The Ocala evening star., 1910-04-02
WHAT FLORIDA OFFERS TO THE
HOMESEEkER

II makes but little difference where
a treasure Of gold. silver or precIofs
gems is buried. sooner or later the
mine VIII be discovered to enrich the
finder with its value The gold OF the
kloudyke and the diamonds Of South
Africa for centuries kept secret their
hiding places in the bosom OF the
earth, but surface indications were
the traitors which urged men 10 dig
and Dig: and they did dig for the
golden and sparkling treasures; and
the harvests Of wealth have staggered
the world into astonIshment by their
immensity
The KIondyke and South Africa are
not the only spots where wealth lies
hidden. ID be brought forth for the
digging. Florida offers opportunities
which, IL improved and intelIigeutly
| used. Will produce fortunes OF vast
| proportions for thousands OF people
| who are daily being robbed OF those
| comforts and pleasures which are
| their birthright in a land where seek
| ing is as good as finding: for 10 seek
is 10 find We do not mean that men
| can come here and bend their backs
a little and feel and see the yellow
dust sitting like sand between their
| fingers. or stoop down. pick up a
| stone. and be assured that il is a
| diamond in the rough" Wealth thus
| found is never appreciated Those
| who get rich quickly often grow poor
hurriedly. Prodigality is the natural
| result OF easily acquired wealth. The
man who knows a dollars purchasing ng
! capacity is the man who has worked
for and saved the dollar
What We mean is that Florida has
within itself elements. possessed by
no other state in the Union to pro-
duce the dollar. but here. as else
where, the sowing must precede the
harvest, and labor must be spent and
then comes the shekels OF profit Toi
first. then ease can be enjoyed None
save the Weary WiIlies." pine FOL
rest when there is no weariness iT
body. muscle or brain.
In point OF agricultural advantages
! Florida surpasses every state from
Maine TO Texas. from the Atlantic L
the Pacific. from the Gulf OF Mexic,
to the Great Lakes. Its soil will pro.
duce diversity of crops astounding
in multiplicity. Almost any crop tha
VIII grow in any section OF the United
States will grow in Florida with prop
er culture. and there are many crop
that thrive in Florida that cannot b,
produced in any other state Man,
| that reach a greater perfection OF fla
or in Florida than anywhere else
Take, for instance, our orange am
: compare ii with the California prod
net, and the orange OF the Pacifi
} coast is chaffy and insipid and suffer
miserably in the comparison. And $
I with many other things.
2 Florida is young state yet AM
: the development Of its resources an,
5 possibilities are in the long clothes o
| fY-l,.
? bilities have not thus far acquire
/ strength. but they will. and when the
= do the balance OF the states will rec
Z ognize that down here, with its nos
! ! Jammcd nearly against the equatoria
I line. there is a foe worthy 10 be reck
/ oned with. II not feared and dreaded
r because OF its manifold and incom
. parable resources.
a We believe that when Florida get
limbered up she will not only produc
, the bulk OF the citrus fruit consume
: in the United States. but also the bul
q OF the finest grades Of tobacco. earl
: vegetables. celery. strawberries. pota
n toes. long staple cotton. bamboo. pine
apples. sugar and syrup. and a doze
. other crops peculiarly suited To ou
. soil and climatic conditions.
What Florida needs low above a
y else is people. The right kind Of pee
. pie Good. industrious people. An
: never before in the history OF IN
state has there been such a movemer
to acquire homes in Florida and III
:, people who are seeking these home
:. a. 4 rule. are the high class OF farm
&. erS who have wearied Of the priva
= tionS OF frigid states and want
', home where they can enjoy the CON
forts OF an almost perfect Climat
while they labor for the daily brea
- ! and nest egg.
- Florida has kept its light hid und,
. a buShel II the state had pushed i
!, self forward and advertised its poss
bilities and advantages as persisten
e ~ and judiCiously as California hs
= il would be one Of the richest ar
most populous states in the Cnio
: but. at last. our mines OF health, so
- climate and comfort have been di:
! covered and now the state i destius
= 10 experience q great era % mat
rial progress.
We extend 10 all the glad hand az
Il welcome all who will come We hav
e enough Of sunshine. balmy breeze
II health. soil and comfort 10 divide Wi
all. and then have some 10 SPARE
% Clay County Times
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