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1 OL V PORT PIEKCn ST LUCIE COUNTY FLORIDA FRIDAY FRIDAYPRIL8i91 APRIL 8 1910 100 1 A YEAR
J LORIOA LORIDAISON LORIDAISONHE IS ISON ISONTfl ON ONrnf
rnf Tfl HE UPGRADE UPGRADw
w wthe the Orange Industry is Being Beingjpifted Beingptifted BngpIifted
jpifted in the Peninsula State StateHE StateHE StatetI
HE tI CITRUS CITUXCUANG CITUXCUANGorto EXCHANGE EXCHANGEiiloHo
iiloHo orto Florida Writes His Impressions Impressionsof
of Ihe he Great Benefits to State by byOrganization byOrganlzalion byOgaiiitiItifl
Organization of Growers GrowersSomeone GrowersSome GrowersSome
in Florida has hasU hascn Iiisen
Someone Some one 11C wintering VIflt riiig
U cn en ptuiltog uding the tIi business Lptisiiic side si e of life in inlelaml inilaml11f j je
lelaml ilaml11f e lamI of sunbeams to good oocJ account accountid
id d I is responsible for the following followingiriteupof followingriteutl foIluviiigriteII
iriteupof riteII of the fruit situation here hereFlorida hereFlor hereFlorida
riteutl Florida Flor l is i on the t lie upgrade u p gratle in j spite spitethe sI te tethe I
the thellrst first lirst impression of f the man from frome
e north that itis it i is composed of pine pinerren pinerre1 it1t it1trreii
rren swampy SWII 111 py hammock and andasies nndaies iIIICIate
asies ate of sand Ufll sand HUlIIIBO so boundless and andlwhitc IIndwhltc 11111white
white that to see it from from a car win winiiv willItlli wj wjw
iiv w at Itlli night ht is to vow that the whole wholeitmtry wholountry wholeuntry
untry was a foot deep d IetI 1p illsllow in snow There Thereafiitiire lherea i iutnrc
afiitiire a future utnrc for any country CIiflti that haseur has hasice hasi
hard III rd and andfur iiidi
ice eur i or twice struck Jiottom I Iur
i fur ur enough on fli the upgrade to bej bejiclihir be becHl1
W chug cheerful cheerfulFlorida elieerftilFIipIihi I
Florida is on the t he upgrade up tIIc1 at last lastire lastre
ire re is i no no doubt about I that The most mostn inos t tflIiCIIIi4 j jinsplcuous j
insplcuous n flIiCIIIi4 lill uu sign si sign 1I of it itjus just tluIWis now is b the thelit tli tlilit L 3
lit etfing t il1g on all ill over thastnte lie stnte to or ornizc 01izc oriZ I
nizc izc iZ tie I fniitgrowincr industry indll ry on 0111 0111OIlem H a awlerii I i tndrii
wlerii Imsiness basis It may seem seemfetched seemrrPtclltd I Irfetdud i
fetched to describe this tho thoi tIii i hardheaded hardheadedictieal I IctiC8l
ictieal cticnllllulmlaking umleriaking as a t fight fi ht but butU
U very much that After neL all There Thereamlhiix ThcleandhI Tlicrtafll I
amlhiix afll iit been the t lie keenest l < opposition oppositioncrystopof IJJS tUI1 p I
crystopof cryslIporthe ryti ol the lie Way vay opposition OIl0SitIOfl from frommaiissinn flol11maliAl froiifluIJiiiltI I pI
maiissinn maliAl fluIJiiiltI olI houses housesoramre orange brokers brokersjcking I I Ickill Ickiig
jcking ckill houses individual growers growersho growers1I0rling grorho i i
ho 1I0rling cling to the t lie old order distrusting listrustingIWW I Ik I IlIewlIn
k new lIewlIn and < < 1 dissatisfied members of ofie oferI1uvtm iii iiie
ie erI1uvtm e movement nt itself it el 1 here and there therei therewholll therewlioiii
i whom the t lie harness does doesl1ot not at first firsti tirtI <
i t I easily eaiil The lie campaign eainjaign has hasheell hasheelld been beenidevwaynow I Idet 1
idevwaynow d det tVu wiy lIow abouthalf IIhout half a year withI with withWits wit I Iilts
Wits ilts I enough lnou h to justify justi fy the faith mi UI and andtermination IIndIprll1inatioll andterininut i i
termination terininut iou practical JlIC uucticul tical ability flIil i ty and andjdespread ILIIIidSral I I Iidesplcud
jdespread cooperation CUratiofl are actually ftC tUll 113 113lug
> iiig IJigto to put Florida frUit growing glowingat at I Itf IIton It
tf Iton t on something IJiitlIiII like terms with withiilifornia wIthiIliforniall itli
iilifornia 1 iftrni as n busnuss enterprise elltellu eiierprise eiierpriseFor se I IFor IFQr
For it is on the business bus lit > ss side ollly only onlya j jnit jt
nit a t Inn hn advantage lies so So heavily with wit I Ialjfornia IUfor1ia Ibfornit
aljfornia Ufor1ia today What V hat firsthand Ii ex1 ex1rience ex 1 Iience I Ir
rience r nctrl I have had on the ground groundboth i I IOlh
Mb both sections accords with the quite quitejrieral quiteneral
jrieral nern preference I think for fOlthl the thelondiji theIorIIa I I 1
londiji loruhioIIIIIO orange in respect l to quality j jid I
id flavor when wnii pickel resrc not no I too early h hid I
id delivered in good condition How Howrer Hower 11o 11oY
rer er the thCalifolnia California Cali forum navel right from fromit fi on ontree I
Y it I tree after the shipping season s sthisori asoll isi isiaclically is isIIclically isacticull
aclically acticull over er is ilia n very different pro1 pro1ift IIIU IIIUrt proeL
ift eL from anything sold SOlllill in eastern cateriirkets i isfketB
sfketB during lIIi ing the t he winter months inolit inolitany 1 1any Iany i J
any Cnlifornians will not deign leigh to cat I janges IIInjtE ILI1geii
anges IInjtE > 8 at tt all until MItch or April Aprilferiiia Apl A piiI piiIriia l lrilln i
feriiia rilln lemon arc a negligible flgligi he factor factorft I
ft t her grapefruit hopelessly out outasses outles outase
asses ase les Californias whatever the sea t
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Never the less California has made madeher madeer
her ier er fruit fruillaiMing raising u highly hiJthlyplofitable hiJthlyplofitabled profitable profitabletil l0uitiLllL l0uitiLllLstn1ile
til d staple enterprise II t rlrise brought blou bi ouglit ht tlu tli > rail railivto lIIild i ii I Iads
ads d ivto tottImH to terms and wonI won a commanding commandingI
Mori iti I ln in practically every desirable desirableHot de ilcirahkket itahll itahllkctln
Hot kctln in the land InndIJIRt Last winter Viiit 1 orange orangeiVesin OIIIIIg OIIIIIgves oraigV5
iVesin ves in Iho I lit Itelliands UedlandsTJIvemde nlv ltlide dis disictwere lis lisCt s sel
