Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 24, 1912, Page 4

PAGE FOUR. The Evening Telegram Published every afternoon from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year ..............$5.00 Six months 2.50 Three months 1.25 Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS a weekly newspaper giving a re- sume of local matters, crop condi- tions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. It is said that T. J. L. Brown di- vided honors with Mr. Flagler at the| Key West celebration. \Which, none can deny, was quite generous of Mr. Brown. PSR B S O Will the editor of the Arcadia; News kindly intorm us how we are going to keep tfrom 2¢ tting sick? !lv; has the following interesting. but nog wholly illuminating, paragraph in his last issue: “How many persons read- ing this will get sick in 19127 Sick- ness is preventable.” Tl us how o put the Bro. Hare, and just be a little more spe- cific. Give us a recipe tor keeping the liver right while editing a news-| paper, and the rest will be easy. ! Docs out of business, S It will be harder than ever man to tell on which side his I»rond: is buttered. There will have to be| some mighty thin spreading for some of us with butter halt a bone per! pound. for a . Wilson seems to be losing the sup- port of a Colonel now and then, but, if enough of the rank and file stick to him, he can lead them to victory without the assistance of these would- | be bellwethers. And in the rank and file there seems to be little, if any, defection. —0 The Fort Myers Press seems to be peeved with the Atlantic, Okeechobee and Gulf rallroad, which it desig- nates as a ‘“‘paper railroad.” Well, there are some stakes driven down and that much of the road is not pa- per, anyway. We're tying our faith to these stakes, and hope to be “shown’' ‘along Missouri avenue by the pilot of an A., 0. & G. engine ‘ere loniay il . Senator Bryayp is receiving many compliments on his recent speech in the Senate in opposition to the pend- Lo January. STRAWBERRY CULTURE i IN LAKELAND SECTION et | (Fom Florida Grower.) “In cultivating strawberries,” said Mr. Young, “they first require a dark gray to black sandy lecam, with con- siderable humus and moisture in it. Such lands are found on the edge of the creeks and bayheads and in the; lower hammocks; though somelimes‘ they are found in the depressions on the hills. They require about one ton of fertilizer to the acre; that's ]wlmt 1 use. In preparing raw land for strawberries or any other crop, for that matter, | don't believe in clear- ing out all the timber the first year. | may be wrong, but have done bet- ter my way than the other, and i have tried both. 1 take out the lighter growth and then deaden the larger. 1 break, plow and harrow and if 1 am going to plant straw- berries to that land 1 first plant cow. peas. Yes, velvet beans will do, but I like cowpeas best. When they are ripe | turp the cattle in to them. This tramples up the ground well and also adds some fertilizer. Then I cut the vines with a disc harrow and plow them under with a large; plow. In the aall 1 clear the dead) timber and burn out the stumps anl’ plant tomatoes for the first crop.| Then in the spring to cowpeas again, | cutting them and plowing under ini ithe Jatter part of August and then| set my berries early in September, Lo the Thanksgiving market. Va- vieties? Well, the Excelsior used to] He planted extensively, hut for some reason they sopem to hiave ran ou! The varieties that we plant here are the Missionary and Klondyke, The Missionary tor the carly berries and the Klondyke for the This missionary we plant early in Septem- ber and the Klondyke about the first Berries are packed by the growers in baskets and carried te the packing house, where the baskets are packed in the refrigera- | tors, holding from sixty-four to cighty-four baskets, These are i«v-l‘ and are then ready to be shipped 16 market. The cost of transportation, and express charges are Ge |u-r|\ quart, the percentage paid the com- | mission men is 10 per cent on the selling price at the market. Twoi thousand five hundred quarts is the average yleld per acre. I set 18,000 plants ,which cost me $2 per thous- ond, or $36 for plants; a ton of fer- tilier cost me $40; labor about $20; and the picking 3 nts a quart— | | get | later, o e $75 making a