The Republican journal., 1912-05-02
Shall We Allow Europe to Steal
Our Birthriiht?

The most fertile soils in the world reclaimed areas
which have been under water for centuries 1t has only
has been considered in this country The drained
lands of Europe only the valuable acreage
adapted to agriculture but the of for
the richest countries in the world The agrcu1rsts of
the old world have drawn attention to the rich of
swamp and overlooked lands in southern states and
have been the buyers thousands acres of our richest
reclaimed lands We of the North have been too busy
until recently to take notice of these purchases by for
eigners and unless to buy these lands
for ourselves and people shall find that the
richest asset in the United States will be purchasabe by
only at very high figure.
Florida is conceded to have the most valuable area OF
overlooked land in the world and is the first state to at
tract the attention of responsible bankers and
capitalists to its reclamation and development. Fes-
Farms property located the of Florida
in St. Luce and Brevard Counties, is known in the
drainage world the model property alone because
of its complete and comprehensive system of drainage
but because of its high state of development and improve
ment 1t operates its line of standard gauge railway
and is building its own town. under careful SUPERVISION
with provision for the future comfort of its citizens
Adjacent to and surrounding the town of Fells1nere
lies the company farm property consisting of 1SOOO
of black sandy loan and of muck underlad with
subsol of blue clay, which prevents the loss through
seepage of the rich constituents of the soil and which
conserves sufficient moisture to prevent drought in dry
This land is level Of it without timber and
its surface unmarried by rock or ledge
The bankers and capitalists who are responsible for
this property J. G. White President J. G. White &
Co., New York; Harry A. Kahler, of O'Connor & Naher
Bankers, New York; William Stanley, consulting
gneer General EleCtrlc Co., S1reat Mass;
E. M. Farnsworth, Banker, Boston, Mass; Oscar T.
Crosby, President Wilmington and Philadelphia Traction
Co, Warenton, Va; Charles B. Eddy, capitalist New
York; George T. Ordway, Tucker, Anthony & Co., Bos-
ton, Mass E. Nelson Fell, Warrenton, Va and other
responsible and we'll known business men.
The company is expanding approximately s1,5OO0OO
in the drainage of these lands and will have built this
property about 800 miles of canals and laterals.
Crops grown these soils grapefruit, oranges
Strawberries, potatoes peas celery, lettuce aspar
cucubers, sweet potatoes, okra, tomatoes BEANS
onions caufower, cabbage alfalfa, para grass clover
and sugar cane.
. These lands will produce crops the va.ue of from
htty to five hundred dollars per per year and are
being offered by the Maine General Agency of the Sc
curity Underwriters Corporation in units at
$50 This price will be raised s55 per acre as
soon as 1000 have been solo, sales date approx
mate 5000 and at the present of sale the
price will be advanced to s55 by May first
The purpose of this advertisement is to acquain you
in general way with this project and to secure local
representative in your community in whom have
every confidence to transact business with you
those desiring to represent should address all appl-
cations, together with reliable references to our New
England Manager L. B. Leavitt Congress Square HOTEL
Portland Maine
SECURITY UN ERWRITERS CORPORATION