Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-21
LIVE OK, PERRY
AND GULF RAILROAD
Offers Farms OF 40 to 100 Acres
Along It's Limo Free OF Cost on
Unusually Liberal and Easy
Conditions.
GENERAL OFFICES AT LIVE OAK,
FLORIDA.

The Live Oak, Perry & Gulf Rail-
road, popularly known as the "Su-
wannee River Route" traverses one
Of the richest, most productive and
healthiest sections Of Florida, start
ing at Live Oak and continuing wes-
terly through Bowling Park, Perry
and Hampton Springs. to point
near the Gulf Of Mexico, with
branch to Alton. Live Oak is one Of
the best little business cities in Flor
ida, with population of about 5000,
is 70 miles west Of Jacksonville and
about 25 miles south of the Georgia
State line, Is a junction point for the
Seaboard Air Line, the Atlantic
Coast Line, the Live Oak, Perry &
Gulf and the Florida Railway and is
the county seat for Suwannee county.
the Live Oak, Perry & Gulf Railroad
is the heaviest timbered section Of
the State, and numbering and allied
Industries are being developed in a
big way in the several RAPIDLY grow
ing towns along it's line. This means
unusually good openings for all
classes. These heavily timbered
lands are also, naturally, the richest
agricultural lands and it Is these
lands that the railroad desires to set
tie with good Woodworking progress
sive people as fast as the lands are
released by the operations of the big
lumber milling companies.
Suwannee county, lying as 1t does
between the Atlantic ocean and the
Gulf Of Mexico, with the never fail
ing cool summer breeZes from east
to west, has a climate as cool in sum-
mer as in the North and yet ideally
perfect in winter, and with ample fall
for drainage and an abundance Of
pure drinking water, Suwannee coun-
ty is an especially healthy spot. A
rainfall Of over SO inches per annum
makes crops as certain as possible.
For the purpose OF encouraging
settlers tn Immediately occupy and
cultivate dll the unoccupied lands ia
Suwannee county and thereby mate
rally increasing the tonnage and
earnings OF our railroad, we have
succeeded In inducing the several big
lumber companies on our line, who
are owners Of large tracts OF agricul-
tural and timber land, to let us have
10000 acres of the best agricultural
lands IN SuWannce county, to be nut
on the market to actual settlers We
absolutely exclude spectators who
wish to buy more than 32O acres.
while to the actual settlers we offer
land practically regardless OF prices
or terms. In fact. on ridculously
easy conditions to reliable people, we
will furnish from 40 to 100 acres ab-
solutcly free OF ono dollars cost, on
a plan much easier than land ever
could nave been obtained even under
inc government homestead laws.
Ana, 1t Will be remembered that mil
hons or acres that were first acquired
from the government without cost ar,
now worth from $50 to 5000 per acre
Thc owners of these Suwanee county
iandS nave consented to our opening
them Tor immediate settlement on
our heretofore unhcard Of liberal
terms ana conditions, only because
thcN know such settlement will
greatly enhance the value Of the quar-
ter or million acres they have yet
to put on the market.
Just imaginc-these lands are To-
Gated right along our line Of railroad;
some adjoining townsites, some not
far from our local metropolis, Live
OAK, and none Of them more than
fonr miles from railway service;
close to good schools, churches, mar.
kets, neighbors and only about three
hours ride to the great city Of jack
sonville, with It's seaport markets to
the world. These are the best lands
in the State Of Florida for the raising
Of corn. cane, long staple cotton, up
land rice, all kinds Of hay and fod-
der, cowpeas, velvet beans, cassava,
peanuts, potatoes (both sweet and
Irish) vegetables of all kinds fruits