cost to the growers of $171 per acre; 10 quarts ot per quart is § less $171 leav $454. This looks big. but remember, that transportation and commission charges must come out of this. Sift- ed down the grower get: un an aver- age about from $150 $250 per ac The bulk of his money goes in isportation charges. Wihat s good berry land worth?” “Well, I'll cladly give $150 per acre for all tha I can get ready for planting. See that tract there,” indicating about | ten acres, “well, 1 ogave $1,500 for that, just to get that berry land, Oh, to ing pension legislation which con- templates adding many millions of | dollars annually to the tax burdens | of the people. “Our Nat's” effort is| pronounced one of the most logic al| and illuminating utterances on the pension matter that has yet been de- livered 0 Governor Blease of South Carvolin: sent a4 message to the legislature :n: which he took oceasion to reflect on the intes By a vote of 86 to 26 the Leg ity of the press of the State. ature portion of the to expungze that journal, decided the from first time iy the history of the Stat message ihe that such an action has been taken. It looks like the people, in the per- sons of their representatives, regard their highly than they do th and proba-| bly with good cause. newspapers more © Governor o We note an item going the rounds of the press entitled, “When Minds | are Brightest,” and showing that the best work of many celebrities was done after they had reached middle life, and, in some instances, after they had attained to a considerable age. This is encouraging to the rest of us who haven't done much yet; tut we opine that the minds of these persons were brightest in their later years because of constant polishing during their lives. The chief mental occupation of some men was aptly deseribed in the words of the aged person who when asked how he pass- ed the time, replied: “Well, some- times 1 set 1 just Such persons will not startle the world with any crowning -t achievement in their old age. The mental mechanism rusts from just like contra. is brightest and does its besg work when constantly employed. One is never too old to learn, and some intellectnal excrcise should bhe part any Fyond here, but as there w and think, and sometimes | real machine, and per; ves, the rest is good lund, too.” We thanked Mr. ed our way aleng, Siraw Young apd wend- sing here and, There a large peach orchared just he covered berries, Wirs quite s ro ope| near we condd ot ask oas to how fared. il The trees, some of them look- well, not in cotdition, this was climatic be told, 1 pes wonld not | 1 od but some were 2008 whether conld not carclessness, no Goowell on the m why Flor appe for their cultivation, and 1o th who knows how | opportunity highlant of a Ihere ance vood is overy ther Pecans There think . s great hould also thrive her ar trees ol cood size in vd 1 oam told that they honuts It has been claimed that | berries will only 2row in the vicinity i five towi are loaded | | [of Galloway. This | think is in kecp- | ing with the reticence of most of |In-i arowers. They don’t want anyone te come and grow more berries, but I am positive that | saw many and many acres of just the same soil around within two miles of Lakelan- that is identical with that at Gallo- way. We passed Lake Gibson on the left and soon saw Lake Parker. Out this way the land is, if anything, bit higher that that which we had been traveling over all day and the view of Lake Parker from the top of the hill is grand. | By the time that we reached 1]\1'! strawberry patch of a Mr. Rogers it ! was almost too dark to see it well ile has about cight acres of beauti-| | ful on a lake at ! The berries were| acked away for xhv“‘ that we did not| fi have been only too gla :A picture of it. irden right » of the town. 11l covered and A to this patch 1 am SorT) | Friend May, how- | % Lecome associated together, and the!. of the daily routine of every life.