The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-29
CRESCENT CITY
the BEAUTIFUL
Ideal Health Conditions, Pro-
ductive Soils and Best
Transportation
Facilities.

About one hundred miles south of
Jacksonville between Lake Crescent and
Lake Stella and within the territory
known as the Fruitland Peninsula, which
contains all the land lying east of the
St. Johns river and Lake George, south
of Dunns Creek and west of Lake Cres-
cent, which gained its name from the
prolific crops raised within the territory
as we'll as from the climatic conditions
existing therein, there is situated one of
the most beautiful towns in the world
Crescent City.
Crescent City is located on high
ground which rises gracefully from the
west bank of Lake Crescent, beautiful
sheet of clear water 20 miles in length
and from three to five miles in width.
The city is we'll laid out in town and
grove lots, the town lots constituting
portion of the city but six blocks in
width between Lake Crescent and Lake
Stella. The level of the last named
lake being forty five feet higher than
Lake Crescent, thus affording a COM
plete and perfect drainage. The city is
about two miles in length and the AT
lantic Coast Line Railway touches the
west bank of Lake Stella, two miles
from the center of the city, from whence
passengers and freight arc conveyed by
launches, automobiles and wagons. The
hard shelled road or street from the city
10 the railway station is lined with
orange, tangerine and grape fruit groves
the finest in the state. Large steam
ers daily ply through Lake Crescent in
TO the ST. Johns river thence down the
river to Jacksonville and into the At
lantic Ocean, thus giving the city de-
cided advantage over many other towns
in the matter of freight and passenger
traffic.
A trip on steamer from this place to
Jacksonville or vice versa is most de-
lightful one, and no one ever took the
trip without experiencing new sensations
of pleasure. =,
Crescent City has public school of
p grades-one of the best schools in
the county. The building is a model
one and the teachers are of the best.
Large wagonetts are daily sent into the
surrounding country and carry the pu-
pills to and from school, free of charge.
And so the farmers child is just as well
located as the child in the city.
There are four hotels, a number OF
boarding houses, five churches-Metho-
dist, Baptist, Presbyterian, EpiScopalian
and Catholic-a large number of stores,
bank, telephone, telegraph, and ex-
press office located within the city.
The streets are lined with magnificent
shade trees, mostly native oak, and the
streets are being put into firSt-claSS con
dition by paving and Shelling. There
are many beautiful houses here and
quite a number of new ones are being
constructed-a considerable number are
owned by northern people who reside
here during the winter More oranges,
tangarineS and grapefruit are grown
here than in any other part of the coun-
tv. and more citrus fruit has been ship
ped from this point than from any other
point in Florida. Citrus fruit culture is
the leading occupation of the people
here and the quality of the fruit has long
since been regarded as superior to that
grown in any other section OF the state.
Almost every citizen of the place has a
well kept grove many of whom occupy
the grove lots within the corporate lin
its of the town.
Kumuuats, Lines, GuavaS, Loquots,
etc, thrive and grow well here. Peaches
are a valuable crop-eaSy TO raise and
mature much. earlier than the Georgia
and Carolina crops. They can be grown
for twenty five cents per crate and early
and late varieties bring from Sl.OO TO
$3.50 per crate. ,
The peculiar climate of the Fruitland
PeninsuIar-a climate kept at an even
temperature by the surrounding bodies
of water-iS particularly adapted to the
growing of fruits. The pecan industry
has also proven remunerative in this
section.
From an agricultural standpoint the
city has many decided advantages ovel
other places. Cotton, both long ano
short staple, corn, potatoes, both white
and sweet, melons of all kinds grow tc
perfection here. AS fine corn, peas and
velvet beans can be grown here as a
any other place in the world. Indeed
two crops of potatoes, corn, peas, etc
can be grown during the year. Vegeta
bles of all kinds including celery, car
be successfully and profitably RAISED
here and command high prices because
they mature so early.
The climate is all that could be de
sired, the average yearly temperature
beinp 6S degrees. The drinking waite
is excellent and this section is practical
" free from mosquitoes and flieS--con
duions that do not always exist il
Florida. Besides there is not NOR
healthfuI place in the state than Ores
cent City. ., -,
This section offers opportunities tina
can hardly be found elsewhere. II
the industrious farmer, fruit grower
stock raiser and poultryman it mean
tremendous returns; TO the sick it mean
better health; to the half sick and deS
pondent more vitality and new grip o.
life: to the carpenter, bricklayer an
general mechanic steady work. In
rivers and lakes are full of the fines
kind of fish, and there is an abundanc
of game in the surrounding country.
= is there another place within the ter
torial limits of the state of Florida
elsewhere that offers SO many advan
ages and inducements as Crescent CITY
= Being the chief town on the penins'
/. lar Crescent City has been APPLY terme
1.-The Garden City of Florida.
visit to this progressive little city wi
convince any one that it is preeminen
I Nv the Garden City of the state. 1t h;
one of the most superb locations OF an
CITY in Florida-nature having done a
for it that it was possible to do.