ictwere el Wele selling slllingnt st lhng at from 1500 to toernCIe Li Lipernere 2
1 pernere > erncre some oine even higher wliilo wliiloorida whilu9rlla Iii to tooriila
orida are an llt hard to toRelllt sell at half hal f ttwuv ttwuvurea thriHreI
urea reI YIt Y it was wasnot not so 1Jornany many years yearsMlmt yvar yvarthat
< Mlmt IhntCalifolnltt that California Cab fornia fruit fr lt Interests Ititei csts were weredeep VllC VllCdet11 Vl Vldeep
deep Jn III ii the t lit lI doldrums us Florida Floridaser Inulll 4 4er
er thlll hud Illen expect Xll ct VCrll perhaps pii in Ill tlu tlufitfew t 110 110at I i
fitfew at l fe ew seasons I ln after aft r thp big freeze freezeOrganization freztOrgnhilzntO1
Organization iN the secret s cict of tho thorveoiiH I hi hiftlIulli Ii IirvelInii I
rveoiiH change l hlngenut out there and Lull tlu tluAvlioaiv t l t > I InVhlllllt
Avlioaiv WhO art working up upttitmew thfjiHew Flori FloriCilrim FluiCiIrIlR fliiiCiiiis
4 Cilrim Kxclmnge beljeve organiza organizaWwjjldo nrgunian orgiIIiia orgiIIiiaii
Wwjjldo n wililio will ih Diosatno t Sitilil for the hitherto hithertoiPlmziird I InnZIII
iPlmziird nnZIII JIIIZILIit fortune iI IiIle4 of Qfthe the industry here hererr hereurs
rr urs rRII i ugo > gn O thor wan WIIR a I sonwwhat 80pinwhnt simi simieffort S1l1ll S1l1llt shiiirt1ort
effort t ettfCllt leR resulting II I tin in a JooRujointtd JooRujointtdW
W it exchange which managed to toMinnie toROIII tong I
Minnie ng ROIII order out of Clf chaos on the thewinurcial thlIMrciI118 t hi hinircal
winurcial nircal side 1lu of the lie business h iliiu 8S but it itWon illic1f1u iitCJ
tCJ Won p the th old oh foundation if consign consignnts coiiigi1of
nts b of commission comrnlss OIi men mali nnd was II aKK IIk iik
KK k corporation paying dividends diyid llllii to toialiM1 tllholllulHlh toeholilcrs
ialiM1 eholilcrs holllulHlh on IIie pleiumt rrlV lindortahirg lindortahirgtrlclilYco unlertuhlnga
a strickly trlclilYco oJloraUve morative dist distncy digtriblltinf digtriblltinfncy liStiibItiIlgflcy
ncy on the California Clllifo lla model andj andjlinul alld alldinatlill1l1 itiulmate
vJ linul inatlill1l1 mate i uu 811 n llllliuiCMUCII middlemen ij naiiiiiS naiiiiiSfKeting haodlinK and andrketil1g 8111rketing I IvJ
fKeting the fruit fruittfhecttl dirept tbiotigh ough its itssalaried itKlsaariedugenta its4k
4k lsaariedugenta salaried agents ngentSifltjiuist agentsIiredit
Iiredit f hl COIstallingthis fo starting this new move moven moveIfltlst
n fltjiuist Jnllsthe Ifltlst l be > e given to Dr F F W S InhQr In In5ivpf IiiVinter
5ivpf Winter Hnvenperhapw Haven perhaps t the then thefleer e eneer
fleer n et of orange growing on II large largeijjthesouthern
ijjthesouthern Jeln he in thc uuttierri Florida JiMi < 1 jtndfound jtndfoundw and fllIIpd fllIIpdtJhe fouiid fouiid01the
w tJhe the well known Florence llol nce Villa Villanwion VIllaJ VIllation ilIa ilIatation
nwion tion and hotels otel A year or r two twoInman twoQrInOlan twohr
J QrInOlan hr Inman otia ojatriptC trip to California CaliforniatlA hfornlll hfornlllI
tlA e Jt wi parUr k m hlye investigatioll tigati0l1ot i oit i ibusiness thl thlKrowtrshlisinesB tlitItgrIyI8
I ItgrIyI8 KrowtrshlisinesB business methods met hOii I IWeturn On Onrnhe Onreturi
Weturn returi rnhe he brought hlo ronght g t JheriiaUer Jhe ipatLer l tter Up uti a atnghed lit litI I It Itfletiiig
fletiiig I tnghed IJJthe1did hieol ddrihjthe during riiIJtttiei8t the state e fair in inTl Inanl1in iii iiimp
Tl mp l n if1 lu i JL u tkMM I IMv0
anl1in ILT1II in due time sev even i repre repreti rcrCtf11y0
tf11y0 ti Mv0 W Florida lotldJr firuit fruitmenvere ittrien men were rp8eJect rp8eJectgO select selectgoto SCILCtIt
It > goto gO tQ paliforhiH UfOfflll and ndlIake make a care careI cnrctUdy
I I atiul > n th thf the theLe lv lvMI
tUdy v ofUiecondltlons ° f the tuiiuinuiia coinditions By j T
w Le MI f UdR tlii hiRc commit Comrnjteowaj > mmn eWaa wwrread readyto J o start startjMUch tltartrpUChlt itiirtfl1uch i
jMUch rpUChlt fl1uch interest rfiR had been aroused arousedeirown nro 8r0usC 8r0usCL led ledll
ll L Instead S te 8 d fltsevelj pf eveui rpo r than thIrty thIrtyJhetrlpRIVtl1gthelt thirtvethis
ethis JhetrlpRIVtl1gthelt trip giving their time and andlr andYlflg
Ylflg theIrowexpense eirown lr o n expenses exp lse l They came c cainefltIliigjastjc Ie
K ef ntJndBSU popagandits rdPIigan it c of f the thl1ea thedea
dea ea Ay A large r e COIVeption WI WIt W1114
1 lit t fa Fanijia t oltHli iithio tlrstr flrst of JII JIIt Juie JuieI
t i CIIIII ciIiiIIiittei tt < o of Jhhty 1I1roUI iippoiiitcI iippoiiitcItitl5ofIkIlNfl tI tIt
t titl5ofIkIlNfl U rPIl4n Jf if nrKuilzllt IrgIItuizatiofl IrgIItuizatioflot em emrfb4
ot rfb4 r ooi P J coutraot Loiltracti I IAS
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a < < lllpi 41 I al 11 1It IIl1ntlI Iu tirgo f
I 1ihi l II I a also 1 u lit 1 IlIlpa In L 19 1111
I JOIiIIII1 ot oIfltiitioiis atiulIs pruvidla
J f Ill l 1111111 Iii ih I phill ihiiii 1111 Iweii going nrwurii II
I w to LltIVIv c ivHv III 11 t hI li pa I uw llI i mntls u that
it UMitvwln I hI1Ii < < vltI allom iithiilf hulf till > grniviirt of f
till slat are alivui rtfloI3 tlnliltell nlist nlisti pfllhajJs
IlIIolP IlIIolPTIll I fl101 fl101IiI
i TIll IiI V MUIIl lO il w who IH is onlhlllItl < < tly expect
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to lend
Florida
I fruit K J owtM nlI 4 into iiit
the imimised IIIolni cd land or f liusiiuy hu3in iu illl iiiikimnd il1dlI IIHI
tnceistliegtiienil lnet i iS t hc 1 lnIn I sails sa ItS maiiiiKur of
t the ho new IWI ne exchange cXl lmnJl It IMiurton 1 lI11ton Mr It l r
1tittoii urton is is H native of Florida hut for
I the past eleven years has boon connect ¬
ed l with wit jt h the t lie California Cal I loLHjLL exchange exchallJltuldng taking t
It leading part uiit in Ifl tile levelopnunt t of
the lIP systunj H Htell there t nnd luring the last
tour years lIIIH directing diiee ting the ynlcs of more
than half the entire California output
He 11 e has had and III It I still retains orange orangeinterests
I interests iii in Florida Flol da and is detenninixl ifloHi
