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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-15
Many Tons Of Freight

Tne activities OF the Panama. railroad
are by no means confined to passenger
traffic. 1t moves more than 3.0OO.OoO tons
OF commercial freight annually, not to
mention 100000 tons of freight handled
on account Of the canal construction
work. That trans-isthmian trade between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the
United States is already increasing is
proved by the fact that additional ter
minal facilities have been made neces-
sary at both ends of the railway.
On account of the activity of the trans
continental railways and Of the Tehaun
tepec railroad, the freight traffic by way
OF Panama reached such a low stage in
1905 that extraordinary measures were
taken to revive 1t. The through rate from
coast to coast by way OF Panama was
fixed at S. a net ton eastbound and 50 n
net ton westbound. he steamship COM
pany plying between Pacific ports and
Panama to get half and the Panama rail-
road to get half. the steamship company
to pay so cents a ton wharfage and 10
cents a ton cranage. when cranes were
used. in addition. This contract continued
for almost a year. when the steamship
company served notice that it could no
longer do business on that basis.
Thereupon h secretary Of war agreed
to take 80 per cent of the through rate.
leaving 70 per cent to the steamship com.
~AAS eH0 = u ! " OCAr all COSS
Of wharfage and cranage. In other
words. the steamship company got 20 cents
OF each dollar of h through freight. net.
for loading the freight at the Pacific mort
carrying 1t to the isthmus and unloadinr
it on h wharf at Balboa: while the gov
m line received 30 cents of each dol
lar Of freight paid for loading the freight
on h cars at Balboa. hauling 1t across
the isthmus. loading 1t IN it's ships, car
rying 1t on to New York. and there un-
loading 1t.
Last November the Observation-Disclosures
Steamship line. which uses the Tehaun-
tepec route. fled a protest against this
arrangement with President Taft. ASSERT
ing that the Panama railroad was charx.
ing less than the cost of handling this
business. Thereafter the rate was read
justed on the basis Of GO per cent for the
steamship company and 70 per cent for the
Panama railroad. A new steamship line
has begun operation on h west coast.
plying between tho isthmus and Pacific
ports. What effect this new factor wll
have IN the situation remains to be seen.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-15
A "Reminiscences.
From die Washinpto,

From the Washington Star.
Booth Harrington was talking in In
dianapolis about the stage.
There were two actresses in an early
play of mine," he said, both very
beautiful; but the leading actress was
thin. She quarreled one day at re-
hearsal with the other lady. and she
d the quarrel by saying, haughtily:
remember, please. that 1 am tie
Yes. know you're the STAR the
other retorted, cycling with an amused
smile the leading actress long. slim
figure. but you'd look better. my dear.
II you were a little meteor"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-15
Making che Dirt Fq,-

-Four years ago. in 1907, the Ameri-
can public was impatient to see 1.-The
dirt fly" There was more or less
skepticism concerning the canal prof.
ect. and as nothing would satisfy the
people but flying dirt. and as the peo-
pie were spending their money for the
ANA and had 1t in their power to
abandon h work altogether. there was
nothing to be done but make the dirt
fly.
Therefore the canal authorities adj
dressed themselves to the task of prov
ing to the American people that the
canal project was feasible by the only
possible method-ocular demonstration.
They went to work digging. regardless
of whether or not every requirement
Of engineering skill for proper prepara-
ton had been met. During the first
nine months of the new regime 12,O 0O,-
900 cubic yards had Deer excavated.
During the next year. 1908. the exca-
vations amounted to the stupendous
total of 81. 900. 900 cubic yards. a greater
amount of material thar ever was ex-
cavated in a single year by any one
organization in all the history of the
world, and a record that probably never
again will be reached.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-15
The Vision.

