The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-12-01
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Brooksyille decided at the election
held there Tuesday to grant fran
chise for light and water plant to a
Leesburg concern.
The Sanford Commercial Club is
raising a S25, geo advertising fund to
be used in advertising the advantages
Of that city during the next five years.
Ii is proposed to spend about $1,000
year,
United States Senator Duncan u,
Fletche", Of Florida, was again elected
president of the Mississippi to Atlantic
Inland Waterways Association at the
convention held in Montgomery, Ala,
last week.
Over in Escambia county they have
Just awarded a Corn Club prize to
boy who grew l66 bushels of corn
from one acre. That's pretty good
for Florida, where they can't grow
corn" you know.
Senator n. p. Bryan, of Florida, has
returned to Washington for attendance
upon the next session of congress. He
believes that it will be busy one IN
many respects and that it will be most
especially interesting to the people OF
Florida.
Judging from the tone of the state
press Claude l. Engle will be the demo-
cratic nominee for congressman at
large. Prominent. influential demo
Gratis all over the state are out work
ing for his nomination, and a noml-
nation means an election.
After having been engaged for two
weeks as a member of coroner's jury
investigating the murder of Greek at
Pensacola whose store was robbed, John
Donohue was placed under arrest charg-
ed with the crime when the dead man S
purse was found in his possession
The Florida Citrus Exchange is
spending many thousands Of dollars
advertising the superiority of the Flor
ida orange and grapefruit. Besides in
magazines it is running ads in l25 daily
papers, scattered throughout twenty
two states, and most attractive ads
they are.
Representing an expenditure ST.
600, 900 the Seaboard Air Line railway
will commence the construction of ex-
tensive terminal improvements on its
property at the foot of Hogan street
jacksonville at an early date. These
docks were formerly used by the Clyde
Steamship Company.
Jacksonville is soon to have another
ice manufacturing plant of sixty tons
capacity day, the Mason Forwarding
Company having just awarded contract
to the Frick Company Of Waynesboro,
Pa, for its erection, The plant will
represent an Investment of $4,000 and
will be erected on terminals of the
forwarding company, located just
north of the ostrich farm on Tallyrand
avenue and adjoining the Atlantic
Coast Line export terminals.
The Florida Inter- Coastal Transporta
ton Company, after many delays, is
gradually projecting its plans for fast
freight service from Jacksonville to
Miami. The steamer Swan now plies
regularly between Jacksonville and St
Augustine, and the lhetis is making the
run between Ancient City and Daytona.
On January 10 two swift freighters
will make regular trips between Day
tona and Miami, so that the long suffer
ing citizen may order his freight by the
all-Water route at reasonable charge.
James b. Hammond, the millionaire
New York typewriter manufactures,
narrowly escaped death in fire which
partially destroyed his $4,000 yacht,
the Lounger II, as she lay at the foot
Of Main street, awaiting repairs to
her machinery. He was assisted from
his stateroom and up the companion
way:stairs by his private secretary, II
S. Mackan, as he had been i'll and un-
able to walk without help. In his ex.
citement however, Mr.. Hammond for
got his weakness and sprang over the
rail to the dock as nimbly as a cat, -
Jacksonville Metropolis.
A Palatka dispatch says: The Floli-
da Woodenware Company has just re-
ceived hurry order from firm in
St. Louis for 5000 red cedar water
pals. The pals are to be made and
4 ,..oJ 80 o,,oa and ora hoipcr turn.