I to make the t lie California methods metho < < ls a apractical afllucticlil a1VaCticll
practical success in lI his old home state
The 1 ho demoralization has been due duechiefly
chiefly to two CW causes calU es the shipping of ofsour ofsour
sour green fruit to the early fall 1IlIlI1allwt market
by individual growers eager to capture Cu ttirC
fancy prices the eflect being practically IlIact cllllv
to tO destroy the market demand for the thetime thotime thetime
time being and second the continual
dumping of an IInover over supply into iflt this thismarket thi thimnllcet tIilmarket
market and that hyshlPPtIS by shippers acting in in ¬
dependently dependcntlyofeach of each other and and in inignorance in inignriIIice
ignorance of each others plans 1 It Itmight Itmight ItImiight
might as easily huppen as not almost almostany ulmustany almostany
any time tilllethat that two or olU1Iee three growers Jrov rs in inthe illt in inthe
the t e same 8allletown town would send large con I
USignmeiits lIInents to the same within a aiLl3
day iLl3 or so of each other glutting the themarket thenlall themarket
market nlall < et and flt forcing forcin most of the fruit ult to toi tos1l1l1t tosell
sell s1l1l1t at auction This sort of thing has hasi hasben
been the fate of Florida oranges orang s times timesI i
without it tiomi t number during dUl lIg the very period periodjn ledoc ledocill
jn ill which California Ca Ii foinia has been uccnllIilling raising her herindustry tierifllUStr3 I
industry from frOlllall fi iii an even lower l wor condition conditionto
to the point where according to Mr 11iBurton I
Burton that the exchange will have havemarketed I mniitrketed
marketed this year 1909 about 23000 23000i 23000iars I
cars 1 lIr average nearly 400 boxes to the thecar theCUI timeear
car at prices that will average to its itsgrowers Itsgrowers I Igrowel
growers more morcthan than 140 f o b ship shipping shipling ¬ I
ping point for every box good goo < l bad badnnd badnnd1I1dilfercnt and andindifferentand andIILhifrereflt
indifferentand 1I1dilfercnt lInd this at a total ex1 ex cxpemise
penile to tojts its grower of lus leiB than seven sevencents sevencents
cents per box for marketing marketingi It
J A Reid of Los Lo Angeles manager managerof
of one of the California a subexchanges subexchangesmade iubexch
made the astonishing statement to t tt the tlieI timeFlOiilIL
Florida growers Iowers that in the last I III t four fourseasons fourellsns four58SOI15
seasons the California exchange has hasI hUHIsuld has501l
Isuld sold over 44000000 worth of oCcitlus oCcitlusj citrus citrusi citrusfrui
fruits frui ts and unl met with a net loss of no noI 10 10I
Better railroad lailrOlUllntes rates and shipping con conelitions COilittolis I
dttions large saving in claims claimstor for fruit fruiti frut1un1agel
damaged c11I11Il cll in transit 150000 collected collectedlast collectcdI I Ilust
last Ullt year alone savings savlIIlsill in the jointpUlchuHe joint jointI jOifltliurcimimse
purchase for f r box materials fertilizer fertilizerI fertilizeriumniguting
fumigating materials IIIl1tel nls alid the like likeu a re reduction reI yedtietion ¬
duction from 50 to 30 cents per box in inthe in intho intime
the cost of packing and from 25 to toI tocontinued toeonthmucd
continued on page 4 I I
IASYOULIKEIT AS YOULlKEIT CLUB CLUBi CUJBNTRTAIND
ENTERTAINED FRIDAY FRIDAYThe
The As You Like It Club was in intertalnwl inI inertatnvl
tertalnwl telIII lwd last Friday Flida afternoon it by byMrs byIIS byl
I Mrs IIS l rs W V N Hendry lIendl I all am I I the members membersbut iiiemnhershut
but one being present l1e5e1i t arid a 1 most mostpleasant mostpllaHllt niostkammmiL
pleasant kammmiL iflon lnrlon L ft ei > n was lH spen Hlltnt SpCIlt with the theIavorito thefllfriw thefmoOritb
Iavorito game Five Hundred Hundredli I II
li I I beinsr twin the tIi tirst day uf < > f April Mrs Mrsliuiuiry MIsJ 1 1I
liuiuiry J I uthiy indulged illltul tri in an au April Apl l Fool joke jokelj jokeI
lj I passing Ia a ssI sillg rig till t I a most deluious IC i9tl5 looking lookingchiuiUit 100k oldnJt oldnJtchlllhk jug jugehmoi
chiuiUit ehmoi bii t bonbons but him t which proved provedto
to hi II bits of nitton tIt tOll dippwl clipfll in cliopohite cliopohiteKuc d1U ehlIolateEtI oltite
Kuc EtI i111 i rmst was wa catmht < < and II n for a aicinof few fewHecfmi1 fowetlJn
Hecfmi1 etlJn < < all allllli Lll miulit ht be bt tunnd as n chew chewing chewillr chevlag ¬
lag tilt t he rag wliui hi1m caiwed cUl ld no end of ofVbr offlHltI ofIi
flHltI Ii 1 0 rr I II II IIVhti t tVIa
Vbr VIa fiiurthifty foumi ti ii arrived 1 the game gamewaft gameiif
waft iif Idli t ant the t 11 tie bislS h lus IH t s > assistedby assistedbyhr asisteoI by byht
hr hi r iluuKHter thlJ lItlJl M irrj hL A D I Penney Penneys IJtllIIeySIvfd 1eimn v va
s SIvfd w < i II intiat appf IIPl ° ii iixiu izn salad course coursefiiliwtid co cotrsufcl rso rsofld
fiiliwtid fld vcoI bv It I vkP < und n hUJe HKO dinles of ofIIJK ofI f flin
IIJK I I rnl siruwlwrics oIlmII Iic All I voted votediinm votedtill
iinm till 0 their t Iwil Upaituro Mrs hs Hendry a nIlIlIsi aninsi anhIIL
ninsi ixrellont Ivwtosfl hMtC ho t and 1111 a wish ishi that thatNIT tifitthor
NIT turn to cnlcrtain 11 tertaimi will vi II soon roll rollaround rollitrouJal
around iiirain The next ne t meeting will willIK villt I IItt
IK t iiuld iiix Tiiwdny 111l Imieolii < < III ovening lVLn ovcriiiim 1l in the theIinpnivwiniit thei theiIII1PIUVClIIIlIt theInimrovemmi1t
Iinpnivwiniit Club Hull I Mesdames MesdamesHenimings MesclnmelIemmillAs 1esoImirmmesIlnimimings >
Henimings and rvl s will bt the thehnsltssesH thehll theh1sess
hnsltssesH hll < seSi and the thu geritltimen giit lemnemi will be beinvited hcinited beIilVitei
invited The only object of this thi t his club is isfor istoi
for toi 01 a 1 social inl time nnd n iiil it i t is i i4 hoped all ll the themembers the1II1l1IhmlI themillion
members million lHI4 will endeavor < to be lit present presentni prfsentllladlll
ni llladlll mt wich cue ii meeting meetingPOLITICAL mnee t log logPOUTICA J JPOLITICAL
POLITICAL PICNIC AT ATWHITE ATWHITE ATWVIT