You are the vision. you are the image Of
the dream,
The voice among the stars. the s;lance in
the stream; -
A breath Of the infinite poise. where space
n time are spun. ~
And the circling orbits wheel their plan
cts Cound the sun. ~
Beyond the outer margin where nothing
calls to God
Leaps the fiery symbol to bloom where
your feet have trod:
Here IL the earth resurrent With color
and bloom Of spring.
Giorying the dream and the vision in the
song you bring.
William Stanley Braithwaite. in Nc.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-15
The Government Railroad

Colon. ~Pana:na-The United States GOV.
eminent owns controls and successfully
operates the Panama railroad and its con-
Meeting line Of steamships plying between
Colon and New York. In this one bit OF
government ownership Of railways Uncle
Sam has proved TO be a most excellent
manager. h French bought the road
for $lS.00O 900, and sold 1t to the United
States for 5000. 600. Although q great deal
has been spent to put 1t into It's present
condition, the fact remains that the road
has assisted In building the canal. 10.
materially reduced all passenger and
freight rates and last year. on q total Of
only a miles of line. mGde net earnings
Of nearly 5000. 900.
Because of the great change Ia the
topography Of the isthmus that win be
made by the creation OF Gatun lake.
practically the entire line OF galway n
being relocated. It will run along the
east side Of the canal from the Atlantis
70 the Pacific. making . wide detour
around the lake. The completed railway
will have . greater number of embank.
ments In proportion to its length than anv
other railway In the world. one OF them
being g feet high. q mile ana q ouarter
long. containing more than 2,60O.O00 yaeds
Of dirt and rock.
When It II completed in its rev loca.
ton the railway will be electrified and. II
the plans OF the canal commission ara
carried out, will be operated as an intarraI
part OF h canal plant. II practice the
railway 10 already Q part Of the canala
but In form It Is An Independent cornors.
tion. The United States owns the stock.
and Colonel 0oethals, chief engineer a.
the canal, Is the president OF the Panama
Rcilr0ad company. The canal and I'm.
way accounts are kept separately. hov.
ever. The canal pays the railway Sll.ooo
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-15
The Employees of the Future


Aside from the operation of the
locks and other canal machinery, there
will be a commercial dry dock, coaling
other enterprises that will employ
American skilled labor. The navy
probably will establish its southern
base at the canal, and that will re-
quire even a greater force of workers.
Men selected for the permanent
force even now are being trained for
their prospective duties. For instance,
the commission details men it expects
to retain as part of the operating
force to inspect the installation of the
lock machinery by the manufacturers.
in order that they may have a thor
ough understanding of their perma-
nent work when the times comes to
talk 1t up.
Sometimes American workers on the
canal will demand more pay and
threaten to strike. A few months ago
the boilermakers went to President
sent to Washington was instructed to
procure a final decision before they
left the White House. The president
listened to the spokesman for about 10
minutes and then interrupted the pro-
ceedings by announcing that he had
ment with some P~anamanian officials.
The bcilermakers were very angry
because the president did not hear
them out, n threw up their jobs. But
when they found that the canal com
mission intended to adhere to it's po-
sitlon with the utmost rigidity, the
men changed their minds and went
back to work. But such troubles az
these have become serious.
Men who stay on the Job in Panama
for as long as two years are awarded
medals made out of Junk" from ma
Ch1nery left by the French in THEW
brave but luckless effort to subdue the
fsthmus. Thousands of American
workmen already have won these
medals, and there is good reason to
when the Panama canal is a busy
waterway and Americas greatest ma
tlonal defense. that these junk medals
Will be priced as precious hetrlooms by
the descendants of the men who gave
OF their Drawn to make America great
as the Americans of the revolution
gave OF their blood to make America
l free.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-15
Enormous Excavation Figures

BY this time the popular demand for
Tying dirt had been satisfied. Also the
amount of material to be removed had
been increased, by changes In the plans
for broadening the Culebra cut and for
other purposes, until the total excava-
ton required for the canal was 49,
100000 cubic yards instead of 1O3, 900, 900
as was originally estimated. Also, the
room Tor steam ShOvels and dirt trains
had became mor limited. and it was
patent thai IL the canal were to be fin
ished on time the shovels and trains
tnat could find working space would
have to increase their capacity for
work. II h limit Of cost were not to
be exceeded the cost of handling each
cubic yard of material must be re-
duced.
Facing these new problems. the canal
builders set about increasing the eff
nciency of their mighty machine of
men and metal. President Roosevelt,
Oy executive order, gave the chief en-
gineer q freer hand in control Of canal
aHairs. and although it appeared then
that the last word in efficiency had
Oecn said, the engineers worked on. A
weak spot was discovered here, q man
changed here. a bit Of machinery al
tered In another place, all with the re-
eutt tnat unit costs have been reduced
TO q minimum that would not have
been regarded .as possible two years
ago.
AS Culebra cut grows deeper It also
rows narrower. and the difficulty OF
handling the spoil trains increases. The
slides all the time are becoming more
troublesome. and nothing but unex-
% be held down there. Yet It Il the
AIN, OF the engineers to make the unit
= tor the present fiscal year as low
~ that Of last year.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-15

