Arizona republican., 1911-03-11
Mr.. DUNLEW RETURNS
FROM EASTERN TRIP
THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS IN
FLORIDA
Cause of the High Price OF Liviro
Discovered

Mr.. + T. Dunlovy returned ycster-
day morning from a visit OF several
weeks in Florida where he was called
| by the illness Of a sister He left her
somewhat improved i'm health He
spent short time i'm New York and
also in Washington.
As a winter resort. Mr. Dunlevv be
ieves that Florida is far inferior to the
salt River Valley and for that matter.
! ne believes every other locality in the
! United States is inferior While in
the south. Mr. Dunlevy stopped at
Florence Villa. resort about sixty
miles east of Tampa. II is the chief
citrus growing region Of the south.
The best oranges and grape fruit in
the world are raised there il is far
superior 10 the California fruit i'm both
flavor and substance But there is a
great deal of land in that part OF the
country which is not put To the growth
of citrus fruits but it is employed even
more profitJbly.-as the basis Of a
boom
The real estate dealers of that part
.of Florida have reduced the business
To science. Compared with them the
boOmingest boomers Of the Pacific
coast are raw amateurs They have
even begun selling out the Everglades
which have not vet been drained though
it is supposed by some that they Will
be and by others that they cannot be.
y small section at the southern end has
been drained as sample: that is the
water has been removed from the sur
face ana FOR a very few inches below
and on this veneer OF soil vegetables
are raised. These are shown as signs
Of the capabilities of the Everglades
when they are once reclaimed
The water has been lowered i'm that
vicinity not below the surface but To
such an extent that the sedsy grass
conceals it from view at a distance In
the center of this reclaimed" tract a
tower about thirty feet high mas been
erected and prospective purchasers are
taken To the top of the tower. The real
estate dealer points out to one his ten
acre buy and To- another his tract. II
all looks nice and level with the wav-
ing grass but there is no part OF it
upon which the purchaser can walk dry
shod
In other places the promoters are
busy enriChing small tracts Of ground
with immense quantities of fertilizer
and miraculous crops are produced
thereby. The purchaser of adjacent
land is not aware that he has been
imposed upon by an experimental sta
ton.
The weather i'm Florida at this time
Of the year is pleasant as it is the dry
season. In fact. Mr.. Dunlcvy found
a dry season wherever he went except
at Washington when it raiuod about
half an hour. Speaking Of Washing
ton brings one next 10 statehood. He
did not stay about the capital long
enough to observe that there was any
excitement over the matter
but he discovered there as everywhere
else he was that there was a great
deal of ignorance regarding the status
of the territory.
Whenever it was learned that Mr..
Dunlevy had come from Arizona, some
one invariably remarked, 20. you're a
state now
But the most astounding discovery
made by Mr. DunIcvy i'm the course of
his journey was something which has
been sought for for the last six months
by economists. politicians and fathers
If families.-th cause of the high cost
Of living The thing dawned uEOn him
one day at dinner. or just after
dinner at DelmoniCO's. There we're six
in the dinner party. The menu con-
sisted of fish, soup breast of chicken. |
some cooked fruit for dessert cheese !
and crackers. black coffee and some !
water similar TO Appolinaris. Such a |
dinner in Phoenix would cost Perhaps |
fifty cents a plate. certainly rot more |
than seventy five cents. But it cost |
At Delmonico's $19 for the party.
Correspondence high prices prevail |
everywhere in New York. Enormous |
rents are at the bottom. compare
lively small butcher pays rem. at the