The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-25
PALATKA, ANNOD0M|N|,
N|NETEEN-SKTEEN.
For the Unborn People of
the Future Generation
The People Who Will Get Curious
Some Day and Open this Stone
to Read of the People
Who Laid 1t.

A copy of this issue of The Pa.
latka News is to be among the pa
pers to be preserved to posterity ir
the corner stone of the new govern.
ment building, the same to be laio
and sealed with imposing Masonic
ceremonies tomorrow.
1t is appropriate, therefore, that
posterity should, through this jour.
nal, be able to learn something ol
the city and the people and the mo.
tives that move them at this time.
The time: February 26th, A. D
1916.
Palatka is a pretty city of 5000 in
habitants. We speak guardedly as
to this number, because our census
enumerator is man of moods, capa-
BILE of both expansion and contrac-
ton. The 5000 were named as his
humber when he took the States
census in the summer of 1915. In
the sweet spring time of the same
year, when he took the census for
purely home consumption, he stated
that "Palatka's population is 1858
of which 1856 are colored,' mean
ing Negroes.
So, dear posterity, we are keeping
on the safe side and giving you the
lowest figure.
1t will not be your good fortune to
know this enumerator. His name
was Julian d'Nazarie; it may be Mud,
for all we know now; he is gone and
we can't predict the manner of his
goine, nor point you to his grave.
However, you probably have exam
pies of his robust type among your
selves; you may be familiar with the
species.
Palatka had seven miles of brick
paved streets in 1916, and all the
streets had fine concrete sidewalks.
The latter are gradually coming in
to disuse, as our people have gener-
ally taken to getting about in auto.
mobiles, a gasoline perambulator OF
the early twentieth century which, II
doing nothing more, is keeping the
men of it's generation poor.
The city has plenty OF water Whlch
comes from the springs in the hills
to the west of us. Two water COM
panies furnish our supply, for we are
great water drinkers. One OF the
companies is a Boston concern, while
the other is a municipality owned
plant. They are somewhat antago-
nistic, each claiming the best water.
To most of us it is merely wet, but
connoisseurs differ. They are privl-
legged, however, to pay their money
,nd taka their choice. The city is,
at this writing, on the banks OF the
St. Johns river, which is also largely
composed of water. 1t is majestic
river. lined with beautiful sub-tropiic
Vegetation, which is the promoters
way of designating a swamp, or SEMI
Jungle. ...
the river to deal in soft drinks, other
than water. He handles a line OF
fizz which exhilarates but does not IN
toxicate. 1t is only at Christmas
time that he gets anything stronger
when his brother, who is resident
Of Jerusalem, not the new Jerusalem,
but the original town by that name
in Palestine, sends him a bottle. OF
arak, the national drink OF Palestine
and at which time he calls IN JACK
Flinn and a few others of us and
allows us to irrigate in the Davis law
fashion, and just to show there is no
II feeling. -.
We have a number of beautiful
business blocks and some of the fin
est private residences in the State,
,ut we feel that this government
building is to constitute our most
beautiful and imposing public build
mo-. the High School building, yet in
embryo, not excepted.
Most Palatkans of this present
ime are very grateful to the gov
,rnment for the gift Of this building.
PARTICULARLY as it comes to us during
democratic administration. With
he exception of George Gay and sew
raj other prominent citizens, we are
II Observation-Disclosures of Thos.
jefferson. Harry Gray, a dyed--ln-
he e-wool democrat, is our postmaster,
md therefore will be custodian OF the
uilding. He will have an office in
he southwest corner, which will have
1arble wainscoting and be turnlshea
nth one of J. H. Yelverton's most
xclusive rugs and mahogony trap Ii
ings. Once in this beautiful office
q can loll back in his mahogony
wivel chair, place his patent-leather 6
overed feet on the mahogony desk |
nd smoke a de-in-Palatka cigar !
.hile he talks to his bosom friend, I
onv Usina, seated opposite, about :
lrrent events. a
AS a rule Palatkans are peace f
wing people. At the present tune; t
,weyer. we are somewhat divided c
yer a new municipal charter when c
IS been vouched for by Hon. Howell j.
Davis. The contest appears, at $
lis time (three days before the cleo D
on which is to decide its fate) to
, UNEQUAL. Favoring the charter T
Mr.. Davis and Abe Potash, the h
-bane and accomplished editor OF o
If leading morning paper, Inc a
orning Postem Serial. Opposing 1t C
the proletariat, led by our, most c.
nspicuous socialist, Caius Alexan- n
r LeHardy, who only recently de- ii
erred an address on the subject that o
,uld have gone tumbling down the ',
rridors of time had only some one a
ought TO start the tumbling. u,
Men who give very little time to Of
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