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By J. C. Rom
Spccial Correspondent
Or The Evening Sentinel
(Copyright 19:5)
(This is the third or a series of
dispatches J. C. Boyle is writing on
the South.
hosed on personal investigation).
JACKSONVILLE, l"la.. March 19.
e—Floridu. is gust completing the
most sucwsstul “inter of its his-
tory and business men here are
convinced it will be followed by an
equally active spring and summer.
Jacksonville is the gateway of the
state and tiny base their opinions
both on the influx ot money and
people and on the flow or Florida.
products to the outside world.
Conservamc nicn declare that
tully SSth’ut'wfit‘OO has been spent or
Invested in the state in the last year
while the. iiidusirivrs of the com-
monwealth haxc increased in pro-
duction to an astonishing degree.
Jacksomillc is not indifferent to the
wave of {2:31 ‘statc speculation
which has sWept the state but
bankers and business mcn here say
that “‘htlllél’ the Visitors who have.
invested have lwcn sold on the basis
of climate or of busliicss opportuni-
ties. devilopmcnt “ill go on and
that the toasic richness of the state
as well as its climate gives assur-
ance. of continued prosperity.
Their attitude is upheld by tho
I
progress of agriculture and indus-‘
tr? in ”it last twelve-month. Jack-
sonville today is the leading naval
stores center of the world. and men
like Walter Coachman of the Con-
solidated Naval Stores company ex~
pect it to continue to maintain that
position. In 19.‘~i_<tliis port shipped
245.545 gallons of turpentine and
1.'.~.:‘.'.--’.4 barrels of rosin and so far
this year has shipped 2"|.9“3 gal-
lons ct spirits and 75.656 barrcls of
of thousands of rail-
: now on local docks
ipnznnt and the lumbcr
. .5
1 approximately
13.000 cars of
2-” cars of ccler)‘
..rn. eastern and
_-. unite lettuce. pep-
. . . . cabbage-s. strawber-
‘ . L23-.. and other garden truck
'c acccuntel‘ (or 359 to 1.700 ca:-
«ntt. lp addi'lon to the out-
31E?5.
a
g . :is .L trtzzlendous vol-
“ a": t- stat-195 have
if, nvocls of the in-
:he state it-
' growth of popu-
i‘: figures just
l‘eVz‘iup-
->..;n.,r1.. liradrn-
as“; to
. Jacksonxilfc
0: Miami from
7,... a:
' '.'. " : I-liami Beach from
‘ ' ‘ r. 20 from 5.000 to
3;. s“ —g from 14.20020
2' " . .. . fin": to oxer
l' l :1 I sin. Beach from
5.6") to
he . merchants hcrc
gtate z}. and fruit possibili-
ties of .. have barely been
touched. .‘x . of dollars or"
expect-d ‘0 . .::=. in from the pro-
duction o: l-t~ lrrry irrcs rach
produczn; s
ore .7115! L’Z.
., 0! quarts which
a; into hearing. The
melon indus‘ r:.' 15. flourishing. Graprs
'~ are being rs'rnsn‘Iy cultivated in
certain parts of {1.1. ratr.
cucumb' r5 clrarrd
:ompam' is shipping a
One growing hotliouse
3.31““ in the
Snz‘j' r Catsup
tremendous
LL-EC-Jn
as: year ar‘. ":.e
volume of tomato pulp in (asks to
sanners a'i ow;
the country. Ball
peppers are bringing growcrs a tre-
mendous row-hue from pickle man-
utacturers.
l'ineapple culture is on
the increase and banana production
dread.v has
teacmd a commercial
Icalc (2 production.
Miami and one at Canal Point
Two large sugar factorirs, one at
ELr'
in operation and came output is or.-
‘ xtrenlely heavy. Since -
21.000 ‘
'—The price of bread, advanced in
FLORIDAlS comm m
SUCCBSHJI. wmn-zii lN moon
Bright Outlook for Spring and Summer -- Esti-
mate Made That 300 Million Dollars Spent
- or Invested There in Last Year
. ing at article of incorporation of the
toes are running the Bermuda. early
potatoes out. of American markets.
