The weekly true Democrat., 1907-11-01
AN INVITATION TO
co TO FLORIDA.
And Raise There Golden Crop Of
Wrapper Tobacco.

wrapper AODAecos
Congressman William B. Lamar had
published, in recent issue of the United
States Tobacco Journal, the following /:
HOTEL AsToR, Times Square, N. Y,
October 9TH, 1907.
Editor United States Tobacco Journal ::
Your readers are familiar with the his
tory of Florida wrapper leaf tobacco,
raised under artificial shade. From the
Suwannee River, in Florida, direct west
to the Alabama River, lays territory
peculiarly adapted to raising the d0mes-
ticated Sumatra wrapper leaf tobacco.
This makes Madison County the eastern
terminus of the territory ] name, and
Escambie County its western boundary.
Lately the United States government
soil survey has been completed OF Es-
Gambia County, Florida the soil survey
map has been issued. 1t shows thousands
of acres of land well adapted to raising
shade tobacco. Wrapper leaf tobacco
has been successfully raised, under
shade, in Escambia County, this year
Next year the area will be largely in
creased in this County. The Counties of
Santa Rosa and Walton, lying east of
Escambia County, are well adapted to
wrapper leaf tobacco also. Tobacco has
been in past years successfully raised
in these counties. In the counties of
Holmes, Washington, jackson, Calhoun
and Liberty, shade wrapper leaf tobacco
has, this year, been successfully raised.
The counties of Franklin and Wakulla
are also of the same capability for
wrapper leaf tobacco,
Leon County is the seat Of the State
Tallahassee being the State
capital
Last year there were about 60 to so
acres planted in Leon County in shade
tobacco. This year the area is nearly
three hundred acres. Nextyear will see
about 500 to l 200 acres planted in wrap
per leaf tobacco in Leon County.
Two fine packing houses were erected
in Tallahassee this summer to handle
the 1907 crop. A soil survey map has
been made Of the county, showing land
suitable TO shade tobacco.
In each Of the counties of Jefferson
(my home) and Madison, ten acres of
shade tobacco haye been raised this
year. Fifty THOUSAND dollars have been
subscribed in Madison County for pack
ing house and tobacco raising. Next
year the area viii be largely increased
In these counties. They'are Immediately
east of Leon County. twenty-five thou
sand dollars have just been subscribed
in jefferson County to erect packing
house in Monticello, and to plant shade
tobacco.
All of your readers are familiar with
Gadsden County. This county is said to
be the richest spot, per capita, in the
world. Millions of money, home capital, |
New York capital, western capital, are
invested in this county in shade tobacco.
Let me urge your readers to come to |
Florida, to the counties have named, |
and see for themselves, and make their |
fortunes, as so many are now doing,
My home is Monticello, Florida, JEFF |
ferson County. ! would be glad to an
swer any inquiries locking toinvestment'l
in tobacco planting. A person with 20
acres of shade tobacco is certain of an
income, per annum, ranging from six
thousand dollars to twelve thousand dol !
lars. above all expenses. Quit Wall
street, you seekers after wealth, and
come to the Third Congressional Dis |
trict in Florida, and raise shade tobacco. !
Very truly yours,
WM. B. LAMAR,
NJ. G. Bird District of Florida.