The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-11-26
AN INCREASED
IMMIGRATION
ourest Method of Reducing Taxes
and Securing improvements
REDUCE FREIGHT RATES
Same Cooperation Used in Securing
Roads will Get Better Freight Rates
Through Organization Of Growers
Walton, Fla, Nov. %, 1909.

Walton, Fla, Nov. %, 1909.
To the Tax Payers of st. Lucie Co:
In my opinion there cannot be
stronger argument offered in behalf
Of the East Coast Fruit & Vegetable
Growers Association than the letter
in last weeks TRIBUNE, written by w.
r, Hardee, in favor of the bonding of
st. Lucie county for good road pur-
poses, in which he states our only hope
or rather our hope for lower rate of
taxation is by increased immigration.
This is the vital point. Are we get
ting or can we hope for settlers under
existing circumstances? We read in
our daily papers most every day of the
constant flow of settlers to Florida
from most every state in the Union,
but where are they investing? Is it on
the East Coast along the lines of the
Florida East Coast Railroad. A daily
perusal of our daily papers tells US no.
And believe that can safely state
that our loss is equal to our gain in
number of settlers.
This condition is no reason why we
should not vote for bonds but de-
mand on each and every tax payer on
on the East Coast to become an active
member of the East Coast Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Association and
aid in relieving this condition. Every
section of Florida and in fact every
state in the Union is fully informed OF
the embarrassing condition of the East
Coast, of which one of the greatest
causes is the exorbitant rates charged.
and determinations by the Florida East
Coast Railroad in favor of Cuban pro-
ducts. Until we can obtain reasonable
lust and fair transportation rates on in.
coming as well as outgoing freight and
get relief from other minor obstacles
we can not hope for. settlers or lower
taxation. Therefore it becomes the
duty of each and every taxpayer to be-
come a member of this association
above named at once and aid them IN
their demands for relief of such cOndi-
tons.
The directors of this association are
exercising every fair means available
to obtain relief at a hearing on Deem
Der Goth, to be had with representation
of Interstate Commerce Commission,
and also by encouraging lines. If we
can get both good roads and just rates
with the aid of Citrus Exchange we
can hope for better days and lower tax
alton, but we must have both.
What has made Jacksonville what 1t
is today and what is making Mann
what it is? Water transportation.
What will make Fort Pierce, stuart
and intermediate points "A Jacksonville
or a Miami? The answer is water
transportation. A comparison VIII
show that we have natural advantages
in depth. breadth and length of water
TO Miami before improved and WIN
same expenditure can have much bet,
ter facilities. And if our people WIN
aid the East Coast Fruit and Vegetable
Growers Association in their EFFORTS
10 give US water transportation ana aia
GOOD roads success is ours.
The steamers are ready and have a
guarantee that the money is ready Tor
n trolley line as soon as steamers can &c,
in at Gilbert Bar Inlet. Now 1t Is up 10
our people to see that they get IN ana
success is ours. D. l. EMO