Large pecan orchards are coming
into bearing.
With such production certainly
headed for tho Jacksonville gate-
way. with water transportation on
the St. Johns river running well into
the center of the state and with a
tremendous territory to be served
by its Jobbers and wholesalers. Jack-
sonville is "sitting pretty." But it is
not overlooking any playground op-
portunities or neglecting the dollars
of the idle rich. One new project
involves the building or a modern
\‘enicc on the St. Johns riVer with
canals tor streets and gondola: and
motor boats replacing street cars.
fiivvers. limousines and busscs.
Business Topics
CHICAGO. March 19.—Good plow
lands in Illinois advanced 85 an
acre during the past year. while all
farm lands showed an incredse 0t 83
an acre. Cash rcnta tor farms are
practically unchanged. with labor
supply about 95 per cent of normal.
PORTLAND. Ore.. March 19.—
Plans for an international exposition
here have been reviVed with tho til-
Pacttic American International
position company.
$10.00t'.
Commodity Notes
GRALV.
TOPEKA. Kans. March 19.—'1'he
new Kansas wheat crop is in as good
condition as it. ever was at this per-
iod in any year. Condition is re-
ported as better than the five year
average in Missouri Iowa. Illinois.
Ex-
Capital stock is
Ntbraska and Colorado.
FLOUR.
MINNEAPOLlS. Minn. March 19.
many Cities (allowing the rise 0!
wheat in the grain markets. is ex-
pected to drop this spring. with de-
clining grain costs. Flour 18 under
89 a barrel at Minneapolis tor the
first time in several months.
COAL.
DENVER. Colo., March 19.-—'l‘he
Colorado Fuel Company has reduced
wages of coal miners 20 per cent. to
86.50 a. day at the request 0! the
' pr;ces.
l
I
.been slowcd down the past few days
‘iry an epidemic of influenza. among
peeled to keep pace with the char-
ing of the Hrrglades. The pre-
toolin; of cel~ry l.as put that in-
‘ Ins-try on a firm
a rm! stable ba Sis
miners, who believed lower coal
thus made possible. would
stimulate sales and give them stead~
1’? Work.
TEXTILES.
AUGUSTA. Me. March 19.-—Thc
Edwards Manufacturing Company
cxpccts to ll‘lCi'r‘uEC to capacity op.
erations within a few days. More
than 1.800 looms now arc running
and the card room alrtady is on tull‘
time. as are portions of the “cav-
ing and spinning room.
MANCHESTER. March 19.—Op-
oration: at the Amoskcag mills have
employer. More than 1.40) work-
ers \vcrc absent on one day.
AUTOMOBILES.
DETROIT. March lit—Officials of
the Fisher Body Corporation pre-
dicted today that the percentage of
closed automobilrs produced this
yt-ar would be close to 75 per cent
of the total passenger car output.
Excluding Ford. the figure would be
about tv.» pcr cent.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 19.—
Shipmrnts of new automobiles into
California. are proceeding at the rate
of almost 200 carloads a week. ac-
cording 11 railroad ircight reports.
Saks of medium priced cars are re-
ported to be the licaiicst on rec-
urd.
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BROADCASHNG
STATIONS NOW
NUMBER 569
Only 93 of Them Have
Class B Licenses—96
Different Wave
Lengths Employed
'By ROBERT MACK
Special Correspondent of
Thc Evening Sentincl.
it'opyriglit. 19:15.)
“'ASHINGTON. March lit—Five
hundrr‘ii and sixtvminc broadcasting
stations are operating in the United
This was (lisCiOsed today
by the Department of Commerce in
connection with the issuance ot the
first list or the American stations
pubiishv‘d since the now classifica-
tion and allocation system went into
eflcct. The department has arrang-
ed the broadcasters by wave lengths
instead of tilphabttically us in for-
mer lists. 0! the total. 93 have
Class I; licenses and 475 on: Class
A plants. According to the list.
ninmyélx dlfiflt'nt “’itVt’ lengths are
cmploynl for thv broadcasters. the
Class B and Class A stations using
forty-right each:
()1 the wavc lengths. the ZTB-me-
The C.. \‘l'. and l‘. mine at South
Wilmington. the north end at the
Chicago and Alton main line. has
been closed. It was the last mine
in the bituminous region which 30
years ago was the “chest in Illinois.
