The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-09-01

hablted fields and woods of two years
ago are now the scenes of great activity
new homes have been erected, the land
cleared and fenced, crops planted-some
sections | dare say you would hardly
know
Three years ago if man were to travel
this great fertile country he would be
obliged to 90 by stage. He would meet
very few people except the old pioneers of
the early days who took up land here
while this state was young and whose
children according almost to custom, have
remained here to take up the work of
their fathers. True one would see pref
ty country, but country untouched and
uncared for except by the hand of Time.
For years all this great fertile country
has been the pasture land of thousands of
head of cattle and hogs that have roamed
almost at will. For years the many pref
ty lakes and rivers have been the winter
home and nesting place of wild fowl, tur-
key, quail and pigeon Skirted through the
underbruSh at will -undisturbed by the
hand of man except by the few who
came here from the north in the winter
For years these beautiful waterways have
fairly teemed with game fish, the swish
of the fly or the click of the reel almost
unheard of. The giant forests stood
alone-serene and beautiful. No sound
of the woodsman's axe was heard nor the
scream of the factory whistle-it was just
nature over and over again-a virgin
land.
But this was three years ago. All has
changed No longer can it be regarded
as a forest. The big trees have been
felled and made into lumber, part of
which has been shipped to northern mar
kets, part now on the ground in the form
of pretty picturesque bungalows, for now
with the opening of this new road, peo-
pie have followed in its wake and the
scene is a constant change every day
No doubt, this country would in the due
course of time, be settled up by sheer
force of its merit. But this would be
wears. for it must be remembered that
this is a big acreage, and it would require
something like $500 farms. Had it not
been for the fact that this district came
before the attention of one man this story
would not have been written. 10 this
one man, not only does Florida, but this
community especially, owe a great deal
of credit. for he has done more real posi-
tive good for this country than any man
living today. This man is no other than
Charles H. Sieg, President of the New
South Farm and Home Company.
When we tell you that Mr.. Sieg and his
associates have spent over S4OO'OOO.Uo
in bringing the merit and the pregnant
possbilities of this community before the
world, you will really understand the mag
nitude of the undertaking. Other states
have formed their Commercial Clubs and
Publicity Bureaus and each citizen has
maid his share to induce people to come
and live with them, or to remain with
them as in many instances lately, but
here is an outside man a stranger ac-
tually spent $4OO,O00.00 of his own
money to bring people among u.s. Most
certainly this man deserves the title The
man who made Florida certainly to
him we must all extend a great deal OF
thanks.
Mr.. Sieg is man far out of the ordl-
nary when it comes to doing things. lie
never does things by halves, or haphaz-
ard or with the wait till tomorrow feel
ins Int he's off with the snap OF the
,yhin-one of those To-day, this very
minnie" kind, and the way he has handl-
cd the work of opening up this great ter
ritorv in the short space of two years. is
really amazing. No one but man OF MS
could do all this.
If YOU will refer to the map OF this state
Won will see that there is a wide stretch