Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-28


lumber shipments and especially with
its cigar making which IL has taken
away from Key West to the extent
that Ii has Is, 600 cigar workers, even
now, wher the industry has not re-
covered from the effect OF the war
| do not think that Key West has
more than half as many. perhaps not
more than third of that number
II is also said that Tampa got the
lead through the fact that Key West
was tolerant of agitators who melted
strikes among the cigar workers,
while Tampa expelled them from her
borders by the cordial promise OF
shotgun treatment, If required.
shall not be surprised II Tampa be-
comes. within ten years, the largest
city of Florida With a population Of
100000. But let her not vaunt her
self unduly! An evangelist orator
was there telling great crowds every
day that theirs is worst city of the
coWtry'--in moments of extreme fer
vor he may have said "of the world
with gambling and all known kinds
Of vice resorts wide open contrary to
law but without attempt at interfer-
his practical protection municipal
election was at hand and the mayor
who was a candidate for reelection
was claiming the evangelist was
brought there to help his opponent
Stranger things have happened Be-
fore this reaches you Tampa will have
attempted TO express her views on the
subject at the polls, Doubtless the
large Cuban element of her popula-
ton adds considerably to the cost and
difficulty Of protecting the city
against certain forms of vice-as vice
is generally defined In this country
SO that what she gains from their in
dustry Is by no means all clear profit.
The Cubans, by the way, are IN Flor
ida, making cigars instead OF in cuba
because our duty on cuban tobacco
Is low and on Cuban cigars high, and
they instead of Americans are doing
the work because Americans cannot
follow 1t long without getting used
up, or so a young American who had
worked for u cigar factory assured
me- The work Is done by the piece
principally and some men make IN
good times as much as $40 per week.
Visits "Pctrograd."
From Tampa / went on a small
steamer across the bay 10 Saint Pc
tersburg (Petrograd II should be now,
perhaps, as it owes its name 10 a
russian who was one of two men who
started the place and did the chris
tening.) The russian drew the right
to name the infant and his partner,
who was from Detroit, had to be con-
tent with naming their big hotel for
his city. Thus the story goes, there.
II Is distinctly winter resort city.
favored much by the not-millionaire
class. Westerners seem especially f.
like its democratic, friendly ways but
they are by no means the only ones
who do 1t is having phenomena
growth and has an assured future,
think. It. too, has an institution.
At the heart Of the city which has a
population in winter, at least, Of a.
900, movable seats, each aocommo-
dating, think four people, are plac-
ed at the edges of the wide sidewalks
uns.er the trees at the edge of the
street proper and there men and
women sit the women with their
crocheting, often. and there chat and
view the others go about their shop
ping and other purposes. When tired
of sitting they go ON exhibition and
IL 81 illhatNt AttNt AittAi H'otof
A letter from Florida without men
ton of oranges would be considered
an oddly, perhaps SO | will say that
the season had practically closed
when was there and had been very
good one. The grapefruit has become
of great Importance. On here and
there tree / saw fruit but II had
all been picked. on one tree
] saw a cluster like bunch of
grapes, which likewise gives the fruit
It's name, with eleven separate fruits
on it, A friend told me he had seen
upwards of forty In cluster but that
seems almost incredible unless the
cluster was a freak, as ii seems to me
the branches could not support such
burdens
The Florida orange growers have
secured an official regulation of some
kind by which California oranges arc |
barred from the state of Florida on
account Of the alleged prevalence In |
California of the brown rot" what |
ever that may be. That will apply /
to oranges provided for the Pullman |
service and for similar purposes, as
well as those sent in for sale there,
and will give a monopoly Of the Flor I
ida markets to Florida II the reguia-
lion is allowed TO stand. 1t seems /
that California will call on !
Uncle Sam for help. If the market
which she will thus lose Is worth hav-
ing Besides citrus fruits which she
grows In competition with California,
Florida raises pineapples, peanuts,
pecan nuts, guava fruit and great
Fariety Of vegetables for the northern
market without claiming 70 know
/ for a certainty I should say that
much larger percentage Of the popu-
alton of Florida is simply hibernat-
ng than is the case with California.
which Is much to the disadvantage Of
he former state.
Your many readers interested In
would. am sure, find
he shell mound at ST. Petersburg In
eresting. II Is heap OF shelfIsh
hell in the shape Of cone which is
twenty-five feet high and whose base
+. ] Judge, seyenty-five feet In diam
.ter. The mound seems now 20 be