The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-10-13

I greatly stimulate its production, aud it
I viii prove the most profitable industry
/ in the State. The sweet potato IS re-
! munerative one. During my five years
/ residence l have never known them TO
/ be less than 10 cents a bushel, and have
! known them to sell for SI.25. n hun
! dreG bushels TO an acre would equal any
/ acre OF corn IN the rest corn section, and
/ l have known of 600 bushels to the acre.
/ Arrow root, end all kinds of vegetables
/ are very easily raised and big money
/ making crops IS gathered early.
/ an industrious poor man can carve
out fortune in florida as quick as in
/ any other part of the world. The main
| advantage Is the climate which permits
him to work every working day in the
year. Clothing costs less and fuel next
TO nothing, and yet I would want II
know what kind OF a poor man one is
before l would advise him 10 go 10 Flor
ida. The forests Of this State contain
the finest woods, embracing over $50 va
rieties, among them the curley pine, red
bay, magnolia, hickory, gum, oaks, and
wa!nuts, have no superior.
Another remarkable feature about
Florida Is its freedom from malignant
diseases, end its general healthtulness.
= MAJORITY OF THE NEW CuMERs
came on account of health OF some MEM
Der Of the family. The first stages OF
consumption, diphtheriu. and Group
troubles. heart and kidney diseases are
Immediately relieved and permanently
cured ! do not mean cases that the
physicians have given up, Yet some Of
that class are enjoying good health by
permanent residence il the high lands.
The death rate IN Putnam County for
the past five years never reached ! per
cent. Last year there were 50 deaths in
( 10, 900. Thus Putnam County claims to
be the healthiest place in the world.
As IN illustration OF the spirit and
push Of Florida one may take the city OF
PGlatEa rs an example. ! wO years az O
that city was visited by fire that de
strOyed the entire business portion.
About one hundred houses. bank, post
office, and i've hotels were reduced TO
ashes in few hours. The city made no
appea! for aid and declined what was
offered. Today the fire district is rebuilt
with solid brick buildings that would do
credit 70 any city On this continent. Be
side this. 800 houses, residences, fact
tories, depois, and hotels have been
erected, and the city limits are pushing
out in every direction. Five years ago
Palatka
Rad NEIIHEK BANK SOB RAILROAD.
l. now has five raj oa zig. one. the
Florida Southern, Ia $40 miles long. Z
has two banks; ole repol 1914, GOO of
deposits and the othe:, though new,
makes an honorable and ilattering show
ing. Ocean steamers ply between Pa
latka and Charleston and New York.
Nessels are now found at her wharYes
| from various paris Of the world. Large
| car works, 50 Sh and door, furniture, ami
| other factories hive been established,
wholesale houses are opening and every
step taken to make Palatka the depot
| for South Florida and Cuba, and the
wonder Of the writer Ii that Chicago has
| not jumped for this trade.
The State Ia practically out of debt,
/ taxes sre l per cent. school and churches
are being built all over the State. Last
I yea- there We're built inside of her Dor
/ ders .s3 miles OF railroad. This was
moro than built by any Northern State.
| The first six months of this year Florida
| has bU''; 225 miles equal Ia ali the miles
| built in all the Southern States, leaving
! cut TeXas and South c. ~oljHa. ! zeal OPP
| ton Is in force IN ths State and liquor Is
! sold only in the large cities where ii ma
| joIuy OF voters sign Z petition for IL
cense. This is the very best law and
| ~ns brought about 10y The temperance
elements in the two parties; the third
| party