The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
PLEASED WITH EVERGLADES

The Jacksonville Metropolis says
that members of the Florida Fruit
Lands Company, who recently PASS
ed through that city en- route to Mi
ami and the Everglades. in which the
company purchased 50SO0O acres of
land in alternate sections, were amaz-
ed at the progress made in draining
the immense area of land, also at the
MAGNIFICENT character of the soil,
which they think will eventually
bring millions of dollars to Florida.
From now on the company will eX-
| tensively advertise the lands in all
sections of the country, pursuing a
thoroughly organized plan of Undue
| ing farmers to come to Florida and
cultivate the reclaimed lands of the
Everglades, and thousands of dollars
will be expended in this work alone.
Those interested in the Florida Fruit
Lands Company have ample means to
push the gigantic project to success,
and will not be sparing in the use of
| these means.
Expressed Opinions
| AS an illustration of the impression
made upon the visitors, the names of
whom were published in the Metrop-
oils, the following brief interviews
are taken from a recent issue of the
Miami Metropolis:
I'm speaking of their visit here the
gentlemen are most enthusiastic. Mr..
E. A. Kellett of Minneapolis said to
Metropolis reporter: If the people of
any state could see and realize the
value of the Everglads lands, with its
f4nexhaustive soil, wonderful climate,
unexeclled location and the force of
the two men who are making develop
ment possible, ex-GovernOrs Broward
and Jennings, the sale of this tract
would be over in less than one week
"Mr. D. H. Mosher of Wichita, Kan,
said: L came to Florida expecting to
find the Everglades one vast swamp OF
stagnant water. You may imagine
, my surprise to see swift running riv-
} ers and the soil the best l have seen
| in any state after leaving Missouri.
} MIR. L. A. Bone, of Wichita, Kan,
) was most enthusiastic and said: In
; the Everglades the state of Florida
5 undoubtedly has the possibilities OF
5 one of the richest agricultural and
| fruit districts in the world. Some OF
S your urban and suburban homes are
D a realization of my most eXtravagant
D dress of fairy land, and demonstrate
) what glories are within the reach OF
4 the thousands more who love delight
0 full climate, beautiful scenery pro
5 ducts of the very highest quality and
6 rare hospitality. The Florida East
2 Coast, supplemented by the Ever
D glades, stands unsurpassed in al
0 these. The city of Miami, within the
6 next four months, will be the best ad
6 vertised and most talked of city in the
6 south through the work of the Florida
8 Fruit Lands Company, as it will be
s talked in every city and hamlet in the
6 United States
2 "Mr. R. A. Lilly of Kansas City, is
0 of the opinion that Florida, to a ma
s ture enthusiast, surpasses the wildeS
2 imagination, and predicts that within
s two years the Everglades will be an
4 other Eldorado which will open the
0 eyes of the whole country
2 ''Mr. Fred L. Hoag of Sioux City
8 Ia, says: The wonder and beauty o
6 Southern Florida to me is the climate
6 and fruit l came here expecting tt
O find an alligator swamp and found ;
2 paradise
2 "Mr. James Smith of Central City
4 Neb., entertained similar idea o
8 the Everglades, and said: We came
0 here expecting to find a large are;
s of land covered with stagnant water
0 covered with a thick scum, filled will
4 frogs and alligators, but instead, W,
- found a large body of fresh water
2 some o. which we drank during on
Investigations of these lands. TIL,
% climate is simply grand, and the ricl
- soil and fertile, growing all kinds o
fruits and vegetables