The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-17
4 VISITORS impress.
sIONs or FLORIDA
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t.! than in any other State.
In the central portion OF South
Florida are good lands in quantities
slfIicicnt to sustain Il large popula-
lion many more to the square mile
the products per acre are much larg-
than any northern State engaged in
agriculture and horticulture. This is
the haracter Of the land located |
near the west coast and south O.
Tampa some thirty miles, thai Aa,
been purchased b. MIR Romelou ior
German colonzation; and il is tn ,
large area Of this Kind o. land III
Polk county. in the central par, of
south Florida, that makes il q drs.r-
able location. among it, haauti.V
lakes. for permanent settlers
Vital statistics shGW A.I no ~ta,t
l. the Union cXeels l'iC ida III health!
! FITNESS and all-thc-N"ar-ronnd IL
m.,c; not one shows - small I DAT
rate for each thousaad iphahi,1n's;
and for winter homes 1T n0rtlelal
people II Is uncAerll"d II i Ht.
lures -antarium. H. coasts ire n
Il, We'd with good harhcrs. lor ,Ae I'M
: prolcmcnl Of which, iii ,icW Of tn
nearly opening Of the Panama cana.
AID the upspringing OF z 2ruat com
mercc. The present congress has APP
propriatcd over four million dollars
There are stretches Of bcalti III
country high and rolling inter
/ spcrsed with numerous lakes, filled
with edible fish the year round. free
! from insects and malaria indeed.
possessing climatic and productive
anywhere in the world
II is not surprising to those who
are we'll and rightly informed that
Florida is becoming one of the NEST
important States OF the south cap
italisis have not hcstated to invest
millions upon millions of dollHr- in
railroads, all of which, already. are
bringing good returns, and are in
>iling further investments. The State
has brilliant future in many Ways,
and chiefly because of its natural re-
sources, which are OF Il class hal az"
permanent and enduring
Because few do not like it be-
nien wet, overlooked and worthless
lands through misrepresentation Of
the most outrageouSch character th"Sr
there are not adequate reasons for
irtcrring that all Florida lands are
O. that character,
The vast majority Of the pcopl" Of
our southern States are actual pro-
ducers, tillcrs of the soil. and the
cotton. corn, rice, tobacco, vegetables
and fruits which these States furnish
To the world together with the lum-
her and other products OF their Tor
csts and mines. bring to their people
annually thousands of millions of
. dollars.
q Located the farthcst south. With
, sixteen hundred miles of seacoaSt Il
long and narrow peninsula, with It's
!, southern. western and eastern shores.
+. bathed by the salt waters of III, Gulf
r of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean.
with hrcezes that blow over the land
daily and make the nights 600 and
sleep-inviting, and its cultiv?tcd land
producing six to eight times rs much
, in value per acre as the most favored
States Of the Mississippi Valley, and
soon to become the pathway Tor the
, greatest commerce the world has ever
, known, Florida cannot fail t. bee ON,
I the Italy of America. with II popula-
:. ton representing the ent"rprs NJ
1 elements of all lands. Its product,
y are wanted in all northern ,itics, and
it's climate enables the tillcl> al IN,
soil to meet the demands oi IA. .arl
j. lest and most profitable markets such
= as are afforded by an cNerin reisin.
c. city population
II The products of the sol ar IA Il
n steadily growing demand. Jud III,
Is producers of them for tn" .ariies:
10 markets are sure y! the hc>, ~ IN,
. ftr their labor and Irt,>'mrf1 ~
lands thai are wisely So, 80 ta.
cultivated