The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1884-05-28
Higley-No. 3.

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take up the pen again at the urgent
; request of many Of your readers, that
they may know more of this favored To-
cality
So many towns and villages in Florida
have come into existence during the
past two years, and new ones adding to
the list every day, that person coming
from the far northern states is bewilder-
ed and puzzled to know with which par
ticular one to cast their lot Many of
these towns have no attractions what
ever to offer to a man with a family,
! wanting a pleasant, healthy, cheap
home. And were it not for the energy
in talking up and advertising these places
by land agents in these localities, they
would be left uninhabited. In other
words, the land agents misrepresent and
induce new corners to buy land at
enormous prices from which they can get
no benefit, either in health or wealth.
We are glad to know, however, that there
are very many exceptions to this rule,
both in regard to the land agents, and
the land. And one among the latter is
the new town OF Higley. Every man
who has ever bought land and settled in
this place has done so because he has
been convinced by his own observation,
that here was just the place for him.
And men who have made almost the en-
tire round of the State have come here
and at first sight have frankly acknowl-
edged, without any solicitation, that the
natural attractions of Higley are equal
to any place in the State. This is saying
a great deal, but we say it confidently
and truthfully. We claim for it the fol-
lowing advantages:
LIST. Healthfulness. Such large body
of high pine land as is here in one body
with no marshes, insures perfect freedom
| from malaria.
I'd. Freedom from troublesome in
| sects. We have no mosquitoes, sand
| flies, DC. We use no mosquito netting
whatever.
Sd. Good water. This is one very i'm
portant thing especially to new corners.
How the writer of this longed for one
cool drink when he first came here, and
drank the hot lake water in midsummer
among the natives. Now as we bring up
the clear cool water from a depth of 80
or 40 feet we can appreciate it.
4th. The extra quality of our lands,
and ease with which they can be bro't
into cultivation. No palmetto or under
growth of any kind. The lands are
ready for the pillow as soon as the timber
is removed, or even before by girdling
the trees. Our soil is very dark loan,
with yellow subsoil-no hard-pan.
9Th. The cap sheaf of all advantages is
that these lands are cheap. When q
man can get such land as this for So pei
acre, within half mile of school, church
! store, post office, saw mill and Other
conveniences, including good neighbors
in rapidly growing place, he can have
+ but little excuse for not investing
p Lands at this price of course are to actua
settlers, or those who will make i'm
provements.
Many of the good people of DeLant
can substantiate every word of this com
: munication, for they have been here anC
know it to be true. We will have direc
railroad communication with Palatka by
way OF Leesburg and Palatka, by anothe
: winter, as the roads are now bein.
n rapidly built toward US. We have bu
J.. five miles OF road yet to be built, will
/ money ready for that.
Higley is having steady natura
a growth, without any pulling or haulin,
, or Misrepresentation Among our visit
, ors during the last few days have beer
= DIR. Geo. w. Lancaster and wife, of De
Land, accompanied by Mr.. Reed, O
I Hastings, MINI.
/ We like the AGRICULTURIsT, and as al
l advertising medium it must be good
from the amount of letters pouring in OF
us from Maine to California.
Very truly yours,
HAwKEYE.