The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-05-27
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miles in exactly ten hours running.
The run was made from Tampa to Rock
ledge and return over very bad and in
different roads in Mr.. Magruder's Ford
car. The car stood the trip excelently.
The Fourth of July celebration at
Key West promises to be big affair
and full of interesting features this
year. The program will begiven under
the auspices of the Patriotic Order Sons
of America and il is now stated that
the troops from the United States
Army barracks will probably take part.
The real Taliaferro vote in Wauchua
is about fifteen and the difference be-
tween fifteen and eighty-seven is the
result of the efficient work done here
/ by Taliaferro workers. 1.-THE BrOward
men will take off their coats and go to
/ work the Taliaferro vote can be reduced
to fifteen next primary, Wauchula
Advocate.
The work of installing sewerage
system in our town is now well under
way and will be completed in ample
time for use when the water mains are
laid and the artesian wells sunk. The
contractors are completing about one
block day and at that rate the entire
system will be installed by ths first of
July.-Kissimmee Valley Gazette.
The magnitude of the present phos-
phate shipments are shown in the Sea-
boards increase of business to So, 400
on for the first week in May above the
| first week in May last year. When it is
seen that this immense business comes
from only two or three mines, and that
six or eight others will be shortly reach
ed by the Seaboard extension, Plant
City's future in phosphate receipts may
be realized. Plant City Courier.
It's novel idea that Florida far
mer may raise his own tea, but G. S.
Humphreys, who lives near Live Oak,
has done so successfully and Mrs. Hum
phreys has cured the leaf. The result
is said to be equal, if not superior, to
the commercial article. Camellia tea
is as easily cultivated as any other
species of Camellia, and is hardy as far
north as North Carolina. The Chinese,
the greatest drinkers of tea in the
world, as well as the greatest cultiva-
tors, are said to regard no tea as fit to
drink that is less than a year old, by
which time the rather injurious essen
tial oil is supposed to have evaporated.
Financial and Industrial Record.
Send Napoleon Bonaparte BrOward to
the United States Senate for term
and if he doesn't secure development
for this State greater than has been
given during the past twelve years,
don't send him any more. No man owns
a seat in the United States Senate.
Broward won It own it if he is sent there.
But he'll keep it mighty warm. He
will give the people of Florida chance
to be heard, and he won't Cypress the
corporations either. He is broad mind
ed enough to serve all the people, those
who voted against him as well as his
supporters. His energy and honesty
have already earned him national rep
utation. Let him seek greater fields.
The people of Florida are under obiga-
tions to Broward. This cannot be de-
MED. Cover the obligation by sending
him to the Senate. He will be satisfied,
and at the end of his term, the people
of Florida will decide that they are
satisfied.
Despite predictions that st. Johns
county's Irish potato crop this year
would not equal the bumper Of last sea-
son, there is every indication that the
increased acreage will make up for the
shorter yield and that the total crop
will come close to the 1880 of last
year. The shipments up to the close
of business last Saturday totaled l03,-
600 barrels from Hastings station and
this total will probably be raised to l4O,-
600 by the close Of business. The ship
ments from Elkton, Spuds and other
stations in the county will probably
raise the total much higher and there
are number who have not completed
the harvesting of their crops yet. An
average of 50 barrel was received last
year. This year the first brought SIS
and Sc hut prices soon slumped down to
about $3.50 and have remained near
that figure. While phenomenal profits
were not realized there was good solid
margin for the grower that would make