DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-05-14
Miss c. A. Babcock

Mrs. Elizabeth Rust returned from
Winnelnissctt Saturday evening. She
reports a pleasant visit.
Mr. Berdscy Pratt is having u screen
porch and bath room added to his house
Mr.. Hickey is doing the work. These
screened porchcs are getting to be all the
rage over here and they certainly are Il
great convenience.
Mrs. Bcngston left last Saturday for
| Fort Pierce, where she will visit Will
Tylandcr and her great nephew brand
new son of VIII Tylandcr. about two
weeks Old Congratulation Will
Miss NJ, Dickinson is having all her
cottages put in order now for renting
next fall
DR.. Frances Dickinson is having a
great time with her old comrades in
Chicago.
Mr., Gilbert is finishing up his house
as far as nc thinks he will do until his
return in the fall. He and his wife arc
to 90 north in about two weeks for the
summer.
Prof. Hoods house is going to be fine
when it is finished 1t has nine rooms.
1t will be credit to French avenue.
George Scammcl is lathing it now, as
soon as that it finished he will com
mcnce painting, it
Mrs Rust is having her grounds i'm
proved about her residence. She thinks
she will remain here until about the
middle Of July.
We are glad to say that Mr.. John
Thorpe is reported much improved in
health since last week,
Mr. lIoyt received word this week
from home that he had better stay here
a week longer on account Of the cold
weather in Danburv Conn. ust think
Of it; snow and cold winter Billiards in
May.
Our attention has several times been
called to the doings of this Chicago SYM
dictate that has bought $4,000 acres of
unimprovcd Florida lands lying wholly
within Nolusia county, and are adver-
Using these lands in 10 TO 20 acre lots
They have already sold 5000 acres. and
about May IS. some thirty-tvc families
will appear on the scene to claim their
homes in the sweet sunny South.
But what these poor people will find
they have been dupcd into buying is
land that has to be cleared at an expense
of not less than $50 per acre before it
can be made available for raising a crop
of any thing and it will take at least one
year for that, even under the most fa-
vOrablc circumstances and hen through
the rainy season there can be very little
improvement made in the fiat woods
section Now will YOU please explain
whetc thirtyfivc families can be made
comfortable, set down in the flat woods
without shelter or anything or anybody
about them but the merry mosquito,
sandfy and gnats. This looks to us
like one Of the most cold -bloodcd out
RACES that a people could have pcrpe-
trated on them, 1t is cruel, unjust and
hcartlcss. Anyone who knows any
thing about this country knows that
is scheme for this Chicago Syndicate
to enrich themselves at the expense of
all these poor people have; even to the
health and lives. We cannot under
stand why the authorities of Nolusia
county will allow such an unjust thing
within her borders Undoubtedly these
people are mostly poor people, as such
emigrants usually are Perhaps have I
just enough money to reach this Edo
RADIO. Then how are they TO clear and |
drain land without anywhere to lay
their heads, or food to eat, or tools to !
work with. They must have all this |
and teams to work with and it will be
fully two years before they could get a
crop of anything to keep them from
starving to death. Is Nousia county
and willing to take the chances
Of all this: If we were sure of these
people having money enough to take
them back north when they see how
they have been duped, to enrich a Chi
and will move it to his lot on Ridgewood