The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-12-07
FACTS AND FIGURES
BENEPIT TO FLORIDA
Insormaplon Mes csnsraIly Known,
WhIcA WIN Bs Extsraixely Cir
cuIatsG IN ths Interest
of the State.


Of the State.
The mercantile and industrial review
Of Jacksonville. which Is now being
prepared by the industrial department
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway fol
the purpose Of interesting Northern in
vestors in the possibilities Of Jackson
vile, DuvAl county and Florida, will
reveal facts pertaining to the State
that viii astonish even it's residents
Thomas X. Bates, the special repre-.
sentative Of the Seaboard, has been IN
Jacksonville for the past FIVE weeks
gathering material for the publication,
and some idea Of the progress he Il
making may be had from his review Of
the State. which we herewith produce
THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
Very few people have any eoncep-
ton Is to the size Of the State OF
Florida, its industrial and commercial
possibilities and the innumerable variety
Of its products.
The combined area of Connecticut,
Delaware, District Of Columbia, Mas
sachusetts, New Hampshire, New. Jer'
aey, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maryland,
Porto Rico and our Tuitula islets In thu
Pacific, Is 9,249 square miles, while
the area Of Florida is 50, 268 square
Kailes, making It the largest State east
Of the Mississippi river. The State hai
400 miles of sea coast and more splen.
did harbors than any other State. In
the matter Of navigable rivers and
lakes Florida has no peer, there being
within it's bounds $50 lakes, ~ rivers
and 90 creeks. Florida is 1000 square
York. The distance from New York
to Chicago is 9l7 miles, from Chatta;
nooga TO New York Is $50 miles and
from Jacksonville to New York is 98l
miles. The distance from the Western
boundary of the State to its southern
extremity is 996 miles, agood two days
There are s,2l7, $40 acres covered by
water, composed Of rivers, ponds, lakes,
and 81, 1850 acres of land surface.
On a basis of 600, 900 population, this
would give each citizen of the State
81 9.IO acres of land, while the resi-.
dent Of New York State has only 4 1t
acres. There are only 5000, 900 acres
In Florida held as farm lands and only
q portion of that is in cultivation, leav-
ing opportunities r zen for settlers that
no other State c. 4 offer.
Key West is the largest city in the
United States that has no railroad
However, this will soon be remedied by
the entrance Of the East Coast line Il
that city.
There are 46 counties and 2l26 cities
and towns in the State, and Florids
lays claim to 116 islands.
VALUABLE YELLOW PINE.
There are magnificent areas Of valu.
able yellow pine, cypress and hard
woods representing POP distinct varie
ties available for tire manufacture OF
anything from toothpick to a ships
mast.
The possibilities of the State from q
stockgrowing point Of view cannot be
edualed; the water Is here, the grazing
land is here, and the winters are very
similar to the summers in the North.
The experienc I'd stock grower should
be able to appreciate these three points,
but he does not seem to take advant.
age of them, probably on account OF
his narrow minded prejudice. When he
does come to himself the State OF
Florida will remind one of the Chicago
stock yards.
Florida has IL, 800 acres of edible oys.
tiers and enjoys the distinction OF being
the only sponge bearing State In the
Union.
Florida il a veritable paradise fol
the man who loves to hunt and fish
He can go cunning here for bear, wild
cat, deer, wild turkeys. geese, duck,
quail, squirrel, rabbit, coon, and numer.
Gus birds and animals. IL one woulc
rather fish the State offers sport IL
this line that cannot be excelled any.
where, you get them here from two
ounces 20 two hundred pounds, and Il
Is not necessary to wait . week for
bite.
THIS State contains unknown quaint.
ties Of phosphate rock. which 10 proving
q very valuable acquisition to the sun
total Of the States wealth. IL 10 used
a. the base for the manufacture OF fer.
tiliEers.
The finest quality of tobacco grown
In the United States Is grown in Flor.
ia. and sells for rs high at 20 cents
per pound.
, Florida produces sea ialand cotton,
the kind that demands 30 cents pei
mound when the ordinary grades are .
drug on the market ct 10 cents pei
pound.
Az q fruit, vegetable. nut and agri.
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