Astor Board of Trade Formed After Enthusiastic Meeting
An Astor gathering at the school house on Monday night June 14 organized the Astor Board of Trade to promote the town as a key gateway to Lake County. W. B. Brown was elected president with E. W. Skinner vice president J. P. Doss Jr. treasurer and Mrs Adaline Skinner secretary. The group planned a constitution and by laws with F L Wood to draft them and postponed bridge opening ceremonies until roads and bridge near completion.
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Astor
Lake County
St. Johns River
H. T. Craig
Craig
W. B. Brown
E. W. Skinner
J. P. Doss, Jr
Adaline V. Skinner
E.W. Skinner
Brown
Washington
Astor Board of Trade
F. L. Wood
Lake County Chamber of Commerce
Father and Daughter Bitten by Rabid Animals
Warren Royal of Cassia and his sixteen year old daughter Miss Ellen were bitten early this week by a mad dog and a mad cat. The cat’s head was sent to the State Health Department in Jacksonville where rabbies was confirmed. Dr. Fenn treated both and advised Pas teur treatment in Jacksonville.
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Warren Royal
Cassia
Miss Ellen
State Health Department
Jacksonville
Mr. Royal
Florida survey to report on state business conditions
The Florida government survey led by the Department of Commerce aims to provide Washington with factual economic data on state business. A transportation field survey, organized by the Florida Advisory Board and the State Chamber, seeks producers and traders across ten commodity groups in Florida and will expand to citrus, vegetables, petroleum, and more later.
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Florida
Department of Commerce
Florida Advisory Board
R. Hudson Burr
State Railroad Commission
Transportation Division
Department
A. Lane Cricher
No. 10
Jefferson Street
Jacksonville
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of
State Chamber
Pers Commodity Committee
Mi Advisory Board
Florida Worthless Checks Law Spurs Record Court Prosecutions
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce campaign to spotlight the states worthless check law has led to a notable drop in such practices and a surge in prosecutions. In Duval County Jacksonville nearly 300 cases were presented, with 22 charged as giving worthless checks. Courts note the volume and expect many convictions under Chapter 846 of 1921 amended by Chapter 9328 of 1923. law books are accessible in clerks offices and by attorneys statewide.
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Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Duval County
Jacksonville
State Chamber
Atlantic Coast Line gets Tampa extension halted at Richland
I C C grants ACL authority to end the Tampa to Tamatosassa line at Richland, linking to a western rail route via Perry and Monticello. The plan adds crossovers at Zephyrhills and extends the Dunnellon to Richland double track to relieve Waycross Lakeland congestion. Florida State College for Women ships year old pigs, earning 1835 from a carload of 77 pigs fed on campus garbage and corn. Ground broken for a cane laboratory.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Coast Line Authority
Tampa
Thanotosassa
Richland
Dade City
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
South Florida
Perry
Monticello
Zephyrhills
Little City
Dunnellon
Inverness
Trilby
Florida State College
Womer
Tallahassee
Marianna
A. & M. College
Testing Station at Canal Point Expands Everglades Cane Intake
The United States Department of Agriculture testing station at Canal Point on Lake Okeechobee’s eastern shore has operated for several years. The Florida State Chamber of Commerce reports the department has collected sugar cane samples from around the world for study.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Canal Point
Lake Okeechobee
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Department
Everglades
Nonresident Florida fishermen face extra county license
The Florida State Chamber of Commerce urges nonresidents to first pay a five dollar county license fee before fishing in Pasco or Highlands counties. State law requires nonresidents to hold a state license, but Pasco and Highlands impose an additional county license under a special act.
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South Florida
Paseo
Highlands
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Florida
Pasco
Manufacturer's Record Offers Ad Space to Southern Delegation
The Manufacturer's Record of Baltimore offers $500 in advertising space to the Southern state sending the largest delegation to the Southern Commercial Secretaries Association meeting in Chattanooga next May. The offer comes via a letter to members from William Blanton of Shreveport Louisiana, president of the organization.
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Baltimore
Southern Commercial Secretaries Association
Chattanooga
William Blanton
Shreveport
Road 2 fill between Gainesville and Micanopy opens to traffic
The State Road No. 2 fill across Paine's Prairies between Gainesville and Micanopy is open to traffic. The surface will be applied later and motorists are urged to drive slowly. The fill has been surfaced with sand and relay temporarily.
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Paine’s Prairies
Gainesville
Micanopy
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Florida cited as model for new canning plants growth
The report notes Florida offers a strong opportunity for starting canneries and cites Marianna in Jackson County as a prime example. Marianna operates a long running cannery mainly canning fruits and berries and recently shipped 24 000 cans of blackberries to a Tennessee firm, with rising demand prompting further expansion.
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Florida
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Marianna
Jackson County
Tennessee
Cannery Expansion Spreads Across West Florida
The section sees seven trucks operating in Marianna to harvest berries with an expected 500 bushels daily. A plant produces 1000 cans daily and employs 200 to 250 people, twenty in the plant and the rest in field work. A second cannery is planned as Panama City businessmen buy Chipley Packing Co to convert it into a canning plant with new equipment expected to be ready soon.
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West Florida
Marianna
Panama City
Chipley Packing Company
Chipley
Road surfacing bids for State Road No. 1 next month
State Road Department will open bids for hard surfacing the 24 mile stretch of State Road No. 1 Old Spanish Trail from Lake City to Live Oak next month. Chairman Hathaway advised the Florida State Chamber of Commerce on plans. A new route through Wellborn near Lake City is proposed to avoid the Seaboard Air Line Railway alignment, with citizens agreeing to move the road two blocks south of its current path.
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Lake City
Live Oak
State Road Department
Hathaway
Florida State Chamber of Commerce
Wellborn
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Road Department
Ctizens of
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Harry Houghton
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L. R. Heim
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