The National tribune., 1909-04-29
The Beautiful Land of Fruits and Flowers
$4,000 Acres Secured fol Colonization Purposes, Stu.
ated on the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, Between
Lakes Tohopekalga and East Tohopekaiga

For several The National requested
sands the work of forming COLONY in soe
favored in the South
The Seminole Land Company organized for
this colonization and has purchased 10000 $4,000
OF land situated Central Florida the Atlantic
between Lakes Tohopekalga and East Toopega
miles of Kssimmee the County Seat of Osceoa County.
There month the year large profitable crop
not be produced this land high quality pine cypress
for building be purchased prices
elsewhere account of the close proximity timber cheapness
manufacture and absence of freight charges all of which
possible to build comfortable homes exceedingly
The climate eatfu country being swept by breez
from the Atlantic Ocean the and the Gull Mexico
and west There artesan wells in the neghboroo
being found depth of large
fow Ordinary wells found at depth of from IS The
water from these well the pure
drinking and other purposes.
There the land and on account of
being practically surrounded by lakes there always sufficient
during the dr seasons produce crops reason
irrigation has not been used great although
of from the wells gently unduaing character
the land possible rrgate successfully economically
that the lakes have sandy bottoms and being
fresh the sagnant water make it one
of the most beautiful localities in South
partial list of the profitable vegetables
grown upon these lands follows
Oranges grapefruit lemons lines bananas pann peaches pears
Strawberries pneapp tobacco Indian barley
hops bukheat (agator pas) pawpaws
simmons ulberres figs and BEANS cabbage SQUASH tomatoes
okra celery eggplant bee cucbers,
white potatoes watermeons canteoupe cons peanuts
ton to the frutbearng species the grown pepper
employ the entire the production enormously
profitable crops that be grown N locality.
Only other colony of this attempted on large
scale in the South which resulted the present City Fitzgerald
Georgia Founded wilderness miles railroad the
sessed valuation of the colony site has increased years
few hundred dollars several millions of dollars population
few scattered ogg has 10000 comfortably and
poperou located people the colony lands practically
half within the limits of the city Fitzgerald to-day
the fourth largest banking the State Georgia sold
tor 2 at the OF the settlement have since sold for $1,000
and held higher figure Many the colony
wealthy So much
gerald
Considering the beautiful location by charming lakes
(wel stocked with fine varieties of fsh richness
the exceed in prosperity
that of the just mentioned Unlike the condition Fitzgerald
tiers will not have wait for railroad be bu
Line Railroad through the There
the land which provide transportation
An otter was made to the veterans to subscribe and for
city lots with fyeae plots of ground limits
This offer readily accepted by the veterans and the
within less than three weeks from the time the first
advertised The Company offers additional city 1900
plots of land outside of the city limits S1oo the
lot and fve-acre tract of land
Considering the fact that the the enterprise
ured by the purchase of the first lots and plots
The which provides the nucleus large prosperous
adjacent thereto this considered an ex
cponay good and we are satisfied that will be
within a very short time.
you thinking moving South your chance If YOU are
looking for investment this offers opportunity doubling your
times during the years. Remember
that only together with plots will be sold
After this has been another oppor-
tunt offered property this colony under
dons as the larger the project grows the valuable the property
becomes
If desire avail of this offer
city lot IS $50 feet and veacre plot of land outside the limits
Not more than four lots with the plot of five
each lot will be sold any person.
The town is being laid out and the ve-acre plots
til this completed The issue its receipt to each
subscriber for the received This money deposited the
National City Bank of Washington D. c. and the
cep stating whom the the sur
have been completed each subscriber will warranty deed
the number of lois and plots of subscribed for
All selections of lots will be desirable land
will be such viii be susceptible of the highest
andwe a little paunhle
Colony
that be raised and the for settlers.
THG MA TIoNAL TRlRl JNJE