WHITE CITY CITYTOMORROW CITYTOMORROWFllawiutr TOMORROWFollowing TOMORROW
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Following precedent set ct during Ill riiig the thecampaign thecumpui thecaiflIa
cumpui caiflIa campaign ign nof of two t years llll ago the White White3ltv WhitCltv WhiteCity
City Improvement I llIlluoem ntClub L Club wlU wHlgive jhl fflve gi vu a aBasket aBaskct aHasket
Basket Picnic PicnicSatllnlay Satunlay AIJIil9th Apri 9th in inthe in inthe iiitime
the just north of if White l te City und amfextends undextend andexteflI5
grove
extends a general 1Cllwrulhlihttion invitation to tothe tothepublic the thenubile tIme1UbIIC
nubile and andellpccially especially to all candidates candidatesfor candidatefur caIIIilmItefor
for public ollice to he present presentDont presentOontforlet lrusemmtflommt
Dont Oontforlet forget the basketthe hllsket he club clubvill clubwill clubvill
will vill serve servecolfte coffee coffl free of charge churgot to nIL aljin nILon all alloil
grounds Lemonade Lemonurtenndic Lemonurtenndicreum and ice iceTeam
the
on in Team will vil I be beaohl sold and a nil a prize shoot shootg s stiomotjog ooi ooih
h jog g contest COlitestw will lI take place between the
of 1030 1O30and12 und2 iimid 12 oclock oclockAfter oClockAfter ocloclcAfter
0118 After dinner all candidates will be beiven b bIen
iven an n opportunity opporlul ty to tlluddre8 address the theHera th
prset1t set and IIIset set fortbtheir forth their Ht
Uiracin Uiraciness
ess Hera 1I8 for f pr r the positions IlOsltJonsIElought ought Doriy Doriyorget Dori Dont
the he dateSaturday April 9th 9thMr 9thMr 9thMr
Mr and MM MrCJJM Mr 7 3 M steven of onn St t tineale
rPineuppl Pineapple lantation tlllion Eldredhttd Eldredhttdof EhrEdl Eldred had ad
h eirgUtS last I tw week ek lfr fr mimi Mr MrstevIms
15 tevIms 1I8 und the Mie4 1tl1 MQIJe Mw ie Mnd utidiady
iady V y jOrS of South < i thJ Jucksonyiljo JackujivIHir IickllUU vUlo vUloJ
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BIG BI6PURCIIAS BI6PURCIIASST IG PURCHASE PURCHASEST PURCHASS1
ST LUCIE LAND
117000 11 1 1 7000 Acres Bought in St Lu Lucie lude Lucie
cie and Osceola OsceolaBY Counties CountiesI
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I BY GEORGIA COMPANY COMPANYRapid
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Rapid Development of Stale Will Soon SoonSee SoonSee SoonSee
See the Utilization of Vast Waste WasteLar WasteLa WasteLatdsofriorida
Lar La Latdsofriorida LatdsofrioridaOne ds of Florida FloridaOne floridaOne
One hundred and seventyseven thu thusand th thuSamItI u uslInd
sand acres of land were included includcdin in si sidual alea I Idenl
dual lea closed Thursday rhtim sday by Albert Fend Fending Fendlug ¬
ing Co of Jacksonville Jucl < sonvlll whereby the theSecurity theSecnrity timeSecurity
Security Investment Company Con l > lIn of ofBurnswickj ofHmirnssvick
Burnswickj Ga comes in 11 possession of oflarge ofhuge oflnie
large acres of the best timber h1l1lIn h1l1lInOsceulll land in inOsceola inOsceulit
Osceola mid St Lucie counties It is isI isrtcd 15 15reported
I reported rtcd that the t ho money consideration considerationwas
was over 650000says 650OOOsaystheJ the Jacksonville JacksonvilleMetropolis JacksonvilleMetropolis ncksonvillcMetropolis
Metropolis MetropolisThe
The rhclllnd land is purchased outright by bythe oylhcabove bythe
I the lhcabove above company cOI11panyof of which C Down Downing DownI Downlog ¬
I ing of Brunswick Ga is the leading leadingspirit leadingspirit
spirit S and andWIII will be held for fo speculation speculationMr s pecu latlon
Mr Downing Dovnjmi is especially prominently promn ntly 1
identified with the naval stores industry industryof Indlls ry ryof
of the southern States and with the thepurchase theIHlrchaseoC theurchmase
purchase IHlrchaseoC urchmase of the property in Osceola Osceolaand O Osceolaand ceola ceolaund
and St Lucie counties has some of the thebest thehet thebest
best timber timbelund and turpentine lands in theStatc the theState thej thejState
State StateNone StateNOneof
None NOneof of the land has been cut cu over overand ov t tand r rand
and neither has ha it been worked for tur turpentine turJlentinc ttmtpentine ¬
pentine which facts make the recent recentdeal rcceltdeal receqtdeal
deal of more than thnnordimuy ordinary importance importanceThe
The land besides containing a heavy heavygrowth heavyglowth heavygrowtim
growth of long leaf pine is ideal for forgeneral for1Ce forgeneral
general 1Ce nti Ill I farming furmingpurposeK purposes and lies in a asection n1ction asection
section of ofthc the State where great de developments develnpmelHs developmenrs ¬
velopments have been taking place placeduring placeellIIing placeluring
during the past several months mont s It is isbelieved isbolieved isbelieved
believed that the owners will make makearming makeplan thakeplanstodispose
plan planstodispose toelisposeof of part of the land for Corfnrming forfarming
arming purposes in tin tinnnd the near future futurenlld futureamid
amid it is i rumored that one of the larg largest lar larestdeals ar arest ¬
est estdeals deals of the year will be made ma e in inconnection IIIconnection inconnection
connection with this property within a afew afew afew
few weeks
It is seldom a
importance of the above is reported it itany hi hiany inany
any section of the State and the fact factthat factthat factthat
that it is only one of the several B veral large largepurchases largepurchnses largepurchases
purchases make in this State during the thepast thepast thej8L5t
past few months is another anotherproof proof of ofthe oftime
the value of Florida Floridalalds lands When it is isremembered isremembered isrememmibered
remembered that there are no more moredollar moredollar moredollar
dollar per acre lands in the State and andneither andneither andimeither
neither are there any more nlorelargetracts nlorelargetractswhich large tracts tractswhich tractswhich
which can be bought boughtut3 at 3 per acre ac e the thefinancial theflnnnciul timelIninckil
financial importance of the above deal dealis dealI lcaii
is itensily i easily estimatedMr estimJtedMI estimated
