New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-20
SCOTCH COLOyISTS FOE FLORIDA.
A REJOINDER FROM DIR. BROCKET1

To the EditOr Of The TRIBUNE.
SIR: Will you indulge me in few words in
reply TO Mr. j. j. Dunno. whose communication appears
In TIE TRIBUNE this morning 1t is very natural that
Mr.. Dame. "a officer OF the Florida Mortgage ana
Investment Company limited. should attemr to defend
the action OF the company with which he is connected
Ia this deportation o! Scotch farmers to their south
Florida lands It just possible that know more about
that company than Mr. Dunno thinks; but his defence
regarded the best they offer their case Is
indeed ptiable.
The amount OF capital OF the company, or thoir eX
pendltures for mortgages, has nothing to do with tho
present matter Nor Mr.. Dunnes personal pur-
chases .sota Bay matter OF particular interest," 10
tn coousts unless he has sold them some OF these
lands He has probably paid more than the lands were
worth. lie may be bad Judge, or he may have money
to throw away but 1t ia certain, on the best expert
authority. that unmproved land on Sarasota Bay Is
worth one tenth Of $40
Mr. Dunne devoa5 good deal OF space to proving tha'
that region in Florida is excellent winter resort Tor
invaids. | have denel this. though i" claim
that central counties OF Florida are much more ie'ir
able for this purpose His reference to tue signal
Service reports about Pnti RbSsl sixty miles sonh OF
Sarasota Ia unfortunate. Had he known little more
about tho matter would have been aware that In all
10 and AMI peniUsur climates, it Ia not the mtrmt"
temperature but the cj 1uS heIt which tolls upon the
constitution; 90 Is mlXInum not often eed IN
some 0, the West Indi. islands, but wue Montreal has
days Of higher temperature than Pun1 Ross' II hoes
not follow that II is "A mDre cncrvaung climate. II Mr
Dunno had looked further signal Service reports
he would have that Punta Rosa has six months
from April October In which the daily AVERAGE max
tnum IS not below 90. There arc doHt tlesS hotter
place, than Punta Rosa, AMI Sarasota Bag - "I' d"
tnem but daily heat for six months - about as
much as most ScDtcAn6u can endure. Add 10 thi- he
providence Of lArial aul typho fcvers during ho'
months from the lowue,s of the land and dcrlylut
vc tttiou whicl Nj Dunno not aud cannot inny
an put /. TO Mr. Duuuc himself. II Ire VIII diVr-t 1in
self % his money Interests whether 10 is climate
which he would recommend 20 "a friend. "a -rotchidh
born AMI hreI a. ons Tor permanent residence
Bur he has rvLdei an thcr question % primary I'M
cloud ur geuertrs. about winter resorts for uyai,
thnt question Is: + there ,iu-' acre ~ tHN 'p'''
ST Oh q psrrlt>ca i4d
artsota Bdv which SEQ cl farmer could raise fL'
crops he has been accustomed 20 raise 40 hn'ne Are
,hrre any good wheat ryc barley or corn lhu'' lH''
Can lr, uOafO.s turulps Cilua-c. or aN Ice CiVdici
there with any profit VII market garden Ncgrta1r'
a good market ,Dr kind az produce, II II could ie
RAISED. accessible wituout to mu'u exp 'n-' Tor CAT
riate not to Oe put oil 10y any staten at 90 H""
uIuV oranges, lemons lines. how many uiudhi- or
.uavas or u0V much cane" can he Produced 'u tho
acre scotch farmers not want 90 raise ir,c Things.
aud II tnrl dbl they could wat i've or ten }cf- or
them bearing. only t That other sections
could unl r,e!l them These S"O-cI cooust. Oh" not
come 20 enjoy fashionable inter- resort ruue North m
tine They CON" f1r -rlrancut h"mrS and COOL
arnus lands. and tho consequences of H.r' rc-ruti-
Ice the nutuc al rum AMI death OF very many
OF them J. not this crime AGAINST humanity
Neic- IDr:, Dec. ). lssJ. l.. +. BADChLTr NJ. D.