Tropical SIN.
Last Friday night Engineer Wolf,
who was stopping at Buda station on
the Wannee branch, waiting for the
loading of a phosphate train, was awak-
ened and told that his engine, No. 1874,
was on fire. When he reached the
engine the cab was in full blaze as was
also the stack of wood in the tender.
To go near was dangerous, as the steam
formed in the tank of the tender was
apt to explode it at any time, but Mr..
Wolf managed to discOnnect the pipe
that carries water to the engine and
thus not only saved the tank from an
explosion, but also got water to put out
the fire in the pile of wood The fire
is supposed to have been caused from
the ignition of some trash beneath the
steam jacket of the engine. Except
for the destruction of the cab and the
varying of the pipes and rods on the
boiler head little damage was DONE.
Starke Telegraph.
E. c. Boucher, of Leesburg, Va,
: has become interested with the heirs of
the estate of Il. G. Skinner at Hogan,
Fla. near Jacksonville. They have
1000 acres of land and have bought
!, 300 head of cattle. They will bring
from Virginia number of pure bred
Black Angus bulls to bring the herd up
to high standard. They have already
200 head of hogs and will keep large
herd of pure bred pedigreed Berkshire,
Poland Chinas and White English York
shire. They will also breed up the ma
tive stock. In poultry they will raise
the following breeds; Brown and White
Leghorns, White Wyandottes, Buff
Orginetons, Bronze turkeys and Indian
Runner ducks. These ducks are the
Leghorns of the duck family walk
straight and lay on an average 225 eggs
per year. Each breed will be kept sep
arate, thus insuring perfectly pure bred
birds. About $50 acres of land will be
cultivated this year. Ten acres will be
irrigated by a flowing well to test irri-
cation in Florida. This will give 500
gallons per minute. They will also
plant large amount of roughage in
the form of sorghum, velvet beans,
peas and corn slower to feed the stock
during the winter months. Mr. Beuch-
Ter, who will manage this big enterprise
has had life's experience in the live
stock and agricultural business, and is