The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-07-28
HAW CREEK LANDS
OF u. j. WHITE
Have Been Sold to Pennsylva-
MIA Syndicate for 100000.

The VoluSia County Record of De-
Land, last week contained the following
story of the sale of the rich prairie and
timbered lands of U. ]. White in Volu-
sia and st. Johns county, which will be
of special interest TO Putnam county peo-
pie because of the fact that the lands ad-
join this county and are similar in nature
and value TO much of our own land:
"Capt. U. ]. White, the capitalist, rail
road builder and enterpriSing citizen OF
Dupont, this county, one of the wealth
lest men of Volu1ia county, has sold his
large holdings of real estate in this and
ST. Johns counties, lying east of Seville,
including his mills, factories and com
miSSarieS and all personal property, TO
The Tippecanoe Securities Company OF
Scranton, Pa.
"The lands are known as the Haw
Creek section, in the northern portion of
VoluSia and southern ST. Johns, as rich
land, heavily timbered, as found in the
state OF Florida, the lower lands easily
drained into Haw Creek, whose outlet
is Lake Crescent, which empties its wa
terS into the ST. Johns five miles this
side of Palatka. An, extensive system
of drainage of the low muck lands is al
ready in operation, developing lands
Splendidly adapted for trucking.
"The Tippecanoe Securities Company
is a three million dollar corporation, and
its stock holders are such men as T. ].
Foster, w. L. Connell, V. B. Hedge
peth, II. E. Black and other capitalists
of the Anthracite region Mr.. Foster
is the originator and at the head of the
Scranton Correspondence School, the
greatest of its kind in the world. MeSSrS.
Connell, Black and Hedgepeth, with
other capitalists, are owners of the
Scranton Life Insurance Company.
"The Tippecanoe Securities Company
comes determined TO make large per
manent investments in the south, and TO
that end is now engaged in operating
and developing an 500 acre plantation
in the Red River valley OF Louisiana.
Its success with this venture has led Mr..
Hedgepeth and Mr.. Black TO seek invest.
mentS in Florida, and the Haw Creek
investment will prove bonanza, foI
great and glorious is the future industrial
development OF Florida, attracting as il
is, people and capital from all over the
country.
"The parties have had man since
March investigating the lands of the
Haw Creek section, determining theil
quality, susceptibility of drainage, and
reported it 10 be entirely as represented
and the property will be taken over by
the company before October
at is intended TO extend the area oi
drainage, and system of irrigation in
stalled in sections. Also TO extend the
railroad now on the property, built by
Mr. White as a log road, TO Seville, max
ing ii standard gauge, equipping it fol
both freight and passengers, with al
eastern extension to either Daytona ol
Ormond.
"The new owners do not expect &c
put any of the lands upon the market un
til the vast contemplated Developments
are accomplished or well under way
then TO be coIonized by substantial farm
ers and truckers. This will be in charge
of Mr.. Don. p Shockney, the preSen
manager of the Red River valley planta
| ton.
"The consideration for these lands
about 1000 acres, together with the
naval stores plants, etc, is said to be If
the neighborhood of 100000.
"The legality OF titles to thiSvaSt prop
crty Is now being investigated, and At
!orney Grant BLY, has been employed fol
this work through his abstract company
and has on a full force getting out the
chain of titles. Mr. Bly, is sufficiently
| FarpiIior with the titleS of this county tC