I Mr Fending states that never neveriluring neveriluringhis during duringhis
his experiencein expelienceinreulostnte expelielmee in real estate matters in inthis inthiR inthis
this State has he seen a uKreuterintCl uKreuterintClI greater inter interest interest ¬
est in Florida Florldillnud4 lands and each day daybrings dayhringhundreds layirings
I brings hringhundreds hundreds of letters and inquiries inquiriesfrom Inquiriesfron1 inquiriesfrom
from from people in the northern States who whoI who 0 0are
I I are anxious to invest in large lal e tractsot tractsotI tracts of offarming ofI
I farming and timber lands There are arenow arenow areiiw
now several big bigdenls deals under underway way in inwhich Inwhich inI
I which colonization propositions are included in included 1mmI ¬
I cluded and if theie are carried through throughsuccessfully throughslIccessfully ttmroughsuccessfully
successfully they will have huv a 1 big in influence innllenc infltmeimcu ¬
fluence on Florida Floridaillgenelal FloridaillgenelalI in ill general generalThe generalihme
The Metropolis also alsoleurned learned that thatMessrs thatMesllrs timatMessrs
I Messrs J M MBarrA Barrs and Harvey Duvaj Duvajsold Duvplsold1hurday luva luvasold
sold sold1hurday Thursday to Harold J Uryautol Bryant 0 0Colorado oI
i I Colorado Cof mdo Springs who imo is now rmo at the theWinsor tileWinsor thfeI
I Winsor Hotel 60000 60OOOacresof acres of land near nearPalm nearPulm nearI
I Palm Beach for it is it reported in thentighborhood the theneighborhood theniglmboriiood
neighborhood of 300000 300000nV 300000JlIis 300000fimis
nV JlIis Is i il the WilY Florida ni 1 1MAKING is growing growingMAKING growingMAKING
MAKING OF A AMASON AMASONA MASON MASONA
A LAUGHABLE COMEDY COMEDYThat OMfOYThut
That most laughable lallghablecomedy comedy mak making mikillg mak11mg ¬
ing of ot a Mas6n Mas n was presented pl scnted in the theImprovement thcImprovememtclub tueImoprovenionit
Improvement Improvememtclub club hall Tuesday lu clay even evening cyening evenbig
ing by Ruth1 Chapter No No28ordelof 28 order of ofthe oftime i ithe
the Eastern Star StarRnd and was attended by bynearly byimeiirly I Imarly
nearly a nfull full house houseIt houseIt
It was almost a continuous laugh laughfrom laughfrom I Ifrom
from from the raising of the curtain in the theact theact theact
act to the close and the talent display displayed displnyedhy ¬
ed edhy cii by the ladies both in cast and musi musical minis nusicalnumbervaimostflivorably ¬
cal calnumbervaimostflivorably numbers s was most favorably com commended cQmmended ¬
mended on by all present presentThroughout preRentThtoughout presentTimroiurhout
Throughout the evening mostdeHght mostdeHghtfu most delight delightftil
ful fu music wusfurnishedby was furnished by the Fort FortPierce FortPierce FortPierce
Pierce orchestra orchestraSo orChegtlaSowellplellsed
So Sowellplellsed well pleased Were were the theoilt out of o town townvisitors townvisitors townvisitors
visitors with the presentation the theladies theIudioshave timelitclies
ladies Iudioshave have been prevailed rrcvailed revmtiiemi upon Uiofl to re repeat retC1t
peat p at the comedy In in n the Jensen Town TownHall IOWflhull
Hall at an early date the proceeds proceedsCor proc proceedfor edii ediifor
for the benefit of the Jensen Chapter ChapterThe CbapterThe Clmapte1Ihe
The following is the theca cast t of ofcllRr ofcllRracter8 char characters ciisrocters ¬
acters actersMont acter8HOltlllu octersMost
Mont HOltlllu IIIURtrous trou8 High HhthMOIfUI Mogul Mnt EERolllns EERolllnsGrand B E Rollins RollinsGrand ItoiIinGrand
Grand Hlifh Pull Hauler HaulerSigtcr MmCSutnmerKp Mr CSumOrtil
Sinter Roy toYIlI l Panjandrum PanJIln < trum iMr Benj enj HI HISlater H flo floSister ltI ltISisler
Slater Hlieh Muc MuckaMuck aMuck Mm P PC 0 Bronnum BronnumSinter BronnunfSIKter lironnuniSISter
Sinter Hobble Hobblftde de Hoy Mr PK 10 Jo WHaM WilennSlater WHaMSlalerGlbblft ViidnsISkter
Slater SlalerGlbblft Glbbln Gobble > MMr Mrs W B CraM CraMSinter CIOti51I1terLITenDrap CroiSISter
Sinter 51I1terLITenDrap Linen Draper r tin MnRWhyte MnRWhyteSlsl RWhyte RWhyttSItrA I ISlstfer
Slstfer Slsl SItrA lAF A F Fand and AMMrWABIII AMMrWABIIIMostWQrthyScrlbe AM MrsWAflelk MrsWAflelkMost W ABvlk ABvlkMost <
Most MostWQrthyScrlbe Wprthy WortiiyScribe Scribe Mrs MrllH H B EBIown EBIownGjandlnn Brown BrownGrand BrownGrand
Grand Gjandlnn Inner r Guardof Guard of the th Temple Key Hole HoleMr8 HoleMrs > I If
f Mrs A M MS Sample SampleGrand SampleGII mpl mplOrand
Grand Outer Guard GUllmotth of the Temple Key Hole HoleMrs HoleAI1IAC holeMn
Mrs AI1IAC AC A C Olttmar OlttmarSister DtlmllrRister flittmarSister
Sister Mary M ry Yelllntr YelllngScree Screech < h Mr B B Pitaj P PCl PjiipiWJ
Candlitate Cl ndtdate > it Ht n Mrs W WJ J Nesbht NesbhtPaul NesbldPaul NesblttPriul
Paul Pry vMr Mr AB A 8 Brown BrownThe Br BrownFLOIUDA wn wnThe
The Gmtt vv 1 s < 1 Himself HimselfU1IDA IUmse IUmsetOnJnA
U1IDA tOnJnA jf THE Th WINTERGp WINTER WNlfRGARDfK WINTERGARDN
Gp GARDfK iF l f AMERICA AMERICATiatFldridttis AMfRICAd d
TiatFldridttis 1 Tiat lFl Fiorlduis rldu isth the Winter Garden Gardenof Gardenrteai Gardenof
of A nerlci rteai u i gdnerally lleraIlYldmltt Admitted d and
there is no longer any doubt that this thisState thiHStuteis timisState
State Stuteis is Ihc hc paradise for hunting fish fishinland fishlug ishingund
inland lug and other kiiuirtd snorts s > otts Hut the thebeautiful thebeuutlfulstoL thebeatitiftil
beautiful beuutlfulstoL stories es that have been told toldfrom toldflol11 toldfiom
from time to time through the press pressconcerning JlIeiiHconclrning iressconcerning
concerning Florida and its attractions attractionsfor
for the tourist toul st are no longer new and andinteresting IIl1dintercstin andInteresting
interesting intercstin The public in general have haveturned huvetU1l1ctl haveturned
turned attention to the more serious seriousthings ReIJOUSthingll serotis serotisthings
things and anllne are now searching for the thebest thob tuebest
best b st locations in which to build their theirwinter theirwin timeirwinter
