The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-30
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Ideally Located

In the world Tor city tnAh bdScoHi,
Florida. Nature must have planned the
town years and years ago. for the
mind OF no landscape gardener could
have thought out and planned 1t.
Broad avenues with exact regularity
run east and west, north and south
while on either side growing and inter-
, locking overhead are massive oaks,
which have been growing for centuries.
And this favored spot in jackson
county is thoroughly appreciated by
the residents Of Bascom. Approaching
it's countless advantages and while
they are making good independent IT,
ings strangers and prospective home
seekers are welcomed with open arms
and encouraged to locate in the vicin-
ity Of Bascom.
Progressive Citizens.
While off a dozen miles from the
railroad and several miles off the line
Of the road which will run from Do
than to Mariana, the Bascom people
are not worried in the least bit about
their little city becoming big one.
The citizens are wide awake and are
going to have a railroad as well as
numerous other things which go to
make I'D a substantial town in the
heart OF a wonderful agricultural
country where lands may be bought at
extremely low prices, provided the
purchaser is buying with the intention
OF building a home-speculators are
not given attention by the Bascom
people.
Just at this time Bascom is kept up
by several industries but others Will
probably locate there shortly and the
people are ready to back enterprising
business men who can deliver the
goods and will engage in any one Of
dozen kinds of business which will
contribute to the upbuilding Of the city
and the surrounding country.
Moral Community.
Like all other small towns Bascom
has it's hobby, IL a hobby 1t may be
called. and the hobby Of Bascom peo-
pie is good morals. Although a law
abiding people the man who dared to
start ''blind tiger" In Bascom would
as certainly be dealt with roughly as
he went there There has never been
a drop sold here" one OF the oldest citi-
zens said, and visitors who have been
there declare there has never been
drop given away, consequently one con-
ciudes that Bascom is the one place in
the world where intoxicating liquors
never go.
It is the standard the people have set
ard the newcomers naturally fall into
aims and are glad to be thrown with
such a moral people. But a total alb
i ktinence from intoxicating liquors Is
Just one of the things which tend to
make Bascom a model moral COM
munity. A business people who are
noted for their integrity and upright
dealings are the kind which live at
Bascom.
Diversified Crops.
Because Bascom gins and ships a
thousand bales of cotton annually IS
no sign the farmers depend upon cot
ION altogether as a money crop. In
fact 1t is the boast of the planters
there that their cotton crop is the ''vel-
vet" All of the farmers have good
bank accounts and drive fine stock
and are improving their lands and
their buildings.
Diversified farming has made such
a condition possible, and the young
men are staying at home to engage In
the farming industry in preference to
going to cities TO enter professional or
business careers. Sugarcane, potatoes,
corn any hay are all cultivated by the
planters OF this locality as money
crops. all of which there Is a constant
and ever increasing demand for. and
the crops are so planted that stock
raising and poultry raising may be
worked in connection to good advan-
tage. the waste and small produce fur
nishing sufficient food for feed of the
stock and poultry.
Something more than fifty thousand
dozen eggs were marketed through
Bascom last year, and while many
crates OF poultry are shipped weekly
no accurate Information as to the
number of pounds could be obtained.
But this Is enough to insure the home
seekers that Bascom Is an ideal place
to live and at the same time have
a good market for everything grown
on the farm. Cows are raised for the
slaughter without any feed bills. the
natural pastures together with the
forage which Is grown after other
crops are harvested enables the far
mer TO fatten a number of cattle to
market any month in the year. Hogs
are raised in large numbers and the
money which the farmers get from the
sales OF meat and lard would be
revelation II the amounts were obtain
able.
No Land Agents.
There are no land agents boosting
the little city Of Bascom and the sur
rounding territory. but lands may be
bought at very low price. Most
everyone residing there now has more
property than he needs and to induce
newcomers to locate is willing to d.
vide without asking an exorb'tant and
unreasonable price. upon the condition
thO kAVPGANJ OS
as II should be.
Variety Works.
Running at full capacity the saw
mlll and variety works in Bascom Is
failing to supply the demand for build
ing material. so much new buildings
and Improvement Is going on in the
locality This plant furnishes employ
ment to goodly number of workmen
who are working hard for the up
building Of the place.
The variety works part of the plant
is hooded with orders 1t cannot fill
promptly. but the owners who see the
increasing demand are now preparing
TO meet the emergency. There is such
q variety OF timber and material near
Bascom which Is suitable for utiliza-
ton In a plant Of this Character that
this industry win gradually be en-
larged until It becomes large enough to
furnish employment for hundreds.
Repair Shops.
Whether 1t is a habit vvh;c,, has
been formed for years or it is the merit