The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-03-19
Great Asset
ID Her Climate
Wen Known Editor says Il Is
Worth MOFe Than The Coal
Fields OF Pennsylvania.

tHn nn asset, Ei0fioA-6 climate %
HoFlb more than Pennsylvania CA
md iron the latter, naturally, VIII be
eahau1ted sooner or later, the former
win continue % the end OF time, 80
spoke Richard n. EdmOnds, editor Of
thf Manufacturera' Record, who 10 q
prominent visitor 10 the city, Gay6 the
Jacksonville Tines Union.
~. Edmonds has been 8Ojourning IN
South Florida and when seen yesterday
~ Tines Union representative he
talked Interestingly Of the wonderful
climate and the development Of the
state IS 3 winter resort. IAN acre Of
good climate" said be, els more valu-
able than an acre Of coal All that
man has win be given for life and Flor
ida's climate means health and long life
- many who cannot stand the TigOrs OF
TIE bitter searching winds, the SHOWS
and the billiards Of the North and
East.
Some time ago little girl living in
Cleveland becoming weary Of It's long
winters said: Father will heaven be
divided up into North, East, South and
West, as the geography divides up our
country 2 why do you ask that 2 an
aWered the father. Because. she re-
piled, IL Il Is SO, ] want 20 ask the
Lord TO let me live in the South in
heaven.
''That little girls longing for the land
bf sunshine and flowers, about which
her mother. q Southern woman, had
often told her, has been answered be-
fore she leaves the earth and she is now
living IN the sunny land which to her
seems Paradise,
FAR-sEEFNG MEN.
'fThe far-seeing men like H. b Plant
and III M. Flagler and others who real
ICED what climate meant in q nations
assets, have rendered great service to
mankind They made possible the
turning of Florida into a nations play
grounds nations resting place, where
the pleasure seekers, the rest and
health-aeekerB and where tired nerves
and weary bodies can find escape from
ere ice-bound regions
''Whether the aim Of such pioneers
were selfish or philanthropic,, and / am
inclined 10 give them credit for both,
they are benefactOrs Of the people and
their good works shall live long after
they have 'crOssed over the river 70 rest
Kinder the shade
"Florida's development, continued
he. f'as q winter resOrt-a peoples
playground, has hardly begun. Our
country 10 new as compared with other
nations, and II Is only within the last
few years, broadly speaking, that the
American people In large numbers have
been accommodating wealth 20 afford the
luxury Of q winter trip 70 the South.
Their name Is becoming legion and ev'
cry day il adding 10 the number. As
population grows and wealth expands,
there will be an even more rapid in
crease in the desire Of the people TO own
winter homes IN the South, or to spend,
az least, part Of the winter here.
MAKING VAST STRIDES.
"Our country is making such vast
strides In material advancement and 10
nopulatiOn. that the winter movement
6outhWard may, at almost any time,
run ahead OF the facilities for caring
FOR L. / have watched every phase Of
Southern development tOr twenty-five
years and never before has the ten
dency Of people from other sections to
move b the South been more marked.
AT present Florida and Texas are
the chief drawing States, bat there is q
gradual movement into every Southern
State Of the best class OF Northerners
and Western people. The signs are
Everywhere multiplying that this h only
che advance guard Of many thousands
who viii annually pour into this section
10 their good and the South'B The
work Of the Soath during the last quar-
ter Of a century is wonderful advance
IN agricultural and manufactures les
activity IN city building; its develop
neat 81 fruit and early vegetable grow
me the widening knowledge Of its life
giving climate have all been making q
gradual but ever deepening impression
mon the whole country. We shall now
Sc The accumulative effects Of all that
has been done, and they viii come with
great rapi5ity.
WORK SINCE 1880.
s'Not 50 much because Of what may
now 81 done. but because OF the hero.c
work Of the South aince 1880 in rebuild
fnr 10 ruined fortunes, In bringing or
nt Of chaos and IN making certain
hegOnd question the permanency Of
tnrlo-S Saxon eigiliaatiOn here, which at
ore time vas. b. many outside people,
REGARDED a. "a uns0Iged problem.
Through Its work Of developing this
nnte. az 4 great health and pleasure
resort. florida has wrought marvels
fnt fha whole South and for che whole
tonftr9. because the development Of
ffe South means the enrichment Of the
Iion
"a conclusion. NJ. Edmonds said
l climate u only one % FloFida's
mans resources. This State has 20
good things that eanuot attempt
about them nov"