The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-05-19
CENTRAL FLORIDA
TO the FROM
Fine Farming Lands Of This
Section Attracting Much
Attention.

rio OcaIa Banner of last week had an
ostino interview with MIR -Chas. II.
En;r president of the New South Farm
M aed Home Company, a company that is
a :n', now doing so much in the way OF
Iu N;naing settlers to this and adjoining
p The interview is given be-
iow MTbis office had the pleasure ola call
r.osdav from Mr.. Charles Seig, preSi-
i iu and Mr.. Fred Magaw, manager OF
a .hn New South Farm and Home Com
lno These gentlemen had just re-
pi''.nved from an auto tour through the
,nnssessions of the company, which now
Zach from Silver Springs TO Palatka and
"ontimistic' does not begin to express
,hnir opinions OF this section OF Florida.
'nS 1Mr Seig says he has handled many
,o,ded propositions, but the one now on
land is by far the best that he has ever
,notled from every point of view. The
lads embraced in this deal which they
have inst gotten into shape TO put on the
, n~ he saws, are all in all, the best
ho has ever seen for general farming,
trucking, fruit growing, etc.
"He is especially enthusiastic over the
foct that the Ocala Northern railroad has
inst secured terminal facilities IN Fdlatka
, r,i'b snIendid water front rights. This
s mnm that this road will be pushed TO
nomnIetion, and Mr.. Seig says that by
,he middle of the coming September the
"i,igens of Ocala may board train, and
,n;,hin two hours land at Palatka, travel
irg over one of the best constructed
rosdbeds and on the most up-to-date
nossenger trains that today traverse the
state. i,
Company will, as soon as arrangements
have been completed, make Orange
Snrinqs one of the most beautiful resorts
IN The state. Besides modern hotel &C.
Communications at this point the springs
themselves will be put into shape for the
pleasure of the public. Orange Springs
has always been one of Florida's moSl
beautiful natural places OF interest, and
lis waters are said TO be most beneficial
70 the human race for various diseases
Now that it will be connected with the
outside world by rail, and with the un.
told amount of advertising that it will
receive at the hands of this wide awake
company, ii will no doubt become one
of the popular summer as well as winter
resorts of Florida. AS soon as prepar.
atoms are made to care for tourists and
pleasure seekers at the springs, fleet OF
launches will be. installed on the rum
As the run empties into the Oolawaha
river il will no doubt be the proper
thing before great while TO take trip
from Orange Springs 10 Jacksonville on
launches.
"Mr. Seig says that work will be be,
gun in very short while on graded
hard road reaching from Silver Springs
10 Palatka, and that almost the entire
length of this road will be through the
New South Farm and Home Company
colonies, which now extend for over
twenty-five miles northeast Of Silver
Springs in Marion and Putnam counties.
This road will connect near Palatka
with both the automobile route from
Jacksonville 10 Tampa, one via the St.
Johns river and Ocala and the other via
StAuguStine and Ocala.
"The section of country north of Sill,
yer Springs to the Putnam county line,
which, few years ago was very sparse.
ly settled, is today the scene of possibly
more activity than any other section OF
Florida outside of the cities.
Fort Mccoy has grown from coun-
try postoifice 10 flourishing town OF
probably thousand people within the
past eighteen months, and every train
brings in new people. Settlers from
other states are constantly coming in 10
take possession of their farms purchased
from the company and from private in.
dividualS. Pretty and comfortable homes
are being built throughout The territory,
and all seem bent on making that sec.
lion one of the most productive in the
stale.
Quite handsome acreage OF vegc.
tables grace the farms OF the newcomers
and their products find ready market
in the nearby towns, while several have
been shipping 10 the northern markets.
"Mr. Seig says he sees nothing 10 pre-
vent the increase OF the wealth and
population Of the section of country be,
tween OCala and Palatka to twenty times
their present size within the next. two
years, and we trust his prophecies may
come TO pass. He is every inch a booS
Ter, and il he has pessimiStic spot in his
makeup it remains in an extremely un
developed state"