28 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1916
Page
1
Michigan fruit grower navigates price pressures and supply chain disruptions as demand shifts. Local inspectors note harvest quality varies, while growers weigh diversification into new markets and crops to stabilize income.
Hart Michigan horticulturist W. S. Gebhart known as the Strawberry King visits Sarasota and plans to settle nearby. He aims to test strawberry varieties for Florida soil and may enter strawberry, small fruit and poultry farming with Partridge chickens. He notes Michigan crops suffer from extreme heat, prompting shifts to corn and potato changes, while Florida stands to gain in potato production.
The Sarasota community mourns the death of Robert C. Hemingway at age forty six from cerebral congestion after a sudden illness overnight. He had joined a party at Buchanan's and fell ill on the Sadell near the Surf Club cottage. he died at one o clock Monday morning after being brought to Sarasota for care and burial arrangements in Saratoga Springs.
Mr. Gebhart notes Michigan potato shortages will push prices up. He forecasts small fruits like plums currants peaches and gooseberries will yield little here and believes Florida offers better conditions for such crops. He plans experiments and expects to test horticulture more thoroughly if he resumes the business.
Community business leaders in Sarasota push a developing industry amid growing jobs and investment. Local officials cite early partnerships with firms and favorable zoning as momentum builds for regional growth.
A Times visit tours D C Broadway’s canning setup in Sarasota. He has produced 1200 glasses of guava jelly and plans to expand to canning tomatoes and a clam chowder recipe. He intends to supply northern states and educate tastes for guava jelly.
The county school board holds a regular meeting to discuss district matters, approve agendas, and review committee reports. Members consider policy updates, budget items, and upcoming school calendar decisions.
The Manatee County School Board in Bradenton Florida fixes principals salaries at 75 per month and reviews August 1916 receipts and expenditures. It discusses Bethany School district boundary changes and transportation issues. The board approves a 6th grade teacher at Palmetto and audits teacher reports before adjourning.
Six year old John Maus son of Ed and Mrs Maus narrowly escaped drowning Friday afternoon after slipping into the bay near the Belle Haven Inn dock. Fishermen J E Baker and James Dugan, returning from a Gulf trip, heard cries, dived in, pulled him to shore, and sent him home. They were near the scene when the boy went under for the third time and saved him from a watery grave.
Notice to oyster lands lessees in Florida under Chapter 6532 and River and Harbor Act guidance. The Secretary of War authorizes buoys and stakes marking leases in navigable waters, with regulations on placement near channels, buoys, and trails, including marking the lessee name on boundary stakes and ensuring clear approaches to tributaries.
The Manatee County Sunday School Association of Sarasota District No. 20 will hold a convention at the Presbyterian church in Sarasota on Friday September 29. Activities begin 2 30 p m with devotion lessons and discussions led by I W Longacre W A Lathrop I N Halliday J S McLemore C W White and Rev J R Henry The program includes a round table and talks on parent interest teen age questions teacher training and the school s citizenship influence.
Messrs Foebel and Ashby let a contract to build twelve modern bungalows on Bay Island near the Bay Island Hotel. The houses will be finished before winter tourist season and are praised as an ideal West Coast residence close to Sarasota.
Adjourned session of the Manatee County School Board re convened in Bradenton Florida on September 18 1916 with all members present including Gates as Chairman J R Helms and FH Tuck. The board previously adjourned September 16 1916 during a special session.
The Owens Creek Special Tax School District No. 42 opened five thousand dollar bond bids. W L Slayton & Co of Toledo submitted the highest bid at par plus accrued interest minus 159 for blanks and fees. A note mentions a conditional gift offer of 100 from W A Henry of Wallingford CT to fund a flag staff for the municipal pier, tied to the pier bonds. Henry, former dean at Wisconsin and author, recently bought the Hodges place on Sarasota Key.
The Seaboard Air Line railway work train operated in the city on Wednesday, distributing ties along the right of way as part of maintenance activity.
A Grand Lodge Florida committee circulates to towns inviting bids to locate a Masonic Home and Orphanage. Selection hinges on transport, healthfulness, education, and moral tone, with requests for land details, soil, health factors, water supply, utilities, and other offers. Replies go to Stafford Caldwell in Live Oak Florida.
The Bay bridge piers are being placed with rapid progress. Gulf Coast Electric Railway Company has been chartered to operate in Florida. Its headquarters are in this city and T Z B Everton serves as secretary-treasurer.
Oyster beds must be marked as required by local regulations. Pertain to sections naming locations and procedures for marking oyster beds.
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