winter win tel homes in the big Winter Gar Garden Gurden Garlen ¬
den says the Financial Finllllcialtnd and Industrial IndustrialRecord Indushinltecord IntlutrialRecord
Record RecordMany Recorda tecordMany
a Many persons who have hnvehad had their theirj tho theirattetition l lattcrition
j attention attracted to Florida FloL da are buy ¬
ing lands in small 8 111 all tracts truclBund and erecting erecting1uIlgILlovs
bungalows putting out small orange orangegroves otnngeJIove orangegroves
groves and ulldscttling settling where they can canspend callHpend
spend the cold wlntermonths winter months in a warm warmnnd VUII1Innd vammnnod
nnd comfortable climate Others aVe aVebuying utelJUyil1g aebuying
buying small and large tracts and ure urereaping urehun arerca
reaping rca irmg handsome hun < lmll1C returns by the cult ctiltivntlonof cultiVllt cultvat
vntlonof vat nnof on of vegetables Vftctublesnnd and fruit of a great greatmany JIentmunv greatIIILUIY
many varieties varietiesFlorida vartetl varietiesF10tiltL s
Florida is looked lonkec1upon upon today by the thepeople thepcople thepeople
people of the United States Statesns as the theWestern theWstclnlltutes theVeStUIfl
Western Wstclnlltutes states were a half a century centuryago ccnhl centuryhigo I
ago The State may truly bo said to tobe tob tobe
b be ju just coming to its own OW The eye of ofthe orthcnWicultmnl ofthe
the agricultural horticultural and II lid com commercial comII1cr COilmnerial ¬
mercial II1cr lal world is now centured upon uponFlorida liponFlorldllt tiponFloridat I
Florida FloridaAt FloridatAt
At the present time the opportuni opportunities ¬ I
ties in Florida are practically prn CUCI1IIY unlimited unlimitedBut unlimitedBut I
But like all sections that have attract attracted tittll1cl1 tittll1cl1cd attracted ¬
ed the home seeker and investor these thesevirgin thesevirgin
virgin opportunities oPpo rtunities cannot last niany nianyyears muny munyYears nitnyyours
years Years The he influx of the people into intothe intothe
the State increases with astonishing astonishingrapidity astonishingrupiditv astonishingrapidity
rapidity Yet to those who have loca located located ¬
ted tee in Florida it Is not nolso so astonishing tolee to tobeiH tosee
lee IJeoJlle flockinl here in such awn mirnhelH awnhers
hers Those lhoscwho who live here hcleand > and those thosewho tl thosewhOhave ose osewho
who whOhave have visited the th State Statenn and investi investigated investiguted ¬
I
gated its resources must be convinced convincedof
of the unlimited advantages offered by I I
its climate and its soils soilsThe soilsTime j
The opportunties presented in Flor Florida Florida Florida ¬
ida are many indeed But like all other otheropportunities otheropportunities
unless they are promply promplygrasped promplygrttllp promplygrasied >
grasped grttllp d they will soon be gone Theyj Theyjcannot They Theycannot i icannot
cannot last forever f revel for never in the thehistory thchistoly thehistory
history of Florida has there been such sucha
a rush to secure good citrus and tutu vegei vegeicable vc vegs vegstable t tcable
cable lands People are ateawak awakening awakeningeverywhere awakeningeverywhere ning ningwerywhmeandin1lorida
everywhere werywhmeandin1lorida and in Florida their wants wantscan wuntscan vtntseanbe
can eanbe Jle be supplied i I
it is not uncommon in <
follow one crop of vegetables wit witanother with withanother witimanotimer
another until three or four crops are angrown arerown aregrovn
grown rown on the same piece liec of lam durinione dmingone hiring hiringone
one year This Jhisls is one reason such largireturns Inrgereturns large largereturns
returns are received from u usmall small tract traciof tractof tractof
of land in Florida This is why people peoplfare peopleare
are flocking ftocldnJthele flock ing here from all over th thcountry the thecountlY timeCUiltV3 <
country They lheyure are learning that ii iiFlorida in inFlol iiiFloLidil
Florida Flol dn they can work outdoors every
day dllyin 183 in the thevear year That they are not notcooped notcooped notcooped
cooped up Il in their homes in the winter winterseason wintEIBeason winterseason
season but that thatduLinA during the winter the thefarmers thcfarmers tuefarmers
farmers and fruit frui t and vegetables grow growers growF5 row rowels ¬
ers F5 ase fl5 bury burYIJlanting planting cultivating and andharvesting andharvesting timidharvesting
harvesting their thcirc crops cropsSPLENDID cropsSPNDID ops opsSPLfNDII
SPLENDID SPLfNDII > CONDITION CONDITIONOf
Of MIAMI MIAMIINSJITUTION MIAMIINSJITUTIONIn INSTITUTION INSTITUTIONIn
In todays Issue 1ssueof of THE rUETn fii TRIBUNE UNEafl UNEaflJenr ap appears appears ¬
pears Jenr a report of the condition of the theFirst theFirst timeFirst
First National 1at iunal Bank of Miami made in inresponse inresponse iniesptmmmse
response to the theclIlI call of the Comptroller Comptrollerof
of the Currency as at the close of busi business business husihess ¬
ness March 2Hh 1910 which shows to total totnl toI ¬
tal resources exceeding one million dol dollars dolfars doltars ¬
I lars farslhe tarsIime
larsThe
The bank opened for business lIin in De December Dccemher IeCC01he1 ¬
cember 1902 and has made a cuntinous cuntinousgrowth cuntinousj cuntinousj5rowth contimmousgrowth
growth that is remarkable which Iiieim re reflects refleets ¬
I
flects very velyJreditauy creditably upon the conser conservative I Ivatlve 1vative ¬
vative and progressive management of ofthe ofth ofthe
the th institution inst ittmtioim as vejl eli ItS the bank bankkeeping hunkkteping bankk
keeping k eeping pace iaC with therapid I lie rapi1 dqvelope dqvelopement Iwclopcment oIeclOICimment
ment of South SouthFlcnida Florida FloridaThe FloridaLhe i ihc
The hc stockholders stock Imolders recently Icccntl increased increasedthe incleaseclthecapltul increasedtue
the thecapltul capital Ciii timl stock of the bank from from 50 50Ot
000 Ot tu 100000 and the thorepOlt report allows allowssurplus niiovamid I IRUIIluR
surplus and profits mrotits earned of 19401
7 711 with deposits depos ls nearly 1t1IIL 900000 900000The 900000fhe 9000m 9000mrIme
