The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-06-12
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

The potato growers around BunneH
have been very busy harvesting their
potatoes. They have shipped about
five thousand barrels from Bunnell
alone.
Fearing the importation of new fruit
diseases into the state, the inspector
of nursery stock in Florida has issued
an order preventing the shipment or
any and all kinds of citrus fruit trees
and plants into the state.
Irving E. Morton of Mount Vernon,
Ind, was appointed assistant weather
observer at Key West. He took the
civil service examination year ago,
but this was the first vacancy to oc-
cur. He is a Democrat
Sand oil road is to have a test
in Polk county. w. F. Hallman ana
others made a proposition to the coun-
ty commissioners to contribute S2,O0O
toward road OF this material from
Haskell to the clubhouse on Banana
AXE, distance of about two miles
and the board decided to put down
as an experiment a road OF this ma
terial between said points.
The first trackless trolley has ar
rived at Miami and been tested to
the satisfaction of its owners and the
people. The second car was to have
arrived, so as to have been put into
commission, but some delay disap-
pointed the owners. Everybody was
given a free ride, and each trip made
the car was loaded to its full capacity
Superintendent Fons A. Hathaways
resolutions for a complete reorganlza-
ton of the present public school sys-
tenn, drawn with a view of raising the
schools of Duval county to the high
est standard of efficiency, and OF plac-
ing their management on an approved
basis, was passed by the board OF pub
| lie instruction at Jacksonville. After
going over these petitions with Attor-
nev H. Long, resolution was passed
calling an election for that purpose
| to take place Tuesday, June ~. In
spectors were also appointed for this
election.
Dade county minerals are to be thor
oughly examined and classified by Il.
Fl. Selard, state geologist, who is now
in the upper Everglades making inves-
LEGATIONS in regard to the class OF rock
which underlies that district, and the
possibilities for flowing wells, and who
will go to Miami when that work is
finished. Mr.. Sellard expects to in
vestigate the situation with a view to
making a report on the minerals to be
found in this county, from a CONNER
cial standpoint as well as from sci
entific one. 1t is predicted
| that he will be able to
present many new and interesting
facts concerning the mineral wealth
of this section of Florida and the value
to the public at large of the elements
found here.
One thousand two hundred and
twenty-four carloads of highest quality
Irish potatoes have been moved from
the Hastings potato belt of St Johns
this season. And there are yet ten days
shipments to be harvested and sent
to the markets. With the markets
remaining firm through the season,
the heavy crop has brought golden
harvest for the growers. Already the
number of carloads sent away exceeds
the entire total for any previous year.
taken bv the St Augustine chamber
of commerce, the commissioners OF
, this active organization have two very
important tasks to fulfill, that of pro-
viding finances and making prelimi-
nary preparations for comprehen-
sive civic plan for the future deVel-
opment and Identification OF st. Au-
gustine. and also to inaugurate cam
oaign with the idea in view to obtain
:, radical changes in the city charter and
/, n,,t ST Augustine on the commission
5 form of government.
t A movement has been set in motion
: tn change the name Of Homestead TO
5 that of Redland. Since the postofhce
; department has ordered the Redland
D nostoffice discontinued, there is moth
q ing in the way of this movement. Most
= of the business men OF Homestead
: Homestead postoffice and ....
o and many of the patrons of the Home
e stead postoffice and those who do
n business here are practically unani-
5 nous in favor of the change.
Much difficulty has been expert
I enced in getting help to harvest the
n potato crop at Bunnell.
o Heavy movement Of peppers until
n the first Of July from Miami is now
o freely predicted among those who are
II in touch with the crop and market
conditions, and the outlook is for a
continuation of the strong eggplant
movement for several weeks more.
This week will see about the last Oh
: the tomato movement for this season
!. With the election OF officers 10
= serve during the ensuing year, the
= annual convention Of the State Asso
= citation of Postal Office CLERKS was
: brought to a close at Palatka. Tampa
= was selected as the next meeting
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