The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-12-22
REMARKABLE;
IS PROGRESS
Development of florida Within
Ten Years Has Been Grea.
CLIMATE APPRECIATED
The North is Learning More OF the Sunny
South az Have Better Understand
ing of Climate and Conditions

The development of Florida during
the past ten years has been remark
able. Some have called it marvellous,
but that word does not fit tn facts for
this development has been but natu-
raj result of the discovery, or rather
an appreciation of Florida's resources.
This great development has been an
ticipated and foretOld for years by men
who realized that the growth of Florida
would follow close behind the pro-
per publicity, and it became a question
of when, how soon. the real truth, the
facts about her soils and mines and for
ests, and the enterprise and energy of
her citizens, would be published abroad
to the world And the growth of the
State in population is only realization
of these early prophecies. II is but
surface indication of the extent Of its.
development of her wealth making re-
sources.
For thirty years or more the State
of Florida has been known as a winter
resort. "a winter play ground as
some called it. There were some rath-
err popular, but unfOunded notions
about Florida, which made the winter
climate its biggest asset. and the same
hazy notions made its summers some
thing to he Stunned by the unacclimat-
ed outsider. who believed though he
couldn't have told why-that malaria
and mosquitoes, with snakes and ALI
gators thrown in as good measure of
pestilence made Florida summer
thing to be avoided in proportion as he
loved his life.
Probably one of the most convincing
eye. openers as to actual facts and con-
dtiOns in Florida has been the disc0v-
cry that the variations of temperatures
in this State, summer and winter are
less than those of any other State in
the Union, north or south; that her
death rate is less than seven persons
to the thousand of population-less
than half that of any Northern State,
so far as reliable statistics are avail
able, and that Florida has hardly her
full quota of snakes, mosquitoes, and
similar pests; indeed, far less than
number of Northern and Eastern States,
where uncOunted thousands of men and
women dwell in happy and prosperous
homes.
Winter visitors are coming to FlOri-
da this season in greater numbers than
heretofore, but in even greater num-
bers are coming men and women to join
those who are building up the State,
who are planting the cities, groves and
vegetable gardens, who are developing
the turpentne and naval stores, and
lumber and phosphate industries. They
are coming. not as pioneers; but follow
ing the crowds. They are finding that
these industries have already reached
large development; they are discover
ing that big, thriving. metropolitan
cities are growing with rapid strides as
direct results OF the development OF
agricultural, horticultural aud MANI
featuring opportunities.
Indeed the growth of Florida cities
is more remarkable m man" respects
than that of her farms and groves and
gardens. These latter have beeG he
development oi natural resources, 1T
the Opportunities which awaited the
touch Of human effort, aud which have
been made gFrat in spite Of the iae& u
skill. which often has Gcen appus, 10
their upbni'dnE The cities nav ~
come great through hGmau eiiort .o3
energy, bu,dad hy keen foresight
where nature gave only location WHOSE
advantages arc recognized ant iMyyJ;-
ed 10y man Ia contirHous add neIa.-
ending fight against n2tNre.
II Is such facts a. these that estst-
!ish the permanent aad abiding charac~
ter of Flori as developments, which
show that. although the State il nav
IN this growth, ihe sudden and rapid
advance toward increasing prosperity
has not the temporary character Of he
typical new country. This DEVELOPMENT
is along the lines that have made real
estate, rural, Suburban and city real
estate immensely valuable in Northern
and Western communities, and which
is increasing this value with the growth
of wealth in other directions.