|ever. has promised to send me on>, Let the mind, like the body, wear out | which, if he does, 1’11 show you what rather thap rust out, and at the end|Florida can do in the way of straw- we can say, "I have lived.” berries. THE EVENING POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS [Political announcements will be accepted and inserted in this column for one month or less for $5.00, or will be carried daily until date of election for $10.00. This fee MUST be paid in advance.] FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Democratic County: I beg to announce my candidacy for the office of State Senator from this district, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries, the date of which will be announced later. Respectfully, H. J. DRANE. Voters of Polk FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Voters of Polk County: I hereby announce myself a candi- date for State Senator from Polk county. Having the will to serve the people’s best interests, I will usc such ability as | possess in the ef- fort to do so, should they entrust me with this commission. 1 respectfully solicit the support of all the voters JOHN F. COX. FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. I am a candidate for the office o} Attorne v for Polk county, and respecifully solicit the of the reader and democratic voter at the pri- mary clection, April 20, 1 promis that if elected, 1 will devote my time and energy to the duties of the of- fice in prescentions for the State, Respectfully, EPPES TUCKER, JR. Prose uting vote and support every NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR LETTERS-PATENT. The undersizned hereby give no tice that on the 2oth day of Kebru- ary, A, D 1942, at ten o'clock A, M soon thereatter as they can be I they will apply to the Honor- able Albery W. Gilchrist, governor ot the State of Florida, at his office in the capitol building in the city of Tallahassee, tor Letters-Patent in- corporating them, their associates and successors, into a body pumi-i and corporate under the name ol Kimbrough System Overhead Irriga-| the original of which is now on file in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Florida at the city of Tallahassee. J. W. KIMBROUGH, L. P. KIMBROUGH, . W. DEEN, . M. FUTCH, . E. MELTON . M. CLAYTON. . T. KIMBROUGH. Proposed Charter of the Kimbrough System Overhead Irrigation Company. The undersigned hereby agree to o Lereby associate themselves together hody for the purpose of becoming a i politic and corporate under the faws Lof the state of Flovida, the provis-, ions of which are hereby aceepted '|'Y‘.v tute and become its charter upon the| Letters-Patent followinzs articles shall consti-| issuance ol aceording to law I The pame of this corporation «i be: Kimbroueh System Overhead pigation Company. ls principal oif business shail t 't Other otlic and place ot Lakeland, ' Lo osta florida, may | shed at such other places the corporation may Gesire and business may requirve 1. The general nature of the busin 10 be transacted by this corpo { or| and shall be: Buying, holding, sclli otherwise disposing of patent territorial rights of that system of} irrigation known as the Kimbrouzh System Overhead Irrigation, buy- ing. holding, selling or Ileasing patents, patent rights, copyrights, trade marks; buying, manufacturing, selling. installing and operating ir- rigating plants and apparatus, in- cluding pipes, nozzles, pumps, en- gines, drilling machines and any and all other appliances, apparatus or equipment that may be npecessary for over-head, under-ground or surface irrigation; buying and sellinz and dealing in machinery and tools for irrigating and farming purposes: bu selling, mortgaging :md' leasing real estate: engaging in azri- culture, horticulture and fruit srow- ng; buying, selling, holding, leasing water rights necessary and useful for irrigating purposes; holding stock of other corporations; loaning or rowing meney and taking or giving bor- "I security for same 1L The amount of capital stock this corporation shall be Two Hun- dred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.- \ of t It an tider: the-followl ‘ul' Directors, shal!l be conducted 0 ) B . L U e s a President, a Vice-President, a Sec-|deed for the uses and purposes there- .