The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-05
HOMESEEKERS
HFADFDSOUTH
COMING TO FLORIDA
Business Conditions Have Been Excellent
Among The People and Tourists will
be Numerous Many viii Settle

Thousands of hOmeseekers are head
ed for Florida. The tourist travel is
going to be unusually heavy this sea-
son hut there will b. many headed for
Florida with the intention of making
their home in this State. Business
conditions are the best throughout the
north and there j. no reason why the
winter should not he one of the best
Florida has yet enjoyed. "
Expressing himself thus Optimisti-
cally regarding the situation In the
north and the outlook for the winter
season in Florida, j. Il. Ingraham.
vice president OF the Florida East Coast
railway, manager of the land depart.
ment and president OF the Model Land
Company, returned Tuesday from "a
combined business and pleasure trip in
the north and IN the west, says the st.
Augustine Record. 90.
Mr.. lngraham states that there is no
doubt but that the great tide of imm-
grafton is headed sOnthward and for
Florida The Offices of the company
in both Chicago and New York. he
states, have been flooded with inquiries
regarding the securing of homes in
Florida. Information Of specific ma
ture is generally asked for showing
that those inquiring are really inter-
ested and are DESTROYS of getting def
mite information with a view to lOcat-
ing in the State.
"There is a great tide of travel set
ting from the west" said Mr. lngra-
ham, land our Chicago Office has been
flooded with inquiries all summer.
The letters are written on good sta
tonery and otherwise appear to he
from desirable hOmeseekers of most
desirable class. The questions asked
are generally for specific information
ind are not of a scattering nature.
This indicates that they really mean
business and really intend to move.
Those who called at the Offices for in
formation were generally of most
prosperous appearance also.
while was in New York inquiries
were frequently made regarding suit.
able sites for colonization purposes and
the Indications are that many will also
come from that section to Florida with
the idea in view of making their per-
manent home in the State. Those see
tons of Florida which are advertising
themselves and working through i've
commercial organizations are reaping
the benefits of their work and before
the winter is over will have attracted
many new and desirable residents to
their respective localities.
1.-The tourist travel is going to he
very heavy for the winter. Business
conditions are greatly improved through
out the north and, practically speaking,
all effects of the financial depression
has been wiped out. Travel is heavy
throughout the north. New business
enterprises are springing up every
where. Conditions are lively AMI bust
ness could hardly he better.
Good roads are playing big part
in the upbuilding of the country out
side of Chicago and the other northern
cities. They are narrowing their roads
down to about eighteen feet and using
prick as the paving material
THE roads were laid out much wider,
but the extra space left by their being
narrowed down is used for shade trees
and wide cement sidewalks. Concrete
curbs and cutters are used. And the
building of the good roads draw the
people to the country. Beautiful SUI
burban homes spring up I'LL along them.
. Wood seems to be used but little now
7 in the construction of these country
homes. Steel, lath and stucco are
coming into use almost entirely. II
makes very pretty residence.
Mr.. lngraham states that he is
strongly of the belief that the only
proper and the best pavement for use
in city is either the asphalt block OF
the sheet asphalt. These two mater
ials are coming into use more and more
in the larger cities, and he was es-
pecially impressed with this view by
what hp has seen during the past sum
mer. Besides being noiseless the as
phalt block wears well and is easily
kept clean, making it an ideal mater
ial for the paving Of city streets.
Further indication that both tourist
and h0meseeker travel will be very
heavy this winter is shown by the fac
that the Fast Coast llomeseeker daily
receives score of inquiries and requests
for extra copies. These requests ar,
also of character that indicate tina
those asking for the information arr
asking fOr.it with definite idea q
coming to the State as soon as the.
can decide upon a location.