The First 1st National Bank has paid its itsi itsstockholders itsstockholders
i stockholders average yearly C1l1lv dividends dividendsof dividPllCfof
of 8 per cent and nn a special dividend of ofao
80 pert pertcent pur cent The lhC1tock hie stock is held by byKtrong byfltrong byKtIoiig
Ktrong interests und commands a large hUJuprenlium largepremium largerclmmiunm
premium rclmmiunm over its par value in the mar market marketi maret ¬
ket ketEdward et
Edward CRomfh C Romfh is President W WH WH V VH
H Spitzer First Vicepresident Ed Edwin FlViIi ¬
win A Waddell Second VicePresident VicePresidentand FjCo1LesjIeIItitmmd
and Harry McCown Cashier CashierMONTHLY CUllhierMONTHLY CashierMONTHLY
MONTHLY MEETING OF OFTHE OfTHl OFI1I
THE I1I SCHOOL BOARD BOARDi BOARDThe i
The Board Bourc1of of Public Instruction in inJind inund jimnnd
und for St Lucie County Coon ty met in inregular inrelulnr inregular
regular session se ion on this t imis 4th 4th day dmm of April AprilJ91O prj I
1910 with the following followlllgmemb members memberspresent nmenmbersi ls 1 1plescnl
present i eent W V E Ei Tylander Jy landel chairman chairmanGeo chIl chumirninimCoon lmun lmunneo
neo E Coon W V C Braddock and A AD AD AI
D I Penney County Sifperintendent SupelintendentMin SiiperiutemmdeuitI1inUtes j
Minutes Min tcRof of las lust meeting read and ap approved apIlroved iI iIiiroved
proved Oh motion it was WRsoldeled ordered that thatthe thattime I
the balance balunceof20500 of 20500 due L I M Raul Raulersbn Ruulrs Rmmmmlerson
ersbn rs n for building school 11 Choolhouse house at Tan Tantie un tilltie
tie be paid paidMutter 11 11tie
Mutter of building school hoUslnt hoUslntNarrows holisH Imous It ItNarrows it itNarrows
Narrows was deferred for f further furtherinvestigation furtherinvestigation rlhcr rlhcrJw
Jw investigationReporL investigation sUgatlon i iReport IRepor
Report of Trustees and recomenJa recomenJations recomenJutionstbereonCrom reconienJations
tions tionstbereonCrom thereon from Sub District Di ti t No No4 No4WRR 4 4VOH 4was
was receiv received d and filed filedOn tileolon led ledOn
On motion it w8sordered was ordered that M JOkerlu J JOkerlurid JOkerlund
Okerlurid Okerlu idbe be retained as aK princioal of ofInhere ofhe ofthe
the he Fort Pitr Pierce e Hih Scho School for or another anotheryear anotheryear
year yearTimere
Inhere herehelng being no nof further rther business the theboard th thhuird theicard
board adjourned ilj9 rn d after afterdlawinJt drawing the thenecessary lhel1 lie liencce3smlry
necessary l1 ce a Y W8r warrants tS for the expenses expensesof expensesoft of ofthe
the pMt t month monthhii
hii I
ICORR CORRUPTEUND CORRUPTEUNDIS ciiiicivnuNij PT f N NIS = T Tis
IS DISTRIBUTEDWhiskey DISTRIBUTED
I Whiskey W iskey Interests Endeavoring to toControl toControl toControl
Control the theNext Next Legislature LegislatureA LegislatureARMIRKABft
i
I
A REMARKABLE LETTERCandidate LETTER LETTERI ftTTRCandidate
Candidate CandidaleYEngle LCngle Publishes Letter Showing Showlog Show Showing ¬
I ing Taliaferro and Whiskey Interests Interestsand IntereslsI
and Race RaceT RaceTrackGambhing Track aCkGambl Gambling ng are Allies AlliesThe
I
The following appeared in the Miami MiamiMetropolis I IMetropolis
Metropolis of last Saturday The eon eontents eontents < on ontents
tents are setting the people wise Mr MrHolt 11 airfloit r rHolt
Holt has acknowleged writing the let letter letter ¬
ter in the th presence tesenceof of Albert William Williuinson Williamson
son editor of tlw Floridliin FloridliinMClaudeIKnglHcandidate FioridhtnChlLudeI4Englecandklatc
MClaudeIKnglHcandidate Clnudell I1gIHcandidale for forthe the U US US US
S Senate reached Miami this morning morningand morningIInd morningand
and and will speak at the court house to tonight tonight ¬
night in the furtherance of his candida candidacy cundielacv ¬
cy cv But Mr IEngle bruught bruughtother bruughtotherthmi other otherthings otherthings
things than his suit case with him He Hebrought HelIlought liebrought
brought with him evidence that the thewhiskey I Iwhiskey
whiskey interests IntorestllRnd and the Taliaferro Taliaferroforces Taliaferroforces <
forces fOlccsRIepoqllnA are pooling their theircndeavors endeavors to toeltct toeIct i ielect
elect the next legislature legl IRture This cvi evidence cvidenc cvidence ¬
dence is in form of a letter written by k I IPleasant
Pleasant A Holt manager of the thccam cam campaign cainpaign ¬ 1
paign that is being waged against a ainst the theadoption theluloplion timeadoption
adoption of the constitutional lameud amend amendmentfor amendnent1for ¬ J Jment
ment mentfor for St Stllte te wide prohibition prohibition The Theletter he helettcr 4 4letter
letter is written to William H Price Pricechairman if t tchairnian r 1 1chairl1l
chairman chairl1l 11 of the State Democratic DemocraticExecutive m mExecutive
Executive Committee It shows that thatHolt timatFlolt
Holt and nncJDuHllidey Cassidey are contributing contributingto contrlbutintoth >
to toth ih icampaign l funds of those candi candidates candibites ¬ j 011
dates dnt s whom they the > expect to control in inthe inthe intime
the legislature > n the event they are ureelected 1 1elected I Ielected
elected Holt inquires if Cassidey Uassldeyhll9 Uassldeyhll9com has hascome hascome
come up with his l1i contribution TheWilson The TheWilson TheVilsoareferred
Wilson Vilsoareferred referred to tois is candidate for br the theSenate th thScnate the5
Senate It will be noticed that the thecunipaign thecan1pai thecunlpaign
cunipaign can1pai n contributions is to be used usudfor UStmfor usedfor
for the tie payment paymneittof of poll tax when the thelawlexpressly theIUveKpresly timeIawexpressly
lawlexpressly provides that the poll tax
I not 1 anymari aimy man
I or indirectly illdirecdyNotice Notice that thatHoJt Holt Iloitsays says he heis heis heis
is having to take men by the collar in inJacksonville inJucksonvlUi inJaeksonviUe
Jacksonville and that it is hard hardmntter hardmntterin matter matterto I Ito
to to make the man use the two dollar dollarbill dollnrbill I
bill given him him to pay poll tax Mr MrIEngle MtIEngle iIrIEmgle
