The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-05-01
settlement OF
THE PERDIDO
COUNTY
Nine thousand Acres Secured for
Arkansas Colony Which viii
Emigrate to Florida.

No section of the south offers
greater advantages to home seekers
than the beautiful stretch of country
known as the Perdido section, in
Escambia county. which inclu -es a
large tract stretching from the
shores of Perdido bay eastward
nearly to the line of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, its southern
6order being within a few miles of
the corporate limits of the Deep
Water City of the Gulf, Pensacola;
and that the opportunities to be had
IN this section are appreciated is at
tested by the fact that it is being
rapidly settled up by emigrantls from
other states who, fleeing from the
IigOrs of the northern winter, find an
asylum, a home and prosperity in
the sun kissed land on the borders
of the Mexic gulf.
Some time since the owners of
this section brought large number
of German families from the north
ern states to the Perdilo tract
where a German colony was estab-
iished, the members of which are
well pleased with the country and
are rapidly bringing their respec-
tive farms to a high state of cUltiva-
ton. Some Of them have engaged
in stock raising in a limited way and
find that this, Also is a profitable
industry, paying large returns if
properly attended, to. The market
for their products is unlimited and
the prices which are secured are
much higher than in the northern
Cfo
Icy reason Of the mild climate, is
much less.
An Arkansas Colony.
II. NJ. Swasey, an experienced land
and immigration agent, who has
been instrumental in building up a
number of fiourishing settlements in
California and other, western states,
day or SO ago secured control of
5000 acres in what is known as the
PerdidO tract which is owned and is
being developer by the. Pensacola
Investment Co., on behalf of a large
number of families at present resid-
ing near Darcy, Heber and other
sections of Arkansas, and intends
within a short time, to settle the en-
tire tract with these people. Mr.
Swasey decided upon the Perdido
section after travelling extensively
through the southern states and
carefully investigating the advan-
tages of the various sections. For
several weeks he remained at Flor
ala, Ala, and from there made trips
southwark as far as the Bay country /
end Immediately after seeing the
PerdidO tract entered into negU-
tiatiOns which rssUlteai in his secur-
ing control of the tract for the
families by whom be was sent south
for the purpose Of locating a suitable /
tract for settlement.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Swasey to /
begin the actual work of colonization |
within a short time and with this
end in view he has made arrange |
ments with the L. & N R. r. for the 4
transportation of the cOlonists and /
their effects. the railroad company
promising to assist the enterprise in
every way possible. 1t is expected |
that the entire colony will be trans
ferTed to the PeTdidO section early
in the fall and that cultivation of the
land will begin without delay.
The development of the PerdidO |
country will be of great benefit to
Pensacola as the entire section is
tributary to this city, where the larg-
e. part Of the products viii be mar
keted and where supplies will be
purchased. The Pensacola and Per
Cido railroad passes directly through .
the tract that has been secured and
it is the intention Of the promoters
Of the colony to establish a town at
about the center of the colony, upon
the railroad line