The National tribune., 1911-04-27

! This has turued tho attention OF the
| people to irrigation. which can be
readily accomplished, as there is an
abundance of water few feet below
the surface, and irrigation can be
| successfully carried on either by 81
hand pump or by the use of a small
gasoline engine, costing from $50 up
ward. Usually in dry weather the
most that is. necessary is dust mulch
| ing; that is, breaking up the crust OF
the soil so as TO prevent evaporation
and covering the ground with layer
OF dust that holds the water in the
soil for the use of the plants.
Improvement of the Lake Front.
No more beautiful location for 2
residence can be found than on the
curving front Of Lake East Tohope-
kaliga. This is an almost circular
sheet OF water, about five miles by
five. The ground in front of the town
slopes down with the gentlest posi-
bic inclination to the very edge of tho
water, without any weeds, swamps or
other disfigurements common with
lakes. When the wine blows the little
waves roll up gayly on the gentle
slope clear to the roots of the grass.
| On this front are many fine old cy-
press trees. with their rugged, pictur-
esque knees. There are also maguo-
| las. mulberry trees, livcoaks, wild
orange, peach and pear trees. / picked
ripe mulberries, and the peach and
pear trees were loaded with large
sized fruit which would ripen within
few weeks. Wealthy parties from
New York and elsewhere have seen
and appreciated the attractiveness of
the place, and are beginning to build
handsome bungalows for Winter resi-
dences. 1t Is expected that the entire
lake will be surrounded by these with
fine boulevard in front of them,
making an unsurpassed automobile
speedway.
The pier will project in front of one
of the main streets, with boathouse
possibly hotel upon 1t, and the sur
face of the lake will be animated by
swift little launches plying to and fro
across the lake.
schemes are in progress which il
carried out will make st. Cloud some
thing of railroad center. The first.
of these is a traction road from San
ford to st. Cloud via Orlando. An
other is from Titusville. on the East
Coast Railroad, via Whittier and st.
Cloud TO. Kissimmee. survey of which
has been made. Northern capitalists
have been viewing the territory from
the Gulf across to the Atlantic side,
and plan q line to be known as the
Gulf, Lakes & Atlantic Railroad and
st. Cloud is included in the route.
There is also talk of road running
down the Kissimmec Valley, which
may take shape with the development
of the Everglades. With the popula-
tion of Florida increasing 42 per cent
in 10 years there is n broad, rich field
for railroad builders, and the next
few years will probably see this char
acter of work coming on even much
more rapidly than 1t went on in the
West.
Col. Frank VI. Sterrctt.
Among those who have begun build
ing on the beautiful lake front is Col.
Frank NJ. Sterrett. Past Commander
Of the Department of Missouri and
Executive Director for several recent
National Encampments, Col. Sterrett
is a man of the highest common sense,
enterprise and executive ability lie
has established a bank at So. Cloud,
and entered actively and with san
guine heart into the development of
the place as an ideal veteran colony.
With wide acquaintance among the
veterans growing out of his position
In the Grand Army and his manage
ment OF the National Encampmepts,
his reputation as r careful, conserva-
tive, thoroly honest man has been
equally widespread, and his connec-
tion with the colony will be therefore
tower Of strength. He is one that
the comrades in st. Cloud can rely
upon for progressive, intelligent lead
ership, and those who contemplate
going there can get from him any in
formation as TO the town and what
can be done there.
Other Good Comrades.
All of the comrades, il may be said,
who now reside there and own prop
erty are men Of the highest type and
the kind of men who are the builders
of towns and cities. They have had
ripe experience in the towns from
which they came, and whatever work
they do will be done with judgment
and understa nding. Few of the usual
mistakes attending the upbuilding OF
communities will be allowed to be
made. Among these good comrades
are DR.. f. F. Fl. Pope; J. III. De Graw,
Past Commander of L. L. Mitchell
Post; J. o. McNew, Quartermaster of
l.. l.. Mitchell Post; Comradc J. II.
tiapgood, who is a member of the City
Council; 4. II. Kinney; Comrade II.
D. Colvin. who is Mayor of the town,
and l.. N. Farris, present Commander
of l.. l.. Mitchell Post.
j. w. Squiers. the cashier of the
u.
but the son of i veteran and there
fore thoroly in touch with the COM
radeS. He is man of fine ideas,
large ability. and has beau, as he will
continue to be, of the greatest service
in promoting everything for the bene-
fit of St Cloud. His wife, Mrs. Squiers.
is also helpfl,lly active in every good
work, and a leader among the wo-
men who have taken SO strong an in
terest in the development and beau
of the place.
Among other good comrades whose
names come to us are y. w. Folsom,
z. y. Widrig. G. W. Marsh, VI. F., Low,
Capt. Mills. Maj. Taft. DR.. C. S. Coop
or, r. G.. Knapp. r. Zimmerman, Geo. |
L. McEndree, Brother ]. B. Westcott, |
4. +. Rails ]. F. Farris. II. A. Plato, |
G. r. Sanborn, W. H. Empsou, f. G. |
Pierce. VIM. Townsend Carl Engcl, |
I. ]. Cummings, and we cannot over |
look some of the good widows who |
are making their own way, among
whom are Mrs. Anna Blaich and Mrs. |
Nellie Chase.
The colonists have done wonders i'm |
the development they have brought |
about in less than two years, but what /
they have done is only an earnest of |
what they will do. Much of their |
work was the foundation laying which !
does not show. The superstructure /
which will be built upon what they