The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-12-14
INTERESTING
fLORIDAFACTS
,,formation Gathered for the
Seaboard Air Line Railway
GREAT EXTENT OF STATE
,,ser Than Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Now Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode
Island, and Vermont Combined.

The mercautI. and industrial review
u Jacksonville which is now beiny
,,euared by the industrial department
Il the Seaboard Air Line railway TO
me purpose Of interesting Northern in
yestors in the possibilities of Jackson
Vile. Duval county and Florida, will re
veal facts pertaining to the State tina
will sstonish even its residents. Thoma
< Bates, the specis.l representative
# the Seaboard, has been in Jackson
Vile for the past five weeks gathering
material for the publication, and some
jies of the progress he is making may
he had from his review of the State
which We herewith produce:
Very few people have any conception
s 10 the size Of the State of Florida,
lis Industrial and commercial possibili-
lies and the innumerable variety of its
PRODUCTS.
The combined area of Connecticut,
Delaware District of Columbia, Massa.
hNetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
Rhode Island, Vermont, Maryland,
Porto Rico and our own Tuitula islets
IN the Pacific is SO, square miles,
while the area of Florida is 81, POS
square miles, making it the largest
State east of the Mississippi river, The
Stale has 1900 miles of sea coast and
more splendid harbors than any other
State In the matter of navigable rivers
and lakes Florida has no peer, there be-
hgwithin its bounds $50 lakes, AZ rivers
and 80 creeks. Florida is II, 900 square
miles larger than the state of New
York. The distance from New York
10 Chicago is 9l7 miles, from Chatta-
nOOga to New York is $50 miles and
from Jacksonville to New York is 9S4
niles. The distance from the western
boundary of the State to its southern
extremity is 1896 miles, a good two days
quincy.
There are 3,2l7 920 acres covered BY
water, composed of rivers, ponds, lakes
and "a, 7l3, 600 acres of land surface. On
basis of 6OO, 900 population, this would
give each citizen of the State 81 9-l0
eFes OF land, while the resident of
New York state has only 4 i.5 acres.
mere are only 5000, 900 acres in Florida
enas farm lands and only a portion
mat is in cultivation, leaving oppor-
2nltles open for settlers that no other
'ate can offer.
Aey West is The largest city in the
vol'ed States that has no railroad.
however, this will soon be remedied BY
We entrance OF he East Coast line to
hat city.
mere are Is COUNTIES and 2,426 cities
:" towns in She State, and Florida
As Claim to llo islands.
,nsre are MAGNIFICENT areas Of valu-
~Nyellow pine cypress and hardwoods
' " 2O2 distinct varieties avail
wv s LOT the manufacture of anything
'T % 'oothpick to ships mast.
Ivy possibilities Of the State from a
M,stowlng point of view cannot be
r'seu' the water is here, the grazing
~ mere, and the winters are very
NJ r''sf to the summers in the North.
!" experienced stock grower should
~ %'1'e 70 appreciate these three points
\ ~ uoes not seem to take advantage
,,, "e"' probably on account of his c
m.W~'minded prejudice. When he does !
~ ' 70 himself the State of Florida 7
WI. remind one of the Chicago stock /
h, a.a mas 300 acres of edible oys- @
a. -, Enjoys the distinction of being
u,,,. sponge bearing State in the Y
h, " :. Is a veritable paradise for the t
!, "ao' loves to hunt and fish. He
,"sunnlng here for bear, wildcat, t
ss. S"d turkey, geese, duck, quail, g
IN rabbits, coon, and numerous O
II !, u animals. If one would rather s.
" ~. "e State offers sport in this line K
n M nOt be excelled anywhere, you o
nd,ss mere from two ounces to two
i y. pounds, and it is not necessary
NV NJ : week for a bite. ii
s~se contains unknown quanti- o.