| charter and articles of incorporation, Lar {ness to whi TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA,, JANUARY 24, 1912 Notions, Etc., of MR BARGAINS IN SPECIAL Clearance Sale! | Y e R TR foy TO BEGIN JANUARY, 22nD 1912, Having bought the entire stock of Dry Goods, Millinery, S. S. M. BASS and in order to make space for my new Spring Goods, | will put on sale at greatly reduced prices everything in stock. EVERY LINE WILL BE GIVEN MIS MINNIE REYNOLDS Munn Building, Lakeland, Florida divided into two thousand shares of the par value of One Hun-1 dred Dollars ($100.00) ;5 and all such stock, including the stock subscribed tor by the subscribing incorporators may he payable in cash, property, la- iy, b fixed by the Board of hir«-rmrs.l v, I This corporation shall exist perpet- wally or until dissolved according to law. V. The business of this corporation. until otherwise provided by the Board by retary, a Treasurer, and a Board ot seven Directors. The number of the Board of Directors may be increased or diminished by the By-Laws, but at no time shall be less than seven or more than fitteen. The Board of Directors may appoint such other of-| ficors or agents, having such powers| and duties as may in their discretion | he necessary ! The annual meeting of the stock- holders shali be on the last Tuesday of February of each at | oclock A, M., at which time they| <hall elect the above-named officers, | inclnding the Board The Incorporators Lakeland, Florida af \. D year ten | ol Directors. | shall meet at the 1491 4] day o Febraary, e i AM adopting Dy-Laws and o'clock purpose ol transacting business which may comn til the offt fivst meeting shall oot vonduacted by the me cors ele ttl e business ¢ ovor the be qualitied th poration shall he hy following oflicers .M J. K G " ! A\ Kimbrouzh 't \ Vi The highest amount ot indebted h this cerporation ma) at any time subject itsell, shall noi exceed One Hundred Thousand Dol- lars Vil The names and residences of the subscribing incorporators, together with the amounts of capital stock subscribed by each, are as follows J. W. Kimbrough, Lakeland, Flor- ida, 250 shares, L. P. Kimbrough, ida, 100 shares. C. W, Deen, Lakeland. Florida, 100 shares. L. M. Futch, 100 shares. J. E. Melto 100 shares. C. M. Clayton, Lakel 50 shares, J. T. Kimbroug! 50 shares BODDDDODIDD DI IR DDIDD DD PODPPDOODODODODIDPOD DI Lakeland, Flor- Lakeland, Florida Lakeland, and Atlanta J W L. P KIMBROUGH, KIMBROUGH C. W. DEEN, L. M. FUTCH, J. E. MELTON, C. M. CLAYTON J. T. KIMBROUGH ROGERS & BLANTON, Attorneys for Incorporators STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF POLK. ! I hereby certity that on this 16th | Jacksonvilie, 1 A D 819 | Logan, alias Letir betore | y : S P e Weleh, who lus me, an oficer duly authorized underl y oo Ly, MRS. EARL LOGAN ARR day of January, | bor or services at a just valuation, tolthe laws of the State of Florida 10} passing a number of o take acknowledgements, personally | as been arvested appearcd J. W. Kimbrough, L. P.land Deputy Sherin Kimbrough, . W, Deen, .. M. I-‘lm-h,‘h-rda,\‘ to bring th J. K. Melton, €. M. Clayton and J. T, [ this city, Kimbrough, well known by me to be| The woman, who - the persons of those names who sub-| years of age, passed scribed to the foregoing articles of | forged checks upon incorporation, and severally acknowl-|just prior to edged to and before me that they ex-| about $135 in thiz wuy ecuted the same as their free act and|time Sheriff Bowdon L oring to locate her, efforts her arrest was u Oralndo officers — \ Christma i in ¢ oressed. Witness my hand and official seal this 16th day of January, A. D. 1912, (Seal) WILLIAM HEIST, Axiomatic. Notary Public State at Large. Most of us forget rathe My commission expires September | give because it is easir - Dancing Acaden Mr. Holder his dancing ange Hall, :.\l.nu street Privat Puck 9 Elegance in Humility. “Can anything be so elegant as to have few wants, and to serve them one's self?"—Emerson. anno ol Marrying Among the Pilgrims. M “The Pilertms —of Plymouth Rock fame—did not 'elieve in lving single long after the death of a wife or hus band.” says Rev Mr Daran New England pastor The mother of Peregrine White the frst while child born in Ame married o Gov Wirs'ow when she only 12 weeks wido b wid and « e “ fea. wa \ W oand he elzht weeks ower POOOOOOODOOODNN Job Printi hu & O\\'IN(; to the enlargement newspaper and publishing it has been necessary to move The News Job Office up-stairs where it will be found 11 and 12, Kentucky Building, in th petent charge of Mr. G. J. William-. anything that can be printed. if 3 the best work at the right prices Mr. Williams, " fice Tie News Job Of Rooms 11 and 12 (upstairs) Kentucks 3 N Nt Y-S - 2 o0 S BT SN T N B A B S C