The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-04-22
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tins rule. w
Az point six miles west of st, Auo-
llstihc, Florida, on the line of tho Sc
Johns Railway, lies q beautiful tract ~
lalld which has recently been laid ont i,
town-site called, West st. Auonst;nn
NC augustine proper is the Oldest (Gtv
IN the United States, and abounds VIII
lehSeno lore aid historitnl antiauitv md
few if any Of the many thousands tLat
visit FlHida fail to take Il lock ot. tho Sao
Wall, Old Fort, and the many other in
tereStinB objects. 1t was founded Son-
temDer 9th, 1865, forty two years preyi-
GUS 70 the settlement of jamestown, Vn.
ana ~ nity-ilVe years before the landing of
Che Pllgrlms on Plymouth Rock. Tho
name st. Augustine was given to the
place by the Spaniards, because they lam
oou upon the day dedicated to that rev
ered and learned saint. st. Augu3tine is
growing rapidly, being the terminus of
Two railways, and others are being exten-
ded toward it, and tits now known as the
Hotel City of Florida.
The proprioters and owners Of the RI
iuStrnted Southern World, Il sixteen pnpo
weekly illustrated paper srme size as
Harper" Weekly, noting the great prog
reSs being mado III the Ancient CITY pur
chased large tract of land near st. Aug
ustlne, from Mr.. Wnl. Astor, of New
York, immediately on tic limo of the ST
Johns Railway, which is nlso owned by
Mr.. Astor, and in the midst OF this truct
and within two hundred feet of the rail
road, have planted III plot Of 700 acres
the city of West st Augustine.
From West st. Augustine there exists
Ilrrct daily connections for the st. Johns
River, pino miles distant, with steamboat
connections going north, and south, ,lai-
ly. 10 St.Augustinc, six miles distant.
10 Pnlatka, the Gem City of the south
by river thirty five miles, or rail, twenty
miles, and Jacksonville by river or rail
thirty eight miles distant
In addition to this, the tract on which
Is located the city of West st. Augustine
IS much higher in altitude than either st.
Augustine or Jacksonville, and is rich,
high, dry, open pine land.
And now comes the strange feature of
the whole matter; the propriatcrs of the
lllnstratclSouthcrn World conceived the
plan of giving to each and every yearly
subscriber to the paper, a deed to lot
IN the city of West st Augustine, 40 Y
100 feet, free and clear of all incumbran-
ccs, and parties bttor'iIrE owners of these
lots are not required to build, though it
IS confidently expected, because of the
delightful location that many will ,lo SO.
Florida to day is the Mecca to which
are looking with longing eyes,
and it Is now made possible through the .
enterprise of the propricters and owners
Of the lliuTtratGil Southern World, forall
to secure HOME i'll that delightful State,
FREE.
Many will no doubt wonder how il is !
possible for amy one to absolutely give i
away lots IL tn" city OF West ST. ,1u!.n.:' 8
ln", and yet the REASONS, when OK Dlainnl .
are TcrT "imp!n. ANia, MT t. ill.,, hands .
npon which Is located The city of West
81. Augustine, the DrOurirt"rj and owl,-
nrS of the Illustrated Southern World
own Other land" which thrJ no ,lDub. OK
poet viii i<roatly onhncn i'll vliGn, these
tnnui VIII be by th"m diriN"d in plots OF
lT", ten, and iiitCrN acres, and SOLD ns
the value increases. which ~ the ipts are
taken VIII l." worry rapid, they III 70 havo
III view = GHHiro to nlucn sab >,,rihnrS 10
become actniil settlers IN the State, and
ut til same tlnc}%"cnrr for tha paper IN
oNtcn.;lEr paid up circulation.
I!o Illustrated Solth rn World con
tUHScvrn oi more lrGcs "F I.ln':trI.ion&
mid! - re .'iHsc wi1!i ,~lojcn t;tc!It,i:r. Ne
expense rii:%?ac%ti, - Enhrt tli'i pu'h:,;atiun
oEG OF tllc finest IL the world. Ii j. uhiI
''Hlt"i. indr'','taiuS, ,valunhlr information!
about ftori,!o tho land Of Flowers and
Oranges, scenes covering niI the
S,mtn;'rn 'it'toI an I ;hejr pn .ll;nritir..
i '>l'irS stories, poem, %h"ir!wS, lrIrfnl
hpV,.h ,il n'tH5. the r..r-
dHn, etc.. IN !Hc. i il iu,t :iurh 1t paper
NJ Hh"U.d 60 into "vHY*' home in ;hr Land.
and hY the fornG Ding unprecedented anH
liberal niiNr I'll - expect To- soon uul:lrjl-
lie thoir liz; 81 Subscribers. The s.iI-
icrip,ion prize" ii Tie lin ;tr"trI South
a"n World is $500 Il yenr anl th>y pay
.he postage.
The subioinod is the offer Of Tive pro-
prictors and owners OF The Illustrated
Southern World Il specimen copy OF
which will be furnishedupon application,
lOcts.
What we will do: Upon receipt Of
81. % from You we will enter your name
in oar sub 'cripLion book, and send to
my address rhe Illustrated Southern
World, for fifty two weeks, paying the
postage ON it, and, as an extra induce
mcnt to lave y0u become one of our sui
ScribcrS we will execute warranty decd,
to a town lot in West st. Augustine, .tOy
1OO feet in size Remember we actually
give you this lot, and we hereby further
agree to pay notary for executing the
same and to pay all taxes rlp to January
1at, 1897. Al the present time no one
can become II lot owner in our city un-
loss they are II subscriber, but after yOu
have secured your decd, of course if you
wish Won can sell it. We rettin the right
to return your money should all the lots
we propose to donate 10 Subscribers be
fore we receive your rcMitt:nrH.
We refer by permis9iun to the follow
ing named gentlemen who reside and do
business in Jacksonville:
Mai. n. Mclaughlin, Pres. SSS. Johns
Ry; Capt. W. B. Watson, lnt2 Manager
DcBuy- Baya MorchNntj' Line; Capt. G.
V. r.. Post, Manager st. Joh,s River
Fast Limo; w. $. webb, Mcbh'd Jack
sonvillo Directory; Watcr C. Coleman,
Gon1. Travelling Ag't; +. r.. & n. Ry.;
John S. Briggs. Alderman, JacAsonvilIr,
Fla; Mayor Rice, Mayor Of Jacksonville,
II. ID. Holland, Sheriff, Duvrl County,
Fla; Ev-Mayor VIM. Mol. Dancy; Ex-
AInun,, NI 4 Ay;oIviIglyi. r.