The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-25
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.

Florida's first bale of long staple
cotton brought 81 cents per pound.
More than 10000 acres of land in
Duval county is now being fenced
and stocked with high grade cattle.
Jacksonville expects to handle 40
600 bales of sea island cotton this
season.
AT Silver Palm, in Dade county.
a company has put 800 acres in siSal
hemp.
One of the important crops to be
grown in Gadsden county this year is
snap beans.
Judge Bullock. Of the circuit court.
has ordered recount of the vote in
the sherif''s race in Marion county.
Rev. Edwin Weed, bishop Of the
diocese Of Florida, has celebrated the
twentieth anniversary of his consecra-
ton to the episcopate.
Over quarter of Il million dollars
| increase in the valuations Of real eS-
| tate in Duval county will be shown
in the tax assessment roll for this
year.
The establishment of Il $1.OO0,O0O
moving picture company in Orlando
within the near future is an assured
| fact, as steps are now being taken
| to locate Il studio there.
At meeting at Lake Butler of the
board of directors of the Bradford
County Fair association general plans
were perfected for holding the fair
the last week in October.
The College for Women summer
school. which closed last week, was
| the most successful ever conducted at
the college. The attendance was the
largest in the history of the school.
one of the largest shipments of
cattle to pass through Orlando re-
Gently was that Of solid trainload
from the ranges of c. b. ELAN, of
| kiSSimmec, to western buyers.
Details for tie bond issue of
| 800. 600 to build 217 miles of hard
surfaced roads in Polk county are
being worked out as quickly as pos
| sible by the county commissioners, SO
that the bonds can be delivered.
Contractors have commenced work
on the Tamiami Trail road, leading
out of Dade county to Hope City. and
into the Everglades, connecting with
the hard-surface road from Lee
county.
st. Augustine is to have a new ar
teSian well and work is to begin at
once. a new supply of water has
| been found necessary, as the wells ut
| the waterworks are showing de-
creased flow.
The 100000 issue of per cent
bonds for additional good roads in
Leon county was sold to K. NJ. Grant
& Son, New York, they being the sue
ccSSful bidders for the bonds over
eight other concerns.
The building of big cooperative
canning factory in KiSSimmee was de-
| 't'lN VI 'Il at IL Il'tlillS VI lllt IL N
| growers of that section. 1t was the
| opinion of all members of the organ
iZation that such plant would be Il
success.
incorporation has been granted the
| Tampa and st. Petersburg railroad
| with Il capital of $5O.0 and head
| quarters have been established ut st.
| Petersburg. The company will build
| from Tampa to st. Petersburg, about
eighteen miles. ii is said, including Il
bridge across Old Tampa bay.
It is reported that citrus fruit in
| the KiSSimmre Valley district in OS-
cc0la county is in fair shape and while
| the early fruit will be somewhat short
| Of normal the entire county will show
| Il fair average Of fruit and the yield
will probably be as large rs last sea-
son and more evenly divided.
Death mt Orlando claimed Mayor
Frank +. Sperry. who suffered an ill
ness of several months. Mayor Sperry
was elected mayor of the city two
months ago, and though i'll and Un-
able to attend to duties. according 20
his physicians, he continued to watch