Fort Pierce news. (Fort Pierce, Fla.) 190?-1920, 1908-12-11
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is PROSPEROUS Section
The Homeseeker Editor Tells Of Few Of
Our Industries and Advantages tt ss5aIo

The following article by Mr.. w. L.
Bragg is from the last Issue Of the
Florida East Coast Homeseeker and we
reproduce it in full;
One Of the most progressive Of Che
smaller Florida towns Is Fort Pierce,
the capital of st. Lucie county, located
on the shores of the beautiful Indian
River, where the principal industry is
the growing of pineapples, and Fort
Pierce is the center of the largest
pIneapple-producing section of Florida
extending from Quay at the north to
Stuart on the St. Lucie river at the
south. Other than pineapples some Of
the finest orange groves on the Indian
liver are found near this, city, especs
ally in the Ten Mile creek country.
Another principal industry of Fort
Pierce is that Of fishing, and from
here enormous quantities of fish are
abipped each month to the northern
markets. q
Fort Pierce is an up to-date, prog.
sesslve city, and het citizens are Of a
class who intend TO have the best OF
ogerything that they can afford. aud it
Z 10 their public schools that they take
Apecial pride, and few schools Ia the
late can show better record than can
Bose Of this city.
Accompanyip this article. are two,
Is OF Fort Pierce school, which are q
ory in themselves. One was taken INF
IOl, when the school had a member
lis Of only So. The other was taken
1908, when the enrolment Of the
shool was 253, a gain Of just 200 pupils
seyen years and Of probably greater
,gcentage than can be shown by any
her school in the state.
Al the time the first photograph was
Aken the faculty <consisted OF two
schers, who attended to all branches
the schools educational facilities at
lst time. At the present time the
Aeulty consists OF eight instructors
.nong whom the different departments
+ h the school are divided.
n 1901, when the first phatograpn
sas taken, the school house was,a small
|fhir Of two rooms, whereas now 1t is a
htge two-stoly structure containing
f ,|sht large rooms that are so over
auwded at the present time that part
the grades are quartered In the CLUB
pnss building adjoining.
is expected that by another year
Ae enrollment of the school will De In
|he neighborhood Of $50 scholors ana
80 need for larger and more commo-
Nous quarters being recognised by the
llzers of this progressive city, 1t is
tpected that 1t will not be long before
new and larger school house VIII DC
1flls on modern lines, and with the
present growth and prosperity OF Fort
erce it is to be presumed that the
aiding will be generously provided
% il the way Of &C appropriation
Fort Pierce has a live board OF trade
ahich is doing some good work pot only
u the village, but is, Coaching out te
luce pew settlers 70 purchase prop
N and become permanent residents O
prosperous country.
lnage A. ID. Penney has been ,electec
pgesident Of the board. He is a mar
s|erling character, a fine sreakerant
1ftat executive ability.
e. ID. z. Austin, prominent pine
p|a grower, aud one who knows 81
NJ county from its north bonndar'
q north boundary to its southern
limit, has been chosen vice presl
A better man could not hav
chosen for this position. Mr.. Aus
very enthusiasticove Fort Pierc
~ Lucie county and he can poin
peRcomer TO q field Of pineapple
~ "see what have done.' Mr
''h y one Of the men who has "dem
aled things. Mr.. F. L. Hvmming
been appointed secretary and J
he has proven that no Is TN