The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-03-08
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Truck farming is carried on ex-
tensively here and with profit to those
who engage in it.
One very important industry being
developed in this locality is that OF
phosphate, millions of dollars are be-
ing invested in phosphate mines and
large and expensive plants are be-
ing erected for mining and shipping it
all over the country.
General farming is engaged in to
considerable extent, and the claim is
made that corn can be raised with
profit, although there is little evidence
that the industry is attracting much
attention.
The stock which one sees here does
not compare favorably with stock of
the northern states. The cattle which
enc sees are of light frame and their
condition suggests want of good,
nourishing food. There is very light
growth of grass on the wild timber
lands, and the indications are that
clover and timothy will not do very
we'll in this locality. Cattle come
through the winter here in very poor
condition and many of them die, it is
said, because of lack of proper nOur-
fishing food.
While boating on the St. Johns
river few days ago, l discovered a
large number of cattle coming from
the forest into the stream and wad-
the shore and feeding on the grass
and other vegetation growing under
water in the stream, which could only
be reached by dipping their heads un-
der water long enough to get hold of
the feed and bring it to the surface.
Cattle will stand for hours in the
stream feeding in this manner, in
preference to eating the branches of
trees and other vegetation which they
are able to secure in the forests.
The swine here which one sees be-
long to the razOr-back class, and ap-
parently are of little or no value. 1t
is safe to say that this is not a stock
country. l heard since coming here
how the term razor-back came to be
applied to the hogs which are found
in this locality The hogs are gener-
ally covered with flies and when
stranger saw one rubbing against a
tree and asked a native what caused
it to do so, the native replied that 1t
was trying to sharpen its back. Since
then the term raZor-back has chung
to the southern hogs.
There is boom on in Florida, and
northern capital is coming into the
state and developing it; it is true as to
the cities and also the country. Lands
have developed in value in the last
two or three years. The cities are
showing remarkable growth. Jackson
vile is destined to become a large
commercial center; it is what is
termed the gateway Of Florida. and is
now city of perhaps sixty or sixty
five thousand people, and growing
rapidly.
Tampa is probably the next largest
in size to Jacksonville. Jacksonville
has the appearance of northern city;
the enterprise, push and development
are of the same kind that you would
expect to find in the most progressive
cities of the north.
The development of the country is
due almost entirely to the migration
from the northern states. Where you
visit city that northern capital has
not become interested in, you find
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prosperity.
st. Augustine is one of the slow
nOn-progressive cities, from business
standpoint, although great deal of
northern capital has been invested in
railroads and hotels in this locality.
1t is one of the places where Flagler.
the railroad magnate and Standard
oil man has spent millions Of dollars
in railroad and hotel building. The
Ponce de Leon is one of the finest
hotels to be found anywhere in the
country, and is expensive enough to
satisfy one of most extravagant hab-
its. st. Augustine is a city of great
historical interest, because of being
the Oldest city in the United States.
The settlers point with pride to the
first house that was built in America,
which stands near the business CEN