The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-13
THROUGHOUT THE STATE

Hillsborough county apparently will
have to decide the wet" and dry
question again either before the new
year dawns or shortly after that time.
The "drys," who have been SO active
of late, have succeeded in getting
more than two thousand names on a
petition asking the board of county
commissioners to call such an election
before January l, 1915.
The state shell fish commission boat,
Seafoam, with Mr. T. R. Hodges, state
shell fish commissioner, on board, has
been in the waters of Pensacola, Es-
Gambia and Blackwater bays recently
inspecting the oyster industry and
passing on water bottoms applied for
by lessees. Commissioner Hodges says
these three bays contain some Of the
finest water bottoms In the state for
the cultivation of oysters. The bot
toms are covered with layer of hard
mud or shell that is especially adapt
ed to the growth Of oysters.
The first shipment Of cotton from
Pensacola since the war started was
made on the British steamer E. o.
Saltmarsh for Liverpool. 1t consist
ed of 5000 bales and inaugurated the
movement of cotton through this port,
as several other big shipments have
been started and will be made on
steamers calling here soon. The steam.
err also carried nearly one thousand
bundles of barbed wire and it is sup
posed this is for delivery to the Brit
ish government and will be used in
barbed wire entanglements, which are
now playing an important part in the
war. The wire came from the Biz
mingham mills.
The Jacksonville Confederate Reun-
ion Association has paid every claim
against it, has turned over to the Jack
sonville board of trade $1,000 in cash
and approximately $500 worth of paid
for commissary equipment, and has
cash left in the First Savings bank to
the amount of $1S473. This is the
report of the auditing company made
public. The total receipts were $49,-
1364S. Disbursements $4S,954.15. 1t
is said by those who have, the record
on similar association meetings, that
this is the second time in the history
of the Confederate veterans reunions
that the association having in charge
the entertainment of the reunion has
paid in full from its legitimate assets
the entire Indebtedness contracted for
a reunion, This statement comes from
Confederate Veteran officers who were
in attendance on the reunion in Jack
sonyille last May. The finance COM
mittee of the association, which was,
in effect, the executive committee OF
the organization, and directing the
work, expresses its appreciation tor
the loyal and patriotic support given
nv the various committees of the body
Polk county has decided to enter the
race for the building of permanent
highways. At a special meeting OF the
county commissioners it was decided
tn advertise at once for bids for the
construction of five quarter-mlle sec
tions of asphaltic- oil-sand road similar
TO the famous road to Eustls.
Lake Lucern, which has always beer
one of the beauty spots of Orlando
and is now surrounded by one OF me
"sandiest" roads in the city, has higf
brick wall along the water border
which was completed lately, represents
the large amount of material that VIII
he required for "Lucerne Circle"
The Tampa postoffice is undergoin
changes which will make of it mode
postoffice, classed with a group OF tn
largest Of the country. The "two-dlyl'
ion" plan recently worked out by tn
postoffice department at Washingto
has already been put into operation
as far as practicable, by Postmaster
James Mckay, and when inspector
. who are expected any day arrive Tn
J change will be completed.
G. w. Lansing, an inspector OF tn
; state board of pharmacy, has bee
making an inspection of all the dru
: stores in Tampa, and just finishe
: his tour of the city. Mr.. Lansing r
( ported that on the whole he foun
: conditions in the drug business
3 TAMPA all that they should be, thong
C he did run across a few violations
s the law and irregularities in the sa
t of drugs
}. Joseph H. Jones of Orlando has r