discourage all but necessary travel II
while the freight business was small II
WAS carried at such hish rates thai the
road paid handsome dividends Tor many
NenlS.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-15

pleted the very cream Of the presen,
force will be retained for the perma-
nent establishment of maintenance and
operation. There will be at least two.
and possibly four. permanent American
settlements along the route of the
canal. The two American towns at
the termini of the railroad, Cristobal
and Ancon, will be continued, and
there probably will be new towns at
Gatun and Miraflores.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-03-24
sHERIFF's SALE

Under and by virtue of an execution
issued out of and under the seal of the
justice court, in and for Marion coun
ty, Florida, dated the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1911, in a certain cause where
in Andrew Parhen is plaintiff and
Capt. William George Barry is defend
ant, have levied on, and will on
Monday, the 3rd Day of April, 1911,
the same being a legal sales day, and
during the legal hours of sale, offer fol
sale at the west door of the court
house in Ocala, Florida, and sell the
same to the highest and best riddel
for cash the foll5wing esciifed per
sonal property, to-wit: 2 tables,
couch, high chair, 2 rockers, 4
chairs, 4 bdls lumber, 1 step ladder
s pcs. pipe, bbls. household goods,
boxes household goods, chairs, ]
bdle. piping, l bale stove piping, 4
bdls. wire, bbls., contents unknown
l lot terra Gotta piping, wardrobe
2 cots, bed and bedstead, / box
plumbing goods, l box tinware, and
all other boxes and goods and con
tents therein, now in house of J. J.
Bierman, and in Seaboard Air Line de
pot. Sold to satisfy all storage and
cost of execution.
j. p. GALLOWAY,
Sheriff Marion Co., Fla.
w. X. ZEWADSKI,
Plaintiffs Attorney. 3-3
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NOTICE

IN the Circuit Court of the Fifth Ju
dicial Circuit of Florida In and LOT
Marion County--In Chancery
Annie Lee Long, Complainant VS.
Luther L. Long, DeIenaan.
order for Constructive Ser
vice.
It is ordered that the defendant
herein named, to-wit: Luther Il.
Long be and he is hereby required 70
appear to the bill Of complaint MED
in this cause on or before
Monday, the 3rd day of April, 1911.
II is further ordered that copy o.
this order be published once week
for eight consecutive weeks in the
Ocala Banner, a newspaper published
in said county and state.
S. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court. Marion County
Florida. LII
This 25th day of January, 1911.
L. S. Beck, Complaints Solicitor.
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NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judi
cial Circuit of Florida, in and for
Marion County-In Chancery.
Charles C. Shooter and Herbert Shoot
er, Complainants, VS.. Peter G. Fix
and Hattie Fix, Defendants.-Ord
for Constructive Service.
1t is ordered that the defendants
herein named, to-wit: Peter c. Fix
and Hattie Fix, be and they are here
by required to appear to the bill of
complaint filed in this cause on or be-
fore
Monday, the 18th Day of May, 1911.
1t is further ordered that a copy of
this order be published once week
for eight consecutive weeks in the
Ocala Banner. newspaper published
in said county and state.
This 9th day of March, 1911
(Seal) s. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co., Fla.
r. McCONATHY,
Compliments Solicitor. $40
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NOTICE
224

