The Palatka news and advertiser., 1916-09-22
ROUND ABOUT FLORIDA.

A Birmingham company will manu-
facture a soft drink at Jacksonville.
] st. Augustine now has plumbing
board, appointed to insure sanitary
plumbing throughout the city.
A Jacksonville firm, manufacturing
dry kilns, recently received an. order
from far-off Russia.
Several palatial homes are in course
of erection on the east coast for
wealthy winter visitors.
The handsome new Carnegie library
at Ocala has been opened to the pub
lie.
The acreage in celery will be
doubled over last year by the Davie
growers.
Ten acres of muck land for a ba-
mana plantation have been purchased
by Glen +. Bates. who recently moved
to Ft. Lauderdale.
According to the opinion of Profess
cor Dewey, government botanst, the
siSal industry can be developed with
great success in Dade county.
Jacksonville is after the 1917 con-
vention Of the National Grain Deal
ers' association, which meets in Bal
timore this year.
The department of commerce an
nOunceS that George G. Pocket, sec
ond assistant and keeper of the Pen
sacola light station, has resigned
Many attractions have been secured
for the West Florida fair at Mariana
Nov. to II, inclusive, and according
to President J. ID. Smith record at
tendance is expected
Commencing Oct. II. the Florida
supreme court will conduct the next
regular examination of applicants for
admission to the bar Of this state, at
Tallahassee
Preparations are being made
throughout Putnam county for the
Farmers Educational and Co-opera-
tive Union of America, which meets
in palatka on Nov. 81.
In spite of the fact that a majority
of the troops are on the border. Sec
retary of War Baker announces that
the rife matches at Black Point rang,
will be held on Oct 20.
Much enthusiasm is being demon
stated throughout Jackson and sur
rounding counties over the West Flor
ida fair, to be held in Mariana No
vember 7.
The Florida Mutual Fire Insurance
company, of Tampa, capitalized at
S5s0,000, began business under a
charter issued under the recently en-
acted mutual insurance law of Flod-
ida.
The South Florida Strawberry
Growers association, with headQuar-
ters at Groveland, has placed an or
der for a quarter Of a million straw
berry plants. The intention is to plant
80 acres this season.
AlviceS received announced the
death Of p. c. Parker, well-known
resident of st. Augustine. who died
Saturday of paralysis of the heart.
Mr.. Parker was 20 years old, and
came to Florida from Trenton, n. J.
-Four thousand miles in hOuseboat
and launch in one year, nine months,
is the record of F. 4. stiles, family
and friends. who arrived in Miami
from their former home in Mandau,
n. d.
One of the steamship lines opCr-
ating vessels between Jacksonville
and southern seaportS will put on
larger steamers to accommodate the
winter tourist travel, which is ex-
pected to be heavier than usual.
Miami wants to be the next en-
campmont of the state organization
of the United Confederate Veterans.
The great packing plant being built
at Jacksonville will be ready for final
inspection on October l.
During the past few days a number
of changes have taken place in busi-
ness circles in LecSburg. Three bus
| mess houses have changed hands, a
new business enterprise has opened up
and site has been secured for still
another business
Another shipbuilding concern is
announced for Jacksonville, letters
patent Incorporating the same under
thc name of the South Atlantic Shin
Building company having been grant
ed, Well-known local business men
are named as the incorpOrators.
! Extensive work by the Southern
Bell Telephone company at st. Angus
tine is in progress. The company will
soon move the exchange from the CITY
building to the Bishops building on
| st. George street, and has quite a
! force making the desired changes in
the new quarters.
Prof. C. J. Mccoy, director of ath-
lctics in the University of Florida and
coach of the football team has
reached the university and expects to
begin active work on athletics for the
season. Preliminary training for foot
ball games will be the first thing in
order.