The Ocala banner., 1906-10-26
aosE.s aepLY TO VAN DuzoR.
Makes Out Strong Case In Favor Of
the ProductIvenes Of Reclaimed
Lands.
Tallahassee. Fla., oct. "a, 1906.

Tallahassee, Fla, Oct. "a, 1906.
Editor Tampa Times:
My attention has been called to a
letter from Mr.. w. L. vanDuzor, dat
ed Sept. rs. 1906, published In re-
cent issue Of your paper. AS Mr.. Van
Duzor mentions myself. among others
personally, request the privilege Of
replying to Mr.. Van Duzor to cor
rect some OF his statements.
He says: 'The present State Chem
ist, r. Il. Rose, who spent 100000 on
his muck farm and made complete
failure" The facts are sold my In
terest In st. Cloud to Hamilton Diss-
ton In 1883 at satisfactory prices, Inn
medisteiy after the organization Of
the Florida Sugar Manufacturing Co.,
with capital Of one million dollars,
based entirely on the results. and con-
ditions OF st. Cloud plantation while
under my ownership and manage
ment, which had at that time showed
an annual dividend Of 40 per cent
on the 100000 capital stock employ.
cd. In 1889 sold the remainder OF
my farm at st. cloud, less than one
hundred acres, for $4,000 cash. r
e. Rose did not make failura '-
way ON his muck land farm. agricul
turally or financially, but on the con
trary, turned the property over to
the Florida Sugar Manufacturing Co.
I'm May 1888, with crop of cane. 42O
acres, that proved one Of the best
acreage considered ever produced in
the United Stats. The crop which In.
spired the letter from Mr.. Claus
Spreckles, quoted by Mr.. Van DuzoI
In his paper read before the Cane
Growers Association In Jacksonville
In May. 1904.
AZ TO the Kinsman failure. as Mr.
Van Duzor knows. 1t was caused al
rectly by the Florida Sugar Manufac
turing Co.. failing to comply with its
contract with hinsman and others
to receive and pay for the cane
grown I'm 1888. of which Mr. Kinsma,l
had 80 acres. Of as fine cane as ever
grew, averaging thirty tons per acre
with Q. sncrose content OF from Is to
Is per cent.
Mr.. Kinsman. Mr.. Slayen. Mr.
Hampton. MT. Fell and myself. each
had contracts with the Florida Sugar
Manufacturing Co., In each case the
sugar company failed to meet its con
tracts, receive and pay for the cane
produced.
Mr.. Goblet among many others, on
high pine land, lost heavily during
the season Of l8ss-SS-s0. by the late
February and March frosts. The fail
ure OF vegetable growers In Florida
has by no means been confined to
muck lands, nor to particular locali
ties. the following quoted from Mr.
Van Duzor's paper read before the
Cane Growers Association In Jack
sonville. May 4th, 5th and 9Th. 1904
puts the matter of the value of muck
lands In very different light. AL
iudipg TO the muck or reclaimed lands
IN the neighborhood Of Kissimmee
he says:
~ rnC4ttAAhAiESb Va q aNEfon "
Of the utmost Importance to any en-
terpriss. especially Is this true wher
the operatives must become perma
ment residents. II can be positively
stated that the reclaimed lands ol
the Kissimmee valley are free from
malaria. The employees of the
drainage company were white men
exclusively. The men were recruited
from all parts OF the country. Many OF
them entered into the service Of
the company before they became &C
climated. During q period OF over
eleven years the company never EN-
ployed physician or never lost an
employee from death. never did any
Of the men leave the service Of the
company from the fact that they
could not stand the climate. Malaria
and chills are absolutely unknown"
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