IEngle is prepared to substantiate Bubstuntiatethenuthentlcity the theauthenticity A i iauthenticity
authenticity of the thelotterif letter if any question questionis
I is raised He is known to b bn a getter getterwhen gettel1I gettel1II t twhen
I when the show howdowncomes down comes He has hasbeen hasbeen haslteen
been tried tri d and found present with the thegoods thegoods
1 goods in every everyillstance instance This T i letter is isj isenougohto isI
j I enough enougohto to El cause all honest meji to vote voteagainst voteIiLaiIlst
f against Taliaferro lahiii ferro and in favor of the thei theiconltitutionulamendtl1ent t ime imeCOlltititUtiOfltLh
i iconltitutionulamendtl1ent constitutional amendment The letter letterfollows letterI let ter terfollows
I follows
I I Jacksonville Jac lIonvillet March 11 111910 111910I 1910 1910Mr 1910I 1
I I Mr W V H Price Mariahna Flu FluDear FIIDear PittI
I Dear Mr Price I 1 beg to acknow ackmmowledg
jjedgii ledg receipt of of ofyourfavor your favor favolof of Feb Feb28th 28th 28thj i iI
j I I Ibave have been out of the city for over a aweek aweek aweek
weekj week I Ihits
1 Hits Cusaidey paid his contribution contributionto coimtrmlmut inn innto
to Wilson What is Wilson doing doingPlease doingPIEaHQ 1011mgPleimse
Please let me know the situation in inregard inI i iI
I regard to the State Senator SenatorYou SenatorYoti
You Y IU know I promised to tO help Wilson Wilsonto ilsomi
to the extend cx temmd of five hundred dollars
50000 500 00 Part of this money is to tocome tncome
come from the race track < I have paid paidone hauLomme
one hundred Ii U nd red dollars dot htts I still s til I feel obli obligated ohJiguted ohljgaited ¬
gated to the extent of 40000 40000It I IIt
It seems to me that the th proper place placefor placefor l
for some of the lit mon money to j go o is to pay paypoll puypoll
poll taxes Wont some of it be spent spentthis spoomtLimb
this way wn Please lot me know Imowouout about it itIf itIf itit
If any I1Y of this money moneyi is spent to 11lY jiit jiitOll my mypoll
poll Oll taxes wont won t that also help W E EB flB j jaSmith
B aSmith Smith ii The lhohe be liet > t way to help a afriend 1 11l afriemid
friend 1l elld is to get ct his friends qualified so sothey HOthey sotimes
they can vote olefplhhn for him himHow him himI i f
How I fjc many iiitiii poll iihl taxes have been be nllaid paid paidup f fUjJ
up Lii todate tu to lUte in IlL your county cOUllt cOUlltHow
How many mun persons are there around aroundMnriunnn lIIOlind11ur tuotmmd1iiii1tlmmli
Mnriunnn 11ur tlnl111 and IUI other ot her precincts in iii the thecourity thecounty t lie liecoIlIiIt3
county who Vimo will iil not pay J111 their own poll polltaxes polltmiIi P11Wilt
taxes who would vote ote against the theamendment thetllIJ t lie lieaimieiitIiiitimt
amendment tllIJ lHI 11111 t and probably also for forSmith forSmith torSmith
Smith and Wilson whom we wecnll can pay plrran tPitvCaim
Can you YOIlIIa pay these the t hme ein in in bulk bu < to the t ime fax faxcollector tliXcollectr ta tacollector
collector Please dont dontunswor 01111 t uimwor this t his off offhand ulfhalld uhfiituml
hand but find out from him My 13 opinion opinionis 4 4is
is he is going to to truck the tli law If this thisis i iis J Jis
is so how can you use this thi money to topav toIHI touII
pav IHI poll moll taxes taxesit taxef ttmxesI
it f t t is almost a superhuman eltort tocolr to tocollar toCilliLI
collar a man and take tllkehil1l him up upto u to the t Imu tax taxcollectors toxcollectolg taxcot
collectors cot Icc ors oflice ollkcllnllseo and see that thin t he turns turnsthe tU1llSthe t ml ins instime
the two dollar bill billyougive you give him over OVCItO OVCItOthc to tothe totime
the tax collector That is the way wn wo woare wenme t 1 1lirehlvin
are lirehlvin having todo to obi it here Is it practical practicalin r
in yourcounty yom courIY Please Pleasetllk talk with Lewis Lewisand I ti tiIullct
and Iullct let mehear 11I ate her from you II Some solu solution NolutlOllllltlSt solutioim ¬
tion tlOllllltlSt must be betulin found foundAlso totiiiilI 1
Also I iso please ilttise look up Ii the law luwand and give giveme giveTue Ie t tmuyUI
me muyUI your opinion whether or or L not taxes tllxesclIlIbe taxescan tueSCalm
can clIlIbe be paid iaitl in biilk by other ot her persons personsfor perllOIlSfll JJersommsfom
for oth other after ftei the t lie
otherpeople rlJeopl a primary to toqualify toqualify 4 4ilUltlify
qualify them th l f in the tl general election electionNothing1 electionNotiiirmg t1 t1Nuthingis <
Nuthingis Nothing1 is more serious or important orimpoltanlfn importantfn
fn this campaign c ullJlaignthunlthlsqucRtiol1lInd than this questionand questionandI i I II
I be beg you please it to > give the matter mattercarelul mattercaretul ttl ttlcuretul
carelul consideration and investigation investigationand i
and then let me hear h ur from you youWith youSithm fI fIW
With W itlt kindest regards ulds Yours cordially cordiallvP c r iall li
P I A Allot HdiT HdiTKEY T 1 If ij f fKEY MI
KEY Ki TO TUB LETTER LETTERPhil LfoTT LETTBItimil n J i iPhil
Phil imil Dell Cassidey isclerk ieclerkof is clerk ofihecir ofihecircuit th cir r rc ii iictiit
cuit c litcoUlt court of Duvllicounty Duval county and man manager filun filunager mun muntiger ¬
ager of the Jas PTaliaferro campaign campaignPleasant campaigmmPleusumt
Pleasant A Holt is IS isnmanager manager of the thecampaign thecanhiaign Jt Jtcumpllign
campaign for the whiskeyintereHfg whiskey interests to todefeat tooiefeat I f r rdefeat
defeat the theconstintiollnlal1elldmelt constitutional commstitimi lommnl amendment amendmentW I IW
W v H Price Prie is chairman chairi11tnoftho of the State StateDemocratic StateDemocratic StateDemocratic
Democratic Executive Committee aiid aiidprominent alidpromillint 81111romiimcrmt
< prominent in politics of West est Floridai FloridaiNotice FloIillaNotlce FloriolaNotice
Notice that Holt is IS anxious DnXIOU to to know knowif RIIIIWIl 1 1if
if Cassidey Ca sidey Tullafeiros manager hm hmpaid hilipad ha hapitlil
paid bis hiuhare share
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