Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-02-14
LIVE OAK, PERRY
AND GULF RAILROAD
Offers Farms of 40 to 100 Acres
Along Its Limo FREQ of Cost on
Unusually Liberal and Easy
Conditions.
GENERAL OFFICES AT LIVE OAK,
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
The Live Oak, Perry e. Gulf Rail-
road, popularity known as the "Su-
wannee River Route" traverses one
Of the richest, most productive and
healthest 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 a
branch to Alton. Live Oak is one Of
the best little business cities in Flor
ida, with population of about : 900,
Is 70 miles west Of Jacksonville and
about % miles south Of tho 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 section Of Florida served by
the Live Oak, Perry G. Gulf Railroad
is the heaviest timbered section Of
the State, and numbering and allied
industries are being developed in
big way in the several rapidly grow
ing towns along its line. This means
unusually good openings for all
classes. These heavily timbered
lands are also, naturally, the richest
agricultural lands and 1t is these
lands that the railroad desires to set
tie with good hartl-working 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-
mcr 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 80 inches per annum
makes crops as certain as possible
For the purpose Of encouraging
settlers to Immediately occupy and
cultivate all the nnoccupicd lands in
Suwannee county and thereby mate
rally increasing the tonnage and
| earnings OF our railroad, wo have
succeeded in inducing the several big
lumDcr companies on our lire, who
are owners Of large tracts OF agricul.
tural and timber land. to let us have
$4,000 acres OF the best agricultural
lands In Suwannec county. to be put
| on the market to actual settlers. We
absolutely exclude spectators who
wish to buy more than 800 acres,
while to the actual settlers we offer
land practically regardless Of prices
or terms. In fact, on ridiculouSly
easy conditions to reliable pcople, we
will furnish from 40 to 100 acres alb
solutely free OF ono dollars cost, on
plan much easier than land ever
could have been obtained even under
the government homestead laws.
And, 1t will be remembered that mil
lions Of acres that were first acuuired
from the government without cost arc
now worth from $50 to 5000 per acre.
The owners OF these Suwance comfy
lands have consented to our opening
them for immediate settlement on
| our heretofore unhcard of liberal
terms and conditions only because
they know such settlement will
greatly enhance the value Of the quar-
ter OF million acres they have yet
to put on the market.
Just imaginc-thcsc lands are To-
ca'cd right along our line Of railroad:
some adjoining townsites, some not
lhr from our local metropolis. 1.-Two
OAK. and none Of them more than
four miles from railway service.
close TO good schools. churches, mar.
kcts, nei"hbOrs ana only ahnut three
hours ride to the great city of Jack
Sonvil!". with its seaport markets to
nc world. These are the best lands
IN IN" state Of Florida for the rais. lg
or corn. cane. long staplc cotton. up-
lana rice. all kinds Of hay ana eod-
DER. roWp"a&. velvet beans. cassava,
ncan'itS, potatoes tboth sweet and
'rlSh), vegetables OF all kinds. fruits,
nuts' cattle. hogs. mules and horses;
Whllc the conditions for poultry rai.,-
ing pee Keeping and dairying are
ldcal. We hope within another two
years to see Suwannec county well
Scttlch and all under cultivation--a
Veritablc garden spot-and lanis
sell ing at 500 per acre and upwards
but. for the present, our railroad
needs more settlers and more ton
mage; therefore, prices and terms on
tneSe lands are no object. In
snort. If you can convince us that
YOU arc capable OF farming from 40
TO $40 acres and that you could, II
necessary. como to Florida with
cash working capital Of $500 or over.
preferably $1,000 or more, you can.
on tho easiest conditions imaginable,
secure through us, without one dol