The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-02-07
WITH
THE EVERGLADES
Members of Florida Fruit
Lands Co., Amazed at
What They Found.

| Members of the Florida Fruit Lands
company, who recently passed through
the city en- route to Miami and tie
Everglades, in which the company
purchased $685. acres of land in
| alternate sections, were amazed at
| the progress made in draining the inn
| mense area of land, also at the mag
! nihcent character of the soil, which
! they think viii eventually bring mill
| lions of dollars to Florida, says the
| Jacksonville Metropolis.
| From now on the company viii ex-
! tenslVely advertise the lands in all
| sections of the country, pursuing a
thoroughly organized plan of inducing
| farmers to come TO Florida and cult
Yate tie reclaimed lands OF the Ever
| glades, 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 or 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:
in speaking of their visit here,
/ the gentlemen are most enthusiastic.
Mr.. L. a. Kellett, of Minneapolis, said
TO a Metropolis reporter: If the peo-
! pie of any state could see and realize
j the value of the Everglades land.
{ with its inexhaustible soil, wonderful
! climate, Unexcelied location and the
| force of the two men who are MAX
/ ing development possible, eX-Govern-
crs Br0ward and Jennings, the sale of
! tais tract would be over in less than
enc week
Mr.. d. r. MoSher, of Wichita, Kas.,
said: I came 70 Florida expecting to
find the Everglades one vast swamp
| OF st2gnant 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
Mr.. L. A. Bone, of Wichita, Kas.,
was most enthusiastic, and said: In
| the Everglades. the state of Florida
undoubtedly has the possibilities of
one of the richest agricultural and
! fruit districts in the world. Some of
your urban and suburban homes are
a realization of nay most extravagant
| dreamSsof fairyland. and demonstrate
| what glories are within the reach of
| the thousands more who love delight
/ full climate, beautiful scenery. pro-
ducts of the very highest quality and
rare hospitality. The Florida East
1 Coast, supplemented by the Ever
\ glades, stands unsurpassed in all
Il these. The city of Manu- within the
next four months, will be the best
/ advertised and mest talked of city in
1 the south through the work of the
| Florida Fruit Lands company, as ii
will be talked in every city and lam-
/ let In the United States
-'Mr. r. A. LilIey, of Kansas City,
/ is of the opinion that Florida, 10
nature enthusiast, sdrpssses the wild
est imagination, and predicts that
within TWO years the Everglades will
| be another EIdorado which will open
! the eyes of the whole country.
Mr.. Fred l.. Hoag. of Sioux City,
Ia, says: The wonder and beauty
of Southern Florida to me is the eli
mate and the fruit. came here ex-
| pecting. to find an alligator swamp and
| found a paradise.
"Mr- James Smith, of Central City,
Neb.. entertained a similar idea of
the Everglades, and said: We came
| here expecting to find large area of
| land covered with stagnant water,
covered with a thick scum. filled with
frogs and alligatOrs, but instead, we
found a large body of fresh water,
some of watch We drank during our
Investigations of these lands. The
climate is simply grand, and the soil
rich and fertile, growing all kinds of
fruits and vegetables