The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1906-12-08
FAIR FLORIDA'S
FUND OF FACTS.
Marvellous Revelations About the Area,
Climate, Soil, Products and Pos
sibilitieS of the State.

| The Mercantile and Industrial Review
of jacksonville, which IS now being pre-
pared by the Industrial department of
the Selboard Air Line Railway for the
| purpose of interesting Northern invest
orS in the possibilities Of jacksonville,
Duval county and Florida will reveal
| facts pertaining 70 the state that will
aatonish even it, residents Thomas n.
Bates. special representative of the Sea-
board is gathering material for pubhca-
ton, and some idea of the progress he
is making may he gained from the fol-
lowing,
The combined alea of Connecticut
| Delaware, District Of Columbia, Massa-
chu>ettS. New Hampshire, New Jersey,
| Rhode Island, Vermont, Maryland, Porto
Rico and our Titula islets in the Pacific
is 9,249 square miles, while the area Of
! Florida is 59,2GS square miles, making
1t the largest state east OF the MISSISSIPPI
pi river The state has 1900 miles of
seacoaSt and more splendid harbors than
gable rivers and lakes Florida has no
peer, there being within It's bounds $50
lakes, II rivers and 90 creeks Florida
is 1000 square miles larger than the
state Of New York The distance from
New York to Chicago Is 917 miles, from
Chattanooga To New York is $50 miles,
and from Jacksonville to New York is
1854 miles. The distance from the west
era boundary Of the state to its south
eru extremity is 900 milt~-a good Two
days Journey.
There are 3.2I7 800 acres covered by
water, composed OF rivers, ponds and
lakes, and 81 900 acres Of land sur
face. On 4 basis Of 100000 population,
this would give each citizen of the state
80 10 acres of laId. while the resident
OF New York state has only / ID acres.
There ;lrc only :, ZOO. 900 acres in Florida
held aS farm lands and only a portion Of
that is i'll cultivation, leaving opportu-
mites open for settlers that II" other
stat" can offer.
Key West j. the largest city in the
United States that has no railroad
However. this will soon be remedied by
the entrance If the East Coast line t,
that city.
There are 10 counties and 2425 cite,
and towns IN the state. and Florida lay
clam to IT. islands
= There are magnificent areas of valua
/ bic yellow pine, cypress and hardwoods
representing POP distinct varieties avail
! able for the manufacture Of anything
t from to"thpick TO 4 ships mast
The possibilities OF the state from ;
stock growing point Of View cannot bt
/ equaled. The water Is here, the grazing
land is here, and the winters are very
! similar 70 the summers in the north
Tie experienced stock grower should be
able 10 appreciate these points. but he
GOt3 not seem I" tax" advantage q
e them, probably on account Of his mar
row-lninded prejudice. When he doe
come t" himself the state Of Florid;
: VIII remind "n" Of the Chicago stocl
yards
Florida has l2,s09 acres Of edibl,
oysters and enjoys the distinction O
p being the only sponge-bearng state il
the Union.
Florida is vrritable paradise fer tin
man who loves 10 hunt and fish. II,
I can go cunning here for bear, wildcat
/ deer, wild turkey, geese, duck, quail
s squirrel, rabbit, coon and numerou
3 other birds and animals. If enc woult
rather fish, the state offers sport in thi
L line that cannot be excelled anywhere
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