NOTICE
OF Application for Tax Deed Under
Section of Chapter 1888, Laws
of Florida
Notice is hereby given that G. =.
Hightower, purchaser of tax certifi.
cate No. 598, dated the 5th day OF
June, A. D., 1905, has filed said certii.
cate in my office, and has made appli.
cation for tax deed to issue in accord
ance with law. Said certificate en-
braces the following described proper.
Ity situated in Marion county, Florida,
Ito-wit: 5 chs and W by 10 chs n and
Is in ne cor of swA of neA, sec 5, TIP
lis, %, e. The said land being as.
sessed at the date of the issuance 81
such certificate in the name of Mrs
M. LaRue. Unless said certificate
shall be redeemed according to law
/ tax deed will issue thereon on the
9th day of March, A. d. 1911.
Witness my official signature and
seal this the 22nd day of February, A
D., 1911.
(Seal) S. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co., Fla
2-24.
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NnTicE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth judi
ciaI Circuit of Florida, in and for
Marion County-In Chancery.
j. C. Howell, Complainant, vs.. j. r
Webb ct al, Defendants Order Tor
Constructive Service.
It is ordered that the defendants
herein named, to-wit: j. #. Webb and
Florence E. Webb, be and they are
hereby required to appear to the Dill
of complaint filed in this cause on OF
before
Monday, the 3rd Day of April, 1911
1t is further ordered that copy OF
this order be published once a Week
for FIVE consecutive weeks IN the
Ocala Banner. newspaper published
in said county and state.
This nth day of February, 1911.
(Seal.) s. T.. SlSIRUNhs
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co., Fla
| HOOKER & DUVAL,
Compliments Solicitors. 2-24
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NOTICE

OF Application for Tax Deed Under
Section of Chapter 1888, Laws
Of Florida
Notice is hereby given that Leonard
Tillinghast, purchaser of tax certifi
cate No. 1913, dated the 1st day OF
June, A. D., 1908, has filed said certifi.
cate in my office, and has made ap
plication for tax deed to issue in &C
cordance with law. Said certificate
embraces the following described
property situated in Marion county
Florida, to-wit: Sc lot 3, ME- lot s.
sub of WIZ of nwA, sec 5, tip II, S, I
%, e. The said land being assessed at
the date of the issuance of such GER
tificate in the name of l.. w. Kervan.
Unless said certificate shall be re-
deemed according to law, tax deed
will issue thereon on the 3rd day of
April, A. D., 1911.
Witness my official signature and
seal this the 1st day Of March, A. D.,
1911.
(Seal.) S. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co., Fla.
0-0
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NO. 1926.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Office of Comptroller of the Currency.
Washington, d. c., Feb. 2, 1911.
Whereas, by satisfactory evidence
presented to the undersigned. it has
been made to appear that THE
.OCALA NATIONAL BANK" in the
city of Ocala, in the county of Marion.
and state Of Florida, has complied
with all the provisions of the Statutes
OF the United States, required to be
complied with before an, association
shall be authorized to commence the
business of banking;
Now, therefore, /, Lawrence o. MUIR
ray, Comptroller of the Currency do
hereby certify that THE OCAIA
NATIONAL BANK" in the citv IF
ocala. in the county of Marion. and
state OF Florida, is authorized to com
mence the business OF banking. az
provided in section fifty-one hundred
and sixty-nine of the Revised Statutes
OF the United States. -
IN testimony whereof. Witness nv
mana and seal Of Office this second day
OF February, 1911. ''''>,-'N' s'''
toeal) LAWRENCE o. MURRAY.
z-lO Comptroller Of the Currency
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THE MEETING OF THE oPToME,
TRlsTs

The State Association of Optome-
trists held its annual meeting in Ocala
last week. The state board of exami-
ensr held an examination at the court
house. there being ten candidates who
passed the most rigid examination
ever offered to the applicants. There
can be no question as to the efficiency
of those admitted to practice.
The election of officers took place,
and the following were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Dr. ID. M.
Boney; vice president. H. E. Tough
of Tampa; secretary and treasurer, c..
e. Taylor. Tampa.
The board had the honor of one lady
candidate for the profession, Mrs. M.
l.. Barber, of our city. and if she sue
ceeds in passing the examination it
will be an incentive to other ladies to
follow in this honorable profession.
The profession of optometrists, or
the scientific fitting of eyeglasses, is
comparatively new, but the people are
getting acquainted with it, and are
welcoming it, as il fills long felt
want
Ocala may be Justly proud of this
body of men, numbering about forty
of as fine representatives as one often
sees congregated. There was an I'M
usual display of intelligence, showing
that the class of men who have quail
fed for this profession are way above
the average, and Florida may have
confidence when trusting that most
precious boon to mankind, the eye
sight. to their care
A need always denotes the exist
ence of supply. and the precarious
practice of selecting ones eyeglasses
without knowledge Of lens, and their
power and proper application brought
into existence the profession of optom-
etry. or the scientific fitting of glasses
to eyes not in diseased condition
The next need was law to regu-
late its practice. and twenty-six states
have followed in rapid succession to
pass such law. All this is for the
protection of the public, to protect
their eyes and their pocketbooks, and
Florida is not made the dumping
ground for inefficient and unprinci-
pied spectacle takers.
DR.. d. M. Boney. who has proved an
untiring and enthusiastic worker for
the cause. was reelected the third
time, which goes to prove his eff
cient service. He is vertically the man
with the gun, and he does his duty to
see that no one slips by the sacred
precinct, or the barred door.
It is one thing to have a law, but
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NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Ju-
dicial Circuit of Florida, in and for
Marion County-in Chancery.
George F. Bellamy, Complainant. vs..
Violet Bellamy, Observation-Disclosures
for Constructive Service.
It is ordered that the defendant
herein named. to-wit: Violet Bellamy,
be and she is hereby required to APP
pear to the bill of complaint filed in
this cause on or before
Monday, the 3rd Day Of April, 1911.
It is further ordered thata copy of
this order be published once week
for eight consecutive weeks in the
Ocala Banner, a newspaper published
in said county and state.
This 28th day of January, 1911.
(Seal.) S. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co., Fla.
EDWIN SPENCER,
Compartments Solicitor 2-3*
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NOTICE

