The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-06-16
WORK AT PORT
SANTA LUCIA
Rapid Development in Progress
at New City on st. LuCie River
HARBOR IS PROMISING
SewaIIs Point Lar d Company is Building
Streets and Hotel, and Installing
Modern Municipal Utilities

Among the prominent visitors in the
city this week was j. H. Rogers, of
Sewalls Point, says the Tropical Sun,o
West Palm Beach.
Mr.. Rogers. who is general manager
of the Sewalls Point Land Company,
has been in Washington, D. c., and in
the north since early May, returning to
Florida few days ago, having been
away in the interests of the land COM
pany which he represents.
The location of Port st. Lucie, just
within the north end of Palm Beach
county, is opposite the inlet where deep
water will make conditions most favor
able for the growth and rapid develop
ment of thriving and prosperous
community. AS an evidence of things
being done, Mr.. Rogers, when question
ed, stated that the main avenue of the
proposed new port city has been grub
bed and cleaned from the river to the
west line of the city limits. This is a
distance of two and one half miles, the
beautiful street which will have a width
of one hundred feet, extending from
the edge of the river bank to the Flor
ida East Coast Railway right of way
and thence one and one quarter miles
westward. The grading is well along
and Saint Lucie Avenue is cleared and
grubbed to the north side Of West Lake
and on and around to the north limits
of the city.
Among the other work being done
there is that of cutting a canal from
st. Lucie River into the two lakes, a
powerful dredge now being at work
cutting this canal.
The piling has all been driven for the
hundred and seventy foot dock which
is to be an important part of the con-
templated improvements. AS soon as
the heavy timbers and lumber arrives
for the superstructure, the dock will
be rushed to completion by large force
of workmen.
1t has long been realized that the port
for Palm Beach and West Palm Beach
is the Santa Lucia Inlet at SewalPs
Point; favorable report has been made
to the Rivers and HarbOrs Committee,
which report has been acted upon and
when work is started and eventually
completed considerable of the credit
will belong to Capt. H. E. Sewall for
the continuous work in which he engage
ed and which was neccssitated in get
ting the project up for consideration.
He also looked after those small and
many details which kept the interest
from tagging and brought about the
final visit of the committee and the
favorable report.
Not only will Palm Beach county
have the distinction of having the only
harbor south of Jacksonville, but the
county will fully enjoy the benefits
which will arrive from the results of
the water transportation which will be
established.
The location at Sewall's Point is an
IDEAL one and, through the efforts OF
Lieut.. Hugh l.. Willoughby, the New
York Yacht Club, of which he is a
member, will have winter headquarters
there This will mean that the largest,
handsomest and best yacht IS atioat Will
each season be steaming in and out OF
the Santa Lucia Inlet and will when
assembled in the harbor, comprise
dotila which will be attractive in every
way.
west side of the st. Lucie river. a large
acreage has been secured which has
been plotted and the lots which form
the town of Port st. Lucie, are now be.
ing placed on the market. The plan OF
the Sewalls Point Land Company IS TO
build hard surfaced streets and roads as
soon as the sewer mains have been laid
and the company will undertake i'm
movements of such nature that when
the purchasers of lots arrive to locate
and build they will find conditions ideal
and equal to those which one would ex,
meet to find in a long established and
highly developed suburb in the North,
East or West. -,
The time is not so far off now, when
the public will sit up and take notice
that the city of Port St. Lucie is on the
map and represents thriving COM
munity.