CLOTHING.
NEW YORK. March ill—New
York‘s dress manufacturing indus-
try, tied up for a week by a. strike of
30,000 operatives ,resumcd work on
Easter gdrments today under a. com-
promise agreement. Differences as
to when a. new “use scale. agreed
upon last month. should go into et-
tcct caused the suspension.
BUILDING MATERIALS.
PHILADELPHIA. March 19. —~’
Stocks 0! slate are moderate and
quarries are working at 76 per cent
at capacity. Brick plants are on a
55 per cent basis and unfilled orders
tor paint from local manufacturers
have increased. Lumber mills are
working at $0 per cent of capacity.-
OIL. ‘. ’
FORT \VORTH, Tex, March 19.—
Oil production in tho Worthsin field
{last week dropped to 12.000 barrels
a day. a loss or 6.000 as compared
with the week preceding. Comple-
tions were tower than in day week
since the opening or this pool.
How Fat Actress '
Became Slender.
ter mark on the most congested o!
the lower bands. with twenty-eight
stations operating at that po t.
Twenty-live stations are operat g
on :65 meters and the same number
on :73 meters. At :78 meters. are
round twenty-tum broadcasters and
the 261-meter mark is assigned to
twenty stations. Nineteen stations
are in 250 meters and eighteen sta-
tions on on each of six wove longtba
—2‘.’8. 28L 2". 252. 263 and 266
meters. The lowest wave length as-
signed is 205 meters to \VCRB.
Providence; WHBE. Sewickley. PIL:
“’88”. Port Huron. Mich. and
KDZB. Bakersfield. Cal.
01' the Class A wave length only
two marks arc anlgned to more
than three stations. that ot‘ 386.9
meters. on which \VSAC. Clemson
college. South Carolina: WCAL.
Northficld. Minn. Hollywood. and
Kl-‘MX. Northticld. operate. and
394.5 meters on which are “‘FI and
\"Ll'l‘. Philadelphia: KFRL'. Bris-
tow. Okla.. and “'OAI. San Antonio.
Several of the wave lengths are as-
signed to three stations. one 'on the
Pacific coast. one in the Middle
“'est and one in the East.
\\'.\'AC. Boston. on 280.: meters.
occupies the lowest of the Class D
wave lengths. with KFUO and KSD.
St. Louis splitting time on the high-
est wave length. 545.1 meters.
The entire power used by oil of
the Class A and Class 8 stations. ac-
cording to the department's figures.
is npproxlmatcly 120.000 watts.
This power is divided almost equal-
ly betwccn the two classes.
.\t the head of the high-powered
stations are “'EAF. ch York. and
860. Oakland. each with 2.000
watts. Eight broadcasters use 1.-
500 watts. twelve employ 1.000 watts
and six stations have stepped up to
750 watts. Thirty baby plants cin-
ploy live watts each.
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situann was gone over with the
owners at the metropolitan pinata
without an attempt on the part at
the officials to decide» anything.
Should a. new wave lentil: be given
to Manhattan. about the only band
that could be used would be around
310 meters.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover
“as among the listeners on the pro.
gram rebroadcast from London Sat-
urday night by stations WJ’Z. New
York; WR‘C. “‘ashington and WGY.
Schenectady. Commenting on the
experience. Secretary Hoover said to-
day it was a real pleasure to but the
London music and that the experi-
ment marked an interesting advance
in broadccsting.
Barber Who Served
.Clam Chowder Dead
NEW LONDON, March 19.--Wll-
liam Russell. 77. retired burl»:
died at his home here yacht-day. Ir.
Russell. a native of Ireland. came
to this country when a young man
and within a few years located In
this city where he set up n harbor
shop. which he conducted for 3!
years. He attracted attention in his
earlier days for the clam-chowder!
he served his patrons on a porch to
the rear of his shop on days when
business waa dull. Ha retired in
1912.
-—Advortias in the Sentinel for the
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