The National tribune., 1909-02-18
A COLONY IN FLORIDA.
A Chance for the Veterans to Get a
Home in the Land OF Fruit and
Flowers, Il

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A Chance for the Veterans to Get a
| Home in the Land OF Fruit and
Flowers. , .si
Thousands Of our comrades each
year are seeking homes in the
South. The National Tribune many
times has been asked to take up
| the work of forming a soldier colony
in some favored section. We now have
| offered to US a tract of sufficient area
| 100000 acres) in Central Florida. The
| land is productive. There is not a
month in the year that it will not pro-
duce some crop. The climate is health-
full. The water is good. Ready mar
kets can be found for any product A
fve-acre tract is sufficient to support
| a family.
Besides nearly all the crops of
Northern States. this land produces
abundantly oranges, lemons, grapefruit,
| pecans, and numerous other semi-tropi-
cal products. Trees on adjacent tracts
are now loaded with gipened fruit
| Strawberries, citrus fruits and garden
produce are being shipped by carloads
daily.
Only one other soldier colony has
been attempted on large scale. That
colony resulted in the present city of
Fitzgerald, Ga. Founded in pine will
derness. % miles from a railroad, the
| assessed valuation of the colony site
has increased in IL years from few
hundred dollars to more than three
millions; the population from a few
scattered loggers has increased to ap-
proximately 10000 comfortably located
people on the colony lands. of whom
nearly half are within the incorporated
limits of the city.
Lots that sold for $25 at the OPEN
ing have since sold as high as $4,000.
Many more have been purchased by
their present owners for from $1,000
to $2,500 and are now for sale. Many
who went to the colony site poor men
are now wealthy. So much for what
has been done at Fitzgerald.
The. National Tribune wishes to as
certain promptly just how many veter-
ans are interested in the Florida Col
ony. If only few are interested, it
could not be expected that the town
would grow to any size. If many are
interested, a large community can be
built up. each helping the other, and
pleasant homes founded on this tract
for thousands of families. Therefore
the right is reserved by The National
Tribune to refund the money to SUBJ
scribers if insufficient subscriptions are
secured, or if for any other reason the
project is abandoned.
We now offer you an opportunity OF
securing city lot 20 125 feet, a
five-acre plot of good ground outside
the city, and an interest in the Colony
Company, all for $50. The capitaliza-
ton of the company will be- s25O,000.
$4,000 Of this will be offered to veter-
ans and their families in shares of $50
given absolutely free the town lot and
the five-acre tract outside the town,
and the share, full paid, not subject
to assessment by the Company, will
participate in the profits.
Unlike at Fitzgerald. settlers will not
have to wait for railroad to come to
them. The tract is along the main line
of one of the principal railroads of
Florida, and offers unsurpassed trans
portation facilities.
If you are thinking of moving South.
this offers an unprecedented opportun-
ity of securing location among your
old comrades.
If you are looking for an investment,
this offers an opportunity of doubling
your money many times during the
next two or three years.
Remember that only 1000 shares of
this stock will be sold under these
terms. After the first thousand shares
are gone. there will not be another op-
portunity to get stock and land under
so favorable conditions.
Not more than four shares of stock
will be sold to any one person.
You can send $50 and secure one
share of stock. par value $50. city
lot 25 125 feet, and the five-acre
tract of land outside the city.
You can send s10O and secure two
shares of stock, two city lots. and two
ive-acre tracts.
You can send $50 and secure three
shares of stock, three city lots, and
three five-acre tracts of land.
You can send 5000 and secure four
shares of stock. four city lots, and four
ive-acre tracts of land.
This money will be deposited in a
National Bank in Washington. which
will issue a receipt therefor. until the
success of the Colony Company is as
Sured, then the money will be turned
over to the incorporated company and
stock certificates will be issued, and
leeds given subscribers for their city
OTIS and tracts of land.
You will have only a few days to
lecide whether you want to subscribe
or this stock. as we feel sure that
within Is or 20 days the whole 1000
hares will be taken.
Let us hear from you promptly.
Address The National Tribunt. WASH
ngton. D. C.