The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-09-08
Short Items from
all Sections
OF the State


pentine, lumber and timber, went out
of the Pensacola port during July.
A plant is to be installed at White
Springs by means Of which the excess
water from the springs will operate
generating machinery for lighting the
| town.
From all sources comes the informa-
ton that Florida will have much
greater influx of investors and home
seekers the coming winter than ever
before in its history.
Candidates to represent Florida in
the next Democratic national conyen-
ton must declare their choice for pres
ident, and those who are in favor Of
the New Jersey man as first choice
will no doubt be sent to the convention
by the democracy Of Florida, for it
appears that Wilson is the choice from
one end of the state to the other,
The city Of Tampa has passed an or
dinance authorizing the issue of $780,
900 of bonds, the money to be used,o
as much thereof as may be necessary,
in the construction Of the new Layfa-
cite street bridge. The bonds are to
run fifty years and carry interest at the
rate of ) per cent annum The city it.
sefwilI probably take $50, 600 or more
Of this issue.
1t may seem like a dream to!the aver
age FlOrdian, but it is a fact that
within few months strong British
syndicate Of capitalists will be trans
forming the peat Dogs of Duva and St.
Johns county into power for the opera
ion of small Industries in jacksonville
md recalling sulphate Of ammonia and !
Their valuable biproducts of what is a
low regarded as troublesome muck. t.
That Jose de la Campo declines to "a
Z pardoned is the announcement which OF
AS been made by his attorney, Col. t
obt. W, Davis. The convicted strike hi
adler will not avail himself Of a pardon n n
men carries with it the proviso that sit
must leave the State of Florida for
perld of six years, but after deIiber. OF
ION has decided to serve out MS term St
one year IN the convict camps. De bo
Campo was to have been released e Ca
'Iday had he accepted the condition lei
his pardon. h bn
Sergt' Andrew N. Dow, of Company lsil
FIRST Infantry, of National Guard rr
Florida, and member of the Me- -
opoIltan Grays of Jacksonville. made N
e remarkable score of l45 out of 4,
sSlole 100 points at POO, 800 and 900 cel
fdS in the national individual shoot Of Of
2 match at Camp Perry, Ohio, a few t iIIII
Us ago. Sergt. Dow will be awarded an
handsome gold prize offered by the
ar department, and a large cash no,
ize' Ton winning this victory. He Ea
mpeted with the best mark in wi,
the
After conference with Mr.. Henry NJ. ,oII
agler regarding the opening of the
'ersea railroad celebration at Kew -
est, 1t has been decided by the com. NJ
ttee in charge of the program that De
date Will he moved up little from Ga
at originally given out in order Of
at the trains may be running into n
~ West. 1t will be best they say to Ra
We the festivities begin possibly to
Out lhe second week in January. Flo
ans VIII not be running into Kew G
est on January 2, and Mr.. FIagIer in. j
a'es mat 1t Is not necessary to cell r
rate his birthday anniversary. He
well pleased over the demons tration -
ended to make the completion of the
ar sea railroad but doesn't care to
We it made personal. +
It is reported that the East Coast a
iroad company has served notice mo
lch threatens to put the steamship cor
npanes out of business temporarily cat
far as serving the business interes IS cot
Miami is concerned. This notice. in ing
'stance, is that on September 26, a E II
" rate will be exacted of vessels =
ding and unloading at the Terminal
ks in Miami In the case of the r.
yer, which is regular freighter he
zen Jacksonville and Miami, the eff. et ',
t, unless satisfactory arrangements C WI.
be made, would be to prohibit the Ea,
sci from landing at all, as it cannot day
in at any of the docks except the
minal. The order by the railroad is -
what is known as the "packape IA
e. will be effective at Miami on and w
ar September 26. This il tba yon