The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-18
ENCHANTED WITH COUNTRY
Former Fulton County Boy Has Found
Garden Spot Of the Earth
In Tropics.
THE CLIMATE is BEYOND DESCRIPTION

chased a plantation on the Isle OF
Pines, and is enchanted with the
little island, according to letters
written to his friends. He is
very enthusiastic over the pros
poets of the island, which he pre-
diets Will be one of the greatest
resorts in the world IN a few
years.
About eight years ago, Smith
went to West Superior, Wiscon-
sin, and a few months ago, went
from that city to the Isle of Pines.
In a recent letter, he has the fol-
loving to say:
"Tropical fruits of all kinds
grow with practically no care at
all and IN fact some of the finest
fruit ever tasted was gathered
from trees entirely surrounded
with wild shrubbery and which a
human hand had never before
touched. The climate is simply
beyond description and the waters
are healthful and invlgorating. |
have been all over the island and
like my present location better
than any other here, being near
the only deep water harbor around
the island and am located on the
main thoroughfare between the
two best towns, Sante Fe and Los
hides.
can American company is
building bridges preparatory to
putting an electrical railroad IN
operation which will pass my door
before Christmas. They are pre-
pairing to accommodate $4,000
tourists this winter. About TO-
600 visited the isle last season but
were unable TO get good accommo-
dations. They will all be taken
care of nicely this winter.
"There is no doubt as to the
value of the land and l am con-
vlnced that we can raise the finest
fruit, vegetables and tobacco in
the world. This is supposed to
be the wet season but the rains
do not even interfere with the
farming. The soil Is such that
there Is never any dust or any
mud here and there no poisonous
reptiles or fever on the isle. The
days are very com fortable-while
one has to sleep unde~ a blanket
at night.
''The few natives are very
friendly and show their good will
in every possible manner. They
will work well for others but will
lot do much for themselves. /
| have two working for me and ]
never saw better workmen. They
are all of Spanish descent.
81 have lots OF sport here as
the fishing and hunting is of the
best. There are no jungles on
the island and the land can near
ly oil be cultivated.
"It-is very remarkable how
things grow here and the luscious
ness of the fruit Is beyound com.
parison. We would not think of
eaJlng fruit such as we get in the
markets IN the north. / have
forty acres here and when all are
under cultivation will be worth
two sections of Dakota land. One
of my neighbors claims to have
made 5000 on quarter of an acre
of egg plant.
"People are coming in on every
boat from all over the world and
most of them remain. Strange
to say people coming here from
the north do not have to pass
through term of acclimation usu.
al to a tropical climate. Could
people of the states know of the
heaithfulness of the climate here
| am afraid that they would come
in such numbers as to sink our
lItGle gem of an isle as you know
1t Is net so very large.
''There Is great variety of tim
ber on the island and the best 1
have ever seen. Walnut, ebony,
mahogany, oak, sabina, and palms
OF almost every kind grow all over
the island.
II purchased q hive of bees four
weeks ago and have had to take
the honey from them three times