In the Circuit Court of the Fifth Judi
cial Circuit of Florida in and fol
Marion County-In Chancery.
Frank Barnard, Complainant, VS.. Ell
mira Barnard, Defendant-Or for
Constructive Service.
1t is ordered that the defendant
herein named, to-wit: Elmira Bar.
nard, be and she is hereby required to
appear to the bill of complaint fled in
this cause on or before
Monday, the 1st Day Of May, 1911.
1t IS further ordered that copy OF
TINS order be published once a week
for eight consecutive weeks in the
Ocala Banner, newspaper published
In said county and state.
This 10th day of February, 1911.
lSeaIl s. T. SISTRUNK,
Clerk Circuit Court, Marion Co., Fla.
2-24s
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sHERIFF's SALE

Under and by virtue of an execution
issued out of and under the seal of the
circuit court in ana for fernando
county, Florida, dated the 9th day
of January, 1911, in a certain canse
wherein the New Wea- Furniture
Company, corporation, is plaintiff,
and Barney B. Arick is defendant, /
have levied on, and will, on
Monday, the 3rd Day Of April, 1911,
the same being legal sales day, and
during the legal hours of sale, will
offer for sale at the west door OF the
court house in Ocala, Fla, and sell
the same to tho highest and best bid.
der for cash the following described
real estate in Marion county, Florida,
or Barney B. Arick's interest therein,
to-wit: Lots one ~, two (2) and three
.(3), section 81, township Is, range Is,
east. Sold to satisfy said execution
and all cost.
JNO. p. GALLOWAY,
Sheriff Marion Co., Fla.
DAVANT & DAVANT,
Plaintiffs Attorneys. 3-3
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given to all cred
itors, legatees, distributes and all
other persons having claim or de-
mands against the estate of Edward
county, Florida, to present the same,
duly proven, to the undersigned, or
his agent, within one year from the
date of first publication of this no.
tice. FRED w. GREEN,
AS Administrator Estate of Edward E.
Green.
THOS. L. 'GABBARD,
Mcintosh, Florida.
Resident Agent 2-17-St.
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NEW FACTOR IN PALATKA POLL
TICS

Palatka is soon to engage in a
municipal election in which one of the
contesting elements will be socialism
with a ticket in the field. The News
has been asked to define socialism
That would be hard to do as few oil
its adherents agree, and very many
are incapable of comprehension. II
has been defined as amy theory OF
system having for its object the amel
ioration of society. and especially the
elevation of the working classes. =
Another theory is that st aims to Sc
cure the reconstruction of society and
a more equal distribution of the pro
ducts of labor through the public col
lective ownership of land and capital
and the public collective management
of all industries such, for instance
as the Davis tank factory, Selden's
and the Wilson mill. Many of our
local socialists are quite competent,
they feel, to manage great industries,
and as society is at present organized
it is useless for them to attempt to
rise above the collective manage
ment' of combination fruit and pea
nut stand. They hope. with C. A.
LeHardy in the mayors chair. that
changes favorable to their social and
commercial standing can be readily
brought bout-Palatka News.