The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-03-17
PIERCE
GETS ACTIVE
Board of Trade fndeavoring to
Attract HOmeSeekers
ADVANTAGE DESCRIBED
Representative With Advertising Matter
Sent to Fort lauderdale Booth
Opened and Products Displayed


A special meeting of the Fort Pierce
Board of Trade was called by President
A. d. Penney last Saturday afternoon
to consider means to properly advertise
Fort Pierce among the homeseekers
who are now being attracted to Florida,
and especially to Fort Lauderdale, by
the great drawing of Everglade lands
which commenced last Satui day.
A. M. Kitchen, of the Home Invest
ment Company, of Miami, who is
large property owner in Fort Pierce,
and who is at the head of the company
that will offer large tract of land on
Orange avenue at auction next week,
addressed the Board and offered several
suggestions as to means to be employed
to acquaint the hOmeseekers who have
drawn lands in the Everglades that will
not be drained for several years, that
they can find all that they want and
desire in Fort Pierce, city already
established, with spendid school and
church privileges, and with country
back of it that takes second place to no
section.
In this discussion various members
of the Board entered, and it was de-
cded that it was most opportune time
for our people to let the prospective
homeseekers know some of the advan-
tages of this section.
An advertising committee consisting
of A. M. Kitchen, A. K. Wilson, editor
of The TRIBUNE, and A. B. Brown, ed
itor of The News, was appointed, with
full power to plan and draft the adver-
Using campaign, and $3.50 was apprO'
prated to meet the expenses of same.
A committee consisting of P. G. Ell
bred, J.K. Williams, Jr., and C.M. Hor-
ton, was appointed to solicit funds by
popular subscription to meet the finan-
cial obligation, and in one hour they
turned over to the advertising commit
tee the sum of $3.50.
An entertainment committee was then
appointed, consisting of Mayor Whyte,
R. N. Koblegard, K. B. Raulerson, j.
G. Coats, j. K. Williams, Jr., +. H.
Fee, N. o. Penny, w. j. Nesbitt and
r. R. Ricou. 1t is the purpose to have
this committee meet the homeseekers
on their arrival in Fort Pierce, and soc
that they have an opportunity to see
all sections pineapple industry, the
orange and grapefruit groves. the veg
etable farms, the fish industry and the
various character of vegetable, fruit
and farm lands lying to the west of
Fort Pierce. together with desirable
residence lots within the city limits.
1t is also the desire of the Board of
Trade that this committee acquaint the
homeseekers with every advantage of
location. soil, climate and the superior
ity of our products in the markets of
the country, as well as all information
that will be of benefit to assist them in
selecting home in St. Lucie county.
The advertising committee immedi-
ately went to work in the preparation
of advertising matter; issuing four
page leafet descriptive of Fort Pierce
and St. Lucie county in an edition of
II, 200, placed half-page advertisement
with the Miami Metropolis for three
DAYS with the delivery of 500 copies of
the paper each day at Fort Lauderdale,
and arranged for the delivery of 500
copies of each of the local papers of
this issue. R. l.. Goodwin was sent
down Sunday night with 1000 of the
leaflets, and is spending the week as
the representative of the Board of
Trade in distributing the leaflets and
He has also opened a Fort
Pierce booth. at the main corner in
Progresso, and the committee and citi-
zens of Fort Pierce have furnished him
with quantity of Indian River oranges,
pineapples, potatoes and
other products of this section for free
and display.
Mr.. Goodwin reports most gratifying
interest of the people in our section,
and each train northbound after today
is expected to bring homeseekers to
Fort Pierce. As the great drawing of
Eveyglade lands will not close until Sat-
lrday, general movement towards
our city cannot be expected until next
week; but Mr.. Goodwin reports that
he has already booked parties for Mon
lay, Tuesday and Wednesday,
The Fort Pierce Board of Trade is do
ng it's part toward attracting the at
,ention of the people to our city. and
we are confident that those who favor
this section with visit will not regret
t, and that many will become perman-
,nt settlers.
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