The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-09-28
PRODUCTIVE
LITTLE TANT|E
heated on 1aylOr's Creek at The
Northern Edge OF OkeeChObee
4 SUGAR CANE SECTION
N, Hancock Replies to Iaquiry of Miami
Metropolis and Denies lntenperance
Of The Voters OF his Precinct.
Tantie, Fla, Sept, g, 1906.

Tantle Fla, Sept, %, 1906
Editors TRIBUNE:
noticed little squib in the column
Of Florida Topics in last weeks issue q
YOUR much esteemed paper, copied fror
the Miami Metropolis, insinuating tina
Our citizens of Tdntie must be kng
OaOple, and that it would be interestin,
10 know what kind Of place Tanti,
really is.
Now, my dear srs, if you will civ,
me little space, | will endeavor t,
rive our interested friend, the editor OF
the Metropolis, as well as others VII,
NAV feel Interested, a little idea OF
what Tantie is, where it is, ard some
Of her peoples reasons for the stand
they took in the recent wet and dry
election.
First we deny the charge of being
Incorporate. | have lived in this di, =
trct three years and have seen only
one drunken man, and he was a man
from New York down here on pleas
ue trip. No settlement can boast Of
more sober class of citizens than we
have. We voted wet, it is true, but
We did it through honest convictions
and we believed TO vote wet would be
10 the interest of our county. We look
upon whlskey as great public evil,
and the best way to control it is through
licensed saloons in hands of good men.
We looked upon the issue that was be-
fore the people Of st. Lucie not as
temperance issue, but am issue between
licensed saloons and blind tigers two
great evils and of the two we believe
the saloon to be the lesser. The tiger,
you know, is a beast of the woods and
be thrlves in the country better than in
town, and as Tantie is only small |
country settlement and headquarters
lf agreat many trappers and hunters,
our people dread the idea of tigers.
our settlement is small, our citizens
are few, and We all pull together be-
cause We believe that where there is
unity there is strength. We are almost
UNANIMOUSLY OF one belief, consequently
SeVole IN harmony. We are Democrats
'nd were beaten in the election, and
We most humbly and willingly submit
V !ne wishes of the majority of the
WA people of St Lucie county, and
sAs" Tor granted they are right, and {
@aly cooperate with them in their eff
@s 70 Keep down the appearance of
ne much dreaded tiger.
promised in the beginning to give
y eu'or OF the Metropolis some idea
'antle' Now, dear Mr.. Editor, Just
y down your map and find Lake
'secnobee' Look to the north side
'ae lake ten miles east Of the mouth $
:, VIC hlsslmmee river and you will $
" pe'ween Eagle Bay and Chauncey F
y 'aat splendid river known as HI
Y"' creek empties into the lake +,
WI .ne north. This river takes its Sc
'D' from the famous General TAYLOR T.
A., ~'O vigorously struggled with the in
.sns near Okeechobee during the pi
.''''Ole war, 1t might be interesting h,
~. wv 70 Know that Tantie is situated i
n, ~ 1--WE. 1--WE miles from the lake up this as
'. N'lhln short distance of the 81,
!, upoh which the famous battle f..
~, l0as ) between Gen. Taylor's men lor
the Seminoles w.
ANTI !. en-
/, w Is IN the center of the garden wi
!, " FLORIDA. The rich hammock da
!, W. N this vicinity are in quality Pi,
,a;.u 70 none in the State, and are VIII
:. adapted to the raising of rim
n. .''e' oranges and bananas. The COZ
hoo, VI pepper, onions, potatoes. len
ls ~ Or any kind of truck for the no,
.;., I" the winter will be one of Mo
!, paying pursuits when we get etc
!, =, transportation. "
!, W. g. screek isa magnificent stream
vh, u.'een miles in length, ten miles 7
a. " Is navigable for good sized Lee
NJ. ouch boats as the Suwanee VIII,
n M OF Fort Myers, made regular he'll
i. " lantie last winter. of t
: scenery of Taylor's creek be- will,
1antle and the lake is very emil