The National tribune., 1910-11-17

| of the location of my lots rumors were
put into circulation insinuating that the
company was robbing the veterans right
and left; that the representations made
as TO the advancement in the matter of
buildings, the number of veterans To-
Gated there, the public improvements,
etc, were without foundation in fact,
and that the company was imposing
upon the comrades, so that ! hnally
determined to investigate for myself.
| Arriving at st. Cloud on a Summer
ievening, / found just what 1 expected,
$50 far as the general appearance of the
land was concerned, sandy soil in many
places, other parts a rich muck. and
altogether not very enticing to one un-
accustomed to live upon what he could
raise upon it. After three weeks in
Ivestigation, watching the grapefruit and
orange trees growing. the vegetables of
all kinds being brought to the market,
as fine as could be produced anywhere.
green corn in the stalk seven or eight
feet high, etc, I was simply amazed at
the possibilities of the soil, and was
compelled to conclude that with very
little Intelligent exertion a comfortable
living can be had by anyone deserving
it. i also found almost 1000 veterans
and their families, all, with a very rare
exception, happy and contented, enjoy
ing climate such as can be found no.
where. else in this grand country Of
ours. fun of unstinted praise and COM
mendation for the splendid treatment
and consideration shown them by the
officers of the Seminole Land and In
vestment Company, far beyond any
thing they had any right to expect or
thought of receiving. In addition to
this, l found all of the public buildings.
comfortable business houses and in
Vulnerable dwellings. many of them
handsome in appearance, scattered all
| I,rYN ,,aI
contact and observation verified every
statement made by The National Trib-
une in reference to the town of st.
Cloud; in fact, I could hardly conceive
1T possible that SO much progress could
be made in less than one year from
, its inception, and / predict a splendid
growing future for this live Florida
town.
While at st. Cloud learned of the
new project on the Gulf Coast at st.
Andrews Bay, to be developed under
the same wise and liberal management.
and concluded to look 1t over. 1 found
as fine body of water as one could
wish to look at, with sufficient depth
to take the largest vessels afioat, a har-
Dor that cannot be surpassed on the
entire coast. Indeed, it is the most
beautiful location for development in
the whole State of Florida. and anyone
who will visit this locality will he
forced to conclude as l have, in view
of the fact that the United States Gov
ernment is spending a quarter of a
million dollars to deepen the channel
across the bar, and that it is the near
est deep-water port in the United States
to the Panama Canal and the natural
outlet for a very large section of the
South. 1t is inevitable that it must be-
come within the next few years one of,
if not the largest and most prosperous,
commercial centers on the Gulf Coast.
The climate is all that can be desired.
The soil is unsurpassed; of this | am
satisfied from what / saw grown and
growing while there. In fact, to my
mind 1t is the most desirable location
for home, business, health and all that
goes to make up the sum of human
happiness in the whole State of Florida
To prove that / am sincere in this it is
only necessary for me to say that /
have subscribed for all of the lots that
can get. and believe that 1 am right
when / recommend that my comrades