The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-06
MAYOR GRAHAM
EARNS HIS SALARY
By Spreading Abroad the AID.
vantaueS Of Crescent City.

vantageS OF Crescent City.
Mayor G. T. Graham had the follow
ing excellent article descriptive of CrcS-
cent City in last Sundays Times Union:
"That the press has much to do with
bringing men, places and events into
prominence, goes without saying.
ITO illustrate, Crescent City, one of
the most beautiful little cities on the
American continent, and one that has
so many decided advantages over other
places in the great state OF Florida, has
never been advertised. Hence hun
dredS OF people living within the terri
torial limits OF the state do not know
where ii is located, 10 say nothing of
those people living outside the state.
The truth is that most of the maps pub
liShed outside the state do not show the
location or mention the place.
"Since the Times Union, few weeks
ago, published an article that prepared
relative TO Crescent City, | and other
citizens have received many letters of
inquiry from persons in other states,
asking where the town is, as it could
not be found on the maps which they
consulted. We have known of several
persons who came into the place by ac
cident, who were not only aStoniShed 10
find that such a place actually existed,
but were delighted and charmed by its
beauty.
"A short time ago two gentlemen
who had come into the state for the
purpose of inspecting lands advertised
by colonization company, accidentally
heard of Crescent City and came 10 see
| it; and when they saw ii they were not
only pleased, but carried away with the
lively little city, set like beautiful gem
| between the sparkling waters OF two
placid lakes, and declared that the town
was paradise.
"We have yet to hear of any person
who has visited Crescent City who
failed to appreciate both its wonderful
natural beauties and charms and also
the many and varied advantages TO be
gained from financial standpoint.
"For the benefit of those who do not
know Just where this earthly paradise
yelept Crescent City is located, we
would say that ii is situated on the west
bank of Lake Crescent, about one hun
bred miles south of Jacksonville. 1t
can be reached either by the Atlantic
Coast Line or by steamer from Jackson,
Vile or Palatka.
81 cannot refrain here from stating that
the trip by steamer from Jacksonville to
Crescent City, first on the beautiful St.
Johns and later on Lake Crescent, can
not be surpassed for beauty OF scenery
anywhere in the world.
''HomeseekerS and prospective settlers
should consider, first, climate; second,
health; third, water; fourth, soil; fifth,
location, and, sixth, transportation.
"Florida has been Familiarity known
as the "winter garden of America" for
years and Crescent City has been termed
1.-THE Garden City of Florida"
although the state is famous as a
winter resort, it is difficult matter TO
get the residents of the North and West
and even of the Atlantic Southern
states to believe that the summers are
much cooler than in the North and
West. The truth is, however, that the
summers are very much more comforta:
Bile than the summers in the West and
North. Persons who have spent the
summer in the mountains OF North Caro-
lima affirm that the temperature in CreS'
, cent City was far more agreeable. Cool
| ing breezeS sweep oyer the land IRON
the Atlantic and the gulf 10 temper the
heat. One can almost always depend
on cool nights throughout the warm
season. The fact that it is cooler here
, in summer and warmer in winter than
in the Northern and Western states may
we'll be taken into consideration by
homeseekers and prospective settlers
The excessively high temperature which
so often prevails in the North and West
does moi obtain here. The average
yearly temperature is 6S dcgreeS-a tenn
perature that is rare. The government
records show that for thirty-Six year;
the temperature rose to 80 but six times
and then for only few hours.
, "The death rate is lower in Horid:
than in any state in the union and there
| is not more healthful place for all the
wear round than Crescent City.
"Splcndid drinking water can be hat
s at depth OF twenty-five feet, and flow
, ing wells can easily be obtained, an i'm
g portant fact that is not true of all place
, in the state. The soil is rcmarkabl.
! productive and has been pronounced
wonderfully fertile by experts.
|
: oranges, grapefruit, tangarineS, manda
s rieS, kumquatS, loquots,. guaVaS,, Strawber
!. rics, peaches, pears, plumS, all varietle
-. of gragcS, corn, cotton Nboth long AM
= short StapIc), potatoes (both kinds,
celery, cabbage, sugarcane,. sorghum
|, peanuts, tobacco, tomatoes, okra and al
a kinds of vegetables.
"The chief industry of the people c
= this section is the growing OF oranges
grapefruit, tangarincS and peaches. n
section of the state is so we'll adapted {
. The growing of all the above name
% fruits as Crescent City and vicinity. Nc
, where in the state are these fruits raise
= in such perfection and a greater quantit
of them are annually shipped from Cree
- cent City than from any other point
Florida. !,
United States or on the globe that
N ,dap,ed TO the growth and culture
Is such variety of fruits and vegetables
q "But this is not all. Here we have
~ great cattle and hog country. lhou
- 9nds and thousands of cattle are annua
% ly raised for market practically withoI
d, cost The owners have them marke
lie and turned out into the prairie, wheI
Of Ihev remain until they are herded II
and sold to the butchers. Hogs al
raised in the same way. The cattle an
ell hog industry, as may be seen, is very T,
NJ muneratiye. Crescent City is well sit
is oted and the streets and avenues a
lie lined with magnificent shade tree
S The streets are being hard surface
and mt into first class condition.
as "The public school zone among Il
e. hest in the country, will open Mond;
RI morning with a corps of splendid teac