The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-03-25
BACK COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT
Omaha-FIorida Land Company to
COlOnize Immense Tract
WEST OF FORT PIERCE
Plans Submitted at Special Meeting of
Board of Trade - Will Encourage
Drainage of Praries and Flats

special meeting of the board of
trade was held in the court house Tues
day evening, upon solicitation of men,
bers of the Omaha-F Florida Land Co.,
who had been in this section for Sc veral
weeks, investigating their holdings and
laying plans for an immense colonial.
ton scheme which they expect to soon
inaugurate.
This company is represented here by
Messrs. A B. Hunt, of Omaha, Neb.
w. R. PedIey, of Bertrand, Neb., Ben.
|. Tanner and A. G. Bauder, If Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, and have tract of near
" 10000 acres which they propose to
have plated and laid out into farms of
ten acres, and sell same to farmers in
the far western states.
The meeting was called to order by
Secretary Hemmings in the absence of
President Penney and both of the vice.
presidents, and Mayor r Whyte was
selected as temporary chairman.
Mr. Hunt of the Omoha Florida Land
company, made a statement as to what
his company proposed to do in develop
ing their holdings, which extend from
near Ten-Mile creek bridge, west as
far as Fort Drum and north to the
county line-alternating sections only.
He stated that they needed no assist
ance in their project, hut simply want
ed an authOrtive statement as to the
recent bond issue in this county, insofar
as the same related to the proposed
hard surfaced roads west of Fort Pierce
and through their property on the flats.
The subject was discussed by various
citizens and up motion committee
consisting of A. X. Wilson, A. B.
Brown and James E. Andrews, was
appointed to prepare the statemen as
desired.
Mr.. Ben. l. Tanner addressed the
Board on the subject of discrimination
in homeseeker rates against the East
Coast, stating that tickets can be
bought from Chicago to Fort Myres for
IS less than to Fort Pierce-Over eX-
actly the same route as far as Jackson
vile, making it evident that the dis
exists on the Florida East
Coast railroad. Mr.. Tanner stated that
the low rate to west coast points were
attracting hundreds of homeseekers to
that section who were becoming per-
settlers. He also called atten-
ton to the fact that the railroads had
SO far refused to give hOmeSeeker rates
at times when desirable farmers can
leave their farms. giving as their ex-
cuse that it interferrcd with the tourist
rates. Mr.. Tanner showed that it was
absolutely necessary to have the home
seeker rates inaugurated during Deem
Der, January and February. Upon
motion committee, consisting of James
E. Andrews, Fred Fee and A. D. Penney
was appointed to take up this matter
with the railroad officials and endeavor
to have same adjusted.
The subject of drainage of the great
west of Fort Pierce was dis
,ussed by various members of the
board, and by Messrs. Tanner and
Boulder of the land company These
gentlemen assured the board of their
hearty support of the Broward drainage
avs, and their willingness to have
lrainage district declared in this sec
ion. through their lands, and asked for
The cooperation of the citizens and
,ther land companies.
Mr.. Pedley addressed the board on
The various subjects under discussion,
md thanked the organization for the
interest taken and courtesy shown the
representatives. of the Omaha-Florida
land Company.
Harry Il. Hill, r. N. Koblegard and
Gordon r. Broome were then proposed
md elected to membership and the
,oard adjourned.