The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-08
OUR FLORIDA EDITOR AGAIN
ON THE JOB; SENDS MESSAGES

owned by Mr.. Lafferty and son MIR
l.aHerty's principal product is straw
berries, their early strawberries bring
them from sixty To seyenty-fvc cents
per box. This Is one OF the finest
farms in that locality. and on the
main road to Lakeland
The phosphate mines near Plant
/ City. when running are a great helm
I to the city. but are shut down al pres
ent on account Of the war
Hunt Allisstors
While here I spent two davs hunt.
ing quail and the large wood rabbit
Mr.. Frank Lafferty and myself spent
one night hunting alligators. This Is
some nerce sport We caught Two
one measuring seven feet and the otn-
er one four feet. once in one sea
son is enough for that kind Of sport.
Lafterty and son are from West Viz
ginia
The next place that our party went
10 was Tampa. Fla, located at the
head Of HillsbOrough bay. on the west
coast OF the state. occupying an en-
yiable position in the front rank OF
the great cities Of the south Dies.
tined to become the largest and there
fore the most important commercial
city in Florida, IL has an estimated
population Of close to 10000 inhab-
itants. the figures taking into consid-
Grafton the city OF Tampa proper,
Nbor City, pronounced Ebor). West
Tampa and close suburbs The white
American population Is estimated at
40 per cent foreign white population.
30 per cent and the negro popuia-
ton. 80 per cent. Tampa IS essential
ly a manufacturing city. In point or
importance the cigar Industry ranks
first. Tampa being known as the lead
Ing clear Havana cigar manufacturing
center Of the world The cigar rar.
tories located I'M Tampa and West
Tampa number over 200. many Of
which employ over 500 workers. Tho
estimated cigar output during 1914 BIZ
. pIuymsrf being given o. over 10 0Un
SPANISH and cuban --orkrer Tho week
. payroll of these employee average
Deserves Tampa.
The harbar ~ Tampa 10 one of the
,flst b. tgg T.r.s. tryW thg cur of
f,.l. g' tns hesa %, ii.''r'T.lsh pay
.lnd locked afiYrIi.E protected HAtHr
tfeai enough n extent end depth ta
rrs g8,s-rmsnt hs. ...
st. 100000 fur HHrNHr Improvement r.
.N IHn..H tampa 4. co.." nearest avail.
...I t... 90 a.. IMPORTANCE. ..HI. F...r.
gI state. fU Ir Panama Canal being
1910 nautical miles away THE fact
rHHra .t lIaIU.. evident f.rf Tampa mot
...| VIII Ia selected HH fHa como. ting
... between Washington srH frr Pan.
..a .r"H. .a. many interesting TRIPS
NH both band H.I water. With man. OH.
or prominent attractions Among those
being Ballast Point rr#HIrH.a H#a.H
IHrsE |..rf sulphur springs. Hrr|fv
rur.rEs. Wall Springs. Green a.rIrr.
HrHHfa Park. Tampa Yacht HHI .|.rTr.
..IHs grounds. Avon r.r.#E. Hrrr.r
Strings .HtHrHf.r -I r#fHTaI.rr and
I.rausufu The altitude ~ Taura
iT .H f.rt above zen level There arH
over 800. automobile owned In Trr..H.
Lre weekly bank .IrHr.uEa fr Tampa aI.
100000. DO. poet office receipts r.r fHs
year ending June son. 'aIf amounting
Tho banks o. Tampa have combined
Dol. ..fH ~ over ST. .|.... Tampa H.H
.H.r.. nHra ..I Dol. employ. Cham
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TAMPA H.H. boo phosphate .|..
'n leading capacity nj 900.
Tr. affect ~ tHa cigar HaHera strike
called JULY 'a-. ono LASTING HrtH Jan.
.H-| 10. made Tampa ar U.rr shop #'fH.
.nrrn nrI f.a surrounding territory
IN. 'nn ".r'fa record o.. r|#H#rafa
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