The National tribune., 1909-06-17
A Home for Veterans in Land of Fruits and
Flowers
$4,000 Acres Secured for Colonization Purposes Sit-
Lakes Tohopekaiga and East Tohopekaliga.
DEAR COMRADE:

favored section in the South
The Seminole Land Company organized
for this colonization project and has purchased ooo
$4,000 OF land situated Central Florida the Atlantic
Line Railroad between Lakes Tohopekaga Tohopeaga
within six miles of Kmme the County Seat County
The location without exception beautiful
cessibe and productive localities be found anywhere
There not month the year when large profitable crop
not be produced OF this land.
high quality Of pine cypress building purposes
can be purchased here much lower prices than elsewhere
count OF the close proximity of timber the cheapness OF
and absence of freight charges all of which will possible
build comfortable homes exceedingly moderate
The climate heahu and COOL the country being by
breeze from the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf
on the south and west There artesan wells the neigh
borhood artesian being found depth of
with large steady fow Ordinary wells depth of
IS water from these as we'll as the artesian wells
is pure and heathful for drinking and other purposes
There swamps marshes
it being practically surrounded by lakes there sufficient
moisture during the des produce crops
this irrigation has not been used although
from the flow OF water from the aresan wells and the gently undu
ang character of the land it is possible ga successfully and
economically The fact that the lakes have sandy bottoms and
shoethe being clear and fresand
and stagnant make Of the
ties in the South.
partial list of the many profitable vegetables that can
be grown upon these lands is follows:
Oranges grapefruit lemons lmes bananas pantan peaches
Strawberries pneappes sugar
barley hops buckwheat ALLIGATOR pears
persimmons muberre figs and gauvas BEANS cabbage
squash tomatoes ora celery eggplant beets cucmb
caufower and white potatoes cantelopes
citron and In addition bearing species the
pnento grown, well pepper cloves spice
The fruit and vegetable Florida employ year
IN the production OF the enormously
be grown in this locality
Only other colony of this attempted ON
large scale the South which present City of F
gerald Georgia Founded in pine wilderness miles from rail
road the assessed valuation has increased in few
years from few hundred dollars several millions
population from few scattered gge 10000
comfortably and posperouy people colony lands
whom practically half corporate limits OF the city,
Fitzgerald to-day largest banking city in the State
of
ment have since sold for $1,000 and held higher
figure Many who went to the colony poor wealthy
30 much for what has been done in Fitzgerald
Considering location surrounded bv charming lakes
we stocked with fine varieties OF fish,
ness and producveness OF the SOIL this colony
prosperity that of the the conditions at
Fitzgerald settlers will to be built as
the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad through property
stations located the provide unsurpassed
transportation facilities
An offer made the pay for 1000
city lots with veacre plots Of ground outside city limits
This offer readily accepted by the total amount
over-subscrbed within less than three weeks project
was hrst advertised The Company offers additional city
sum OF sIoo for the lot and fveacre tract of land
by purchase plots offer
cd to the provides the nucleus or large and
exceptionally good one
are looking for an investment this offers opportunity doubling
your money many times during the three years
land will be sold on these terms Alter this has been sold there viii
opportunity poerty in this colony
valuable the property becomes
of this send sIco and secure
city lot feet and hveacr plot city
limits Not than four lots with the accompanying
with each lot. will be sold O person -
The town being laid and the
until this completed The National
and Investment Company will their each subscriber
@ et th san Won sa This yS III b h M @ the Is sdsD
stating from whom the has been when the
have been completed subscriber will
deed for the number of lots and hvcaere of land subscribed for
All selections of lots will be desirable and the veaere plots OF
Many have their the
locality and they have been we'll pleased with the quality of the
land surroundings that they almost
worth than the they
paying plot and lotand this before the
have been completed.
desirous of securing this valuable land
these conditions will be avail yourself OF the oppor
Yours in F.. c. and L.,